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5 Best Slow-motion Video Apps for Android
Vivek | 28 May 2018 | Android Apps
Smartphone camera has been getting smarter with time. From adding DSLR like blur effect to photos and videos to other advanced professional camera features to capturing fast and slow-motion video, you can do amazing things on your smartphone's camera. Here are 5 best slow-motion video apps for Android devices.
Slow motion video has been a feature on several, mostly flagship, smartphones for years now. Recently though, Sony, and then Samsung introduced slow-motion video recording on their flagships at an unprecedented 960fps. This has brought some attention to the slow-motion video and many users want a taste of it on their smartphones. It would be impossible to bring 960fps video recording to a smartphone without supporting hardware. However, most smartphones today have decent enough hardware to record slow-motion video at lower frame rates. If your smartphone software is limiting you, you can use these slow-motion video apps instead.
1. Slow Motion Video FX
Slow motion video FX: fast & slow mo editor
2. Coach's eye
Coach's Eye
3. Fast & Slow Motion Video Maker
Fast & Slow Motion Video Maker
4. AndroVid – Video Editor
AndroVid - Video Editor
5. Video Slow Reverse Player
Video Slow Reverse Player
Over 10 million downloads and a 4-star rating out of 5 speak highly of Slow Motion Video FX. Many users tout it as the best slow-motion video app for Android. That's a subjective opinion, however, we can definitely confirm it is one of the simplest to use. The free version is ad-supported, but if you like it you can buy the paid version without ads. The app allows you to capture slow-motion video using your device's camera and even lets you convert any of the previously recorded videos to slo-mo. You can select how slow you want the video to be using a scale ranging from 0 to 1. Here, 1 is the normal speed so the closer you are to 0, the slower your video will be.
What's good is you can also select a value higher than one, in which case it will create a hyperlapse video instead of a slo-mo video. The slo-mo videos created using this app do not suffer from frame drops or stuttering which is really impressive.
This isn't an app made specifically for creating slow-motion videos, as you might get from the name. It's meant for people who are into sports and stunts. Coach's eye lets you record two different videos, apply slow motion effects and then view them side by side. This can help you better understand that golf swing, football kick or Messi's incredible dribbling. The app also allows you to get up to 2GB of cloud storage and register 5 devices. There is a subscription-based pro version for $5 a month which gives you 150GB cloud storage.
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This is a professional tool for professionals. As such it allows users to highlight particular parts of the video with arrows, circles, etc. and even add an audio or commentary. Applying slow-motion effects, trimming videos and sharing are all part of its impressive feature set.
Fast & Slow Motion Video Maker offers more slow-motion video options compared to Slow Motion Video FX. The downside is you cannot record a slo-mo video from the app but only convert already recorded videos. As the name suggests, not only can you slow down but also speed up videos like you could with Slow Motion Video FX. You can speed up or slow down a video to 8x.
The app also lets you select the portion of the video to speed up or slow down as well as lets you trim the video. Moreover, Fast & Slow Motion Video Tool also lets you select the video output format which is unique to the app. This is also an ad-supported app with a pro version without ads available.
AndroVid – Video Editor is a popular video editor on Android with over 10 million downloads and a rating of 4.1. It's a full-fledged video editor, as full-fledged as you can get on Android. Like Coach's eye, this one isn't meant specifically for slo-mo videos but it can produce some of the best slo-mo videos. You can apply video effects like fading, slow motion, sepia, vignette, vintage.
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Furthermore, it lets you shoot or convert existing videos into other popular formats to save space. All of this is apart from the usual video editor features such as splitting, trimming, and joining videos, animated GIFs, voice recording, adding background music from your library, and text overlay messages, etc. There is, of course, the slow-motion video feature as well.
This is another app dedicated to slowing or speeding up a video. The app is fairly simple to use as well. Launch the app, select a video then tap the negative or the positive buttons to slow-down or speed up the video. Each tap counts as a 0.25x reduction or increase in speed. The unique feature of this app is its ability to reverse play a video which can be really fun especially with slo-mo.
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Cacti come in many shapes and sizes and do well in warm, sunny climates. Cacti in their natural habitats will flower seasonally, according to the type of plant. Cacti in the family of Mamillaria, Gymnocalycium, Parodia and Notocactus bloom even when planted indoors. Some cacti take 50 or more years before they mature enough to bloom, so check with a reliable expert before choosing a specific cactus. Cacti must have a dormant season to allow them to bloom. Indoor cacti may receive too little sun, too much warmth and too much water to allow the plant to achieve this dormant state.
Plant the cacti in a medium-size planting pot to allow for several years of growth. Mix equal parts bird gravel, potting soil and leaf mold. Follow the planting directions for your specific type of cactus. Water the mixture thoroughly when transplanting.
Feed the plant and water regularly from March through November, the active period for the plant. Water only until the top ¼ inch of the soil is wet.
Withhold water or fertilizer for the cactus from November to March to allow the cactus to become dormant as it would in its natural environment. Place the plant in a location where the temperature does not rise above 50 degrees F at night but receives at least five hours of daily sunlight.
Water the cactus again when the first blooms appear in the spring. Continue to feed and water regularly until August. Taper off the watering in August to prepare the plant for its next dormant season.


