Ravelin, a British company that uses machine learning to help businesses to fight fraud in online payments, has raised new funding of $ 20 million. The C series round is led by "Draper Esprit", with the participation of existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, BlackFin Tech and Passion Capital. Ravelin unveiled $ 10 million in Series B funding in September 2018.
Launched in 2016, Ravelin uses machine learning as well technologies Chart network to help online businesses reduce losses due to online scams, as well as improve order acceptance rates. In terms of market adaptation products, the British company reports that for the first time it has been successful in large food markets, but since then it has expanded into the sectors of travel, tickets, entertainment, Gaming and gambling. In addition to detecting fraud associated with credit cards, Ravelin also works with customers to identify breached accounts ("withdrawal") and to address supplier fraud in the markets. In the "withdrawal of account", the crooks they use credentials exposed to violations data in order to take over a person's online account for their own use, or to sell them at Dark web.
Ravelin Chief Marketing Officer Gerry Carr says the company has a product that helps them ensure accounts, identify endangered accounts and help a trader recover the account for the original user. He added that this is a complex issue that is evolving rapidly, as it is very easy to happen. Another common occurrence is the so-called "incentive abuse", in which users re-use or share coupons and registration incentives to deceive a trader. To avoid this, the British company can map the network of users and related codes to find out if a coupon is already in use by another user and to block it.
Carr pointed out that the company can help a market to detect possible abnormal activity in the network and stop a "fraudulent" behavior. Ravelin is also developing Ravelin Accept, a product that aims to help businesses navigate the PDS2 and to "accept with confidence", instead of rejecting, more transactions. PSD2 means that much more authentication is required to trade. Finally, Ravelin stressed that it will use the C-Series round to further invest in these innovations and reach more markets and industries around the world.


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Can The Quality Of A Treatment Plan Predict Complications In Gks For Acoustic Neuroma?Ian Paddick1, Andras Kemeny2, Neil Kitchen3, Christer Lindquist3, Bodo Lippitz3, Matthias Radatz41Medical Physics Ltd 2S Yorks, United Kingdom 3Cromwell Hospital 4 Thornbury Radiosurgery Centre Keywords: vestibular schwannoma, dose planning, gamma knife, outcome, complications
In the treatment of acoustic neuroma with Gamma Knife Surgery (GKS), much attention is placed on scrutinizing the quality of the treatment plan. Whilst refining the treatment plan in terms of conformity and reduction of dose to critical structures should not do any harm, it can often add a great deal of time to the treatment procedure and increase extracranial doses due to increased beam on times. While the sophistication of treatment delivery has enabled the dramatic increase in conformity of treatments in the last 10 years, complications have not noticeably decreased. This poses the question: Does the quality of the treatment plan really matter? Several studies have been published exploring the relationship between conformity or gradient on complications. While in studies looking at conformity have lead to contradictory conclusions (Nakamura et al, Korytko et al), the gradient outside an acoustic neuroma treatment plan had a statistically significant effect on resulting complications (Liscak et al).
A flaw with the conformity or gradient index is that irradiation of different structures is ignored, so irradiation of say, CSF is given the same given the same weight as say, brain stem. Because of this, radiosurgeons consistently point out that a visual inspection of the dose plan is essential for its evaluation.
Five treatment plans were obtained from patients that had developed complications from GKS for their acoustic neuroma.
Each treatment plan was then mixed with four randomly selected treatment plans with similar features (tumour volume, shape, surgical history), but whose treatment had not resulted in complications. The five groups of five treatment plans were then shown to four very experienced radiosurgeons, who were asked to select the plan from each group which had resulted in complications. They were shown the isodose plan, conformity indices (Shaw and Paddick), Gradient Index, target volume, prescription dose, isodose and a brief clinical history. In the process, 25 plans were each examined by the four radiosurgeons, resulting in 100 plan inspections.
Results obtained will be presented.
This is a retrospective study.
The simple test results allowed easy statistical testing of the hypothesis that the quality of the treatment plan has a significant impact on the development of complications.
This test was performed on the entire data, but also on individual radiosurgeons results, as each clinician has different ideas as to what constitutes a safe dose plan. Project Roles:
I. Paddick (), A. Kemeny (), N. Kitchen (), C. Lindquist (), B. Lippitz (), M. Radatz ()

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ALABI Oladimeji, convener of #DefendLagos, has announced that the group has shelved plans to organise a counter-protest against the #OccupyLekkiTollGate demonstration scheduled for today in Lagos.
He disclosed this in a video on his Facebook page, stating that the suspension of the protest was based on assurances the group received from the federal and state governments that no protest would be allowed to hold.
“No protest from #DefendLagos on Saturday. We are simultaneously respecting the state and federal governments.
“I am proud to announce that for the main (sic) time, we will be pending this protest due to the law of the Federal and state governments. We are law-abiding and good citizens, definitely, we should not be the ones seen disobeying any law,” he said.
The ICIR had reported that both #OccupyLekkiTollGate and #DefendLagos camps had planned to hold separate protests in Lagos State on Saturday, which was prompted by the controversial ruling of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry to reopen the Lekki toll gate.
The Lekki toll gate has been shut by the panel since last October 20, 2020, when armed soldiers opened fire on unarmed protesters, allegedly killing some protesters and injuring others.
Oladimeji said the #DefendLagos group would organise another protest if the security operatives allowed the #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters to hold their planned protest.
“We are not going to hold any protest again on Saturday, but if Lagos and FG fail us, we will come out huge and protest on Monday,” he said.
He explained that though depressing, the plan to protest was never for personal benefits but to ensure that no destruction occurred in Lagos State.
“It is depressing news for me because we have invested personal resources to produce banners, posters among others on this. But this is not an avenue for us to make money like those in the OccupyLagos,” he claimed.
The #DefendLagos campaigner also urged the government to arrest anyone that contravened the directives stopping protests in the state.
The federal government and the police had earlier warned youths who planned to protest at the Lekki tollgate on Saturday to have a rethink and desist from the demonstrations.
Amos Abba is a journalist with the International Center for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, who believes that courageous investigative reporting is the key to social justice and accountability in the society.

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Drusky Entertainment Presents
Fountains of Wayne / Soul Asylum
Evan Dando (of The Lemonheads)
1620 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM
This event is 12 and over
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne's long-awaited new album, Sky Full of Holes, will be released in the US on August 2 via Yep Roc Records, their first release on the NC-based indie label. This is the acclaimed band's first new release since 2007's Traffic And Weather.
Recorded in New York City, Sky Full of Holes features 13 new songs by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger, ranging from high-energy power pop to intimate, acoustic-driven ballads. Songs like "The Summer Place" and "Richie And Ruben" showcase the band's renowned storytelling abilities and flair for creating memorable characters; elsewhere, they take a more impressionistic approach, as in the shimmering "Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart" and the elegiac "Cemetery Guns" (a lyric from which provides the album's title). In signature FoW fashion, the album manages to be simultaneously witty and wistful, imaginative and personal.
Formed in New York in 1996, Fountains of Wayne took its name from an iconic garden store in nearby Wayne, NJ (which, sadly, closed recently). The band has received steady critical accolades since its inception; "Dean Of American Rock Critics" Robert Christgau has called them "lyric poets" and "true art heroes." The group's line-up, which also includes guitarist Jody Porter and drummer Brian Young, has remained unchanged since they toured in support of their 1996 self-titled debut album. FoW were nominated for two Grammys, including a slightly belated Best New Artist nod, in 2003, after scoring a hit with their third album, Welcome Interstate Managers.
Landing their first record deal with Twin/Tone in 1984, Soul Asylum recorded a total of four albums for the local label: Say What You Will… Everything Can Happen in 1984 (later re-released as Say What You Will, Clarence… Karl Sold the Truck), Made To Be Broken, and While You Were Out in 1986, and the EP Clam Dip & Other Delights in 1988. The band then switched to A&M, releasing Hang Time in 1988 and And the Horse They Rode In On in 1990 under that label. Although they enjoyed some success as a live band, Soul Asylum suffered from low album sales and considered disbanding.
In 1992, they signed with Columbia Records to produce Grave Dancers Union, a record that would come to transform them from underground college rockers to international superstars. The first two singles off the album, Somebody To Shove and Black Gold, both came in at high positions at the Modern Rock and Album Rock charts, but it was the album's third track that led them to their major breakthrough. Runaway Train peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, raised album sales to double-platinum level, and won Soul Asylum the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1994.
In 1995, Soul Asylum followed up the success of Grave Dancers Union with Let Your Dim Light Shine, which climbed to #6 on the Billboard 200 and featured the #1 Modern Rock track Misery. After releasing Candy From a Stranger in 1998, the band members took a break from recording and didn't release a new studio album for the better part of seven years.
They reunited in 2004 to record their ninth full-length album. Shortly thereafter, Karl was diagnosed with throat cancer. Up until this point, Soul Asylum had always included Dan, Karl, and Dave, despite several line-up changes. This changed on June 17th, 2005, when Karl passed away after finishing his work on the new album. The Silver Lining was released in 2006 and dedicated to Karl Mueller's life and memory, with Dan expressing that, "For me, this record is Karl."
On July 17th, 2012, the band released a new album: Delayed Reaction.

