We’ll let you in on a dirty little secret. Every modification you make to your rig has a downside. That flexy suspension might work great on the trail but be a handful on the freeway. And those aggressive tires may hook up in the mud but howl like a propjet going down the pavement. What’s acceptable on a flatfender is not necessarily acceptable on a new JK, with higher levels of refinement expected from the new vehicle. Ideally the only downside to a product should be cost. Many high-end products are designed with the purpose of minimizing compromises.
Despite the clickbait title (hey, it worked if you’re reading this online), there aren’t a lot of single modifications that will render your vehicle incapable of safely traveling down public roads. Slower acceleration? Yes. Increased turning radius? Sure. But you can adapt your driving style to compensate for these changes. Most issues compound, though, such as worn steering joints and a bad alignment resulting in death wobble, or drive flanges with square driveshafts creating vibrations.
Here are our top 10 modifications to avoid if you want to daily drive your 4x4 while sipping a latte and streaming music on your way to work.
Drive slugs are simpler and less expensive than quality locking hubs, but they cause the internal components of the front end to turn all the time. This accelerates the wear of axle and driveshaft U-joints, potentially makes steering more difficult with a front locker and increasing noise and vibration if the front driveshaft is not perfectly balanced. Stick with locking hubs if you drive a modified 4x4 on the street.
Welding together the spider gears in a differential is an inexpensive way to ensure that both tires turn at the same speed. Drawbacks include increased tire wear and a larger turning radius, but a welded differential is predictable on the streets. The strength is directly related to the quality of the welding job. Do a poor job and you’ll have to replace everything inside the differential when it lets go.
An old rockcrawling trick is to take two pieces of box tubing that fit inside each other and welding yokes on the end to make a driveline with a super-long slip. Inexpensive? Yes. Strong? Absolutely! But don’t try to drive fast with a square driveline. There’s no way to balance them and you will wipe out your T-case and pinion bearings and seals in short order.
Beadlock wheels have become so popular that many standard wheels now emulate their style. True beadlocks allow you to air down your tires to single-digit pressure on the trail without fear of losing a bead. Weld-on beadlock kits accomplish this just like wheels designed as beadlocks. The differences with DIY kits are that they are often not perfectly balanced on the wheel when they are welded on, and they also don’t center the tire on the wheel rim.
The advantages to full-hydraulic steering include added power to turn big tires, but removing the mechanical system also allows more freedom in suspension design without concern about bumpsteer. Fully hydraulic steering can be driven on the street, but it doesn’t provide the same steering feel and return to center as a traditional mechanical steering box, so your full attention is required at all times to keep your rig traveling straight down the road.
“Wait, my Wrangler came with coils and links,” you might say. That’s true, but lift a TJ over 3 inches with factory control arms and it’s common for the rear end to try and walk under the vehicle when climbing ledges. Even worse are many homebuilt suspensions that just put links wherever it is convenient without regard for length, angle, or vertical separation. If you must build your own suspension, stick to a kit from a reputable manufacturer or research proper suspension geometry so you know where to weld your control arm mounts on the axle and frame.
Some GM trucks came equipped from the factory with a Quadrasteer system, but that doesn’t mean that you can (or should) just add rear steering to your vehicle. While the added maneuverability greatly improves trail prowess, the complexity of rear steering makes it impractical to retrofit onto street-driven vehicles. Leave rear steer for the competition rock buggies.
If you have a leaf-sprung 4x4, go ahead and throw the sway bars in the trash. The internal friction of the leaves provides stability that coil springs lack. If you have coils, coilovers, or air shocks, you will likely want to run a sway bar on at least one end of your vehicle. Sway bar disconnects are a great way to get more articulation on the trail without any compromises to handling on the street.
Older four-speed transmissions like the SM465 and NP435 have a reputation for being bulletproof, and their stubby length makes them perfect for short-wheelbase vehicles. The shifting is far from perfect, though. These transmissions lack an overdrive and in many cases a synchronized First gear. The granny gear is of no use anywhere but the trail, essentially turning these into three-speed transmissions.
Adding water to your tires is an old trick that farmers use to keep their tractors stable. The same applies on the trail, where the added weight down low increases stability and traction. At low speeds the water is all at the bottom of the tire, but as you speed up it goes for a ride. What happens when you encounter a bump or hit the brakes? The water can move unpredictably and cause a loss in handling.