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This pair has made a 2,734-mile run across all of Iowa's counties
It was a Christmas party brainstorm that set a more-than-seven-year course for Dennis Lee and Daren Schumaker, who are finishing up marathon-length runs across all 99 counties in Iowa.
The pair has run 2,734 miles across the state and on April 15 will complete their ambitious, often grueling, effort with a 26.35 mile run across Delaware County — the last and final county.
Saturday's route begins in Masonville and will end in Dyersville, home of the baseball field created for the iconic film "Field of Dreams."
"It's really started to sink in over the last few counties," Schumaker said. "There's a lot of emotion, but the main goal was to show people that if we're crazy enough to do something like this, maybe they could take 30 minutes a few times a week and get a few more hours or years on their life."
That first run in 2009, a 27-mile route spanning Benton County from its western to eastern border near Lee's home in Walford, Iowa, did not go smoothly. It was snowing heavily and the pair inadvertently found themselves in the line of fire of local pheasant hunters. Despite the peril, they made a plan to cross nearby Linn County two months later.
"It was a sheer sense of adventure," said Schumaker, 36, who works as a probation officer in Cedar Rapids.
After completing the first two counties, the pair decided to give their runs added purpose and quickly settled on the American Heart Association. Schumaker lost three grandparents to heart disease; Lee's father died of a heart attack, his mother died from a stroke and he lost a brother to complications due to arrhythmia and excess weight.
"All of it could have been prevented through diet and exercise," said Lee, 51, who controls his diet to keep high cholesterol in check.
Schumaker says his family history means "heart disease is something I'll be running from my entire life."
As Team 99 Counties, Lee and Schumaker have privately raised more than $10,000 toward a goal of $25,000, and recently created a Heart Walk page for the remainder.
Lee and Schumaker met through a running club in 2007, shortly after Schumaker moved to Cedar Rapids. Soon, the two trained for a marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Looking back, Schumaker says they didn't really think about how difficult the logistics would be for the Team 99 Counties project. For nearby counties, the pair each drove a car and shuttled themselves. But Cedar Rapids is near Iowa's eastern border, making treks to counties on the opposite side of the state a more than 4-hour drive, a grueling day considering there was at least a 4-hour run in the middle of it.
Most of Iowa's counties span about 25 miles across, although Lee created routes of at least 26.2 miles to reach marathon length. Some of the state's larger counties spanned more than 40 miles. The longest run they undertook was 45 miles in Monona County, located between Sioux City and Omaha, Nebraska, thanks to a wrong turn that added an extra 8 miles to the route.
As the counties drew them farther from Cedar Rapids, Lee's wife Kristin stepped in to be shuttle and support staff.
Mostly Lee and Schumaker ran alone, but occasionally a few members of their running club joined. A few times, they scheduled their routes to participate in local running events, including a half marathon in the middle of a run through Humboldt County.
"We won both our age groups at a 5K in Mitchell County, and that was after we'd already run a half marathon," Lee said.
Injury – a bad case of plantar fasciitis for Lee – sidelined the project for nearly a year at the end of 2012. Lee is currently recovering from a torn calf muscle and is girding himself for what will be a tough final run across Delaware County.
Weather also played a role over the years, including a memorable run through Taylor County during a cold, bitter rainstorm that caused Schumaker to lose his running pants.
"My hands were so numb, I couldn't tie my drawstring," he recalled.
Team 99 Counties has given the two Iowa natives a better appreciation for the Hawkeye State's varied landscapes.
"Everyone thinks about Iowa as flat, but the southern tier is really quite hilly," Schumaker said.
"There are so many beautiful things in Iowa, from the hills in the south, the plains in the north central region and almost cliffs and mountains in the east," Lee said.
With a mission to inspire others to get active, Lee and Schumaker say they've heard from friends, family and strangers who have been inspired to start running or shared their heart health story.
Lee's sister Diana Haldin, for example, was inspired to start running and is now the president of the local running club in Sioux City. His wife also took up running and — despite bad knees — has completed two marathons and more than two dozen half-marathons.
While Lee and Schumaker have a passion for running, they are quick to point out that being active in any way is the goal.
"It could be anything that isn't sitting on the couch," Schumaker said.
"The main reason we're doing this is to inspire other people to get out and be active so they can get more quality time in their life and be healthier," Lee said. "If we can just get one person to get up and change their habits to be more active and healthy, we're happy."
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This Good Friday service is designed to enable a multi-sensory experience of worship that allows the congregation to engage with the passion narrative through sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. As such, it is fairly involved, with a lot of moving pieces and a fair amount of infrastructure to prepare. But in our experience at St. Jacobs, the payoff in depth of experience and engagement in the story is significant. Something happens for people as we bring our bodies as well as our minds and hearts into worship.
The service itself moves through a fairly traditional narrative framework, following the story of Jesus' passion and death through readings from the gospel of John. Hymns and music are interspersed, and can be modified according to your congregation's musical preferences and gifts.
The unique aspects of this service come in a variety of opportunities for multi-sensory experience, along with a series of "sensory meditations" that invite hands-on reflection.
This service is built around a series of images from Canadian artist William Kurelek. They are taken from a much larger series of artwork collected in his book The Passion of the Christ. A series of thumbnail images (for preview purposes) can be downloaded here. You will need to secure permission from the Niagara Falls Art Gallery, who holds the rights to these images. (They have thus far been happy to grant this.) Once secured, CommonWord can provide you with the PowerPoint file.