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I know, it hardly counts as a post if all I’m doing is telling you that I’m here but not really here.
You see, I have 18 pages left of Drood by Dan Simmons (it’s 775 pages longer!) and goddammit, I am determined to finish this mammoth beast tonight even though I am falling asleep.
I’ve been plowing away at this on audio (and these last 46 pages in print) and I need to be done with this already.
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LDH-based active protective treatment for aluminum alloys (LAPTA)
- Project duration 05.2018 – 10.2018
- Project lead Dr. Maria Serdechnova, Prof. Dr. Mikhail L. Zheludkevich (HZG)
Figure. Layered double hydroxide (LDH) grown during electrophoretic synthesis at room temperature. Photo: HZG/M. Zheludkevich
The significant demands for “green” aircrafts following the latest European guidelines have set new challenges in the selection of materials and processes in aeronautic industry. Relevant breakthroughs in new protective systems free of toxic chromates have been done in recent years, particularly for 2xxx series aluminum alloys such as AA2024, widely used in aeronautic industry. However, the active corrosion protection performance of the chromate-free conversion coatings is still below the acceptance level.
In frame of this project we have performed a proof of concept for novel LDH (layered double hydroxide)-based conversion treatment, which could meet requirements of aeronautical industry and could be formed under ambient conditions (atmospheric pressure and temperature). The LDH conversion layers were recently demonstrated to provide a possibility to be loaded with environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors ensuring an important active corrosion protection effect. The fundamental understanding of the treatment parameters (e.g. bath concentration, time, temperature) on the resulting LDH coatings was done.
Within the LAPTA project it was shown, that LDH can be grown at room temperature during electrostimulated treatment conditions (Figure), while for reasonable crystallinity of LDH nanocontainers as a result of hydrothermal growth, a temperature of 95°C is required.
As a next step of this work, the functionalization of grown LDH with “green” environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors is planned. This work will be done in order to replace Cr(VI)-based treatments, which are banned for most of the industrial application due to their toxicity. LDH-based pre-treatment seems very promising for this purpose and subcontracting of HZG by Airbus in frame of Lufo COVER project started in 2019, confirms this. The collaboration shows the great interest to LDH based conversion treatments and further continuation of the performed work within this ZHM project.

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FRITZI BODENHEIMER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m
MARIO RITTER: And I’m Mario Ritter. This week on our program, we hear about
fathers who cook for their families. Then, we look at the spread of food trucks
in American cities.
FRITZI BODENHEIMER: John Donohue is an editor and cartoonist for the New
Yorker magazine. He discovered a new job for himself when he became a father for
the first time.
JOHN DONOHUE: “I started cooking a lot for my wife and the baby. It was a lot
FRITZI BODENHEIMER: Now Mr. Donohue has published a book called “Man With a
Pan: Culinary Adventures of Fathers Who Cook For Their Families.” He asked other
men to share their stories. He collected thirty-four essays written by writers
Two dozen fathers, writers and chefs contribute to 'Man
With a Pan: Culinary Adventures of Fathers Who Cook for Their Families.' by
One of them was Mark Bittman , a food writer for the New York Times. Mr.
Donohue explained how Mr. Bittman became a food writer.
JOHN DONOHUE: “He was married, he had a new baby. He was driving a taxi. He
was kind of working odd jobs and so he started to cook. That led to his first
book, which actually put him on the map as a writer.”
MARIO RITTER: “Man With a Pan” also includes an essay by the author Stephen
JOHN DONOHUE: “Steven King started cooking for his family in Maine after his
wife lost her sense of taste and lost interest in doing any cooking. He wanted
better food for his family, so he went into the kitchen. He talks about using
the microwave and other basic things about keeping things simple. That’s his
motto. He has great advice: ‘don’t set the kitchen on fire.’”
FRITZI BODENHEIMER: Author Mohammed Naseehu Ali shared childhood memories of
his mother’s kitchen in Ghana.
MOHAMMED NASEEHU ALI: “I grew up in a Hausa Muslim community. And, in our
community, it's highly frowned upon for men to be around a kitchen. But my
mother, she allowed me to hang around while she cooked.”
And that experience in the kitchen may have also helped prepare Mr. Ali to
become a writer.
MOHAMMED NASEEHU ALI:: “I’ve actually kind of compared cooking to writing.
It’s pretty much the same thing. In writing, you have a blank page for you to
start with. In cooking, you have an empty pot to creatively start thinking of
what you going to put in the pot, to mix it together to create some food.”
MARIO RITTER: Travel writer Jack Hitt also wrote an essay for “Man With a Pan.”
JACK HITT: “In the essay, one of the things you discover when you start to
cook is that following a recipe wasn’t simply just a matter a measuring out cups
and tablespoons, but something much bigger and more metaphysical that that. It’s
a very minimalist sort of form that implies so much more than what is actually
written. And it’s like gardening, in some sense, or driving that becomes second
nature and becomes instinctive.”
Mr. Hitt says his cooking skills have evolved over the last sixteen years. In
the process, he discovered a way to better connect with his family.
JACK HITT: “All of sudden, I found that there was this little kid in the room
who had been watching me doing this from a chair, confined, and suddenly was
very interested in participating. So the next thing I know, I had an assistant.
And then a few years after that, I had another assistant. And, we’ve been sort
of experimenting in the kitchen, the three of us, and then whenever my wife is
around, which it was increasingly more common, four of us, in the kitchen,
cooking, and essentially raising a family.”
Mark Kurlansky, is a writer, cook and pastry chef. He says anyone can cook.
MARK KURLANSKY: “Cooking is like everything else. You just need to do it all
the time to get good at it. In fact I know people who just can’t, they can't
cook. And I don’t understand why. It’s just like I encounter people who can’t
write, no matter how hard they try. And I don’t understand why they can’t do
that. I mean if you can talk, why can’t you write, and if you can eat, why can’t
MARIO RITTER: Mr. Kurlansky has advice for men who want to cook.
MARK KURLANSKY: “Make it simple. If you buy good ingredients and you cook
them very simply, you will always have a great meal.”
MARIO RITTER: “Man With a Pan” editor John Donohue says he expects more
fathers will cook as the need grows and society becomes more accepting of a man
with a pan.
FRITZI BODENHEIMER: Food trucks are an increasingly popular way to buy food
on the streets of American cities. Some of these kitchens on wheels combine
different ethnic dishes to satisfy American tastes. One example is a Mexican
taco with a Korean flavor.
KAMALA SAXTON: “It’s wrapped in a corn tortilla – Mexican, taco truck. We
have a spicy pork, which is very Korean.”
MARIO RITTER: Kamala Saxton owns Marination Mobile, a food truck in the
northwestern city of Seattle, Washington. A Korean taco might be a new taste for
a lot of her diners. But Ms. Saxton says where she comes from, Hawaii, people
like to combine different dishes.
KAMALA SAXTON: “It’s truly the mixed plate in Hawaii. For instance, I’m
Korean, Hawaiian, Filipino and Spanish. And given that, you have someone in your
family that knows how to cook one of those ethnic dishes.”
FRITZI BODENHEIMER:Jane Ziegelman writes about the history of street food in
New York. She says the city’s push cart vendors offered a way for people to
taste different ethnic foods long before modern food trucks came along.
JANE ZIEGELMAN: “You had Irish kids eating Jewish pickles. You had Italian
immigrants eating Jewish potato pancakes. You had all kinds of people drinking
seltzer, which was, in fact a street food. So people were eating each others’
food all the time.”
And Ms. Ziegelman says this exchange affected the street food itself.
JANE ZIEGELMAN: “Food brought over by immigrants grew in size. This is like
something that happens to a lot of food once they come to the United States.
They get bigger [laughter] and they get blander.”
MARIO RITTER: And in some cases they get served in a way that makes them
easier to eat while standing or walking. Ms. Ziegelman says hot dogs, for
example, moved from a plate to a bun. A similar idea of serving food on bread
can be found at a food truck in Portland, Oregon, called Viking Soul Food. The
owners are Megan Walhood and her future husband, Jeremy Daniels.
MEGAN WALHOOD: “The sort of foundation product that we serve is lefse, this
Norwegian potato flatbread, and I grew up eating that every year at
Christmastime. And it was Jeremy who kind of had the idea to start using it like
a tortilla or a crepe, and just stuffing it with all manner of different things.”
FRITZI BODENHEIMER: Viking Soul Food’s most popular lefse wrap is filled with
meatballs. The recipe comes from Megan Walhood’s grandmother. The meatballs are
topped with pickled cabbage, and a sauce of melted Scandinavian cheese. Megan
and Jeremy say a wrap like this would never be seen in Norway, but people in
Portland seem to enjoy it.
Viking Soul Food's lefse wraps, made with Norwegian
JEREMY DANIELS: “Because it’s meatballs with melty cheese sauce over the top.”
MEGAN WALHOOD: “It’s like a cheese gravy.”
JEREMY DANIELS: “Yeah, people see pork and beef meatballs, and then they see
cheese sauce, and they don’t look anything further.”
MEGAN WALHOOD: “It’s like everything shuts down at that point, they can’t
look at anything else.”
MARIO RITTER: Combining food from different cultures has a name: fusion. Food
historian Jane Ziegelman says the most important thing is that it has to taste
good to succeed.
JANE ZIEGELMAN: “I have had a Korean taco. It’s really, really good. It’s
really interesting the way these foods which never grew up together and have no
particular reason to harmonize, harmonize in this really gorgeous way.”
FRITZI BODENHEIMER: We just heard about food trucks that serve dishes whose
flavors blend like singers in harmony. Yet harmony is not what some food trucks
are creating with established restaurants.
Some restaurant owners complain that they are losing business to their mobile
competition. At the same time, in some cities, food truck owners complain that
local rules are keeping them out of popular areas.
Matt Geller is president of the Southern California Mobile Food Vendors
He says food trucks are filling a demand in areas where workers have few
choices of where to go for lunch.
MATT GELLER: “So, I call it your workplace island. You don’t have enough time
to jump in your car drive somewhere, park, eat, come back. So you’re really
relegated to the two restaurants that happen to be in your walking distance.”
MARIO RITTER: Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research at the
National Restaurant Association, says food trucks are here to stay.
HUDSON RIEHLE: “The evolution of food trucks is definitely a long term trend
– not a fad – that will continue in the years ahead.”
In fact, Mr. Riehle says that established restaurants are increasingly buying
food trucks of their own.
HUDSON RIEHLE: “Mobile food trucks are becoming a much more important force
in driving the growth of the restaurant industry ahead.”
FRITZI BODENHEIMER: Our program was written and produced by Brianna Blake,
with additional reporting by Faiza Elmasry and Deena Prichep. I’m Fritzi
MARIO RITTER: And I’m Mario Ritter. You can find transcripts and MP3s of our
programs and learn English at voaspecialenglish.com. Join us again next week for
THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.

