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India Today
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- India Today
Hero Xtreme 125R long term review
Model: Hero Xtreme 125R ABSTest Started: April 2025/5124kmTenure: 6 monthsMileage this month: NA Efficiency this month: NA Firsts are always special, especially when you love what you do. So when I was handed over the keys of the Hero Xtreme 125R, my elation knew no bounds. In that moment, I knew that this motorcycle would occupy a unique spot in my heart, but that is when I reminded myself that as an automobile journalist, I have to be nonpartisan in my reviews. So let's start with the most objective part, the info. The Xtreme 125R is the entry-level model of the Xtreme family that includes the Xtreme 160R, Xtreme 160R 4V and the recently launched Xtreme 250R. It is powered by a 124.7cc, air-cooled, single-cylinder engine producing 11.4bhp and 10.5Nm. Our Xtreme is in the Firestorm Red colour, which, in my opinion, is better looking than the Cobalt Blue and Stallion Black. The Xtreme's negative LCD instrument displays plenty of information, but struggles in direct sunlight. Talking about looks, I would describe the Xtreme in one word, 'polarising'. People's opinions on it are either 'this bike looks so cool' or 'it looks so weird', but one thing is certain: they notice it and ask the name of the motorcycle. I agree with the 'looks cool' crowd, as in my books, the Xtreme punches above its weight on the design front. Thanks to its split LED headlamps, muscular fuel tank and sporty muffler, it looks like a much more powerful motorcycle, and that might be done on purpose, considering the target audience is the younger audience who wants a good-looking vehicle on a tight budget. The Xtreme will be with us for the next six months, and we will tell you about every single aspect of the motorcycle, performance, handling, comfort and fuel efficiency, in detail. Specifications:Powertrain: 124.7cc, air-cooled, single-cylindePower: 11.4bhpTorque: 10.5NmTransmission: 5-speed manualDimensions (LxWxH): 2,009x793x1,051mmWheelbase: 1,319mm Ex-showroom price: Rs 1,00,100 (ex-showroom) Subscribe to Auto Today Magazine
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Mote Marine Laboratory sees a 70% kill rate during mitigation field testing
The Brief Two products developed by the Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative called Clear and Xtreme were launched by Mote Marine Laboratory. The products produced a 70% kill rate of the red tide in two Venice canals, inspiring optimism from scientists. Scientists say they need to take this success and test the kill rates of more red tides in canals and waterways in Venice and the state. VENICE, Fla. - Dead fish floated along two canals in Venice as toxins from red tide kept residents inside. "One of the most impactful things was standing on the seawalls with the residents right next to where we were deploying," said Kevin Claridge, Mote Marine Laboratory's vice president for Sponsored Research and Coastal Policy Programs. READ: Florida Wingstop manager throws hot grease, ranch dressing at customers during argument The backstory After about five years of research, non-stop testing and finally receiving regulatory approval, Mote Marine Laboratory deployed two products from the Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative. "Many of them were saying it was unbearable to be out and just sit on their patio and enjoy the nice day they were having because of the red tide," said Claridge. The products, called Clear and Xtreme, were developed by Mote Scientists Dr. Dana Wetzel, Dr. Richard Pierce and the Heartland Energy Group before being used in the canals. CLICK HERE:>>>Follow FOX 13 on YouTube "The two products we were working with are plant-based natural compounds. We devised a special deployment mechanism in partnership with a company that does oil spill and hazard waste cleanup," said Claridge. Dig deeper Testing started immediately, and the results were exciting. "A 70% kill rate of the Karenia brevis. That's a win for us. I think it's a pretty good suppression of Karenia. You won't completely knock it out of the water column, and we don't want to eliminate it from the natural environment, but you want to knock it back where it's causing the environment's ecological impacts," said Claridge. Mote Marine Laboratory's President and CEO Dr. Michael Crosby said he didn't doubt what would happen. READ: Trial set to begin for woman whose car went airborne killing passenger "This stuff works and does no greater harm to the environment than the red tide is doing," said Crosby. What's next Mote Marine Laboratory has other products to deploy pending review and approval from the EPA. They're hoping to scale up deployment to an active bloom. "This won't be a success if we can only do a canal or two. We have to be able to really view this a little more as a military operation and being able to attack with deployment of these compounds and methods wherever that red tide is," said Crosby. The Source FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon collected the information in this story. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app: Apple | Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