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Writing about covers is our one hit wonder!
There Is Something Wrong In Your Head by Bring Me The Fucking Riot… Man, chosen by Roo
Few artists that are active today come even close to having as distinct an artistic voice as ANOHNI. Also ANOHNI strikes me as one of those criminally sharp witted people that would just master whatever they took up. When I listen to interviews or monologues at gigs, it feels like ending poverty, peace in the middle east or curing cancer isn’t actually beyond ANOHNI’s reach, just hasn’t got there yet, is all.
Summer of 07, ANOHNI was touring as Anthony and the Johnsons and they made a stop at Dalhalla, in Sweden. Dalhalla is this amazing venue built in a closed down water filled quarry with the stage on an island and the audience seated on the cliff sides. The acoustics of this venue is something completely unique and has to be experienced to understand.
By then I had long since matured far beyond my punk and metal roots and the I am a Bird Now Album had become one of my enduring favourites (still is). However I was still quick to dismiss whatever I deemed to commercial in music current to the time. Yet of course I didn’t somehow think to apply that measure to my worshipped heroes of the 60’s and 70’s.
During this brilliant concert in Dalhalla, ANOHNI made me rethink my way of listening to music. My eyes were opened by a gorgeous cover of Beyoncé’s Crazy in Love and some small words of insight. Music or any art for that matter, may or may not be made with a certain audience in mind but I get to decide whether or not I want to be part of said certain audience. If I categorically place myself outside an audience by dismissing an artist or a work I am only limiting myself. If I want to appreciate Beyoncé all I have to do is to listen with the right set of mind, then and only then can I decide if I like it or not.
I firmly believe that ANOHNI is capable of turning any tune into gold but there is this gem of a Sam Cooke song, that I feel is largely forgotten or at least very much overshadowed by the staples of his song book, They Call the Wind Maria. Only a few weeks ago Colbert tried to reference it and it just went straight over everyone’s, including Sean Penn’s heads. This song has been a favourite of mine for as long as I can remember and I would love to get to rediscover it through a voice as unique as well as a mind as brilliant as ANOHNI’s.
Some tunes deserves a second chance, not because they had a bad run the first time, but because they are too damn good and people who missed them the first time need their second chance at discovering them. I’ve chosen such a tune. Often, though, I believe that it would be best if that original version resurfaced, but that’s not the rules of this challenge, so I’m off to find a suitable candidate to cover my tune.
I’ve chosen There Is Something Wrong In Your Head by Bring Me The Fucking Riot… Man. First of all; how about that band name? You know by the name that this is going to be the good stuff. The real brilliance in the name comes at the end of it: “… Man”. More bands would benefit from this ending, just a little thing at the end to signal your awesomeness and that you have a sense of humour. On the top of my head here’s a small list of band names that would benefit from this little suffix:
- Coldplay… Man
- Wolfmother… Man
- The Cure… Man
See, much better.
Bring Me The Fucking Riot… Man; the punk band that got tired and gave up. In their manifesto, the last track on their last album, they give their reasons. In short, they failed at changing the world; to make it a nicer place. They also failed to rise to stardom and climb the charts. I can’t really argue with that but I personally feel that the main reason for recording the manifesto was to get to say their own band name as much as possible. It’s nothing wrong with the manifesto, don’t get me wrong, I can sign up on everything in it, but there is also that other reason, has to be. Anyway… great punk band and awesome tune!
Wouldn’t it be fun to take this awesome punk-tune and put it in a new soul outfit? I say; hell to the yes it would! Enter: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings. Last years Soul Of A Woman was one of last year’s best albums and let me tell you, the Dap Kings can funk! That base, horn section, drums and guitar could work it’s magic on There Something Wrong In Your Head. I hear it in my head when Sharon is singing our pants of; “… And I know what it is, your brain is dead” and the Dap Kings answering “ea ea ea ea ead”. I really think that this would be an awesome tune. Best of all; Sharon gets to say: “And now it’s time for some punk-rock, There is something wrong with your head originally by… BRING ME THE FUCKING RIOT… MAN!”
…and for our next task, we will find a tune that…
Yes! next article will mark the 1 year anniversary of our first article.
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Europe Compact Wheel Loader Market 2022- Growth Drivers, Opportunities and Forecast Analysis to forecast year 2032
Europe Compact Wheel Loader Market to Be Driven by Rapid Expansion of Construction Industry: Persistence Market Research
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Rising population is indirectly shaping the construction industry across Europe. New and ongoing constructions require compact wheel loaders, which, in turn, is expected to boost market expansion over the coming years.
Since the last decade, the auto industry has been undergoing the most dramatic and disruptive technological breakthroughs. This has had a significant impact on all major components, including compact wheel loaders. To satisfy changing market requirements, address tough laws on fuel efficiency and carbon emissions, and remain competitive in the market, significant advancements in compact wheel loader designs, techniques, and materials have been made, all boding well for market growth.
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By application, the construction segment is projected to hold a market share of 40.7% by 2032.
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By horsepower, the 57hp to 90hp segment is projected to create an absolute $ opportunity of nearly US$ 196 Mn from 2022 to 2032.
By country, Germany is anticipated to account for the largest market share of 37.8% by 2032.
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Society for Conservation Biology Marine Section
Conservation Research Small Grants Program
These are the 2015 SCB Marine Conservation Research Small Grants recipients, in the program's inaugural year. For more information on the program, please see the Small Grants page.
Project Title: Ridding India's Waterways of Fecal Bacteria, One Step at a Time
Project Country: India
Michela is currently working in Kochi, Kerala, India on a Fulbright scholarship; her project focuses on determining the dominant source(s) of bacterial pollution in the Cochin backwaters, which holds immense ecological, economic, and cultural importance in Kerala. She'll be utilizing next-generation sequencing to compare water samples from the Cochin backwaters with fecal samples from humans and animals in the area. In her spare time, Michela enjoys traveling, hiking, and seeing live music.
Eka Maya Kurniasih
Project Title: Baseline Data Collection of Ocean Sunfish (Family: Molidae) Distribution Along Bali and East Java
Project Country: Indonesia
I am Eka Maya Kurniasih from Indonesia and a Junior Research Fellow of the Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center (IBRC) which is located in Bali. As a Junior research fellow, I have been assigned to various research project. Currently, I am working on Phylogenetic study of reef fishes, Marine Biodiversity inventory through DNA Barcoding, Decapods Biodiversity using Dead Coral Heads in Indonesia and also participating on Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) project across the Indonesian Archipelago. I am also interested in Marine Mega fauna include Molidae Family, especially using molecular techniques to support direct management and conservation in Indonesia. I love to travel as well as do research. I want to be a marine biologist and relate important science issues to the public in a more conversational way.
Project Title: Marine Turtle By-catch Reduction and Rescue Programme in the Gulf of Mannar, Northwest Sri Lanka
Project Country: Sri Lanka
Lalith Ekanayake is the Founder & Chairman of the Bio Conservation Society (BCS), Sri Lanka. After his B.Sc. degree he started research on sea turtles and has completed his M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, on sea turtles. Currently conducting community based sea turtle & coastal biodiversity conservation and research.
Robert Eliakim Katikiro
Project Title: Locally-based and Cost-effective Tools for Protection of Turtle Nests
Project Country: Tanzania
Born in Tanzania, Robert Katikiro is a marine ecologist by training and has been a researcher and conservation practitioner since 2005, maintaining a strong passion for conservation of marine biodiversity. Robert has a broad experience in tropical marine ecology and has been involved in marine impact assessment and monitoring in protected areas, restoration of marine habitats and he has been heavily involved in implementation of measures which aim at reducing mortality of critically endangered marine species to enhance the health of ocean ecosystems. He is currently the conservation manager at the Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park in southern Tanzania where is responsible for public awareness programme on marine protected areas including developing locally based methods of handling sea turtles for fishermen.
Maarten De Brauwer
Project Title: Assessment of Abundance of Pygmy Seahorses in Bangka Island, Indonesia
Project Country: Indonesia
Maarten is a PhD candidate at Curtin University in Perth. His research focuses on rare and camouflaged marine species such as seahorses and frogfishes. He looks into their importance to local communities in Indonesia and Philippines.
Project Title: Educational Exhibition: Research for the Conservation of the Adriatic Sea - the Slovenian Dolphin Project
Project Country: Slovenia
Tilen Genov is primarily active in the area of conservation biology and ecology of marine mammals and marine turtles. After graduating in Biology at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, he enrolled in the Master of Research degree in Marine Mammal Science at the University of St Andrews, United Kingdom, where he graduated with an overall distinction. In 2013 he enrolled in a PhD study at the University of St Andrews. Tilen has been involved in marine mammal field research and conservation for 15 years, which involves various projects in the Adriatic Sea, eastern and western Mediterranean, Red Sea, North Sea, and the North and South Atlantic. He is the founder and president of Morigenos – Slovenian Marine Mammal Society, and a coordinator of the Slovenian Dolphin Project, which received the Ford Environmental & Conservation Award. He currently works at the University of Primorska, Slovenia, with a researcher position at the Science and Research Centre and a teaching assistant position at the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies. His current roles include being a Council member of the European Cetacean Society, member of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and a member of the Scientific Committee of ACCOBAMS (Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area).
Project Title: Life History Science to Improve Conservation Management of the Mexican Chocolate Clam in Loreto, Mexico
Project Country: Mexico
Kara Pellowe received a B.Sc. in Environmental Biology from Cornell University, and now attends Brown University, where she is a Ph.D. student in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and an M.A. student in Sociology. Kara is interested in the dynamics of coupled social-ecological systems, especially how ecological processes, together with human activities, influence ecosystem function and the delivery of valuable ecosystem services. Kara’s dissertation work focuses on understanding how ecological and social factors affect the resilience of the Mexican chocolate clam fishery in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Project Title: Coral Health and Disease Across an Anthropogenic Gradient in Timor-Leste
Project Country: Timor-Leste
Catherine is completing her PhD at the University of Queensland Australia focusing her research on the coral reefs of Timor-Leste. Previously she studied and worked at Cornell University for Professor Drew Harvell managing her Research Coordination Network Grant on the Ecology of Infectious Marine Disease and was a program assistant for the Earth and Environmental Science Sustainability Semester based in Hawai‘i.