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County District Attorney John Morganelli said Monday that anabolic steroids were found in the room where Garrett Reid was staying when he overdosed on heroin on Aug. 5.
Garrett was working with the team as part of their staff during their training camp.
In a statement released to Players View from the team, Reid’s tone was as could be expected.
“As you all know, my son Garrett battled addiction for many years. While there were some victories along the way, it ultimately was a battle that he lost and that cost him his life. Our family feels the pain of that loss every day.
“Today’s report saddens me greatly, but only confirms the troubles Garrett encountered in the final years of his life. As parents, we were encouraged by his apparent progress but, like many addicts, he was able to conceal the signs of relapse.
“Jeffrey Lurie, the Eagles organization and the people of Philadelphia have been remarkably supportive of my family throughout our ordeal. I am confident that my son’s decisions did not affect our football team in any way. I cannot apologize enough for any adverse appearances that my son’s actions may have for an organization and a community that has been nothing but supportive of our family.”
Morganelli’s report stated that there is no evidence that the steroids were intended to be used by or distributed to Eagles players.
Eagles Chairman Jefferey Lurie also released a statement to Players View regarding the findings.
“The news today on Garrett Reid’s possession of steroids is disappointing. It’s clear the conduct in which he apparently engaged runs counter to the values and principles mandated for everyone associated with our organization. We have spoken with the league office and have pledged our full cooperation with their requests should there be any. While we remained saddened by the tragic end of a young man’s life and know how hard this must be for the entire Reid family, we are extremely confident that Garrett’s actions were unknown to those around him and did not involve our football team.
“The NFL has a rigorous drug testing program for its players. It is a matter of record that none of our players has tested positive for any of the steroids mentioned in the district attorney’s report.”
Situations like this never get easier for anyone that is involved.
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Congressional speakers praise credit union difference
WASHINGTON, DC (March 2, 2022) — Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), and Brad Sherman (D-CA) extended their gratitude for the credit union difference Wednesday morning at the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) 2022 Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). Below are excerpts from their speeches:
- Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN): “In spite of all those heroic efforts you’ve done on behalf of your membership across this country, the unfortunate reality if you’re still dealing with very burdensome regulations.” He later added that, “we have to get America back working again, and a big part of this solution is right in this room.”
- Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA): “Thanks to credit unions stepping up, small businesses were able to find relief when the big banks wouldn’t help. They were able to talk to a live person when they just wanted to understand what a PPP loan even was. That’s why in successive relief packages we reserved small business relief for CDFIs including many credit unions that we could count on to help the people that needed help the most.”
- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO): “Credit unions did a great job making sure the money got to the right people for the right reason,” he said. “I’m going to have a bill to take away the direct lending authority for the SBA, because you are the ones that know how to make loans, you know your customers, and will make sure they money gets into the right hands.”
- Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO): Congressman Perlmutter highlighted how his bill, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which would provide a safe harbor for credit unions serving legal cannabis businesses. “The bill was brought to me by credit unions who said we need a financial safe harbor so we can provide financial services to the cannabis industry,” he said, and pledged to “keep adding it to whatever I can until we pass the darn thing.”
- Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA): “I often talk to the head of the CFPB, and the last one and the one before that, and remind them that we put Dodd-Frank section 1022 there for a reason, to say they have the authority—I believe the responsibility—when they come up with regulation to have a simplified version or an exemption for smaller financial institutions. Once size does not fit all.”
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The problem with powering any form of transportation with electricity is that it requires heavy batteries. This is a particular problem for boats, as they suffer from resistance in the water. To solve this problem, Candela uses hydrofoils, legs that extend into the water and act like wings, propelling the boat into the air while gaining speed like an airplane during takeoff. “In the port, the foils are fully retracted, so they are protected,” says Hasselskog. “But then you lower the foils and press the gas and everything goes. The control system takes care of the entire takeoff sequence, it’s like an airplane.”
Hydrofoil boats are not new, but electricity and automated controls are. The carbon fiber Candela P-12 will have a dual propulsion system powered by 180kWh batteries, which will let it run for three hours before needing a charge. At 12 meters long and 4.5 meters wide, the 8.5 metric ton boat will carry 30 passengers.
A superfast flying boat sounds like a surefire way to lose your breakfast on your morning commute, but Candela has sensors that feed into an automated control system to adjust pitch and roll and pitch up to 100 times per second to ensure a smooth ride regardless of the weather . “Through the control system, we can turn off any vertical movement of the boat,” says Hasselskog, which is what causes seasickness. “So far, no one has gotten seasick on our ships.”
All of this means that when built, the Candela P-12 should use less energy per passenger than a hybrid electric bus, go faster than a car, and cut fuel and maintenance costs by 40 percent. And as it glides above the water, it is less disruptive to the local environment both above and below the water.
Candela couldn’t simply enlarge her existing ship to build the P-12 — regulations required a thicker hull, battery fire-fighting systems and, confusingly, separate lavatories for passengers and one crew member, who would drive at all times.
Beyond the restroom, there’s another regulatory challenge: Speed limits on inland waterways tend to be as low as six knots (7 mph), but hydrofoil boats are most efficient at top speed. Such speed limits are for safety and to reduce wakes, which boats like the P-12 do not cause. “The solution is to work with port authorities and ferry operators to get a dispensation,” says Charles Haskell, decarbonisation program manager at maritime consultancy Lloyd’s Register. Around Stockholm that limit is 12 knots, although Candela has a temporary exemption during the trial.
Not all cities can use waterways like these highways, but it could be an attractive idea for coastal conurbations. Rival flying boat maker Artemis is testing its version in Belfast, while Hasselski has held talks with authorities in Istanbul and across the Middle East. Representatives of the Water Emergency Management Authority (WETA), which operates ferry services in the San Francisco Bay Area, visited Stockholm to see the Candela P-12 in action.
For coastal cities like Stockholm, ferries could become the water equivalent of trams without the need to install infrastructure like railways, although charging systems will be needed. “If it’s acting like light rail on the sea, making it easier for hundreds of people to go by car, then that’s what we need more of,” says Paul Chatterton, professor of urban futures at the University of Leeds. “Speed is a red herring… in a large urban river environment you need big big craft that can carry a lot of people short distances.”
Hasselskog argues that a large fleet of smaller ships offers more flexibility than larger ferries and can mean they are used on demand, negating the need for timetables or fixed stops. Also promoting the idea are hydrofoil-to-hydrofoil water taxis manufactured by SeaBubbles, which have been tested in Lyon, France. The smaller boats have another purpose: ferrying maintenance personnel and supplies to offshore wind farms, Haskell says, solving the problem of getting personnel to locations many miles away without getting seasick.
Even without top speed, water taxis and boat buses hold promise for waterway cities, Chatteron says, pointing to the popularity of Venice’s vaporettos. In addition to passenger transport, slow, electric canal barges could take freight off the roads. “You can move a lot of things with little or no energy,” says Chatterton, “and many European cities have canals.” Whether it’s electric-powered flying ferries or low-energy barges, making better use of urban waterways makes sustainability sense, Hasselskog says. . “You don’t need any special infrastructure, the water is just there,” he says. “That’s probably why they were used back in the day – just go.”