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Be Wise and Discerning
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Monday, November 23, 2015, 1:13 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song "All Through the Night." Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Jeremiah 40-41 (Select vv. NASB).
Murder and Trickery (41:1-10)
As a judgment of God on his people for their disobedience and refusal to listen to him and to his messages via his messengers, and because they were determined to do what they had decided to do in open rebellion against God, God judged his people, as he had warned them, and he brought about the destruction of Jerusalem via the Babylonian army (chap. 39). Then, those who did not die in the siege were taken into exile, with the exception of some of the poor who were left in Judah, but who were given vineyards and fields. A man named Gedaliah, appointed by the king of Babylon, was left in charge of the people who were left in the land. Jeremiah stayed with Gedaliah and with the people who were left in the land. Many Jews who were in the open country or who were scattered among other countries heard that a remnant had been left in Judah, so they came back to the land. Some of the army officers warned Gedaliah that Ishmael had been sent by the king of the Ammonites to take Gedaliah's life, but Gedaliah did not believe them (chap. 40).
In the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family and one of the chief officers of the king, along with ten men, came to Mizpah to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. While they were eating bread together there in Mizpah, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him arose and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword and put to death the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land. Ishmael also struck down all the Jews who were with him, that is with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.
Now it happened on the next day after the killing of Gedaliah, when no one knew about it, that eighty men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria with their beards shaved off and their clothes torn and their bodies gashed, having grain offerings and incense in their hands to bring to the house of the Lord. Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went; and as he met them, he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam!" Yet it turned out that as soon as they came inside the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men that were with him slaughtered them and cast them into the cistern. But ten men who were found among them said to Ishmael, "Do not put us to death; for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil and honey hidden in the field." So he refrained and did not put them to death along with their companions.
Now as for the cistern where Ishmael had cast all the corpses of the men whom he had struck down because of Gedaliah, it was the one that King Asa had made on account of Baasha, king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who were left in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard had put under the charge of Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; thus Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and proceeded to cross over to the sons of Ammon.
This man Gedaliah, who was a government leader over God's people, was given warning that a certain man intended to kill him, and that it would mean the death or the scattering of God's people, but he refused to heed the warning. He took this man Ishmael and ten others into his trust, and he ate with them, and they killed him and many of the Jews and the Babylonian soldiers, too. Then, Ishmael tricked Jews who were mourning the destruction of Jerusalem into coming with him by pretending to be mourning with them, and he killed them, too. And, then he made captives of all the rest of the people whom he had not killed.
What Can We Learn?
Ok, so what can we learn from this story? For one, I think we should not be so quick to cast off warnings of danger or to so easily put our trust in human beings, no matter who they are or how trusted we believe them to be. We should also not so easily be gullible by believing everything we hear, read or see, for there are many tricksters who will play on our emotions and who will try to convince us they are our friend, when truly they are our enemy. Our enemy will try to deceive us by playing on our emotions in order to trap us, utilizing trickery (a Trojan Horse) in order to gain our trust so that we invite him or them into our lives only to have him or them turn on us and take us captive. So, we need to be wise and discerning, we need to test everything, and we need to put our trust in the Lord and not give human beings our blind trust, believing everything they tell us to be true.
So, how is something like this being played out in our world today? The US government and their political allies, as servants of this New World Order "Beast," first create crisis situations within nations so that they can go in as "saviors," but not to save, but to kill, destroy and take captive the people of the earth. The US government and the intelligence community, in concert with this New World Order, recruits, trains, equips and finances various terrorist groups to do their dirty work for them, such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, etc. Then, when the terrorists attack, these government leaders fake tears, pretending to be grieved with the people, but then they use "going after terrorists," as a Trojan Horse in order to gain control over independent governments, to conquer people, to kill and to destroy, and to take out their real enemies, which are all those opposed to the rule of the "Beast" New World Order, and followers of Christ, especially those who are sharing the gospel.
In other words, the real terrorists going throughout the nations of the world, killing and destroying, work for the New World Order "Beast," which means many of the leaders of our nations who are part of this New World Order help facilitate these terrorist acts, which means they are actually turning on their own people in two ways. First they bring in the terrorists and allow them to do their dirty work, then they have an excuse to cause even more death and destruction to their nations, or to other nations, and to exercise tight controls over the people of their own nations via lockdowns, martial law, raids throughout the city, etc., all under the guise of protecting their own people from the terrorists whom they first let into the country. They also go into other countries to kill and destroy under the guise of going after terrorists and to protect their own people, but they can't be trusted.
The true "wheel man" who drove the getaway vehicle in the Paris attacks, for instance, is two-fold, i.e. Beast #1 and Beast #2 (Revelation 13), or a one-world totalitarian government and a one-world false religion, both of which are being forced upon the people of this earth today, in our time. They are the same people (or entities) who or which attacked and killed people in Mali and Beirut, and are threatening people in Brussels. They are coming against all people throughout the earth in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. All this talk in the news about terrorist suspects is fake, for the US and their allies in the N.W.O. are the terrorists, so they are not going after ISIS, but after us, the people of this world and Christians and independent governments. This is all about getting the people and governments of this world into compliance or cooperation with the New World Order. So, the real "grave threat" facing our nations is the death of the gospel of Jesus Christ and its messengers by the leaders of their own nations who are part of this "Beast" (#1 & #2).
So, when we read in the news that the goal of these "terrorists" is to divide us, to get us to turn against one another, to get us to be afraid, and to get us to treat people badly who are different from us, because we fear they are our enemies, and that they do this in order to defeat us, know that this is exactly what the US government and their political allies in the New World Order are doing. It is a strategy called "divide and conquer," and they have been utilizing it much, trying to pit black against white or white against black, Muslim against Christian or Christian against Muslim, or Republican against Democrat or Democrat against Republican, etc., which often entails Christian against Christian as they fight over these issues among themselves to the point to where they are not united, and to where they are giving the name "Christian" a bad reputation. They have forgotten that they are to be the light of the world and the salt of the earth and to proclaim the excellencies of Christ to a world in need of the Savior.