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Presently, Noah Ohne is a 'studio band '. Although there have been discussions related to live performances, due to constraints it is not foreseeable in the near future. However, as long as it's being discussed there is a possibility. Noah Ohne Music (the publishing company) was created for the sole purpose of publishing the music of Noah Ohne. The impetus for Noah Ohne actually began many years ago, as the result of what might be called a series of unfortunate events. John has worked over the years with a number of bands in the Chicagoland area. Unfortunately however, at that point in time it was very difficult to find local musicians (at the same time of course....) that were adventurous enough to engage in doing something "different". Everyone wanted to follow the prescribed formula of the day which seemed to be; 1) Do cover material (which I never enjoyed) 2) Get cheesy gigs in the local bars/clubs and any venues where one might gain some recognition 3) Hope for the best That plan/line of thinking never really set well with me as my aspirations were a bit higher than that. As far as cover material; why should I (other than for academic purposes) want to do the material of others when I was quite capable of producing my own. I have never believed that garnering interest would prove fruitful by playing the music of others (although I love to listen). The second issue was equipment. In the 70's and 80's synth's were very expensive, and the number of players that had them and knew how to use them were few and far between. This lead to a great number of guitar bands, or bands with a keyboard player that had either a piano or organ, but rarely both. So if an arrangement required much more than that, you were hosed or someone in the band was attempting to fake strings, horns and other instrument lines, on guitar. Shortly after getting out of high school and the advent of the Apple II, Soundchaser (I believe it was) keyboard and Mountain Music System, I started playing with what was then called "computer music". Not necessarily all that descriptive, but that's what it was called. The sounds weren't great or very realistic by any means compared to todays standards, but it provided a pathway to do some minor work/experimentation towards working on ideas that were stuck in my head and impossible to do with just guitar, bass and drums. Armed with a Tascam multi-track recorder, I was having fun and making progress towards getting the clutter out of my head and onto tape... yeah, I said tape..... where it belonged. It was an avenue that at least was a step towards getting some musical satisfaction (at least at home), and since I always had time to learn new things the process began. I still continued to play with local cover bands, doing cover crap...... however when at home I was perfecting techniques that would stay with me to this day, and allow me to create music without employing the help of uncooperative musicians; and those who otherwise thought my ideas just plain sucked!
Music to me is peace. It's a place an artist can delve into, explore and say things that may not be so well accepted thru other forms of communication. It allows one to express musically the soundtrack that a lot of us may carry around but no one can hear but us... unless you're a musician of course :-)
In short, my music dream is to attain a level of proficiency which allows me to get the music that I carry around in my head.... out! To that end I have learned to approach what I do not only from the theory/performance perspective, but also from the engineering side. Realizing that a band can be as good as anyone but on your recordings it's the engineer that makes you sound good; I embarked on a personal quest to learn the engineering side of things. I would never expect any engineer to tolerate my "input" until their finished product matched what I hear in my head.
If I could change the would I would start by eliminating politics and religion. No, I am not an atheist, I simply do not believe the traditional teachings of the church has us or God in mind. As far as politics... it is my belief that most if not all politicians are liars, thieves and crooks. They kiss voters butts to get a vote; promising things they never intend on doing; until they get in office at which point they stop listening.
One of the most memorable songs from my childhood is Jethro Tull's Thick As A Brick album. I thought it was one of the most creative pieces of music I had ever heard in a rock context. It still impresses me that it achieved the commercial success that it did.
Some of my favorite bands are the most progressive bands like King Crimson, Yes, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graff Generator, Jethro Tull, etc. That style of music is always more picturesque in my opinion and although more challenging to play, it is infinitely more pleasing to me.
In a nutshell, life! I take inspiration from everything, everyone and all situations weather they appeal to me personally or not. I am hardly ever at a lack of inspiration because there is always something going on that sparks an idea.
Truth. I think that many things in all aspects of life tend to escape us. I believe that music is a vehicle that can be used to redirect the attention of the listener to things they may have never thought of or considered before.
Anticipation! I am always eager to see how an audience will react to original material. Live performances for me are more of an analytical event than it might be for some. I want to play the best I can because I want the best response I can get.
I've been a Drooble member for about two weeks now and I can honestly say that it seems to be a very beneficial site where musicians can meet, collaborate and share ideas and thoughts without the cost's associated with many of the others. This I find refreshing and even more it makes it seem as thought the other buys are only in it for the money they collect in subscription fees or limited access if you don't pay.
The biggest thing that frustrates me as a musician/songwriter is acquiring copyrights before releasing my music. I realize it's a necessity due to the unscrupulous nature of some, but it is time consuming and can be costly depending on how you do it.
I support the local music scene by going to the live shows of bands that interest me, and if they have recorded material available I might buy some.
I think that an open mind is useful in the creative process as well as marketing. Expand the boundaries of your craft. Music isn't just the stuff you normally "like" to listen to and sometimes listening to other styles can provide inspiration that may broaden your appeal to an audience and increase your following in much in the same way the Aerosmith/Run DMC version of "Walk This Way" did for both bands. I also think that providing something different and unique are important. I believe that the listening audience gets a bit bored of the "same ol thing" repeated/reinterpreted by a different band.