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Polish police engage with 'Never Again' as Euro 2012 plans continue
Polish police are linking up with FARE partner ‘Never Again’, the country’s anti-racism organisation, to reduce stadium hooliganism ahead of co-hosting Euro 2012.
Rafal Pankowski, who heads up the organisation, said: “We perhaps won’t be able to make racism disappear from the stadia during Euro 2012, but we can take advantage of the situation to actively combat it.”
A 24-year-old man died on January 8 in a clash between around 150 supporters of rival teams in the central Polish city of Lodz. Four of 29 suspects under investigation in the case have been remanded in police custody.
Authorities have vowed they are ready to take on gangs, some openly neo-Nazi, and others, involved in organised crime.A large anti-Semitic banner was touted in public during a third-division derby in May 2010 in the south-eastern Polish city of Rzeszow. Local prosecutors charged two suspects in the case but dropped investigations against four others.
“We are prepared. We have plenty of experience in the area and officers are well trained,” said Poland’s national police spokesman Krzysztof Hajdas.
The Justice Ministry has announced it will use electronic tags to monitor the movements of Polish fans banned from stadia for the duration of Euro 2012 from June 8 to July 1. Currently there are roughly 1,800 banned fans.
The measure is part of a raft of draft legislation on domestic security, something which Poland’s liberal government, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, has set as a priority for 2011.
Following the death, national chief of police Andrzej Matejuk reinforced police units specifically focused on combating football hooligans by infiltrating the gangs to identify members involved in criminal activities.
Hajdas insists that police efforts to contain hooligan violence paid off in 2010, with authorities recording 100 incidents over the course of the year from thousands of matches at all league levels in Poland. This figure was down from the 180 cases of hooligan-related violence in 2009.
Hajdas concluded by claiming that fans supporting Poland’s national side are generally a more law-abiding bunch than those showing up at club matches.
“Supporters of the Polish national side conduct themselves in a completely civilised manner. Everything will depend on how the fans of the other sides who come to Poland will behave. In any case, we’re ready.”

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THOMPSON, Conn. – For the second-straight year, the stars of NASCAR K&N Pro Series East are headed for Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Connecticut this weekend.
The King Cadillac GMC 100 will be the one, and only, Throwback event on the schedule for the K&N Series in 2018. Teams will have the opportunity to use their paint schemes to throwback to something in their past, or something that caught their eye. For example, Anthony Alfredo, who enters the race fourth in the current K&N championship standings, will throwback to Sterling Marlin’s No. 40 Monster Energy Cup Series ride as he looks for his second career victory on Saturday.
Spencer Davis, who will drive the No. 13 Horton Avenue Materials Chevrolet for Danny Watts, will throwback to Ted Christopher with Christopher’s famed paint scheme he ran most recently in the SK Modifieds at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Brandon McReynolds, who drives for Visconti Motorsports, has a paint scheme on his car that is a throwback to Visconti’s father’s ride from more than three decades ago. McReynolds will be seeking his first K&N Series victory this season, and will be making his first career start at Thompson.
The event is the eighth race of the season for the division as they begin to get ready for their championship chase to hit the final stretch. Tyler Ankrum, who has one victory, holds a 16-point advantage in the standings over Tyler Dippel. Both drivers have the best average finish among all competitors, and have put together an impressive start to the season as they both look to become first-time champions.
The entry list for the event includes multiple former winners on the series, and one NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour regular. Chase Dowling, who has just one prior start in the series, will drive the No. 31 for Ted Marsh Racing. In his only previous start, Dowling finished inside the top 10 at Dover in 2016.
And even though the series returned to Thompson for the first time since 2009 last year, plenty of races were already in the record books at the 0.625-mile oval. In 28 prior events, including last year, Ricky Craven and Mike Stefanik (three) hold the record for the most wins. Behind them, multiple drivers have captured the checkered flag at Thompson on two occasions.
Most recently, Harrison Burton captured glory in 2017, winning the Thompson Throwback 100 en route to his first career K&N Pro Series East championship. Burton is listed as the youngest winner at Thompson in the series, at age 20. Back in 2001, defending Monster Energy Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. drove into the winner’s circle, while the 2011 Daytona 500 winner, Trevor Bayne, was able to win the event in 2008.
In fact, more than a few drivers who won in K&N action at Thompson went on to run at least select events in the top series of the sport.
Along with the K&N Pro Series East teams, a full slate of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing is on the card for Saturday night. The Late Models, Mini Stocks, Limited Sportsman and Division I Sunoco Modifieds will all compete in qualifying and feature racing. As an addition, the Lite Modifieds and Open Vintage Modifieds will also compete in feature racing as part of the Throwback night.
In the Sunoco Modifieds, Keith Rocco will look to continue his dominant start, having won all three events so far in 2018. The Late Model championship chase will heat up with Nick Johnson and Woody Pitkat both looking to gain a clear-cut advantage. Shawn Monahan will look to continue his dominant roll in the Limited Sportsman as he looks for his second-straight title, while the Mini Stock fight includes Eric Bourgeois and Jared Roy.
Fans can enter the grandstands for just $35, while those who are under the age of 12 will be allowed to enter for free. The paddock fee for the night is $50, and the opportunity to enter the paddock will give fans the chance to walk right through the garage area and see some of their favorite K&N Pro Series East drivers, and their cars.
For more information on the event, including some of the latest updates from the track, fans are encouraged to follow the track on social media via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