The Independent
13-02-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Sean Strickland reacts to coach's ‘uninspiring' dig and explains poor UFC 312 performance
Following a poor performance at UFC 312, Sean Strickland has reacted to his coach's criticism, while explaining why he struggled in his rematch with Dricus Du Plessis. On Saturday (8 February), Strickland lost to Du Plessis on points for the second time in 13 months. With the first result, Du Plessis took the middleweight title from the divisive American, who failed to regain it at UFC 312. Strickland was widely criticised for his showing in Australia, where he lost all five rounds on two judges' scorecards, and his trainer Eric Nicksick echoed that criticism this week. After Nicksick called Strickland's performance 'very underwhelming' and 'uninspiring' in an interview with Ariel Helwani, the 33-year-old has responded. In a video on social media, Strickland said: 'I like Eric. He's a friend of mine, and he's going to continue to be a friend of mine. Will he be in my corner? Probably not. We have so many great guys at Xtreme [Couture gym] – Nate [Pettit], Ray Sefo. We have so many savages that I would love to corner me. 'But that entire fight camp was just a struggle. We all have excuses as to why we didn't win, or why we won and we shouldn't have won. We all f***ing have excuses and they don't f***ing matter. The only reason I'm doing this video is: Eric had to go do a f***ing podcast and become an influencer, so I've got to kind of explain myself. 'I was in Colombia eight weeks out, seven weeks out, getting stem cells on a broken bone. Bone healed fine, not an excuse, it just kind of weighs in the back of your head. I would train with [Reinier de Ridder], that submission guy, and he hit me with a whizzer – and it was already broken, and I thought my arm f***ing snapped. 'All men do this: You look in the mirror, and even though you're not good, you're like, 'I'm f***ing good, you're a f***ing man, you sack up.' But all camp, whether it be the staph infection, the broken arm, having to get a visa that didn't get approved until a week [before the fight], not being able to get cornermen out there... This entire camp was a struggle. 'Nothing [against] Dricus, he came there and fought his ass off. F***ing broke my nose, hell yeah, hats off. You fought like a f***ing man. I broke my nose like f***ing three times in that [fourth] round, and every single time, I didn't quit. I didn't go sit on the stool and say: 'My nose is broken and I can't fight.' I adjusted it every f***ing time. 'I thought, 'Maybe I'll get lucky, maybe I won't,' but at the end of the day, we all have a f***ing story and no one gives a f***. I'm grateful for my life, I love my job, I love my fans – I support you guys just as much as you support me. Back in the gym, sack up and onto the next.' Strickland also reacted to a specific comment from Nicksick, who said he wanted to coach world champions. 'I don't fight to put belts on the wall,' Strickland said. 'I don't f***ing fight because Eric wants to go do a f***ing fancy podcast. That's not why I fight. 'Before fighting, I had the lowest self-esteem, couldn't even look at myself in the f***ing mirror. Like, I didn't even know what dignity was when I first started fighting. Kind of through fighting, I've learned so much. I've met so many amazing people through the UFC. And fight fans, you guys have changed my f***ing life. 'You made me grow so much as a person in the ring and out of the ring, and that's why I fight. I f***ing love it. I've got a lot of fights left on my contract, I love fighting, I'm going back to the gym. I'm working my ass off and I'm starting from f***ing square one. That's just kind of how life is.' Ahead of UFC 312, which took place in Sydney, Strickland drew criticism for calling Australians 'English white trash' and insulting their gun laws and 'lack of freedom'. The American also denied he had a staph infection, before acknowledging in his video this week that he did have staph.
