The Phoenix Suns possessed a variety of elite aspects last season, but it’s fair to say rebounding certainly wasn’t one of them.
For a team that finished the regular season eight games clear atop the NBA standings, the Suns ranked just 13th in rebounding percentage. Phoenix were solid on the defensive boards, but their lack of presence on the offensive glass prevented the second opportunities that can often prove the difference in close-fought games.
They finished 21st in offensive rebounding percentage last season, and only 20th overall in total offensive rebounds. As a subsequent result, Phoenix finished 23rd in second chance points.
While it may never be a top-tier feature of this generation of the Phoenix Suns, the rebounding department is undoubtedly an area for improvement in 2022-23.
There are three key players that can be identified as specific focus points to make the Suns a better rebounding team moving forward.
1. Deandre Ayton’s Physicality
The best rebounding teams do it by committee, but there’s little doubt it starts with the biggest presence in the paint. Ayton is that for the Suns, averaging the 11th most rebounds in the league last season at 10.2 per game.
He does, however, get a lot of rebounds purely because of his position and the lack of notable rebounders alongside him. He ranked 18th in the league for contested rebounds, which while good, is a clear indication of his greater proportion of easier, uncontested rebounds.
Ayton is a good rebounder, but much like the rest of his game, increased physicality and assertiveness could make him great in that aspect.
2. Mikal Bridges channels Wiggins and other respective small-forwards
If Ayton does become more physical around the rim, then he needs help from wing players like Jae Crowder, Cameron Johnson and Mikal Bridges. We should focus on the latter here, with the 25-year-old having averaged under four rebounds per game over his career.
Sure, Bridges does take the primary opposition perimeter threat, but that shouldn’t mean he shies away from rebounding responsibility. Andrew Wiggins averages similar rebounding numbers across his career, yet exploded for 8.8 per game through six NBA Finals matches.
Wiggins’ rebounding was a big reason behind his own Finals success and the Golden State Warriors’ 2022 NBA championship. With equally impressive length and athleticism, why can’t Bridges produce similar numbers moving forward?
3. Devin Booker becomes a box-score breaker.
The Phoenix superstar may already be one of the best two-guards in the league, but his potential development remains an exciting factor heading into next season. Much of this focuses on his offensive skill set and greater ball-handling duties, but Booker also made strides defensively last season.
He averaged a career-high five rebounds, a number on which to work with as he continues to build an elite all-around game. The idea of Booker grabbing boards and pushing in transition is a salivating thought for Suns fans.
Ultimately, rebounding requires a team-first approach. Of players still on the roster, only Ayton averaged more than 5.3 rebounds per game. That’s a statistic Phoenix will need to work on if they’re going to be a top ten rebounding team in the league.


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Function: War Riders
All is for the Hive!
There are four main types of marauder drones used by the Waruder hive consisting of the onyx and purple Parasite drones with their Ripper pilots, the yellow and burnt orange Mudfighter drones with their Thrasher pilots, the crimson and pewter Storm Rider drones with their Crusher pilots, and the white and purple Paralyzer drones with their Buzzer pilots. While each drone has their own specialties, their overall mission is the same - swarm, devour, and carry digested metals back to feed the rest of the aplary.
The larger drones are more or less simple techno-organic host shells that the smaller insects control as protective exo-armor. The shells are able to convert between insect and robot mode to suit the task required. The venom from the shell's stinger attacks both organic and technology based biological systems alike, numbing neural pathways and seizing motor control. The pilots themselves can convert into miniature versions of the shells' modes and, if desperate, they can also change into a third, ranged weapon mode that the larger shell can operate. However, this hand-held mode risks the pilots becoming detached from the larger insects, and rendering the shells largely useless as they have no intelligence or instinct of their own.
Prelude: When it comes to repaints in Transformers, the first thing that comes to mind is the famous Black Repaint. Often coming with the ‘Nemesis’ prefix. In most cases it applies to Optimus Prime figures, but there are quite a few other black repaints, too. And when you have a Botcon set like the Waruders, which consists of four different repaints of the same figure, it was basically a given that a black repaint would be included. So here comes Parasite, the Black Waspinator Repaint.
Remarks: Parasite is part of the Waruders set from Botcon 2015 and a repaint of Generations Waspinator. Since I’ve already reviewed Waspinator, as well as fellow Waruders Storm Rider and Mudfighter, just a few short words on the differences.
Parasite comes in the classic Black Repaint colors, meaning black (naturally), purple, and red. He also has some gold highlights, which go nicely with the rest of the colors. And... yeah, that’s pretty much all that’s new about this figure. Just like the rest he comes with a Minicon companion that is also a repaint of a Waspinator toy, the Thrilling 30 Waspinator, named after the Dreadnok Ripper from GI Joe. Ripper is a blue repaint, not a black one (the black one was Trasher, who came with Mudfighter), but still looks good.
So bottom line, I really like the Waspinator mold and I like the Waruders. And while my favorite version remains Storm Rider, Parasite looks pretty good, too.