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The Oregon Board of Pharmacy announced Thursday that it would remove marijuana from the list of “Schedule I Controlled Substances” to a schedule II classification – meaning the board recognizes that marijuana does have an acceptable medical use. Oregon is the first state in the nation to take such a step, contradicting the federal government's stance on marijuana. But advocates still are disappointed and plan to appeal.
“The classification itself shows that medical marijuana patients are still being discriminated against because [marijuana] is still classified with substances like oxycodone, which is one very small step from heroin,” said attorney Gregory Barton, who plans to appeal the decision. “[Schedule II] drugs have caused deaths whereas marijuana is basically a non-toxic herb that hasn’t ever caused any deaths.”
The reclassification comes after Senate Bill 728 passed last year, which required marijuana to be removed from the schedule I list and reclassified. Over the last several months the board listened to testimony and research from advocates and law enforcement officers concerned about abuse before voting on the reclassification.
The federal government treats marijuana as a non-medicinal Schedule I drug, but more than a dozen states including Oregon allow medical marijuana use. In addition, the regulators in the United Kingdom have approved the first-ever prescription medication derived from the cannabis plant, an MS drug called Sativex. The medication went on sale for the first time today in England.
Schedule I drugs, such as LSD and heroin, typically have no medicinal value and high abuse potential. Marijuana was moved into the schedule II substances, which are said to have “high abuse potential with severe psychological or physical dependence liability but are accepted for medical use in the US and are available by prescription,” according to the press release.
Barton is filing the appeal on the basis that the board didn’t consider the proper factors in its decision making process. “They really ended up ignoring a lot of the scientific evidence and eventually just listened to the political pressures to make it a schedule II.”
Christine McGarvin is a medical marijuana advocate who testified several months ago about the reclassification, and like many other supporters she is disgruntled by the decision.
“We don’t think medical marijuana should be classified any higher than a schedule III at least” said McGarvin. “There is a big difference between schedule II and schedule III in terms of a felony or misdemeanor according to the law.”
For a schedule II classification anyone who is not in compliance with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA), and possesses more than an once is immediately charged with a felony. Possessing less than an ounce of marijuana is treated as a minor violation similar to a traffic ticket under state law.
Both McGarvin and Barton cited discrepancies about where Marinol and marijuana are classified. Marinol is a purified form of THC and it’s a pharmaceutical product, but it's a schedule III classification. Marinol is already widely available through prescription. According to Barton a less purified form of a substance and the pure form is almost always scheduled in either the same or lower classification, and marijuana and Marinol are the only exceptions. He argues marijuana should at least be scheduled with Marinol, a synthetic form of THC, in the schedule III classification or lower.
This new classification won’t change anything for Initiative 28, which would allow nonprofit dispensaries to sell medical marijuana to patients and enable licensed growers to sell to dispensaries. I-28 already has accumulated an estimated 115,000 signatures, and will likely make it to the November ballot ballot.
Anthony Johnson, chief petitioner for the initiative, said the reclassification doesn’t change anything as a practical matter because the medical marijuana dispensaries would be regulated by the Department of Human Services and not the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.
“As a symbolic victory it does establish the fact that cannabis has a medicinal value and so it may help convince people that sick and disabled patients should have that option and that will convince more people to support the initiative,” said Johnson.
So the controversy continues. Read more about how pot could and already does bring economic development to Oregon as Ben Jacklet reports in “Marijuana Goes Mainstream” from the May 2010 issue of Oregon Business Magazine.
Jessica Hoch is an online reporter for Oregon Business.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
BY JENNIFER MARGULIS
Don Gentry navigates Klamath Basin water rights.
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Citing the transition to catch shares management as a key to rebuilding stocks and reducing bycatch, 13 species caught by the West Coast trawl fishery today earned designation from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) as sustainable.
Friday, June 13, 2014
BY CLIFF HOCKLEY | OB GUEST BLOGGER
This article summarizes the key considerations a building owner must keep in mind when thinking about leasing to a medical marijuana dispensary.
Friday, May 23, 2014
BY TOM COX | OB BLOGGER
There are very different learning and communication styles. We all need to take charge of helping our bosses and peers get along with us better, and a first step is in knowing your own work style along these seven dimensions.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
The CEO of Axiom EPM, Peri Pierone, and the co-founder of McMenamins, Mike McMenamin, share their recent reads.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
BY JESSICA RIDGWAY
Brad Baker, CEO and co-founder of Works Electric, is a good husband. His wife, an OHSU employee, sought a more efficient way to commute up Marquam “Pill” Hill, so she asked Baker to build a transportation solution.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
I was in a rut. A few months ago, I was at my desk trying to come up with cover story ideas for our June “green” issue. But I was stuck on a concept that is a bit too tried and true in the magazine business.
|The Private 150: Bigger But Leaner|
|The Perfect Food|
|Powerlist: Staffing Firms|
|What I'm Reading|
|Washington volcanoes receive more scientific scrutiny|
|Edward Snowden: Racy photos often shared at NSA|
|Forbes Media to sell majority stake|
|FedEx indicted for delivering illegal prescription drugs|
|Microsoft to cut 18,000 jobs|
|Profits surge at Morgan Stanley|
|Apple joins with IBM on business apps|
Vigilant enters a New Year with a new president.
How George Fox has become one of Oregon's largest private universities.
Forest Grove sees growth in the burgeoning food and beverage scene.
Geffen Mesher is saddened to announce the passing of long-time shareholder, Tom “Mike” Anderson, who died on July 10, 2014, from liver disease diagnosed after recent heart surgery. He was 55 years old.
Fifteen Lane Powell attorneys have been named 2014 “Oregon Super Lawyers,” and another five attorneys have been named as “Oregon Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers magazine.
From its first-ever member forum, to upcoming Board elections, the Oregon-based, non-profit health organization is focused on letting members control their healthcare destiny.


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BioArva offers a broad variety of services - all developed to assist you to boost your Blackberries crop yields while using less resources. We can help you to produce biologically-rich garden compost customized to your soil's specific needs for Blackberries. To do this, we evaluate your soil and establish garden compost teas that facilitate the development of microorganisms as required by the Blackberries crops growing in your regional area.
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What does an organic composting business do differently than the common yard composting enthusiast?
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If you have a vegetable or fruit garden, it might be required to have some sort of a yard composting system to help you disintegrate your raw material. You will discover that there are all various kinds out there, and it's hard to know which one is the ideal one for you. To make things even more confusing, you will discover that there are a lot of different manufacturers and models out there. You will require to do some research prior to purchasing the one that you think will work best for your garden.
What is using garden compost in organic farming?
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Worldwide, cyst nematode (SCN) Heterodera glycines Ichinohe is the most destructive pathogen on cultivated soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). In the USA recent annual yield losses were estimated to be nearly 60 million dollars. Crop losses are primarily reduced by the use of resistant cultivars. Nematode populations are variable and have adapted to reproduce on resistant cultivars overtime because resistance primarily traces to two soybean accessions PI 88788 and Peking. Cultivar Hartwig was released which has comprehensive resistance to most SCN populations. Recently, a virulent population was selected for its reproduction on Hartwig. Soybean PI567516C, a recent introduction from China was found resistant to the virulent population however, it is agronomically highly undesirable. Hartwig was crossed to PI567516C to develop agronomically desirable soybean germplasm JTN-5109 that is resistant to virulent nematode population. Breeding methodology included a combination of pedigree and mass selection. Resistant progeny was identified in the greenhouse evaluations and confirmed using SSR markers associated with nematode resistance. In the greenhouse evaluations indicator lines, susceptible control and cv. Hartwig produced each a Female Index of 60% or more (Susceptible) whereas JTN-5109 and PI 567516C both had less than 10% Female Index (Resistant). Three SSR markers, Satt 592, Satt 331, and Sat_274 on Linkage group O have confirmed resistance with a combined efficacy of 90%. JTN-5109 is a maturity group V soybean with purple flowers and grey pubescence. Seeds are slightly greenish in color and plant height is approximately 31 inches. JTN-5109 has combined nematode resistance from Peking, PI 437654 and PI 567516C. This is being released.