Also, when we read in the news that the goal of our leaders is to defeat these "terrorists" and to take back the land they are living on, to terminate their financing, to chase after their leaders, to disassemble their networks and their supply sources, and to finally destroy them, know they are not talking about "terrorists," but they are talking about independent nations, the people of those nations, and Christians who proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, i.e. all who pose a threat to the rule of the "Beast," and/or who directly oppose the rule of the "Beast," and all people in general who they intend to bring under the rule of this "Beast" New World Order, i.e. one-world totalitarian government and one-world false religion. Their intention is to make us all in subjection to the New World Order, so they must destroy our way of life as we presently know it so that we will have to be dependent on them, or so they think, but we are commanded of God not to take the mark of this "Beast," which means we will not be able to buy or sell, but God will take care of us, and then he'll take us home.
So, don't be afraid of what is coming. Put your trust in Jesus Christ/God, and not in humans. Don't believe everything you read, hear or see, especially coming from our government leaders, the news media, and even many of our church leaders. Test everything. Cling to the good. Hate and reject all that is evil. And, follow Jesus Christ in obedience, even if it is to your death. You will be richly rewarded.
All Through the Night / An Original Work / December 7, 2013
Based off Various Scriptures
Blessed are you when you're persecuted
Because of your faith in Jesus Christ.
Blessed are you when people insult you,
And falsely say what leads folks to doubt.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is
Great in the heavens. You're not alone.
When you are persecuted in one place,
Flee to another. God will be there.
You will be hated by all the nations
Because you testify of God's grace.
Many will seize you and persecute you,
And put to death the foll'wers of Christ.
Yet, do not fear what humans may do to you,
For I'm with you all through the night.
I tell you, love your enemies with my love,
And forgive as I forgave you.
Pray for those who do evil against you.
Rest in my love and grace from above.
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SueJLove said:
the poor who were left in Judah
sometimes it's good to be poor, lol, praise God
Angela333 said:
Sometimes it is, I agree. I think we appreciate the things we have more when we don't have as much in the way of the riches of this world. One of my grandsons had a school project in which he was to interview an "old" person. Well, that ended up being me. I was born in 1949, so I guess I qualify. Anyway, he was to ask me a series of questions on what it was like in the "old" days when I was a kid, like how did I get to school (I walked), what kind of technology did we have then (not much), did we have TV (black & white when it worked), what kind of chores I had to do (he asked, "What are chores?"), etc. He also had a question about community life.
As I answered his questions, and we were very poor back then, by American standards, I reflected on the simplicity of life when I was growing up and of how people interacted more with their neighbors because we didn't have all the technology that exists today. I was reminded of how we had one phone to the whole household, and no caller ID or answering machine, so sometimes it could take days to connect with someone. TV had 3 main channels and VHS, I think it was called, in which we could get a few local channels. News was at 11 p.m. and then TV signed off for everyone until maybe 7 a.m. the next day. It was a real treat if we got to see a movie. We spent a lot of time outdoors playing all sorts of games with our neighbors, putting on plays, having bake sales and the like. We rode bikes, jumped rope, roller skated, etc. As kids, we also enjoyed sitting together and singing hymns.
Anyway, just made me think of that when you said about how sometimes it is good to be poor. I think sometimes that could be a real blessing.
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You should write a book, love what you shared, it seems like a magical time. Doing books now a days is easier to do, you can do it through amazon. I'm sure other people know of other different ways to publish a book. I would be the first in line to buy it
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What Are the Rules of the Road for Emergency Vehicles?
by Paris May | Jan 3, 2022 | Repairs
The wail of an ambulance siren is unmistakable. These sirens warn drivers of their presence and help speed up emergency response times. But are the road rules for first responders and civilians the same or different? Regardless of what you drive, here these are the basic rules of the road for emergency vehicles.
Road Rules for First Responders
Driving an ambulance or firetruck doesn't give you the freedom to do whatever you please. Under normal conditions, you must abide by all local laws and regulations. These include driving the posted speed limit and stopping at all controlled intersections. But when an emergency arises, first responders may break specific road rules.
When behind the wheel, the first rule is to drive with due regard for safety. This means being on the lookout for other cars and pedestrians. During an emergency call, turn on your sirens and lights to alert vehicles in your path. These warnings signal request the right-of-way from other drivers.
Authorized emergency vehicles can drive above the speed limit, go through red lights, and park in prohibited places. When approaching a railway crossing, remember to come to a complete stop and silence all sirens. You must maintain control of the vehicle whether operating in emergency or non-emergency mode.
Rules of the Road for Civilian Drivers
There is always a chance civilians might encounter an emergency vehicle when on the road. The most common are ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars. If an approaching first responder has their lights flashing and sirens blaring, drivers should cautiously move out of the way. Here are the general rules to follow:
Tap the brake pedal to let the first responder know that you see them.
Carefully pull over to the right side of the road.
Stop and remain there until the emergency vehicle passes.
Reenter the roadway and stay at least 500 feet behind the vehicle.
It's not always possible to pull over. In these situations, it's best to slow down and move at least one lane away from the first responder. Never try to outrun the vehicle, and remember to obey any red lights or stop signs. Entering an intersection before it's your turn could cause an accident. Instead, wait for the light to turn green before allowing the emergency vehicle to pass.
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So the secret to winning a championship on a Saturday is having a nice quiet Friday night and getting lots of sleep, right?
"That was our plan," said Jordan MacWilliam, who is better known as "JMoney" on the Slammer Tour. "But there's no fun in that. We were excited.
An unrested MacWilliam and Wes "Danger" Ranger were money at Outaouais, firing a 5-under 67 to win the GolfTEC B division at the Ottawa Sun Scramble. Their two round total of 9-under gave them a four shot victory over three teams at 5-under: Rocco Sala and Pat Barone, Bill Young and Ian White, and Mike Thibault and John Tattersall.
MacWilliam and Ranger were one shot off the lead after Round 1 at Le Sorcier.
At no point — not even after Ranger drained a slippery 20 foot birdie putt on No. 16 — did the pair think they were in control.
As champs in the 'B' class, MacWilliam and Ranger will move up to the GolfWorks A division next year. They can't wait.
Taking the Absolute C Comedy trophy were Nick Catizzone and Derek Bayford, who finished the tournament at 4-under, one shot better than Tim Keohane and Chad Keohane.
Catizzone and Bayford haven't exactly been working on their game all summer — the first round of the tournament was just Catizzone's sixth of the season and Bayford's fourth.
Making it an even tougher battle was the fact Catizzone had to deal with a back injury that flared up.
"I couldn't give 'er like I was giving 'er," he said. "It was a tough couple of holes, but I popped a few pills and felt good the rest of the round.
Bayford noted that his team was 3-under at the turn but then "the wheels kind of fell off." They didn't roll too far away, though.
Winning the Flashpoint Photobooth D division were Costa Gilkofridis and Kevin Huynh, who were plus-4 for the tournament. That gave them a one-stroke margin of victory over Dave Kurs and Rob Sibbald.
A little help from her New York City friends went a long way for Vickey McLean.
As a result, McLean and Nancy Wickham shot a 4-over 76 at Outaouais Saturday to go along with their Round 1 score of 73 finish with a score of 149 to take the Ladies C division title at the Ottawa Sun Scramble.
In second place and eight strokes back was the team of Christian Bernard (Slammer Tour) and Nancy Gray (ClubEG), who came in at 81 Saturday.
It didn't start that way, however, as the two bogeyed the first three holes before getting their act together.
Prevailing in the Ladies 'D' Division were Alison Lecours and Jody Anderson, who shot an 81 to go along with their first round score of 80. Their plus-17 finish was seven better than runner-ups Trudy Mulligan and Kerri Seabrook, who were 82 in Round 1 and 86 Saturday.