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Miranda Lambert may be most known for her music, but there is a lot a girl can learn about fashion from her. Miranda has an easy style that is put together yet comfortable all at the same time. The girl knows who she is and dresses accordingly.
Sam Hunt brought his unique vision to the stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday (Feb. 25), performing his groundbreaking current single, Take Your Time.
Balancing schoolwork and filming schedules can be difficult for many teenage stars, but 15-year-old Lennon Stella seems to have it down to a T.
Miranda Lambert is sporting new ink!
FGL played their first-ever show at Madison Square Garden in New York, and sold out the legendary venue…
The threat of another icy Nashville evening was looming, but it didn’t stop Garth Brooks from putting on an unforgettable tour preview.
Shania Twain has shared a live video of Man! I Feel Like a Woman! in advance of her upcoming concert TV special and live CD/DVD package.
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Mui Ne beaches belong to Phan Thiet town located in the Binh Thuan province. 200 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, it is on the southern most tip of Central Vietnam. Legend has it that Han Mac Tu, a talented poet spent his time in Phan Thiet waiting for the lady of his dream, Mong Cam.
Phan Thiet is home to some of the most beautiful and the most visited of the Vietnam tourist attractions. To the east of Phan Thiet are some exquisite beaches, one of the greatest attractions in the region. They are totally different from one another. While some are lined with coconut trees, the others are next to vast sand dunes. There is the beautiful Bai Rang, 15 kilometer northeast of Phan Thiet. It is beautifully lined with coconut trees. This beach has the Da Ong Dia (boulders of the Earth God) and the Suoi Tien (Celestial Stream).
The town of Phan Thiet has an appeal of its own. The streets are lined with colonial villas. The Ho Chi Minh Museum and the Ong Pagoda are some of the major tourist attractions.
The most famous tourist attraction in Phan Thiet is the Mui Ne Sand Dunes. 12 miles east of Phan Thiet the sand dunes are nothing short of nature’s work of art. The elements of wind have given it a shape worth viewing. The most popular tourist activity is sledding down the sand dunes on plastic sheeting.
Another attraction of Phan Thiet is its proximity to Cape Mui Ne. It is a 21km of long arc of fine sand with a perfect combination of the sun and blue pacific water giving rise to a spectacular view.
The curved southern coast bay is shaded by coconut palms and with a gentle arc around the azure waters of the East Sea. The daily breezes that whip through the bay have shaped the coastline, creating a stunning landscape of white and red sand dunes, as well as a watersports industry.
Mui Ne has quickly been transformed from an isolated stretch of beautiful white sand to one long row of resorts. Mui Ne has become the kite-surfing capital of Asia. There’s still a fishing village at the east end of the beach.

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For better or worse, the news this week has been dominated by reports of the cheating scandal that saw Jordyn Woods hook up with Khloe Kardashian‘s now ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson, leading to near-apocalyptic levels of fallout and recrimination.
While we may never know the truth about what happened there, and whether the whole story is just a part of some elaborate, Faustian plot cooked up by Kris Jenner, we do know that Khloe Kardashian will not be joining The Bachelorette any time soon.
A few days after news of Tristan’s clandestine hookup broke, Bachelor and Bachelorette creator Mike Fleiss took to Twitter to say that he’s been in talks with Khloe about coming on board with the franchise, and that he just has to sign off with his “dear friend” Kris to approve any decision.
Earlier today, Kim Kardashian took to social media to shut down the talk of her sister going on the show, calling it “fake fucking news big time”. She used four exclamation marks in the Tweet, so you kinda know she means business:
Fake fucking news big time!!!! https://t.co/sbI7JbSPpC
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 23, 2019
Mike Fleiss, however, was not about to take that lying down, and after Kim’s Tweet, he shot back at her to say that The Bachelorette has “strict confidentiality agreements” and that Khloe “couldn’t tell” her sister that she was going on the show, even if she wanted to. Burn.
Before long, Khloe herself jumped onto Twitter to clear things up, saying “I’m not fucking clickbait right now. Stop or you will be hearing from my lawyers. How insensitive!!” So that clears that up, I guess?
I’m not fucking clickbait right now. Stop or you will be hearing from my lawyers. How insensitive!! https://t.co/vTKi83nLUJ
— Khloé (@khloekardashian) February 24, 2019
Khloe Kardashian has not publicly addressed the cheating scandal, but she has posted some highly-emotional quotes to her Instagram stories and deleted photos of Tristan from her feed, and she would certainly appear to be single as of right now.
Anyway, if she changes her mind an she does decide to give this a crack, The Bachelorette Australia has done some truly inspired work with celebrity casting in the past, and we’d be very happy to have her come down here and choose an eligible bloke. Just a thought …Image: AAP / StarMax


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07-14-2005, 11:27:00 AM
Hello everybody, I am new to this group and need some help. I am doing the LT4 conversion on my wifes 94 Z-28. The 350 in my 72 RS has crappy 882 heads. Does anybody know if 1994 LT1 heads will fit a 1972 block? If so would any special valvetrain components be required? Reverse flow water pump? Piston to Valve clearance issues? If anybody has any answers or input I would really appreciate hearing them. Thanks.
07-14-2005, 02:59:00 PM
The LT1/LT4 heads are absolutely NOT compatible with older blocks.
07-14-2005, 05:36:00 PM
<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by rockheadrocks:
The LT1/LT4 heads are absolutely NOT compatible with older blocks. </font>
They are but you have to modify them abit
http://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/showthread.php?s=5e0bbc3d3a128ed2ffeaa15a28c4 6a7d&threadid=178262 (http://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/showthread.php?s=5e0bbc3d3a128ed2ffeaa15a28c46a7d&threadid=178262)
If you don't want to the whole LT1 intake EFI conversion your best bet is to go with vortec heads. Vortecs are based off of the LT1 heads but are made to be used on older blocks without the reverse cooling.
[This message has been edited by 81ZDan (edited July 14, 2005).]
07-14-2005, 11:55:00 PM
thanks for the info, i just didnt want to have LT1 heads laying on the shelf while I run smog heads, oh well if they dont fit they dont fit
07-15-2005, 08:54:00 AM
For some its very worth doing, if you can weld up the holes in the deck yourself or have someone do it cheap, they make cheap nice flowing aluminum heads, and the small chambers can come in very handy.
07-15-2005, 12:36:00 PM
Is that all that needs to be done, just fill the coolant passages with aluminum?
07-16-2005, 07:50:00 AM
From the look of it you need to do fill those two holes, drill a hole in the top of the water jacket for a coolant line (both heads) and use an LT1 intake.
07-16-2005, 12:58:00 PM
Aside from the deck holes, some standard sbc intakes can be adapter, the coolant hoses can be run from the front and rear of the heads into the water crossover on the intake. Or the holes on the front of the heads can be enlarged and just two short hoses used
07-16-2005, 01:52:00 PM
If I were you I would sell the LT1 Heads on Ebay etc and buy better flowing heads for your small block. Save you the headach and a chance messing the heads up
07-16-2005, 04:30:00 PM
Seems like a lot of trouble just for a set of heads. There are many new GM heads out there that will perform well.