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Mr. Henry P. Linginfelter, also known as Hank serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Illinois Gas Company. Mr. Linginfelter has been an Executive Vice President of Distribution Operations at AGL Resources Inc. since December 2011 and served as its Executive Vice President of Utility Operations since June 18, 2007 until December 2011. He served as the President of Elkton Gas Company since December 2004. He has more than 24 years of experience in ...
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In this vein, the lion strength quotes serve as roaring reminders of our own untapped reservoirs of power and courage. These quotes aren’t just statements, but echoes of the lion’s roar that can resonate within you, awakening your dormant strength and inspiring you to conquer your personal jungle.
Across different cultures and timelines, the king of the jungle has always commanded respect and admiration. Lions, with their majestic manes and daunting roars, symbolize an unbeatable combination of power, courage, and leadership. They depict raw strength and untapped potential that are innate to all creatures, humans included. When we peer into those fierce eyes, what we witness is not just ferociousness but a template of strength that we, too, can harness.
Whether you’re a pet owner who connects deeply with animal sentiments or an animal lover who admires the courage and resilience that wildlife embodies, these quotes are sure to strike a chord. Let the lion be your guide; let its roar be your battle cry.
Embrace these lion strength quotes and unleash your own inner power. After all, a lion doesn’t need to roar to be recognized as powerful, and neither do you.
The Physical Powerhouse: Unleashing the King of Beasts
Lions, often dubbed ‘kings of the beasts,’ signify more than just raw power and dignity. Their physical prowess alone is awe-inspiringly powerful. A male lion, with its muscular body, sharp claws, and terrifying roar, can:
- Run at a speed of 50 miles per hour
- Leap as far as 36 feet
- Emerges as a skilled hunter, utilizing strength, speed, and cunning nature
This physical ground of strength isn’t a mere figment of imagination—it’s scientifically backed and is a testament to the pure power lions embody in the animal kingdom.
Historical Reverence: The Lion’s Might Across Cultures
Throughout history, lions have earned respect and generated fear in various civilizations.
- In ancient Egypt, lions symbolized the ferocious heat of the sun and formed the likeness of Sekhmet, a goddess known for her power.
- Romans associated lions with love, power, and protection.
- Heraldry, too, embraced the lion as a common symbol, signifying strength, bravery, and nobility.
Such historical reverence further cement lions as emblematic figures of power.
Pop Culture and the Lion’s Roar
Even in modern narratives and pop culture, the lion’s association with strength and leadership is prominent. From Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ to C.S. Lewis’s ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’, lions are often depicted as majestic and powerful characters. These stories, serving as our first introduction to the lion’s resilience and strength, inspire us to emulate its courage and might.
Resonating with Pet Owners and Animal Lovers
The lion’s qualities resonate deeply with pet owners and animal lovers. We see parallels in the way we train our domestic pets and how lions teach their cubs to hunt. The social structure of a pride mirrors the bonds we share with our pets—built on mutual respect and understanding. This sharing of experiences and embracing of similar behaviors creates a unique bond.
Beyond physical prowess, a lion’s strength lies in its patience, tactics, and resilience. Each quote aims to encapsulate this essence, inspiring us to imbibe this strength in our lives. Just as our furry friends at home bring us joy, these quotes will uplift, motivate, and encourage us to tap into our inner lion.
Roaring through Challenges: Lion Strength Quotes for Overcoming Obstacles
“Don’t just roar, make your roar matter. Stand for something.”– Unknown
“Just as the lion doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep, never let the negativity of others affect your outlook.”– Unknown
“In the heart of a lion, there lies no fear of what lies ahead.”– Unknown
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. Be the lion in a sea of sheep.”– Seneca
“The lion conquers even in solitude. Your obstacles are your opportunities.”– Unknown
“Face life head-on, like a lion chasing its prey.”– Unknown
“Just as a lion doesn’t turn around when a small dog barks, never allow small setbacks to break your focus.”– Unknown
“The strength of a lion is unwavering, in the presence of challenge or ease.”Unknown
“Never be afraid to roar for what you believe in. The winds of fear cannot take down the lion within.”– Unknown
“Like a lion, attack your fears and chase your dreams.”– Unknown
“A lion is not troubled by the laughter of hyenas. Don’t let criticism deter your success.”– Unknown
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed…the lion knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. Whether you’re the lion or a gazelle, when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.”– Christopher McDougall
“A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave man.”
“Roaring is not about being fierce. It’s about overcoming.”– Unknown
Bravery Unleashed: Lion Strength Quotes to Inspire Fearlessness
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'”– Mary Anne Radmacher
“Be a lion. Be fearless. Speak up. Defend your dream.”– Unknown
“The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.”– Chanakya
“A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinions of a sheep.”– Unknown
“A truly brave man is ever serene; he is never taken by surprise; nothing ruffles the equanimity of his spirit.”– Unknown
“Our fearlessness shall be our secret weapon.”– John Green
“The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks.”– African Proverb
“With the courage of a lion, take on all of life’s challenges and show that you are a conqueror.”– Unknown
“The world breaks everyone and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”– Ernest Hemingway
“To be a lion, you must train with lions.”– Carlson Gracie
“Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.”– Omar N. Bradley
“Have the heart, the courage, and the soul of a lion. You are unstoppable.”– Unknown
“It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.”– Elizabeth Kenny
“The moment you start acting like life is a blessing, it will start to feel like one.”– Unknown
“True bravery isn’t feeling no fear—it’s being afraid and moving forward anyway.”– Richelle E. Goodrich
Leading with Pride: Lion Strength Quotes for Effective Leadership
“Lead with the strength of a lion, the king does not have to prove his might.”
“A lion leads by example, not by domination. That’s the essence of true leadership.”– Unknown
“A true leader roars in the face of challenge, just like a lion.”– Unknown
“The spirit of a lion, fearless and relentless, is the spirit of a great leader.”– Unknown
“Lead with the courage of a lion. Be fearless in pursuit of what you believe.”– Unknown
“Just as a lion controls his pride, a leader must guide his team.”– Unknown
“The lion’s roar is as powerful as its bite. Lead with authority and confidence.”– Unknown
“In leading, be a lion – stand firm, protect your pride, and inspire others with your roar.”– Unknown
“The lion doesn’t ask for respect – it commands it. Lead with the same authority.”– Unknown
“A lion stands strong not just for itself but for its entire pride. Emulate a lion’s leadership, stand for your team.”– Unknown
“Leadership is about the strength to be alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. Lead like a lion.”– Unknown
“The strength of a lion is unmatched, but so is its patience. Lead with balance.”– Unknown
“The lion leads with power, not fear. Let respect, not intimidation, be your leadership language.”– Unknown
“Discipline and consistency are the coals that stoke a lion’s courage. Ignite your leadership with these qualities.”– Unknown
“Lead with pride and strength, yet remember the lion’s humility and patience. Great leaders learn from the king of the jungle.”– Unknown
Unleashing Inner Power: Lion Strength Quotes for Personal Growth
“Harness the power of a lion and conquer your goals with fierce determination.”– Unknown
“Every morning, a lion wakes up knowing it must run faster than the slowest gazelle. Tap into your inner lion and outpace challenges.”– Unknown
“You have a lion’s heart, filled with courage and strength. Use it to grow and triumph over adversity.”– Unknown
“Just as a lion roars to claim its territory, assert yourself and make your presence felt. Unleash your personal power.”– Unknown
“Don’t be afraid to roar! Let your voice be heard just like the lion’s. Embrace your personal growth journey.”– Unknown
“A true lion stands tall, even in the face of a storm. Stand tall, face your fears and grow.”– Unknown
“Discover the lion within you; fearless, bold, and powerful. It’s your time to roar.”– Unknown
“A lion roars to remind not others, but itself of its power. Self-affirmation is the key to personal growth.”– Unknown
“Just like a lion doesn’t shy away from the hunt, don’t back down from challenges. They are stepping stones to personal success.”– Unknown
“A lion teaches its cubs to fight. Teach yourself to grow.”– Unknown
“A lion doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep. Cultivate this mindset to grow stronger.”
“The might of a lion inspires fearlessness, resilience, and strength. Embody these traits and see your personal growth soar.” – Unknown– Unknown
“Roar like a lion, not for others to hear, but for you to affirm your power and strength.”– Unknown
“Chase your dreams with the tenacity of a lion. Your personal growth is in your hands.”– Unknown
“Strive for greatness, strive for growth. Unleash the lion within.”– Unknown
Resilience Redefined: Lion Strength Quotes for Bouncing Back Stronger
“Even the strongest lions have scars. Each wound is a victory, a lesson learned, and resilience shown.”– Unknown
“In the world of the jungle, a lion’s roar puts everything into perspective. Rise above your struggles like the king of the jungle.”– Unknown
“Just as a lion never bows its head, never bow to your struggles. Stand tall and weather the storm.”– Unknown
“A lion’s strength resides not in its roar but its endurance. Withstand adversity and come back stronger.”– Unknown
“A lion doesn’t stop when it’s tired—it stops when the hunt is over. Harness that resilience within you.”– Unknown
“Let your courage roar louder than your fears. Be resilient in the face of adversity, like a lion.”– Unknown
“Every lion was once a cub who refused to give up. Keep pushing and bouncing back.”– Unknown
“Every roar of a lion is a cry for strength. When life gets tough, let your inner lion roar.”– Unknown
“The lioness stands strong, protects her cubs, and faces every danger. Embrace that resilience to protect your dreams.”– Unknown
“The lion’s might isn’t in its power, but in its ability to overcome. Be unwavering in adversity, be the lion.”– Unknown
“Even a lion, the king of the jungle, protects its own. Be like a lion, protect your peace, and rise above the chaos.”– Unknown
“Resilience is the roar that scares away fear. Roar like a lion and bounce back from adversity.”– Unknown
“The lion roars loudest when it is pushed to its limits. Push your limits and discover your inner strength.”– Unknown
“A lion’s power lies not in its teeth but its will to survive. Show the world your resilient spirit.”– Unknown
“A lion’s strength is its ability to overcome. Show the world you can bounce back even stronger, no matter what life throws at you.”– Unknown
Unleashing the Lion Within: Embrace Your Strength and Conquer Life
In conclusion, the strength and resilience of a lion provide a powerful metaphor for personal growth, leadership, bravery, and overcoming obstacles. It not only reminds us of the remarkable characteristics of these majestic creatures but also mirrors the potential within each one of us to face life’s challenges head-on.
Like the lion, we have the power to lead, overcome, grow, and roar in the face of adversity. Let’s embrace these quotes, reflect on their deep meanings, and apply this wisdom in our own lives. After all, within each of us roars a lion, ready to conquer the world.