A black banner hanging beneath a window reads: "Lonely man". Is it a cry from the heart, a call for help? The workers in the office opposite ask themselves this question. They try to find out what it's all about. On the same day, in the "Square des Francines", lovers, lonely people, children, young and old, a multitude of characters cross paths. Later on, in the "Brico-dream" shop, we see the comings and goings of shop assistants and customers. The protagonists of the three stories meet each other. Connections are formed between them.


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Olympics has a special place in sport
Irish hockey captain Katie Mullan
Richard Bullick
Sports Columnist
The miraculous comeback by Alun Wyn Jones to captain the British and Irish Lions so soon after dislocating his shoulder is surely the longest-odds sporting story this weekend.
However, there have been numerous times throughout the pandemic period when few would have wagered much on the Tokyo Olympics actually taking place, albeit a year late.
With Covid-19 still casting a black cloud over these Games, who knows what will happen over the next fortnight, but the opening ceremony is getting underway at the time of writing.
There's a possibility some outcomes could be a lottery if significant numbers of competitors end up being ruled out of their event by contracting coronavirus at the wrong time.
It's a pity that these Olympics have to be behind closed doors, with not even local Japanese people able to attend, and you can understand the considerable unease in the host nation.
But you keep everything crossed that things go as smoothly as possible and, for those of us watching from far away, this is still set to be an absolute feast of sport over the next fortnight.
We live in a modern world where everything has to be bigger and better than what went before so it has become the norm for each host city to try and outdo its predecessor.
That often manifests itself in incredibly lavish and spectacular opening ceremonies but, this time, the pandemic context will mean things are somewhat more modest and toned down.
Trying to find a more sustainable basis for staging the Olympic Games is important moving forward for otherwise hosting them can place an almost impossible burden on host cities.
Bidding processes, as we see for football World Cups, can lead to accusations of corruption and bad decisions such as awarding next year's tournament to unsuitable and dodgy Qatar.
A significant announcement this week was the awarding of the 2032 Olympics to Brisbane on the basis of fairly pragmatic proposals including the use of existing infrastructure.
The lasting legacy of the pandemic, concerns about climate change and other factors will shape the future but, before this, putting on the Olympics had become vast vanity projects.
Sydney at the start of the new millennium set a high bar, but Athens had the heritage appeal four years later and there was no expense spared by the Chinese in relation to Beijing 2008.
However, those of us from this part of the world will always look back on London 2012 with fond nostalgia for many reasons and it is hard to imagine those Olympics being bettered.
My earliest Olympic memories are from Seoul in 1988, getting up during the night for that record-breaking but now best forgotten 100 metres final won by drugs cheat Ben Johnson.
The other highlight, that historic gold medal win by a GB men's hockey squad which included Ulstermen Stephen Martin and Jimmy Kirkwood, thankfully remains untarnished though.
Rowing was always a banker sport for Team GB, with Olympic legends Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent leading the way and our own Alan Green doing the BBC radio commentary.
In Irish terms, for long enough the Olympics meant Sonia O'Sullivan, the great runner who always carried the hopes of a nation but probably didn't get the rewards she deserved.
Barcelona 1992 was memorable for the boxing gold for Michael Carruth and the silver by Belfast man Wayne McCullough, who was the Irish flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.
One recalls the late Terry Wogan being a big part of the BBC radio coverage from Barcelona but, except for Michael Johnson's brilliance, little has stayed in the mind from Atlanta 1996.
At Sydney 2000, there was almost unspeakable pressure on Australian runner Cathy Freeman as she carried the hopes of the sports-mad host nation on her shoulders.
The fairytale came true as Freeman won gold in the 400 metres while Denise Lewis followed in the footsteps of our own Mary Peters by becoming Olympic champion in the heptathlon.
Your columnist was involved in tourism at the time and can remember listening to some of the athletics in the car in a layby outside Buncrana on a glorious September morning.
For the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, as chief sports writer for a daily newspaper, it was my privilege to interview competitors from a range of disciplines ahead of those Games.
The list included rower Alan Campbell, boxing Paddy Barnes and cyclist Wendy Houvenaghel and obviously you followed their fortunes with interest thereafter.
There are some fantastic stories out there of incredible commitment and sacrifice from sportspeople who have fought for their dreams well away from the bright lights of fame.
Every time the Olympics comes around, we take an intense but often fleeting interest in a range of sports that tend to disappear off the radar again until the next Games.
That, in part, is thanks to the fantastic coverage we are treated to from modern Olympics and what the BBC served up from London 2012 in particular was quite extraordinary.
It is fascinating to fall for new sports, though our infatuation can be as fleeting as a holiday romance and sadly that almost evangelical zeal tends not to last much beyond the Games.
Naturally we take a particular interest in events featuring someone from this part of the world, or where medals are won by competitors from either Ireland or Britain.
There was great excitement when the 2012 Olympics was awarded to London and this writer was fortunate enough to get an in-depth interview with the chief organiser Seb Coe.
When the Games came around years later, an unforgettable opening ceremony was followed by a fantastic first week of action culminating in Super Saturday at the athletics.
Team GB stars Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah famously won gold in the space of just 44 minutes that evening inside the Olympic Stadium in East London.
Almost like Freeman 12 years earlier, there had been huge pressure on Ennis as the host nation's poster girl but the heptathlete delivered as another worthy successor to Mary P.
It was my pleasure to meet Ennis at a reception before the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year and, although a superstar, she has a delightfully humble, unassuming manner.
On the Monday of London 2012, it was an honour to be invited into the BBC Good Morning Ulster along with Olympics pioneer Maeve Kyle to discuss the Games so far.
Then it was off to London, where it was a complete privilege watching Ireland's Katie Taylor win boxing gold in the ExCel Arena where the atmosphere was simply beyond belief.
I'd been lucky enough to have some dealings with Katie over the previous year and, like Ennis, she's a top sportsperson who in private really lives up to her positive public image.
Walking out of Belfast International on Friday morning, there was a call from Radio Ulster's Talkback show inviting me to take part in an on-air conversation about Katie Taylor's future.
It was with the high-profile publicist Max Clifford who had various suggestions about how he could help Taylor capitalise on her success, but I argued he was the last thing she needed.
As a genuine individual with good values and a wholesome image, association with Clifford's unprincipled publicity-at-all-costs tactics would almost certainly have damaged Katie's brand.
It was a heated debate but what we didn't know then was that the disgraced Clifford would die in jail five years later after being convicted of sex crimes against girls and young women.
Taylor had been the official flag-bearer for Team Ireland at those 2012 Olympics but, this time, the IOC are having joint male and female flag-bearers for each competing nation.
This is supposedly to promote equality but is simply politically correct nonsense which cheapens what is an important tradition at the Olympics and does sportswomen no favours.
Like Katie Taylor at the London Olympics, our local sporting superstar Caroline O'Hanlon was official flag-bearer on merit for Team NI at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
There are more pressing issues for female sport, such as in recent days, inappropriate interference in the kit which sportswomen wear while competing.
Paralympic sprinter Olivia Breen was told her athletics briefs were 'too short' while the Norway handball team was fined for wearing shorts rather than bikini bottoms.
Both incidents represent intrusive sexualisation of female athletes and are reminiscent of the disgraced Sepp Blatter's suggestion that female footballers should wear tighter shorts!
In terms of the official flag-bearer choices for Ireland, it's a pity athletics ace Ciara Mageean wasn't selected as she's a brilliant ambassador but will find it tough to win a medal.
Actual choice Kellie Harrington is deserving enough but, if she is crowned Olympic champion in the ring like Taylor before her, she would have been perfect for the closing ceremony.
Royal Portrush Open champion Shane Lowry may have been a contender for the male slot occupied by boxer Brendan Irvine though golf's very presence in the Olympics is debateable.
My own view is that sports for which the Olympics isn't the pinnacle shouldn't be included in the Games and certainly not at the expense of others for whom this would be the case.
Olympics soccer is an absolute joke, rugby sevens is very low priority at best for most professional players while golf and tennis stars have bigger fish to fry elsewhere.
The absence of so many of golf's leading lights from Rio 2016 was embarrassing and Rory McIlroy's recent comments were typically candid but will have dismayed Olympics lovers.
Insisting on boxers remaining amateur to compete at the Olympics became a nonsense once the professional golfers were brought in, as both sports have similar structures.
A sport such as squash would benefit from being in the Olympics much more than tennis and likewise netball as a team sport compared to either soccer or rugby sevens.
Hockey is a proper Olympics sport and, after the GB women's historic triumph in Rio, it's fantastic that their Ireland counterparts have qualified for the first time ever.
The Irish side has a real local star in the vastly experienced Lizzie Colvin, who will be facing her husband Matthew Holden's native South Africa in the historic first fixture on Saturday!
After reaching the 2018 World Cup final against all the odds, this Ireland team will be dreaming of bringing back Olympic medals from their trip to the Far East.
Their initial group of six includes current Olympic champions Great Britain, whose squad features Anna Toman, daughter of former Armagh All Ireland gaelic football finalist, Frank.
Both teams have brilliant goalkeepers, Ayeisha McFerran for Ireland who won the individual award at the World Cup, and GB's hero of the shootout in the final in Rio, Maddie Hinch.
Katie Mullan's hockey heroes are the first female team ever to represent Ireland at an Olympic Games, but this ambitious bunch are determined to keep making more history.