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Wed 24 Feb 2016
It’s going to be a busy couple of months for Raury. Not only is he currently on tour with A$AP Rocky in Australia, but he will join Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on the European leg of their tour at the end of April. With so much time away from home, he has released this homesick track aptly titled “Home.” The chill groove explains some of the things he likes to do when he’s in the comfort of his city. Home is where the heart is.


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HGST, a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Digital , has entered into an agreement whereby HGST will acquire a 100% ownership stake in sTec in an all-cash transaction valued at $340 million, equal to $6.85 a share, the companies announced today.
According to the companies' press release, the deal "augments HGST's existing solid-state storage capabilities, accelerating its ability to expand its participation in the rapidly growing area of enterprise SSDs [solid state drives]." The STEC board of directors has unanimously agreed to the proposed buyout, and will recommend that its shareholders approve the deal.
HGST President Mike Cordano commented, "We are excited to welcome such a talented team of professionals to HGST, where their inventive spirit will be embraced and encouraged."
The deal is expected to close in either the third or fourth quarter of 2013, and is subject to customary closing conditions. The deal represents approximately $207 million in enterprise value, net of STEC's cash as of March 31. The $6.85 per share is a 91% premium over STEC's Friday closing stock price.
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This is also applicable to all strata in the society; the rich and the poor; to all ethnic demarcations in the society as well. Every one of them has to send their children to the school.
The promotion that the federal government has to carry out needs to reach every one of the ethnic minorities in the country, as well as, make sure that the government has a public school in every corner of the country. The number of students in the school may not be deciding factor but the presence of a school in every locality will be. This program was found to be the one that should be cleverly planned, closed executed and also should be followed up strongly. Otherwise, all the good work done will become a wasteful expenditure to the society. In addition to this, the impact on the society by such a program will be tremendous and awe inspiring. Therefore, this program was chosen for the analysis.
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed by President Bush On Jan 8, 2002. The basic principle of this Act was made brief by the President in his bill introduction speech in the Congress. This bill, according to him, was to make sure that "all the students will have a better chance to learn, to excel and to live out their dreams". ...Show more


Crews will pick up Christmas trees for disposal during the week of January 16. To ensure pickup, residents must have their trees at the curb by 7:00 AM on Monday, January 16. Crews will pick up trees all week but will not return to a street once they've collected from it.
Since the trees are chipped, all lights, decorations, and bags must be removed.
Because of Monday's icy weather, crews will not begin picking up trees until Tuesday or Wednesday.


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We recommend allowing the printout to dry for about 30 minutes before continuing to apply to fabric.
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Two Women Killed in Winter Park Amtrak Train Accident
Just a few hours after the morning commute in Winter Park, two women were fatally injured in yet another train accident in Florida. This time, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the two unnamed victims were struck and killed by Amtrak Train #91, (known as the “Silver Star”), which was travelling southbound towards Orlando near Cypress & Palmetto Avenues. This particular train commutes daily from New York City to Miami, and was carrying 83 passengers at the time of the crash, none of which were injured. SunRail services in the area were also suspended for a few hours, but resumed later that afternoon. Since the investigation is currently ongoing, the reason behind the women being on the train tracks has yet to be confirmed, however, Winter Park police say that it appears that they were attempting to take their own lives. The authorities are withholding their names until their next of kin have been notified.
Local businessowner Shannon Youngs, whose shop is located on Palmetto Avenue near the collision site, has become quite use to the noises of the commuter trains travelling through the area. “We heard around 11:40 a.m., the train came by, which isn’t unusual. We hear the SunRail and the Amtrak come by all the time, but the horn sounded different this time. It was very chopped up,” she said.
Train accidents have quickly become a far too common site here in Florida unfortunately, with one claiming the life of a young woman just earlier this week near UCF. Another fatal railway incident from January of this year mortally wounded a local bicycle enthusiast. Although these specific crashes involved SunRail commuter trains, it is becoming increasingly obvious that additional safety precautions are becoming a necessity at dangerous train crossings. A fact that is not lost on the Florida Department of Transportation, which has plans to install safety fences at problematic crossings between Seminole County and Orange County. The Federal Railroad Administration’s Office of Safety Analysis also recently released a six-month report stating that Florida is tied with Texas for the second most fatal train accidents in the United States.
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GENEVA: Hashish was first domesticated round 12,000 years in the past in China, researchers discovered, after analysing the genomes of crops from internationally. The examine in Science Advances mentioned the genomic historical past of hashish domestication had been under-studied in comparison with different crop species, largely as a consequence of authorized restrictions.
The researchers compiled 110 complete genomes protecting the total spectrum of wild-growing feral crops, landraces, historic cultivars, and trendy hybrids of crops used for hemp and drug functions. The examine mentioned it recognized “the time and origin of domestication, post-domestication divergence patterns and presentday genetic range”.
“We present that hashish sativa was first domesticated in early Neolithic occasions in East Asia and that each one present hemp and drug cultivars diverged from an ancestral gene pool at the moment represented by feral crops and landraces in China,” it mentioned. Hashish has been used for millennia for textiles and for its medicinal and leisure properties. The evolution of the hashish genome suggests the plant was cultivated for multipurpose use over a number of millennia.
The present highly-specialised hemp and drug varieties are thought to return from selective cultures initiated about 4,000 years in the past, optimised for the manufacturing of fibres or cannabinoids. The choice led to unbranched, tall hemp crops with extra fibre in the principle stem, and well-branched, brief marijuana crops with extra flowers, maximising resin manufacturing.
The examine was led by Luca Fumagalli of the College of Lausanne and concerned scientists from Britain, China, India, Pakistan, Qatar and Switzerland. “Our genomic relationship means that early domesticated ancestors of hemp and drug varieties diverged from Basal hashish”, round 12,000 years in the past, “indicating that the species had already been domesticated by early Neolithic occasions”, it mentioned.
“Opposite to a widely-accepted view, which associates hashish with a Central Asian centre of crop domestication, our outcomes are per a single domestication origin of hashish sativa in East Asia, consistent with early archaeological proof.”