Defective Vehicle Cases
Car Defect Lawyers Handling Cases Nationally
The law requires that cars, trucks and SUVs are designed to meet certain specifications to ensure they are safe for the public. They are supposed to be designed to protects occupants in a crash or to avoid a crash altogether. Often times, the engineered safety systems of a vehicle are inadequate, faulty or defective. Air bags fail to deploy, an SUV rolls over because of handling or stability problems, or the roof’s structure in a light truck is inadequately designed to protect the occupants in a roll-over. These situations may all be the result of a defect in the vehicle.
Our lawyers handle cases involving vehicle defect claims ranging from cars, trucks and SUVs to buses and heavy equipment all over the country. We have experience with all types of defect claims including crashworthiness, handling and stability, safety systems defects dealing with restraints, air bags, and side curtain airbags, tire defects, glass defects, and structural defects.
If you have a vehicle defect case, call Lyons & Simmons at (844) 297-8898.


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This Sunday night game features an inter-conference matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.
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Here are the details for this Sunday Night Football event:
- Who: Green Bay Packers (3-4) at Buffalo Bills (5-1)
- When: Sunday, October 30th (EDT)
- Where: NBC.
The pregame show, hosted by Maria Taylor, starts at . Mike Tirico will call the game with Cris Collinsworth (color) and Melissa Stark (sideline).
Packers at Bills
The Packers is in a tailspin, entering this contest on a three-game losing streak after it had started its campaign with a 3-1 mark. And they are up against a Bills team that has not only dominated so far this season, recording a 5-1 record, but is also rested, coming off of its bye week.
There is not much to be said about the Packers other than that it is struggling in multiple facets of the game. There have been inaccurate passes, accurate passes that have been dropped, penalties, missed blocks, and turnovers. In fact, Green Bay has yet to win a turnover battle this year.
The team is also in its toughest stretch of the season travel-wise, as this matchup is the middle of a three-game road trip, which started with a 23-21 loss at the Commanders and ends with a game in Detroit.
Conversely, the Bills come out of their bye week with three home contests in a four-game stretch with only a relatively short road trip to face the Jets in the second weekend of this four-game stretch.
One of the biggest improvements that Buffalo has made this season versus last campaign is improving its yards-after-catch ranking from 19th to sixth.
The initial line on this game was Bills by 8.5. But betting has pushed the line far and we are now seeing it as high as 11.5 points. With a total of 47.5, we are looking at a Bills victory of 29-18. But this is the NFL and anything could happen.
Assuming you live relatively close to an NBC broadcast tower, you can watch Sunday Night Football for free. It’s easy to install an antenna. (All cord-cutters should!) Or you can use a live TV streaming service:
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Other Sunday NFL Games
Here are all the Sunday afternoon games:
- : Denver Broncos vs Jacksonville Jaguars (ESPN+)
- : Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons (Fox)
- : Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys (Fox)
- : Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions (CBS)
- : Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings (Fox)
- : Las Vegas Raiders at New Orleans Saints (CBS)
- : New England Patriots at New York Jets (CBS)
- : Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles (CBS)
- : Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans (CBS)
- : Washington Commanders at Indianapolis Colts (Fox)
- : San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams (Fox)
- : New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks (Fox)
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- NFL Honors
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- Thursday Night Football
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- NFL Playoffs
- Super Bowl
- Out-of-Market NFL Games
- NFL in Canada.
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Do men determine if she is girlfriend material or not on how a she dresses? if yes, How immature haha
would you take the time if she becomes your girlfriend to dress down a bit? Girls post photos in their bikinis all the time so whats the difference?
- Yes people are shallowVote A
- No its not shallowVote B
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Haha women judge men all the time on looks to. Men and women both judge on looks. Looks are just a part of what attracts people. At the first stage you don't know the person so you only have looks to go off. When you start getting to know them then you can judge a person's personality.1


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Freedom Road by T.M. Souders
Publication Date: September 12, 2012
About the Author:
T.M. Souders was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and grew up in the suburbs outside of Pittsburgh. She graduated in 2004, from Youngstown State University, with a degree in Psychology and minor in Women’s Studies. She is the author of bestselling women’s fiction novel,Waiting on Hope, as well as the novelette Dashing Through The Snow and the young adult/crossover novel, Freedom Road, due for release on Sept. 18th. In her spare time when she is not writing, she is an active volunteer for The World Literary Cafe, a site dedicated to authors and readers. She currently lives in rural Ohio with her husband and children.
My website: http://tmsouders.com
Amazon ebook: http://amzn.to/V1Sl0N
B&N ebook: http://bit.ly/QROB0Z
Amazon paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Road-T-M-Souders/dp/1479283231/
Since the tender age of eight, music served as Samantha Becker’s source of solace against her father’s tyranny and her mother’s alcoholism. Now at eighteen, her only dream is to study classical guitar at Juilliard. But when her father’s careless actions lead to an “accident,” which threatens her ability to play the guitar, Sam becomes despondent. Losing all confidence in her future, Sam hides behind the emotional barriers that have protected her for years.
Just when Sam has given up, two unexpected people enter her life, giving her the confidence she needs and forcing her to evaluate all she’s ever known. Battling her father’s plans for her future, band mates using her for personal gain, and a permanent injury, the odds are stacked against her. With auditions approaching and time running out, Sam must relearn to play the guitar, or be destined to give up her dreams forever.
I loved this book from the first paragraph I read, once I started reading I could not put it down.
Sam (Samantha) Becker is 18 is the main character in this story. Her mother is an alcoholic and is drunk most days. Her father is a domineering workaholic and is either at work or with the other woman. Her father has Sam’s future all planned out for her – to take over his job at the bank. Only that is not what Sam wants when she was eight she was given a guitar; that she learned to play and played very well. Her dream was to study classical guitar at Julliard.
One night something awful happens to Sam, her father accidentally cuts off her ring finger, her fret finger. For most of us this would be the end of our dream, but Sam is determined. At first she was very depressed but with the support of a twelve year old neighbor Tad, and a college student Laird. Sam has hope.
I don’t want to spoil the rest of the story for you but I will let you know the plot has some surprising twist in it and it will hold your attention. I cried and I cheered at Sam’s disappointments and her triumphs through out the story. I know you will love this as much as I did.
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Inflatable boats and kayak paddles are among the items granted exemption from tariffs targeting $200 billion in Chinese imported goods. The exemptions were made with the advocacy of the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), who worked with stakeholders to file exemptions and ask elected officials to submit letters of support. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will be accepting exclusions requests until the end of September.
Following the current administration’s decision to raise select tariffs to 25%, the USTR established the exemption process for stakeholders. The USTR is projecting 60,000 exclusion requests and will announce exemptions to the tariffs as final decisions are made.
The USTR and more information about exemptions can be found at ustr.gov. The NMMA says that it is standing by to assist industry partners through the exemption process. The NMMA can be found at nmma.org.