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How well is Derek Carr performing this season? Former Raiders MVP Rich Gannon breaks it down
By Paul Gutierrez
HENDERSON, Nev. -- There is something oddly familiar about what Rich Gannon sees when the Las Vegas Raiders are on offense and Derek Carr is surveying the line of scrimmage.
Déj vu, much, when it comes to similarities between Carr, who is in his fourth season in Jon Gruden's offense, and Gannon, who was in his fourth year in the same scheme back in 2002?
"I see a lot of them," Gannon said of the similarities. "I'm not comparing myself to Derek because we're different players, but there's a comfort level there. You can just tell when you watch him function in the huddle, at the line of scrimmage with the audibles and the checks and the protections, he's all over it.
"If you look at all the quarterbacks in our league, I don't know that anyone is doing more than he is right now at the line of scrimmage, with the menu of plays that he has at his disposal. I think Jon gives him pretty good freedom and flexibility to get in and out of plays and protections and checks and kills and all the different tools that they use to attack a defense. He's really dialed in and he's really a highly intelligent quarterback. You can tell when you watch him, and you hear it. You hear on the audio, you can hear some of the checks and the calls, which are familiar to me."
It was in Gannon's fourth season in Gruden's system, kept in place after Gruden was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, that he had his NFL MVP season.
Carr, three games into his fourth season with Gruden and leading the league with 1,203 passing yards and the Raiders to their first 3-0 start since 2002, was just named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month. Yeah, the first offensive Raiders player so honored since (drum roll, please) Gannon.
Cue the "Twilight Zone" theme? Nah, fire up the meme of one Spiderman pointing at another Spiderman with ESPN's Monday Night Football theme in the background as the Raiders head to SoFi Stadium to play the Los Angeles Chargers (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN).
"Not to overthink it or anything, but Derek's been in command since I've been here," Gruden said. "We have a better team. We have better opportunities. Our defense is a big part of that.
"Repetition is the mother of learning. This guy's had a million reps. And the emergence of [receiversBryan] Edwards... [Hunter] Renfrow, [Henry] Ruggs, is important. But his command has always been off the charts. You give this guy a lot of opportunities, he's going to have a lot of chances to succeed. I think he's a great quarterback."
Running back Peyton Barber, who did not join Las Vegas until Sept. 4 but assumed a starting role the past two weeks, concurs. Even as a newbie.
"I didn't really know much about him," Barber said. "I just knew he was a pretty good quarterback. But ... he's way better than I thought he was. Definitely. He's a beast."
Command might not have been an issue, but production has no doubt improved, as Carr is lighting up the stat sheet.
Consider: Dating back to Week 16 last season, Carr has passed for at least 325 yards in five consecutive games, tied for the second-longest such streak in NFL history with Drew Brees (2011) and Kurt Warner (2000 and 2008). If he does it again against the Chargers, he will join (another drumroll, please) Gannon, who did it in six straight in 2002.
Carr, who has at least 375 yards passing and two TDs in each of the first three games, is the fourth QB in league history with at least 1,200 passing yards through his team's first three games of a season, joining Tom Brady (1,327 yards in 2011), Ryan Fitzpatrick (1,230 in 2018) and Warner (1,221 in 2000).
And while he is going for his sixth consecutive game against the Chargers without an interception, Carr can also become the first player in league history with 375-plus passing yards and two-plus TD passes in each of his team's first four games of a season.
If early returns are any indication, Carr has hit a real groove in understanding and implementing the Gruden system.
"From Year 1? For sure. Absolutely," Carr said of his improved command of the offense. "We're able to take more chances.
"I feel like I've been in command the last two or three years of this offense. But when you win, this is the kind of cool stuff that happens."
It has all added up to the Raiders getting off to their first 3-0 start since their Super Bowl season of 2002.
"All the onus is on the quarterback to really be the air traffic controller," Gannon said of Gruden's offense. "To process the information, to be able to recognize a front and a coverage or a pressure scheme to get out of a bad play into a good one. To be able to change the protection. Jon's very detailed in terms of what he expects and Derek has really impressed me.
"It speaks to Derek's ability to process a large volume of information, quickly and efficiently."
As Gannon said, Gruden and Carr are on a "different level" from what other teams are doing considering the volume of the playbook and the speed at which they are playing.
In Gannon's 2002 MVP season, he completed 67.6% of his passes and averaged 7.6 yards per attempt with a TD-INT ratio of 2.6. Carr, meanwhile, is completing 64.7% of his throws while averaging 8.8 yards per attempt and boasting a TD-INT ratio of 3.0.
Apples and oranges, perhaps, but they both grow from trees, right?
But as Carr evolves into a suddenly underrated quarterback, Gannon sees another similarity in Carr's familiarity.
"The more and more dialed in I got, Jon knew who I was, what I do well, what I didn't do as well, what I liked, what I wasn't comfortable with," Gannon said. "I understood him, a better sense of how he calls games. In certain situations."
It got to the point where Gannon would anticipate the play being sent in from the sideline.
"He'd start the call," Gannon recalled, "and I'd finish it."
Carr smiled at the notion.
"Always a work in progress," Carr said. "I don't want to say we're there, because I never want to feel like you've made it. But there are times as soon as he [Gruden] starts calling it, I'm already calling it in the huddle. We're breaking the huddle and he's still calling it on the headset."
And it's in those in-game conversations between QB and coach when communication becomes anticipation, which leads to the QB asking that all-important question -- why?
In a respectful manner, of course.
"I think that's where Derek is now -- understanding the why is so important," Gannon said.
"'We just called double-post down in the red zone. OK, well, why did he call it? It's first-and-10, what's he thinking? He must think it's going to be some form of three-deep coverage.' Or, 'Hey, we called 358 X Sluggo Z seam. Why is he calling it? Oh, he must be expecting pressure. But if they send a three-man rush and drop eight into coverage, that's not a good play.'
"But Jon does such a good job he doesn't leave anything to chance anymore. So rather than just call a play and hope you get the right front in coverage, they've taken it to another level where they've got multiple calls to address multiple looks and situations."