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Muslims are celebrating the important religious holiday with prayers as they mark the end of Islam's holy fasting month of Ramadan.
India, Bangladesh and Pakistan started Ramadan a day later than other countries and are celebrating Eid today after the new crescent moon was seen yesterday evening.
Iran, Oman and several other nations also did not see the moon on Saturday night so their first day of Eid al-Fitr falls today as well.
Eid al-Fitr was celebrated yesterday in the UK, Europe, America and Muslim countries where the new new moon crescent was sighted last night.
Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Qatar, Turkey and other Arab countries are celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday after sightings of the moon on Saturday night.
With the India and a number of other countries around the world celebrating Eid today, here are some of the most stunning images of Eid prayers and celebrations.
Eid images: Indian Muslims offer prayers at Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi
Muslim worshippers perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Blue mosque (Sultanahmet) in Istanbul
Libyan Muslim worshippers perform Eid al-Fitr prayer in Tripoli
Eid images: Pakistani residents offer Eid al-Fitr prayers on the outskirts of Peshawar
Eid iamges: Indonesian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at a mosque in Surabaya
Eid images: Muslims perform the Eid prayer at the Moscow Cathedral Mosque to celebrate Eid al-Fitr
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Weekly Market CallA recurring theme for the last five weeks or so has been the fact that the economic news has ranged from fair to bad and yet the market continues to rise. This week was no different.
Fed meeting minutes were released and confirmed that those who said the Fed remains hawkish on inflation were right. New claims for unemployment jumped for the week ended April 7 to 342,000 from 323,000 the week before. This might reflect a softening in the labor market, but the weekly numbers can be very volatile. The March core PPI was weaker than expected at unchanged, but the total PPI surged 1.0%. The flat core was good news, but also may not reflect a trend. Expectations for first quarter real GDP have dropped to 2%. Interest rate forecasts were raised to reflect the lower probability of Fed easing. Inflation forecasts inched higher. And home price forecasts were lowered.
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ETF CommentsIndexes - all of them (and their associated ETFs: DIA, SPY, QQQQ, IWM) were up again this week. As reported last week, they are all clawing their way out of the TradeRadar SELL zone where they have been stuck for the last month or so. IWM and SPY have now moved strongly out of the SELL zone, DIA and QQQQ are above the line but not by much. All of these ETFs as well as those discussed below will see near term performance affected by earnings reports on the horizon.
Commodities - Oil didn't do much this week, closing at $63.60 a barrel, pretty much where it was last week. The US Oil ETF (USO) continues to flash a short-term SELL signal but on a longer term chart, it still seems to be in an up-trend. The Energy SPDR (XLE) remains in a solid up-trend and surged to a new 52-week high last week. It probably has a bit further to go before hitting its usual over-sold point. There will probably be another buying opportunity for those who have made a practice of buying whenever XLE gets down around its 200-day moving average.
Technology - Unlike the similarly tech-heavy QQQQ, the SPDR Tech ETF (XLK) has moved strongly out of the TradeRadar SELL zone.
Housing - the SPDR Home Builders ETF (XHB) barely budged this week. It may be trying to establish a bottom but there is resistance at $33 that may prove difficult to overcome. The iShares REIT ETF (IYR) had a couple of bad days this week but managed to finish a tiny bit up from the previous week. IYR is still deeply in the TradeRadar SELL zone. SRS still looks like it could be another short idea here.
Biotech - XBI, the Biotech SPDR, had another strong week and I was incorrect when I said last week that it was probably over-bought on a short-term basis. XBI has reversed the intermediate down-trend that has been in place since last November.
Financials - the SPDR Financial ETF (XLF) gained a bit this week but not nearly as much as the rest of the market. As I have said for the last couple of weeks, XLF continues to display one of the strongest TradeRadar SELL signals though it manages to stay above its 200-day MA. SKF still looks like a good short idea.
TradeRadar Stock PicksGenerex Biotechnology (GNBT) is pretty much doing nothing so we continue to hold. This week it drooped a few cents to $1.66 for a 1.8% loss.
The NASDAQ 100 was up again this past week so the ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID) lost a bit more and closed the week down at $51.45. We are hanging in with a 2.3% loss. As painful as it is, we will continue to hold QID a little longer as a hedge against a poorly received earnings season.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) was up again and closed the week at $26.68 for a 3.5% gain. Cisco's chart is looking pretty good here.
BigBand Networks (BBND) struggled this week and dropped from $18.51 to close the week at $17.89. Our gain has been reduced to 2.5%.
SanDisk (SNDK) resumed its weak ways and fell from last week's $44.50 down to $43.35. I was surprised that it couldn't capitalize on the news it was in a partnership with Yahoo to produce a wireless MP3 player that would be integrated with Yahoo's music service. Our gain has been wiped out but it remains solidly in the TradeRadar BUY zone so we will continue to hold.
Millicom International (MICC) tacked on a few more cents and finished the week at $83.73 for a 5.6% gain.


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The court had asked the Centre to seek public opinion on such seeds before releasing it for cultivation purpose, even as government approval is awaited.
Mustard is one of India’s most important winter crops which is sown between mid-October and late November.
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Alleging that field trials were being carried out without doing relevant tests, he had sought a 10-year moratorium on them. Bhushan said a Technical Expert Committee (TEC) report has pointed out that the entire regulatory system was in shambles and a 10-year moratorium should be given.
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JAPAN: Teijin’s bio-derived polyester fibre used in Nissan Leaf
Teijin Limited has announced that its 'Eco Circle' plant-fibre based bio-polyester has been selected for use in the seats and interior trim surface of the new Nissan Leaf.
The company says that it is the first time Eco Circle plant-fibre has been used for the interior of a mass-produced vehicle.
The seat and interior trim surface were co-developed by Teijin, automotive seat manufacturer Suminoe Teijin Techno Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motor Company Ltd. Specifically, Eco Circle plant-fibre is used for the seats, parts of the door trim, headrests and centre armrest.
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The author, Dr. Zitter, is described as an expert on the medical experience of death and dying. Her specialties of pulmonary/critical care and palliative care brought to life the spectrum between a comfortable, natural death versus a "keep alive at all costs" mentality. This book was thoughtful and presented many sides of difficult dying experiences. I found it incredibly valuable to understand typical trajectories that might occur at the end of life from illness, organ failure, frailty, or dementia. It helped me gain clarity on my own wishes, and I encourage others to read the book and then discuss it with loved ones. Rather than it being a depressing subject matter, it has the potential to be a gift if the reader can move into a place of communicating and documenting wishes for end-of-life.
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text: The Anoka Post Office is a former post office building in Anoka, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1916 in a Colonial Revival design credited to architect James Knox Taylor. It remained in service as a U.S. Post Office until 1977, after which it has housed a variety of commercial tenants. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its local significance in the theme of architecture. This Anoka County National Registry of Historic Places video was produced by students from Hennepin Technical College Video Production Program in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Produced by Anoka County Historical Society, Rebecca Ebnet-Mavencamp, Executive Director, Audra Hilse, Archivist and Sara Given, Coordinator and Directed by Dylan Salber.