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MiMi definitely rose to Josh's challenge when she made the Hungarian Chimney Cakes. But if she was going to have us over for a Hungarian inspired dessert, she needed to have dinner too. She likes to make some of her favorite recipes for the blog and has been fun writing posts for the blog as well. I have been trying to get a new series of Mondays with MiMi posts going. Of course I have had to break in for a few fun posts that I worked on with some other bloggers and were meant to go live on specific days. So the Valetine's Day Ideas and the 50 Ideas for the Big Game posts interrupted the flow. Hopefully we can get this going as a weekly post and hopefully MiMi can keep up!! Anway, I will turn it back over to MiMi now.
Okay, so we are having a Hungarian dessert. It just seemed that we should try a new Hungarian entree also. I loved researched recipes and had a tough time deciding what to make. I've made Hungarian Goulash before and enjoyed it, but I wanted to try something new. I decided on Chicken Paprikash. Food 52 calls it "Hungarian comfort food." That sounded perfect to me. Every college student should get a little comfort food when they are on break.
3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 T olive oil (more if needed)
1/4 cup tomato paste
One large onion sliced into thin wedges
2 tsp minced garlic
2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes with juice
1/4 cup Hungarian paprika
1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups sour cream, at room temperature
1 pound package wide egg noodles (cooked while the chicken is in the oven)
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Cut chicken into inch square pieces. Pat dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a dutch oven over medium heat until almost smoking.
- Add the chicken and cook until golden brown on each side and remove to a bowl.
- Add tomato paste to a nonstick frying pan over medium to high heat, stirring constantly until the paste becomes fragrant, brown and concentrated. Remove form heat.
- In the dutch oven that the chicken was cooked in add a small amount of olive oil if needed to cook the onions. Once the onions are soft and slightly brown, add the tomato paste reduction and stir continuously for about one minute.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Stir in the chicken broth scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add the tomatoes and paprika, bring to a simmer.
- Add the chicken with the liquid that is in the bowl to the dutch oven and transfer, uncovered, to your preheated oven.
- Bake for 45 minutes until the chicken is tender and the sauce is reduced by about a third.
- Remove from oven and let sit for several minutes uncovered. Push the chicken, tomato and onions to the side leaving the majority of sauce separated.
- Stir in the sour cream into the exposed sauce, then mix it all together.
- Serve over warm egg noodles.