And it has happened with a banged-up O-line and Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs missing the past two games with an ankle injury.
"[Tight endDarren] Walleris the X factor," Gannon said. "You get [Jacobs] back, get him rolling, get the offensive line playing well, this is a team that, I think, can do something."
To paraphrase Carr, the lauding comes with the winning. And trust.
"Those little things, we feel like we're in a good place," Carr said. "He's just some coach from Dayton and I'm just some quarterback from Fresno. We're just trying to make it."
Marcus Spears' early NFL MVP front-runner has Stephen A. rattled
Stephen A. Smith can't believe Marcus Spears is backing Raiders QB Derek Carr as an MVP front-runner.
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Southampton, Bermuda Wed May 9, 2018 —
Urban coastal centers are facing unprecedented social, economic and structural risks due to the impacts of climate change. The combination of people migrating from drought affected geographies to coastal cities already facing ocean driven damage to infrastructure due to rising sea levels, increased intensity of storms, and the loss of habitats for fisheries puts developing coastal nations at the epicenter of new security threats.
The Stimson Center's Environmental Security program, with support from global (re)insurer XL Catlin, is creating a predictive mapping model that will help identify the developing coastal nations that are most at risk from climate change. The model will help better predict the hazards and identify where resilience measures should be implemented in those regions most vulnerable to these changes.
The program will present the project at the Ocean Risk Summit taking place in Bermuda this week. The summit focuses on how governments and the business sector should respond to the risks of existing and projected changes in the ocean which until recently have been poorly understood.
"Coastal cities are already under incredible social stress in developing nations, while climate change and ocean related risk is further exacerbating the economic and food security for people living in these dense urban centers. The combination of migrants seeking better livelihoods in cities also under assault from flooding and loss of basic services due to sea level rise and coastal storms, is pushing many local governments to the brink", says Sally Yozell, Director of the Stimson Center's Environmental Security program. "Many urban areas that lack strong governance structures are just one catastrophic event away from disaster."
The mapping model will examine social, environmental, and economic conditions in a region. This will allow the model to identify the nations most at risk of conflict and insecurity due to climate change.
"The predictive model will account for a host of factors such as poor governance, depleted fisheries, and changing ecosystems," says Yozell. "Accounting for these complexities will give nations and businesses the tools they need to manage risk."
Along with the mapping model, a checklist will be created for businesses for future operations in climate change hotspots. Further, governments and industry will be engaged and provided with tools to help identify solutions and take actions necessary to mitigate climate change risks.
"When public policy aligns with business interests we can better mitigate risk," says XL Catlin's Executive Vice President, Emerging Markets, Brendan Plessis. "This multi-sectoral approach is key to delivering real change in communities that need it most and we're proud to be working with the Stimson Center to achieve these aims."
Beginning with a focus on the Western Hemisphere and Southeast Asia, over the next two years, the Stimson Center's Environmental Security program will conduct research and build the tools to help governments and businesses predict and manage risks due to climate change. Further areas may be included as new partners are confirmed. The predictive mapping model, business checklist, and other tools and reports will be launched at the Our Oceans Conference 2019 in Norway.
The Stimson Center is a nonpartisan policy research center working to protect people, preserve the planet, and promote security and prosperity. Stimson's award-winning research serves as a roadmap to address borderless threats through concerted action. Stimson gathers the brightest people to think beyond soundbites, create solutions, and make those solutions reality. The Center follows the credo of one of history's leading statesmen, Henry L. Stimson, in taking "pragmatic steps toward ideal objectives." www.stimson.org/
XL Catlin, presenting partner of the Ocean Risk Summit, is the global brand used by XL Group Ltd's (NYSE:XL) insurance and reinsurance companies which provide property, casualty, professional and specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout the world. Clients look to XL Catlin for answers to their most complex risks and to help move their world forward. www.xlcatlin.com
In 2017 XL Catlin launched its Ocean Risk Initiative to help identify solutions and build resilience at local, regional and global levels to the implications of ocean related risk.
The Ocean Risk Summit is being sponsored by insurance and reinsurance group XL Catlin along with other scientific and Bermuda-based partners. For information on the summit go to OceanRiskSummit.com @OceanRiskSummit
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Covenant Village of Cromwell welcomes new sales director
Press Staff
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CROMWELL >> Covenant Village has named Erin Hall as its new director of sales.
Located at 52 Missionary Road, Covenant Village is a faith-based, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community, according to a statement released by the Village on Monday.
A graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University where she earned her degree in communications and business administration, Hall comes to the Village with extensive experience in the senior care industry, according to the release. Most recently, Hall was a sales representative at VITAS Healthcare in Glastonbury. Prior to that, Hall was director of community relations at Benchmark Senior Living in Rocky Hill and director of marketing at Arden Courts in Hamden.
In her new role at Covenant Village, Hall will "develop and execute marketing and sales program for the Village," according to the release. She will report to Executive Director Pamela Klapproth.
Covenant Village, which is affiliated with Evangelical Covenant Church, is one of 15 retirement communities operated by Covenant Retirement Communities. Taken together, the 15 comminutes serve a total of some 5,000 people.
In Cromwell, the Village has 219 residential living residences, offering a range of options: one-story patio, cottage and apartment homes.
"In addition to residential living, the Village also offers a continuum of senior services including assisted living, memory care, short and long-term rehab and skilled nursing," according to the release.