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PHARMAC's role in breast cancer drug debate
Monday, 13 February 2006
Dunne queries PHARMAC's role in breast cancer drug debate
Associate Health Minister and United Future leader Peter Dunne is querying the conflicting role being played by the Government's drug-buying agency, PHARMAC, in the debate over whether the breast cancer drug, Herceptin, should be subsidised more widely.
At present, PHARMAC subsidises the drug for women in the final stages of breast cancer and is querying research which shows it is beneficial for women in the early stages of the illness as well.
"This means" says Mr Dunne "that PHARMAC is making a clinical decision on the drug and is then using that decision to make the funding choice.
"This is a confusion of roles that I am not convinced is in the best interests of the people of New Zealand.
"That's why United Future included in its confidence and supply agreement with Labour the view that a national medicines strategy be developed and the role of PHARMAC in that strategy be reviewed," said Mr Dunne.

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The summer gardening frenzy is in full swing and once again I’m asking: What am I going to do with all this eggplant/zucchini/chard, etc? I never learn. I didn’t even learn after what my husband calls, “the summer of the eggplant.” Who knew three plants would produce so much eggplant we would be eating it EVERY DAY!? He revolted and refused to eat anymore eggplant, but fortunately not until just before the growing season was over. Actually, that was even a little too much eggplant for me, and it’s my favorite vegetable.
I think I’ve mentioned my 5-year rotation on recipes before. I just like to try a lot of new dishes, especially if there is a unique ingredient or cooking method involved. Not all of these experiments are successful. Creamed chard with xanthan gum comes to mind. I have never tasted something so gross. I think the recipe stated that the xanthan gum thickens the sauce without dulling the flavor. Trust me, stick with béchamel sauce or a cream reduction.
I do, however, have a few recipes that I make over and over again. One of my goals with this blog is to capture those go-to recipes in one location. Easy to share with friends and family, and I can access them easily. This eggplant is one of those go-to recipes. We eat a lot of Indian food, and this is the vegetable side dish I often turn to. The only negative is that this dish, like many made with eggplant, does not freeze well. So, if you make it, plan to eat all of it in the next few days. The good news is that it’s just as good warmed up the next day as the day you made it.
Minty Sweet and Sour Eggplant
This eggplant goes well with any Indian food. It’s combination of sweet, sour, and salty flavors are a great complement to curries as well as grilled meats. The best eggplant to use are the smaller thinner Asian types. If you must use the large globe eggplant, slice it in half lengthwise and then into half moon slices. The eggplant can be broiled and the casserole prepared several hours ahead of time.
2.5 pounds eggplant
6 tablespoons neutral-flavored oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon minced fresh mint leaves, plus more fresh leaves for garnish
Position a rack in the top rack of the oven and preheat the broiler on high.
Brush a sheet pan with oil. Slice the eggplant 1/3 inch thick or slice into half moons as described above. Place the eggplant in a single layer in the sheet pan. (Note: you may need more than one pan.) Brush the eggplant on both sides with the oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Turn the slices over and broil the other side, about 2 minutes. Eggplant should be cooked through in the middle, but not falling apart. Remove the pan of eggplant from the oven and set aside. Turn off the broiler and preheat the oven to 350.
Toast the cumin seeds in a small pan until they release their fragrance, about 1 minute. Place in a small bowl with the remaining ingredients.
Place the eggplant slices in a 9 x 12 baking dish, slightly overlapping as seen in the photos. After one layer is in place dribble about a third of the seasoning mixture over the eggplant. Repeat with two remain layers of eggplant and seasoning.
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ISLAMABAD – As the Pakistani government vows to remove subsidies in power sector, there will be no respite for Inflation hit people, with another hike on power tariff is on cards.
As people in crisis-hit country are bearing the brunt of record prices, the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) approached the national power regulator to jackup the power tariff by Rs5.32 per unit.
CCPA approached NEPRA and cited fuel adjustments for December 2023. If approved, financial burden on consumers grappled with elevated utility costs.
NEPRA will conduct a hearing on this matter on January 31.
In its plea, CPPA said 12.92 billion electric units were produced at the cost of Rs7.61/ unit, while the reference cost for September was fixed at Rs7.7 per unit.
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Cliff’s Local Market and The Kelberman Center are teaming up for the month of October to spread awareness and raise funds for autism within our community. Beginning October 1 and lasting throughout the month, all Cliff’s Local Markets will be offering autism awareness puzzle pieces for purchase at their registers, as a charitable retail fundraising event for the Kelberman Center. When customers purchase a paper puzzle piece, they are helping local children and adults with autism reach their fullest potential.
Tara Costello, Kelberman Center Executive Director, thanked representatives from Cliff’s Local Market for their partnership and commitment to helping families in our community. Costello stated, “Community partnerships are vital to sustaining programs and services at the Kelberman Center. This commitment to helping children and adults and their families is a gift that will allow families to be connected with life-changing autism services now and for years to come. Thank you to Cliff’s Local Market and to the Clifford Family for making our friends, neighbors and family members with autism feel truly included and celebrated.”
Jim Clifford, Owner and President of Clifford Fuel Co. Inc. and Cliff’s Local Market, expressed his excitement about what he hopes to be an annual fundraising event. “As a local community partner, the Clifford team is thrilled to be joining the Kelberman Center in raising additional awareness and support for autism. We know our store teams and generous patrons across Central New York will embrace this event, which we expect will provide a strong first year and ongoing success. We have great admiration and appreciation for The Kelberman Center and the fine work they do with local families in our communities.”
The Kelberman Center, an affiliate of Upstate Caring Partners, Inc., provides state-of-the-art programs and services for children and adults with ASD and their families, with locations in both Utica and Syracuse, New York. Specialized staffing is highly trained to meet the needs of individuals with ASD and includes psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and educational and behavior specialists.
Cliff’s Local Market, locally owned and operated, is a chain of 19 convenience stores located throughout the Central New York Region. Cliff’s stores offer a wide variety of options with made-to-order fresh food selections, premium brewed coffee, hot pizzas, and more. With nearly 60 years in business, the Clifford family has a long history of giving back to communities through supporting several charities, community-wide events, and local organizations.