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Last week, when Didji Ishalook drew a bead on a odd-looking bear walking over the still snow-covered ground near his home in a remote part of northern Canada, he knew it would be an important moment.
In the small hamlet of Arviat, as in much of the Arctic territory of Nunavut, hunting is an important subsistence activity, but also a deep-seated part of Indigenous culture. Bagging one's first bear is a big deal.
But what the 25-year-old hunter didn't know when he pulled the trigger was that it would also be a scientifically significant moment.
The bear he killed had the white fur of a polar bear. But it was smaller with the large claws and head shape of a grizzly. Experts believe the animal may be a hybrid of the two.
Known as a "pizzly" if the father is a polar bear, a "growler" if the father is a grizzly — nanurlak, in the Inuit languages — these hybrids are the result of interbreeding between the two genetically similar species.
While he cautioned that the only way to be sure is through genetic testing, Chris Servheen, who studies bears, said the animal killed by Ishalook appears to have been one of these hybrids — which may be on the rise.
"It seems like there are more and more of these recently," said the University of Montana professor. "What we see now in the Arctic is that polar bears are spending more and more time on land and getting to land earlier during their breeding season."
Polar bears are the world's largest land-based carnivores and largely hunt seal from the Arctic sea ice, which they roam for much of the year. But as temperatures in the Arctic rise — almost twice as fast as those elsewhere on the planet — sea ice is dwindling, making it harder for the bears to hunt.
This past January the ring of ice around the North Pole was the smallest it's been in that month since recording began, according to satellite measurements from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Scientists worry that the Arctic summer could be iceless within this century.
While bad news for polar bears, Servheen said that the warming climate also means that grizzlies are ranging farther north, creating more potential for the closely related animals to cross paths and interbreed. However, Servheen noted that most sightings of the apparently increasing hybrids are not verified by DNA testing.
The United States and Canada regularly clash over classifying polar bears as a species "threatened with extinction." It is difficult to get an exact count of the number of polar bears in the 19 Arctic sub-populations, and some groups may have grown in the last decades. But there is broad consensus in the scientific community that the changing climate poses a threat to the bears and the American government perennially pushes for greater protections.
In Canada, polar bears are hunted by Indigenous communities and their re-classification would outlaw the international sale of bear hides, which First Nations leaders say can be an important source of revenue for poor Arctic communities. While some green groups and animal rights activists say that the continued hunting puts added pressure on the bears, Servheen said that that's not the core problem.
"The big issue for polar bears in not native hunting, it's the reduction of ice due to increased CO2 levels," he said. "Large areas of the polar bear range are likely going to become unoccupied by polar bears and the populations are going to be dramatically reduced as the ice reduction continues."
One possible outcome of polar bears pushing south and grizzlies north is growing number of pizzlies/growlers. The two species, Servheen said, are closely related enough that they may produce fertile offspring but that the emergence of a new species is highly unlikely.
Rather, he suggested the hybrids are bad news bears.
"It is not a good thing for the future of polar bears that we see this hybridization occurring and it's not going to result in some kind of new bear that is successfully living in the Arctic," said Servheen.
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J(ay).A.D - Asema EP (SMBL041)
Release Date: December 04, 2015
01. Thinking About You
04. Spend The Night
05. Mind Sex
Over the past several years, J(ay).A.D has released several EPs touching on footwork, dubstep, grime and hip hop, approaching dance music with a wide open lens that tends to blur accepted genre lines. A Björk co-sign earlier this year jettisoned the Amsterdam-based artist into the popular consciousness and on December 4, he’ll release his most complete, idiosyncratic work to date; the Asema EP on Symbols. Raised in Suriname, J(ay).A.D is the consummate dance music outsider and despite living in Amsterdam, his music hardly ever fits in with the city’s house and techno hegemony. Asema sits almost entirely at club friendly tempos and despite hitting peak levels on tracks like “Spend The Night” and “Mind Sex”, is more comfortable hitting emotional highs and lows.
With the rapid industrialization and subsequent cultural divide of his native Suriname in mind, the EP is very much a record of the present moment, simultaneously paranoid and hopeful, seeped in industrial dread and natural beauty. Elastic square-wave synths, bruising sub bass and meticulous percussion arrangements make up the majority of Asema, from near-weightless opener “Thinking About You” to punchy, in-your-face closer “Mind Sex”. And while many of J(ay).A.D’s contemporaries attempt to create more alien sounding music at the expense of a human element, Asema has a distinctly tactile feel to it, from the echoing, almost live-sounding percussion on “Spend The Night” to the lush synth work on “Nostalgia”. Despite J(ay).A.D coming from an outsider position, Asema is a record with the power to touch and evoke memories from any and all listeners, its essential themes transmissible to virtually any individual or culture.
WWWINGS is Lit Internet, Lit Daw and Lit Empty, three internet-residing producers with an ear for post-apocalyptic soundscapes and towering, wide screen club music. Isolated by geography, the three artists come together as WWWINGS, filtering a frigid combination of southern hip hop, abstract, industrial-tinged beat work and grime into their manic, all-encompassing productions. Following up likeminded releases from Kadahn, Kid Smpl and Kastle, WWWINGS join the Symbols roster with the 3000 EP (out November 13), a record as staunchly forward thinking as it is full of sonic idiosyncracies. And while WWWINGS might make music inspired by the online nexus, 3000 is certainly aimed at the club, the EP functioning as both an emotional, melodic take on 140 formats and an exercise in physicality, bringing noise and ambient tropes onto the dancefloor.
Premiere 'Divine' taken from the 3000 EP. Full EP out November 13th. Look out for a full EP sampler later this week.