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 ................a láncsebesség és a lánckerekek kerületi sebessége,
 ..........a hajtó és hajtott lánckerék sugara,
 .....a hajtó és hajtott lánckerék szögsebessége,
 .....a hajtó és hajtott lánckerék fordulatszáma,
 .......a hajtó és hajtott lánckerék fogszáma,
 ..a hajtó és hajtott tengely forgatónyomatéka.

Története

Ismereteink szerint lánchajtást legrégebben a polüboloszban alkalmazták, melyet az i. e. 3. században Bizánci Philon görög mérnök írt le. A polübolosz ismétlő számszeríj volt, melyben két fogaslánc csatlakozott egy csörlőhöz, ennek ismételt előre-hátra forgatása kilőtte a nyílvesszőt és önműködően újratöltötte, amíg a tár ki nem ürült. Mindenesetre ez a lánc nem valósított meg folytonos hajtást egyik tengelyről a másikra, ezért nem tekinthető a lánchajtás közvetlen elődjének.

Az első folyamatos lánchajtást a kínai Szung-dinasztia (960–1279) idejében alkalmazta  (1020–1101), aki asztronómiai óratornyának armilláris gömbjét és azokat a figurákat mozgatta vele, melyek a nap egyes óráit szimbolizálták és adott időben gongokat és dobokat ütöttek meg. A lánchajtás a vízóra-torony tartályából táplált vízkerékről hajtotta az óra szerkezetét.

A végtelenített hajtóláncot Európában az előbbitől függetlenül Jacques de Vaucanson találta fel 1770-ben, aki egy selyemgombolyítóban alkalmazta. Elsőként J. F. Tretz építette be a lánchajtást kerékpárba 1869-ben.

Üzemi jellemzők
A lánchajtással forgómozgást lehet átvinni két nagyobb tengelytávolságú párhuzamos tengely között nagy áttétellel és csúszásmentesen, mindemellett a kapcsolat rugalmas marad. A lánckerék fogai és a lánc közötti kényszerkapcsolat következtében az áttétel pontos és állandó. A lánchajtással általában legfeljebb 150-200 kW teljesítmény vihető át. A szokásos láncsebesség 7–8 m/s, gépjárművek vezértengely hajtásánál használt láncoknál a tervezett rövidebb élettartam és jó minőségű láncok alkalmazása folytán 20–25 m/s is lehet. A hatásfok megfelelő kenés esetén 97-98%, hüvelyes láncoknál 94-96%. A lánc hosszú élettartamú, üzembiztos hajtást valósít meg.

Előnyök-hátrányok
A szíjhajtással szemben előnye, hogy melegre, nedvességre érzéketlen, nem csúszik, nincs szlip, kis előfeszítés szükséges, a csapágyakat kisebb erő terheli. A fogaskerékhajtásnál olcsóbb, karbantartása egyszerűbb.

Hátránya, hogy kis fogszámú hajtókeréknél a láncsebesség nem egyenletes, emiatt dinamikus hatások érik a hajtó és a hajtott gépet.

Alkalmazása

Kerékpár

A lánchajtás a legfontosabb szerkezeti egység, mely az 1885-től máig épített kerékpárokat a velocipédtől megkülönbözteti. A velocipéden az első óriási keréken voltak a pedálok, amelyek közvetlenül hajtották meg a kerékpárt. A nagy átmérőre azért volt szükség, hogy a hajtás alkalmazkodjék a kerékpáros fiziológiai adottságaihoz. Az ilyen kerékpárokra azonban nehéz volt fel- és leszállni, és komoly sérülések érhették a magas nyeregből esetleg leeső embert. Ezért vezették be a lánchajtású kerékpárt, mely azonnal népszerűvé vált. Ezt a kerékpáros ugyanolyan erővel és sebességgel hajthatja, mint a velocipédet, de annak hátrányai nélkül.

Motorkerékpár
Motorkerékpároknál a lánchajtás, szíjhajtás és kardántengely között kell választani. A legtöbb esetben lánchajtást alkalmaznak.

Gépkocsi
A gépkocsik fejlődésének korai szakaszában a kerekek lánccal való meghajtása igen gyakori megoldás volt. Ez sokáig vetélytársa volt a Panhard-rendszernek, mely merev tengelyt és kardáncsuklót alkalmazott. A lánchajtásos rendszer egy vagy több görgős láncot használt a differenciálműtől a hátsó tengelyekig. Ez a megoldás lehetővé tette a hátsó tengely nagy függőleges mozgását (például kátyúkon áthaladáskor), és egyszerűbb szerkezet volt, mint a merev kardántengely beépítése jól működő kerékfelfüggesztéshez. Ezen kívül a kerékkel együtt mozgó rugózatlan tömeg kisebb volt, mint a kardántengelyes megoldásnál, emiatt a gumiabroncsok élettartama megnőtt.

Frazer Nash erősen propagálta a láncszíjhajtást. A Frazer Nash lánchajtási rendszer igen hatékony volt, nagyon gyors sebességváltást tett lehetővé. Ezzel a rendszerrel az 1920-as és 1930-as években egész sor sikeres versenyautó épült.

Az utolsó népszerű lánchajtású gépkocsi az 1960-as években gyártott Honda S800 volt.

Belsőégésű motorok
Otto- és dízelmotorok szelepeinek mozgatását egy vezértengelyen kialakított bütykök mozgatják. A vezértengely fordulatszáma négyütemű motoroknál a forgattyús tengely fordulatszámának pontosan fele kell legyen. A bütyköstengely hajtását általában görgőslánccal vagy fogasszíjjal oldják meg.

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Források
 Pattantyús Gépész- és Villamosmérnökök Kézikönyve 2. kötet. Műszaki Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1961.

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