USA Today
13-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Sean Strickland: Eric Nicksick 'probably' done cornering me after criticism of UFC 312 loss
Sean Strickland was irked by coach Eric Nicksick's public criticism of his performance in this past Saturday's UFC 312 title-fight rematch with Dricus Du Plessis. Nicksick, the head coach at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, has been the chief cornerman to Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) during his rise up to the middleweight division and into his championship victory over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in September 2023. He helped guide Strickland to the top again for a rematch with Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC), but it did not unfold as he intended. After Strickland, who endured through a broken nose for the latter half of the fight, turned in a fairly lackluster performance over five rounds in a unanimous decision loss, his coach did not hold back on his feelings when speaking to 'The Ariel Helwani Show.' 'I think he needs to evaluate what he wants to do in this sport,' Nicksick said. 'If it's just to make money, then that's great. Let us know. I want to coach world champions, so my motivations are different. So I think that just to kind of show up and do that, and not really back it up, to me was just kind of uninspiring.' The comments from Nicksick were enough for Strickland to issue a public response on social media. The former UFC champ detailed the many issues he experienced leading up to stepping in the octagon at UFC 312, but briefly spoke on the fallout of what his coach had to say. Strickland indicated a personal relationship between them will continue on a friendship level, but as far as their professional relationship, it seems that the two sides may splinter for the time being. 'I like Eric,' Strickland said. 'He's a friend of mine. He's going to continue to be a friend of mine. Will he probably be in my corner? Probably not. We have some many great guys at Xtreme. … We have so many savages that can corner me. But that entire fight camp was just a struggle. It was a f*cking struggle, and we all have excuses as to why we didn't win or why we won or we shouldn't have won. We all f*cking have excuses, and they don't f*cking matter.' For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 312.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Mote scientists, partners unveil arsenal of tools aimed at fighting red tide
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) – Mote Marine Laboratory received millions of dollars from the state for a red tide mitigation initiative a few years back. Now, alongside their partners, scientists unveiled some of the tools they've developed to tackle the harmful algal blooms. 'The state of Florida is leading in the U.S. and indeed leading in the world in developing new technologies to fight, not only red tide but other harmful algal blooms in freshwater and marine ecosystems all around the United States and all around the world,' said Mote CEO Dr. Michael Crosby. QVC US and HSN operations close campus in St. Petersburg Scientists looked at more than 300 different approaches and narrowed it down to about two dozen. Three of those have already received state and federal approvals to be deployed. 'Our mantra is with all of these technologies.. none of them will do any greater harm to the environment than the red tide is already doing,' said Dr. Crosby. Mote broke down three initiatives ready for deployment in a news release this week. Principal Investigator: Dr. Dana WetzelCLEAR is a novel, naturally derived biocide developed by Mote's Environmental Laboratory for Forensics. Harnessing the properties of natural plant-based compounds, CLEAR targets K. brevis with no environmental impact. CLEAR's active ingredients are classified as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by the FDA, and studies show no measurable accumulation in the environment. The all-natural biocide degrades fully within half a day, ensuring its safety for marine ecosystems. Regulatory approvals from the EPA, FDACS, and DEP allow for rapid deployment of CLEAR in the event of a bloom. Mote has developed multiple formulations of CLEAR to ensure versatility. Engineered particle treatments can be deployed on surface waters via vessel-mounted blowers, drones, or backpack sprayers. For underwater applications, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) or autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) deliver the liquid form directly into blooms. This liquid application may also be deployed sub-surface with a specially equipped boat. CLEAR-embedded dissolvable beads provide sustained protection for 30-60 days, ideal for canals, marinas, and other vulnerable areas. This multi-faceted approach ensures targeted and effective mitigation. Principal Investigator: Dr. Rich PierceXtreme is a natural, non-toxic water treatment product developed by Heartland Energy Group. Previously used for blue-green algae (a freshwater HAB), Xtreme has demonstrated significant effectiveness against K. brevis. Lab testing and mesocosm experiments at Mote confirmed Xtreme's ability to reduce red tide cells and brevetoxins while posing no harm to marine life, including commercially important clams. Xtreme offers a natural solution that could help control blooms. This product is deployed by a large handheld sprayer. Principal Investigator: Dr. Rich PierceOZONIX® is a patented, chemical-free water treatment technology that combines several processes to eliminate K. brevis cells and their toxins. It uses hydrodynamic cavitation (a process that creates bubbles in the water to break apart harmful substances), ozone injection (adding ozone gas to the water, which helps break down toxins), ultrasonic acoustic cavitation (using sound waves to create bubbles that break down harmful materials), and electrochemical oxidation (a process where electricity helps remove contaminants). These techniques work by running large hoses into the water that are connected to a trailer outfitted with a complex water system. Together, these techniques effectively address the red tide algae and its toxins. When and where to deploy these technologies will be up to state and federal leaders. 'This is huge for the state of Florida, it is huge for the United States, it is huge for the world to be able to fight these very toxic negative impacts to our environment, to our economy and to our quality of life,' said Dr. Crosby. 'We are working very patiently, but very deliberately through the permitting process for the other dozen and a half technologies. We need them all to be approved, but we do have to work through those processes. We are ready to deploy now. What we need to do is a scale this up so that we can have large-scale deployment of all of these technologies,' he continued. Partners of Mote include Senior Global Product Manager, Heartland Energy Group, Prescott Clean Water, AquaTech Eco Consultants, Hull's Environmental Services, and A-C-T Environmental & Infrastructure. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