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PM watches Aamir Khan`s `Peepli Live`
New Delhi: Taking a break from his busy
schedule, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today watched Aamir
Khan`s Bollywood film `Peepli Live`, a scathing satire on
Singh watched the film along with his wife Gursharan
Kaur. Besides Khan, the film` producer and Bollywood star,
Director Anusha Rizvi and a couple of senior cast members were
present at the special screening.
Khan had arranged a similar screening of the film
for BJP leaders including L K Advani.
The film, starring a clutch of theatre actors with a
debutante director in Rizvi, deals with the growing divide
between rural and urban India through the story of Natha, a
He is talked into committing suicide by his brother
Budhia, who hopes that their family will benefit since
government has relief packages for the families of farmers,
who kill themselves.
Their drunken conversation is heard by a local
journalist, who writes a story in his newspaper. Soon the TRP
hungry news channels lap up the story. Natha`s impending death
becomes a national obsession.
Incidentally, the Prime Minister has been instrumental
in ensuring a financial package for farmers in Vidarbha in
Maharashtra which witnessed a spate of suicides.
Such a package was also given to farmers in distress
in some other states.
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The Sloshing Machine launches a small mortar-like glob that is trailed by a vortex of ink . The glob leaves a path of ink while it travels, and bursts on contact with a surface or an enemy Inkling.
The Sloshing Machine's splash damage allows it to fulfill roles similar to that of a blaster. More specifically, it is very similar to the Rapid Blaster with respect to splash damage, direct damage, range, and speed. Additionally, the heavy arc of the projectile makes the weapon ideal for dealing with enemies behind cover, or enemies atop a platform, like the Tower.
These capabilities, however, come at the cost of lower attack-speed and turf coverage when compared to more traditional sloshers.
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The Bomb Range Up ability allows players to throw Splat Bombs, Burst Bombs, Suction Bombs, Point Sensors, and Disruptors up to 50% farther. This ability encourages frequent use of the Shoshing Machine's sub weapon, the Splat Bomb, which will allow it to reach enemy squids from a safer distance.
Normally, the Sloshing Machine requires only one direct hit and one indirect hit to splat an Inkling. An enemy with three major Defense Ups, however, will require two direct hits to splat, or one direct hit and two indirect hits. It takes only one minor Damage Up to negate this. Additionally, a full set of Damage Up gear is capable of dealing 98.8 damage on direct hit to an Inkling with no Defense Up; this is usually enough to splat an enemy who has taken trace amounts of damage from allies or puddles.
- Though it covers less turf than other Sloshers, the vortex surrounding the primary projectile is deceptively large -- so large, in fact, that it may damage enemy Inklings where traditional Sloshers may not.
- The size of the contact burst may vary depending on how long the projectile has been active. An Inkling firing at the floor they're standing on will yield the maximum burst size, whereas an Inkling firing from a platform above will yield a smaller burst size.
- ▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%
- ▲ Movement speed while firing increased by about 11%
- The name is a portmanteau of "Slosher" and "washing machine."
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Sloshing Machine is a pun derived from the verb to slosh and Washing Machine.
スクリュースロッシャー Sukuryū Surosshā is derived from Screw and the verb to slosh. Screw likely refers to the spinning motion of this weapon's projectile.
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|Spanish||Derramatic centrífugo||Centrifugal Derramatic|


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Itongadol.- Separatists in Donetsk deny involvement in circulation of documents calling for Jews 16 and up to register at occupied government building.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that Jews in a city in eastern Ukraine had been ordered to register with the authorities, calling the idea intolerable.
"Just in the last couple of days, notices were sent to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews … or suffer the consequences,” Kerry told reporters. "This is not just intolerable, it\’s grotesque."
Pro-Russian separatists from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine denied any involvement in the circulation of flyers calling on Jews to register with separatists and pay special taxes.
The flyers were distributed earlier this week in the city, where pro-Russian separatists led by Denis Pushilin this month took over several government buildings and declared their secession from Ukraine as the Donetsk Republic amid a standoff with authorities.
The flyers were official-looking documents that carried what was presented as Pushilin’s signature, but the news site tvrain.ru on Wednesday quoted Pushilin as denying any connection to the flyers, calling them a provocation.

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Three new poems have found a home in issue #18 of The Literary Hatchet: Sinkhole Swallows Future, Brown Recluse, and On Self Esteem. The issue is loaded with fine poems, fiction, nonfiction, and art , all available online for free or in print – get your copy here!
Crossing Borders: Immigrant Narratives features staged readings of short essays, fiction, poems as part of the Cleveland Humanities Festival. I’m very excited to have one of my poems included in the March 19 event.
Details: March 19th at 7 pm / Cleveland State University student center ballroom ( 2121 Euclid Ave, SC 319)
Exciting news! Forever Hungry is up for best anthology released in 2016 in the annual Preditors and Editors poll. Vote here by January 14th.


text: My latest walk yet, I think. Up for a few hours in the middle of the night, so I slept late. Wrote, working on my post card poems. They are still a mysterious project I’m trying to make sense of. Woke feeling confident, though, a sense of progress, despite the questions I cannot yet answer. So many people visiting the area – spring break. They crowd to the part of the Gulf beach called Beer Can Island. They like to play here with the dry, broken trees and build things. Forts. Tipi’s. This morning there are so many improvised structures where people can experience enchantment. Put their towels down in an open air tent. Pretend they’re stranded on a remote island in a tropical sea. Just beyond Longboat Pass Bridge I saw the bright umbrella’d party boat, anchored just off the shore, sunlit and still as a mirage. It reminded me of the wonderful P.D. Eastman book, Go Dog, Go, with the illustrations of a party blow out of the dogs in the tree having a party. Quite a contrast to my early mornings with the shell pickers at sunrise. Every walk now seems numbered, this final week, counting down. I feel like I’ve been here two years, not two months, and New England seems like an abstraction. I cannot conjure a sense of myself in the woods by the river in early spring in the mud. But, I can feel Charlie’s sleek chocolate coat under the palm of my hand. I can sense the bump against my thigh of Suzi’s rump when she’s asking to be fed. I can imagine the joy of my dogs, our reunion. The race across the field toward the river. Soon. Still, there is the gulf beside me. At the end of my walk I dive in and cool off, taste the salt on my tongue and crawl.