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It’s Friday! A new 30 MILES OF CRAZY! (#30) Part 6 (of 6) of ‘On the Road: Boston!’ This week: ‘A Walk Through Boston’… or THE HO– USE OF PERSEVERANCE.
So, this is it. The last installment (for now) of 30 MILES OF CRAZY!: On the Road. In doing the last installment of this particular city, a look at some of the sites of the city that I still call my home. It’s just don’t live there anymore.
Next week: Back to Denver and Colfax Avenue.
Now the utterly appropriate Musical Accompaniment for this week… and GO!


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Situated in a historic barn on 12,000 acres of Australian Bushland, Homage is the epitome of fine dining combined with great service. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served daily in a gloriously elegant setting where you can sit inside or outside on the forecourt with Scenic Rim views.
Head Chef Ash Martin pays homage to the region with locally sourced, seasonal produce, including vegetables from the 89 bed onsite market garden, their own bees, and animals raised free range and organically. He also has a smoke house, coal pit and preserving room to explore for a truly immersive experience. Market garden tours are offered daily.
Come for an unforgettable and special dining experience, and maybe even stay the night. Breakfast bookings are also popular seven days a week.
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Lunch club travelled from Brisbane (1 hour by coach) and had a long lunch under the fig trees. Beer on tap, delicious wines, food was fresh and plentiful. Best day out to enjoy the country. Highly... more »
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Hoping to tie renovation of its troubled in rem buildings to renewed market interest in residential housing, the Giuliani administration is expected to release a proposal in the coming months to amend the 421a Program. Last year’s 7,428 new dwelling units represent less than two-thirds of the housing created in 1971, when concern over lagging residential production motivated the state legislature to establish the 421a tax exemption program. Expected to facilitate the development of more than 150,000 units in its first three years, 421a has taken more than 25 years to foster 100,000 new apartments.
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Plans by Kindred Group to expand its presence in North America appear uncertain after the sudden departure of its CEO and CFO last week.
News that CFO Johan Wilsby would step down this fall and that CEO Henrik Tjärnström had resigned immediately comes three weeks after the board of directors at the European gaming giant unanimously launched a “review of strategic alternatives” for its portfolio of online poker, casino gaming, and sports wagering assets worldwide.
The upheaval continued into Monday, on reports that a Kindred spokesperson said COO Anne-Jaap Snijders would also step down this fall. Kindred had not confirmed Snijders’ pending departure as of noon EDT Monday.
The developments strongly suggest that the company intends to sell at least some of its assets.
Kindred has operations across Europe and is active in Australia and North America, but it’s off to a slow start in the US. Whether that means a sale of US assets is more or less likely is debatable.
CEO Exits, CFO to Do Likewise This Fall
Last Monday, Kindred said Wilsby, who has served as CFO since September 2020, will step down in the fall. The company said it was in the process of appointing a successor.
A separate announcement that Tjärnström had resigned effective immediately was issued two days later. Kindred said it had appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Nils Andén as interim CEO, a move that Tjärnström applauded. Tjärnström has served as CEO since July 2010.
In announcing Tjärnström’s departure, Kindred reaffirmed its guidance for 2023. Kindred Group said in its Q1 2023 earnings presentation that it expects underlying EBITDA (earnings before interest, depreciation, and amortization) of at least £200 million ($248.9 million USD), “assuming a long-term average sports betting margin.”