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Startling Covid and Flu Facts from the WHO and UK Government
Dr Vernon Coleman MB ChB DSc FRSA
We are constantly being told that covid-19 is a pandemic which threatens us all.
Here are some facts taken from WHO and UK Government publications.
1. Total number of covid-19 cases worldwide (after a massive global testing programme which is known to be find many false positives) : 89.7 million
2. Total number of global influenza cases in a six month season can be 1,000 million
3. Total number of global flu deaths in a six month season can be 650,000
4. Total number of global covid-19 deaths in 14 months is alleged to be 1.9 million (see note below)
5. Total number of global deaths from communicable diarrhoeal diseases in a year: 1.5 million
6. Total number of global deaths from tuberculosis in a year: 1.4 million
7. Total number of children dying from hunger globally in a year: 3.1 million
8. Total number of global deaths from pneumonia in 2016: 3 million
9. Total number of global deaths from pneumonia of children under the age of five: 800,000 a year.
I tried to find the number of flu cases and deaths for 2020. The World Health Organisation admits that the incidence of flu was very low worldwide in 2020. The WHO reports there were no cases of flu in the Caribbean or Central America or South America. There were some sporadic cases in India. There was sporadic detection of flu in some countries in the northern hemisphere. The WHO reports a finding of 379 positive tests for flu, though I could not find the total number of deaths. (That is 379 as in just over one a day and not 379 million, which would be low in a normal year.) For comparison in the UK in 2017-18 there were 50,100 flu deaths (deaths not cases) in the UK between October 2017 and the end of the flu season six months later in 2018.
Note 1: the figures for covid-19 deaths are unusual in that countries are counting patients as having died with covid-19 if they tested positive for covid-19 within 28 or 60 days. The testing procedure is known to be flawed in that it finds more false positives than real positives. The test can also be manipulated to increase the number of false positives. It is, therefore, not unreasonable to assume that the total number of `realí covid-19 deaths is considerably lower than the alleged total number of deaths.
Note 2: In March 2020 in the UK the coronavirus was officially downgraded to a flu level threat. (See link on the top of the health page and share widely.)
Copyright Vernon Coleman January 10th 2021

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You will be listed on the film's website as a Supporter and and you will a digital download of 'The Best Of All Possible Worlds', and a digital download pack, including a set of high-res desktop images from the film.
All of the above, and you will be listed in the credits of the film under a 'Thank You' section. You will also receive a signed copy of the film's poster (20x13). You will receive an invitation to an early preview screening of the film and Q&A - your chance to make your suggestions to us about the completion of the film. Lastly you will receive a copy of 'The Best of All Possible Worlds' deluxe digital pack, including extended text from the interviews, extra illustrations and stills from the film.
All of the above, and you will receive an invitation to the theatrical premiere in LA or London, followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers. You will also receive a signed copy of James Lovelock's forthcoming book. We will also send you 1 DVD of each of the director's previous films: 1 copy of 'Fire in Babylon', 1 copy of 'Blue Blood' and 1 copy of 'Everything or Nothing' as well as a copy of 'The Age of Stupid' (Directed by our friend Franny Armstrong).
All of the above, and you will also have the satisfaction that you are a primary supporter of our film and you will be given a 'Special Thanks' credit at the end of the film. Also, your 2014 Christmas shopping will be complete because you will be sent 10 DVDs of the film. You will receive an invitation to the wrap party with Cast & Crew after the filming is complete. If you have a company or website, we will include a link from the film's website under Sponsors.
All of the above, and you will be credited as an Associate Producer of the film. Your contribution will be a significant part of making this film possible, and you will be invited to a special private lunch with James Lovelock and the director.


Spatial and Continuous Soil Information Monitoring by Field Server.
Masaru Mizoguchi1, Masayuki Hirafuji2, Tokihiro Fukatsu2, Takuji Kiura2, Kazuya Fujisawa3, Mitsuru Wada3, and Seishi Ninomiya2. (1) The Univ of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ward, Tokyo, Japan, (2) National Agricultural Research Center, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, 305-8666, Japan, (3) Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd, 1048 Monma, Osaka, 571 -8686, Japan
Spatial and continuous l soil monitoring is required for assessing impacts of land use and management on soil quality over large area. Although remote-sensing technique by orbiting satellite is normally used for such soil monitoring, it gives us information on only the surface but the inside of soil. To get information on the inside of the soil, on the other hand, soil scientists survey soil profiles and monitor soil physical properties, i.e. soil water moisture, temperature, EC, with some sensors connected to a data logger in a pit selected from large area However, since the selected point is not guaranteed to be representative, we need to set a lot of data logger to get more reliable soil information in a large area In addition, since data logger system including soil sensors is expensive, spatial and continuous soil monitoring has been a privilege given to only big project teams. In order to break this situation, we have developed economical soil information monitoring system by Field Server. Field Server (FS) is an automatic monitoring system, which consists of CPU (Web server), AD converter, DA converter, Ethernet controller, high intensity LED lighting and sensors such as air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation (PPFD), soil moisture, soil temperature, electrical conductivity, leaf wetness, infra-red sensor, CMOS/CCD camera. FSs are interconnected by Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi, IEEE802.11b). Digital cameras and Web cameras can be connected, and high-resolution pictures of fields are transferred through Wi-Fi broadband networks, and stored on Web servers. The cameras can be remotely controlled by web browser. FSs can be used also as a platform to use network devices and electro-equipments in open fields. All devices are connected by Ethernet or Wi-Fi, that is, inside of Field Server is also sensor-network, which can realize layout-free architecture, plug & play, robustness and various designs for Field Servers. Now we are testing FS to monitor land use and management in Tsumagoi erosion site for a ground-truth check against remote measurements taken from orbiting satellites. Soil information monitoring by Field Server is quite promising for assessing impacts of land use and management on soil quality over large area as a powerful tool related to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) 10-Year Implementation Plan.


For the past year, the media has depicted
Cartels are organizations that control prices and production. They often divide territories, rig bids and engage in other collusive acts. On the international relations front, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is the most famous example ... Much of the carnage in Mexico, it turns out, is evidence that these so-called cartels are not really cartels, in an economic sense of the word. Whatever cooperation these cartels once had has now largely broken down. Inter- and intra-cartel violence is responsible for the vast majority of the drug-related murders in the country, law enforcement officials in Mexico and the United States maintain.


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This is a spicy Texas twist on the traditional sweet cranberry sauce you normally find. I love it!
1 red bell pepper
2 poblano chiles
1 jalapeño, de- seeded
1/3 evaporated cane sugar
¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
2 cups fresh or thawed frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup toasted hazelnuts
2 T freshly grated orange zest
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Roast red bell pepper and chiles under a pre-heated broiler until blackened on all sides, then transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Peel off skins and remove seeds, then chop into small pieces.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and juice, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add cranberries and cook for 1-2 minutes. Transfer to bowl and let cool.
- Combine the roasted red peppers, poblano chiles, hazelnuts and orange zest with the cranberry mixture. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Stir in cilantro before serving.
(Adapted from Dr. Weil’s “True Food” cookbook.)