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Food For All
To assist the school on-site food bank, FFA members will invite all individuals who utilize the resource to participate in education on backyard gardening and food preservation. Each participant will receive the resources to begin a home garden and to preserve the produce grown.
Notus, ID 83656
2012 Living to Serve Grant Programs


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Independence Day celebrations immerse the city of Noida in tricolors every year. School children sing patriotic songs as the Indian national flag is hoisted at various schools in Noida. This is generally followed by a colorful cultural program and felicitation ceremony. This year was no different, in fact, patriotic fervor was a notch higher as people soaked in celebrations of 71st Independence Day in Noida.
Tricolor at the Malls
Indian tricolor was hoisted at the official buildings, residential community centers, schools, colleges and major commercial establishments. The local bazaars and malls were decked up in ‘tiranga’ colors. Every year we share a picture of Independence Day theme decoration in Noida. This time it is an installation at the TGIP mall. Logix mall had done a repeat of last year’s DLF Mall’s decoration. The latest Gardens’ Galleria aka GG Mall has come up with a tricolor chandelier in the center and huge butterflies again in tiranga hues looked attractive. Three lotuses in the color of national flag sit pretty in the Wave Mall (image below). Interestingly, the malls in Noida and other parts of Delhi NCR had installations inspired by Indian Army. Of late, the Army has been in forefront fighting the enemy on the LOC, successfully carrying out surgical strike and honoring the nation with supreme sacrifice. These installations are a fitting tribute to the Indian Army. Salute to their spirit! Jai Hind!
Tricolor on 163-feet high flagpole
Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Dr Mahesh Sharma on the occasion of 71st Independence Day in Noida hoisted the national flag on a 163-feet high pole. The flag with dimensions of 54X36 feet weighing 18 kg now holds the record of being the highest flag hoisted in the district. It took around six and a half minutes to hoist the flag. The celebrations were organized at the India Expo Mart in the August presence of Rakesh Sharma, chairman of IEML (India Exposition Mart Limited), Tejpal Singh Nagar, MLA, Dadri, Vimla Batham, former MLA Noida, Vijay Bhati, president district BJP and representatives of 17 countries, including the USA. Union minister in his address urged people to contribute towards the sustainable development of Noida and Greater Noida. He also announced that soon a habitat center will be developed in Noida,. It certainly will be a big boost to the art and culture scene in the Noida region.
Tricolor at Shaheed Smarak and Celebrations in the City
CEO Amit Mohan Prasad hoisted the national flag at Indira Gandhi Kala Kendra in sector 6 attended by Noida authority officials. Retd Lt Gen G L Bakshi hoisted the flag and paid floral tributes to the martyrs at Shaheed Smarak in sector 29. Noida Entrepreneurs Association celebrated Independence Day with great zeal. The flag was hoisted by NEA Secretary Vipin Kumar. Flag hoisting was carried out at Police Station and all police posts in the city. SP City Arun Singh hoisted the national flag in sector 6 police station.
Members of Nav Urja Sanstha participated in a rally carrying a 75 feet long tiranga. Interestingly, Janmashtami coincided with the Independence Day this year. The Sanatan Dharma temple located in sector 19 was lighted in tricolor to mark the dual celebrations. Even the floral poshak of Lord Krishna was in tricolor.
Art Exhibition ‘Rejoice the Bliss That Freedom Bestows’
Indian Art Ideas has organised an online Art Exhibition on the occasion of 71st Independence Day of the country The art gallery is displaying 23 captivating paintings which are a token of respect for the feeling of patriotism which is deeply rooted in our hearts. Some of the most amazing pieces which are a part of this exhibition include ‘Echoes of the Past’, ‘Destitute Mother’ and ‘Father Land’. The exhibition is live on the website of Indian Art Ideas from August 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017. Indian Art Ideas is an art gallery based out of sector 50 in Noida.
How was Independence Day celebrated in your area? Do share your experience in the comments below.
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Communication Update Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dear Thorncroft families, volunteers, supporters and staff,
Considering recent developments surrounding the coronavirus, we all have concerns about the health of our community. While there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 in our community or in Chester County, we are in contact with the Chester County Department of Health to ensure we are taking necessary preventative measures and to plan in the event of a regional outbreak. The Chester County Department of Health recommends the following protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
- Staying home when you, your rider or family member is sick. If anyone has an elevated fever, we ask that you stay home until they have a normal temperature for over 24 hours without the use of medication.
- Clean hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use alcohol based sanitizer (60-95% ethyl alcohol if soap and water are unavailable)
- Cover nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing with a tissue or flexed elbow.
- Avoid touching your face, eyes and nose.
- Clean surfaces frequently, such as countertops, light switches, doorknobs, cell phones and other frequently touched areas. Most household cleaners, such as bleach wipes or alcohol, will kill the virus.
- Avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu like symptoms.
- Stay home and consult a healthcare provider if you are sick.
We have been diligent in cleaning and disinfecting common surfaces at Thorncroft. We ask you to use the hand sanitizer placed outside of entry doors before you walk through the main entrance. The health and safety of our riders and community is of paramount importance. We will be in touch with any new developments. Please call us at the Farm with any questions at 610.644.1963.
Thank you for your continued support of the Farm,
Tiffany C. Meyer
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text: Pollination services are a frequently overlooked component of urban ecosystems. As cities look to become more sustainable and incorporate more urban green spaces, these pollinator services are coming to the forefront, and educating the public about the habitat and foraging needs of urban pollinators is becoming more important. Increasingly popular features in urban gardens are “bug hotels”, which are artificial structures that humans can install to create habitat or shelter for urban insect pollinators. In a college-level Urban Ecology class, we use a structured classroom activity to teach students about pollinator needs, but also place the activity in a larger context of a discussion about the value of urban landscapes, as well as the importance of evaluating sources of information. Here we describe the steps of a research activity that students undertake to design a “bug hotel”, as well as suggestions for how to extend the activity beyond the classroom.