How can you make hydraulics more efficient?
Hydraulic System Redesign Cuts Fuel Costs
Fluid power systems consume between2.25 and 3.0 quadrillion BTUs annually. That breaks down to roughly 1.2 quadrillion for mobile applications, 1.7 for industrial applications and 0.1 for aerospace applications. The average efficiency of these fluid power systems is 21%. Could fluid optimization reduce energy consumption and improve the efficiency of hydraulic systems?
Hydraulic systems convert rotary mechanical power from engines and electric motors to fluid power by turning the input shaft of a pump. hydraulic control valves direct the pump’s output to machine actuators that use cylinders and motors to convert fluid power back to mechanical power.
Hydraulic Motors are like pumps that run backward; they convert fluid power to rotary mechanical power and can generate the high-power densities required by mobile machines. Hydraulic Motors turn the drums on cement mixers, swing the booms on excavators, drive the cutting blades on rock-wheels, excite the eccentrics on paving machines and propel skid-steer loaders.
Unlike centrifugal pumps, in which flow depends on pressure, hydraulic systems use positive displacement pumps and motors in which flow is independent of pressure. No pump is 100% efficient, so pressure always influences flow to some extent.
Hydraulic systems produce kinetic energy in the form of flow and potential energy in the form of pressure. Thus, it is imperative to separate high-pressure and low-pressure zones in hydraulic systems. This requirement drives many design concepts in fluid power technology; moving machine components must seal at tribological interfaces to minimize leakage through gaps.
Internal leaks, the movement of fluids from high-pressure zones to low-pressure zones inside hydraulic components, reduce the amount of power a system can deliver. As system pressures and temperatures increase, pressure-driven flow losses through internal gaps also increase. This effect is more significant in mobile applications; the smaller oil reservoirs and heat exchangers required for mobile hydraulic systems means they operate at higher temperatures than industrial systems.
How Do We Measure Efficiency?
The overall efficiency of a hydraulic pump or motor is its volumetric efficiency multiplied by its mechanical efficiency. Volumetric efficiency relates to the output flow per revolution of the pump’s input shaft. It measures the pump’s ability to minimize leaks between high- and low-pressure regions. Mechanical efficiency relates to the motor’s output torque and is an indicator of the fluid’s ability to prevent friction. At high pump pressures and low motor speeds, where most practical operations take place, volumetric efficiency increases rapidly with increasing pump speed (or fluid viscosity), and then levels off. Meanwhile, mechanical efficiency decreases nearly linearly as the pump speed (or the viscosity of the fluid) increases. This relationship is commonly illustrated using a Stribeck curve, which plots efficiency as a function of speed, viscosity and pressure (load).
Reliability and efficiency call for different properties in a hydraulic fluid. Reliability standards are well defined and required for all hydraulic fluids. They include viscosity, wear protection, thermal stability, corrosion inhibition, foam resistance, demulsibility (this measures an oil's ability to release water), oxidation life and cleanliness. Pressure-dependent fluid properties, which include bulk modulus, density and traction, can have a large effect on hydraulic system efficiency, but these properties rarely appear in hydraulic fluid specifications.
Bulk modulus represents the ratio of volume change to pressure change in a liquid. As a rule of thumb, the volume of a hydraulic fluid decreases by about 0.5% for every 1,000-psi increase in pressure. A fluid’s bulk modulus depends on pressure, temperature, chemistry and structural rigidity. Bulk modulus can affect pump losses (efficiency), sound transmission (noise generation) and system bandwidth (dynamic response, or how quickly the machine responds when the valve is shut). Bulk modulus also appears to affect leaks in the pump and control systems.
Densityis a substance’s mass per unit volume and a function of intermolecular forces and chemical composition. An oil with a high bulk modulus is denser and, thus, less compressible than a conventional lubricant. Density factors can affect the pressure drop through valves and fluid conductors and, consequently, system efficiency.
Traction is the shear force transmitted across a lubricating oil film. It is the result of differences in velocity (which includes speed and direction) between the film’s upper and lower surfaces. A fluid’s traction coefficient is the ratio of traction force to normal load. It takes less energy to shear the film of a fluid with a low traction coefficient between two surfaces that are moving with respect to each other. A fluid with a low traction coefficient can reduce a motor’s low-speed torque losses (the difference between theoretical torque and actual torque caused by friction in the gaps).
Hydraulic motors.Hydraulic motor efficiency at low speeds or starting from a resting position often determines the design pressure and pump size required in a hydraulic machine. This is particularly true for machines that must start under load such as digging into a pile of dirt or lifting a shipping container. Just as an automobile is least efficient when it is stopped or moving slowly through traffic, hydraulic motors also are inefficient at low speeds. Reducing motor friction at low speeds improves efficiency by increasing the power available to engage the payload. Improving the motor’s performance can significantly affect the whole system’s efficiency.
To illustrate how a hydraulic fluid’s characteristics can affect a system’s performance, we compared five hydraulic fluids (each contains an ashless anti-wear additives).
These fluids were evaluated in axial piston, radial piston and orbital (geroler) motors, which show similar trends in torque losses as a function of motor speed. At low motor speeds, low-traction fluids (HEES46 and HBMO46+FM) exhibit half the low-speed torque losses of a conventional hydraulic fluid. Torque losses for all types of oil are similar at medium and high speeds, but they decrease and level out as the motor speeds up then increase slightly at the highest speeds.
Differences in mechanical efficiencies mirror the torque losses. Fluids without base stocks or additives that modify frictional characteristics have lower mechanical efficiencies at low-motor speeds. Efficiency increases with increasing speed up to a maximum and tapers off at higher values. The efficiencies of the fluids are similar at high speeds because hydrodynamic lubrication is at work and the fluids are the same ISO viscosity grade.
Hydraulic pumps. piston pump–open loop: In an axial piston pump, an input shaft rotates the cylinder barrel. As the cylinder barrel rotates, the slippers slide on the swash plate creating a reciprocating piston motion that fills and empties the cylinder bore (see the illustration of valve plate, swash plate). Fluid expelled by the piston gets to the circuit through ports in the valve plate. The primary leaks are gaps in an axial piston pump at the cylinder barrel/valve plate, slipper/swash plate and piston/cylinder bore interfaces.
In an axial piston pump with pressure compensation, the swash plate angle automatically adjusts to compensate for changes in pump outlet pressure. Hydraulically, pressure compensation reduces the volumetric efficiency of a pump by redirecting pump outlet flow to the compensator control system.
In the graph comparing pump case and compensator flow losses for the five fluids, HM46 oil was the reference fluid and was evaluated at the start, middle and end of the test. The mean flow loss rate for the HBMO fluid was 20% less than that of the baseline HM46 oil. Flow losses for HEES46 and HV46 also were less than the HM46 baseline. The flow losses of HBMO46+FM were slightly higher than that of the HBMO46 base fluid, possibly due to the addition of the friction modifier or another change in fluid properties. The high bulk modulus fluid also reduced pump power losses, but pumping losses were not proportional to flow losses.
Piston pump—closed loop: In a closed loop pump system, a charge-pump feeds the oil into the hydraulic pump rather than gravity. Closed-loop systems are used in mobile equipment because the charge pressure prevents efficiency losses caused by not having enough oil coming into the pump.
In closed-loop pump testing, volumetric efficiency was found to depend on the pump case flow rate. The volumetric efficiency decreased by about 5% when the pump-case leak flow increased from 0.55 to 1.05 gallons per minute. A half-gallon/min leak flow doesn’t sound like much, but it adds up to about a 0.5 kW reduction in power loss, about 25 gal. of diesel fuel or $75 in electrical power, over 1,000 hr of operation.
Gear pump: In external gear pumps, which are the most widely used positive displacement machines, flow is created by directing fluid around the perimeter of meshing gears.
The average efficiencies of 16 external gear pumps from seven manufacturers throughout the range of rated operating pressures and speeds were compared. The average volumetric efficiency for the 16 pumps was greater at 50°C than at 80°C across the board, but the mechanical efficiency of the pumps varied significantly between pump models.
Torque measurements as a function of pump speed generated some unexpected results. At low pressures (and thus low-torque values), the systems performed about the same at 50°C and 80°C. At higher pressures, however, there was less torque at 50° than at 80°C at all pump speeds, contrary to what is predicted by most textbooks. Pump outlet flow rate as a function of pump outlet pressure was greater at 50°C than at 80°C, and the difference was greatest at higher flow rates and higher pressures, in agreement with textbook predictions. All the gear pumps had a greater overall efficiency at the lower temperature.
Putting it All Together
Choosing the right hydraulic fluid requires that the engineers evaluate several interacting factors, including the size and type of equipment and operating conditions such as temperature, pressure and maximum load. Some properties require a tradeoff to achieve the best balance—reliability versus efficiency and mechanical efficiency versus volumetric efficiency, for example. The differences among various hydraulic fluids in efficiently transmitting power are most pronounced at the low motor speeds characteristic of digging a trench or lifting a shipping container, where performance is most critical.
Nancy McGuire is a freelance writer based in Silver Springs, Md. Paul Michael is a research chemist at the Milwaukee School of Engineering Fluid Power Institute. This article first appeared in Tribology & Lubrication Technology (TLT), the monthly magazine of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, an international not-for-profit professional society headquartered in Park Ridge, Ill.


Bug of the Week
Great Spangled Fritillary (Family Nymphalidae)
This has been a long, cold spring and the BugLady is seriously in need of a butterfly fix. It’s no coincidence that the earliest butterflies of spring are not nectar sippers – there are few flowers in sight in April. Our first butterflies are Anglewings and Mourning cloaks, which overwinter as adults and feed on sap, rotting fruit, carrion and dung. The tiny Spring Azures eat little, getting moisture and minerals from mud puddles.
During the Riveredge Nature Center’s annual Butterfly Count, the BugLady’s butterfly books fall open automatically to the fritillary pages because she has a terrible time telling them apart (or spelling them, for that matter). These are beautiful creatures (in the Brushfoot Family Nymphalidae) whose orange wings sport a checkerboard of black spots, bars and chevrons. The Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) (GSF) is named for the silvery spots on the underside of its hind wing. With a wingspread of 2 ½ to 3 ½ inches, the GSF is the largest of the fritillary bunch, but there are a number of slightly-smaller-but-similarly-colored fritillaries in the area The helpful diagnostic tips in the butterfly books are best seen when a specimen is in the hand, not ten yards away, from the rear, saying “adios”. The GSF is also the most common species, which is surprising, since its reproductive strategy is kind of sketchy.
GSFs can be seen over a good chunk of North America. They like open spaces – woody clearings, gardens, wet and dry grasslands, and other open areas as long as there’s a woodland near-by. They are strong flyers and vigilant feeders (for “vigilant” read “camera averse.”).
Adult GSFs sip from a variety of sun-loving flowers, and males get additional nutrients from the moisture of mud puddles and from animal dung (one critter’s trash is another critter’s treasure). Caterpillars of many species of fritillaries, including the GSF, feed on violets. According to Wagner in Caterpillars of Eastern North America, “Fritillaries are secretive, nocturnal, ground-dwelling caterpillars; look for them by turning objects and inspecting brush in the vicinity of violet plants. Last instars are sizeable insects capable of consuming two or more grown violet plants.” Despite their impressive, branched spines, GSF caterpillars fall prey to insect, spider and bird predators.
Male GSFs emerge in early June and start patrolling for females, though the females will not exit their chrysalises until about a month later. Females outlast the males, though, and lay their eggs in late summer. To make it until egg-laying time, females may aestivate briefly during high summer in the shelter of vegetation. Ms. GSF (and Mother Nature) seems to take this parenting thing a bit too casually. Wagner goes on to say that “The life cycle of our large fritillaries seems ill-conceived. Females lay the eggs in the fall, and only rarely bother to place the eggs on violet leaves. The first instars hatch two to three weeks later, and will drink water, but will not eat for seven to eight months. Few weather the winter. But nature is compensatory – fritillaries are our most fecund butterflies with some species laying over 2,000 eggs.”
GSF numbers wax and wane. The butterfly watchers of a century ago wrote that agricultural plowing disturbed violet habitat more than grazing did, lowering GSF populations. When spring comes and they are roused from their aestivation, the young caterpillars must connect with the tender, new violet leaves. It’s hypothesized that global climate change may be problematic for fritillaries because they might miss the “violet connection” if either the flower or the butterfly appears on the landscape too early.
To see GSFs (and their doppelgangers) in the flesh, come out for the Riveredge Nature Center Butterfly Count on July 9 (8:30 AM to 3 PM; Come for all or part of the day. Bring a lunch. Beginners welcome.). This Count is one of the North American Butterfly Association’s “Fourth of July” counts. For information, contact Riveredge at 800-287-8098 or www.riveredge.us. The more eyes, the merrier. It’s called “The Patagonia Picnic Table Effect,” but don’t get the BugLady started on that !
P.S. In response to the BOTW on scuds, BugFan Don writes “Back in the good old days when I still went duck hunting, we would get ducks like bluebills and ring necks that had lots of scuds on their feet and leg feathers. They would still be alive when we got the ducks home. To suggest that these diving ducks carry scuds from pond to lake is not unreasonable.
Duck hunters called them shrimp. I've heard stories about seeing retrieving dogs covered with the things. These tend to be stories of the past though. No one seems to see scuds in such abundance any more.
The minnow sellers in western Minnesota have introduced fathead minnows into a lot of the big shallow lakes that were used by the divers that fed on the scuds. Bluebills leave Minnesota in worse shape than when they entered. It takes a really severe winter to kill the fatheads so they tend to persist and they decimate the scud populations. The divers responded by moving their migration and resting sites further west, into South Dakota. The minnow merchants prospered, in spite of laws that prohibit moving live fish from pond to pond.”
John Muir was right – everything is connected!


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