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Charles Fréger: the Jockeys of Deauville
Born in 1975, Charles Fréger graduated from Rouen’s Ecole des Beaux Arts in 2000. His photos lend a poetic touch to an almost anthropological study of atypical social groups: Jockeys, Legionnaires, water-polo athletes, English school girls, Finnish synchronized skaters, ex-communist scouts from Budapest, majorettes, Japanese sumo wrestlers, Miss Singapore contestants, Russian police cadets, Buddhist monks in Vietnam, the Grenadier guards of Buckingham Palace, Roman Corazzieri (military elite) and artists of the Beijing Opera. Charles Fréger tirelessly continues his work on Portraits Photographiques et Uniformes (Photographic Portraits and Uniforms), the title of the series. His photos have been exhibited worldwide and he is the author of over twenty books. His most recent, Empire (Ed. Thames & Hudson) features some of Europe’s most prestigious army regiments. He is based in Rouen.


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Two people have been charged in the killing of a local pastor, Chattanooga police said this morning.
Antonio Henry, 25, and a 16-year-old male were charged late last night with felony murder and especially aggravated homicide for the killing of Pastor David Strong, according to a police department news release.
Police said Henry told them he struck Strong with a stick and saw the 16-year-old stab Strong several times. Henry also told police he bound Strong's wrists, but the 16-year-old told police he was the one who struck Strong with the stick and Henry did the stabbing.
Police said they believe Strong was killed either Monday or Tuesday of last week.
The two conspired to rob Strong of money and valuables but ended up viciously beating, stabbing and strangling the pastor, according to a news release.
Henry is being held at the Hamilton County Jail on a $350,000 bond on one count of felony murder and one count of especially aggravated robbery. He is set to appear in Hamilton County General Sessions Court Oct. 18.
For complete details, see tomorrow's Chattanooga Times Free Press.


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Why The Debt Ceiling Matters
The word we keep hearing is "catastrophe."
"A U.S. Default Seen as Catastrophe, Dwarfing Lehman's Fall," screams the headline in Bloomberg Businessweek. "A default would be unprecedented and has the potential to be catastrophic," says a Treasury Department report issued Thursday - two weeks before the government is expected to begin running out of cash.

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The Observer to revert to a weekly, again
Starting mid November, The Observer newspaper shall come out once a week, the management of the company told staff in a meeting early today.
The Observer had in 2013 gone tri-weekly as it tried to extend its reach and influence and boost its financial position.
Multiple sources at the newspaper told The Nile Post that the decision was announced by James Tumusiime, the managing editor, at a tense editorial meeting.
Tumusiime reportedly told the staff that management had decided to scale back because it had become financially unsustainable to print three editions per week.
Tumusiime however promised that the weekly paper is going to be bigger and more engaging.
It shall be coming out on Fridays.
He also said the company is going to put more emphasis on its website and make it more vibrant.
The website, www.observer.ug, is the 70th most visited site in Uganda according to alexa.com, which monitors global web traffic.
It is still unclear whether the changes shall result into job cuts.
Started in March 2004, The Observer has carved out a niche as a deep, analytical investigative paper.
It has broken some of the biggest political stories and remains a trusted source of political news.
The Observer was started by a group of senior journalists, who broke away from The Monitor, after they disagreed with the direction the management was taking the Namuwongo based daily.
The group was led by Kevin Ogen Aliro, who died in November 2005, a few months after the paper had celebrated its first birthday.
Yet like many media institutions and other companies, The Observer has not been spared of the financial perils afflicting the economy.
With advertisers tightening their purses, a general fall in circulation figures, and the competition brought upon by digital and social media platforms, the going has been rough for the newspaper over the last couple of years.
Neither has it been smooth sailing for other industry players.
The Vision Group announced this month that newspaper copy sales had dropped by 8.6% between 2016 and today while print advertising is down by 8% in the same period.


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- Jun 30, 2012
I think luck has a lot to do with many things, but an A65 also has a heavy crank. The Triumph Saint has a light crank and is slower then a pre-unit Tiger 110. When I looked inside mt 850 and saw that crank, I could not imagine racing with such an ugly thing. I now believe in it - It actually works. But NOT with the standard gearbox. When you peak the 850 motor out to 7000 RPM in every gear, and race-change with close ratios, the bike really gets mobile. But if your revs drop below 5,500 RPM, you have to wait until they come back up. In most situations, that never happens. Once that crank is spinning high, nothing stops it. I love it.As the last A65 was made in 72 how does that work, the Devimead conversion was not factory that does not count and anyway was available in the late 60's as the owner was using A65 engines in his racing sidecar.
On Winton Raceway, the slowest corner is a hairpin which requires second gear in the close box. At the slowest point in the corner, my 850 motor never drops below 6000 RPM. How you get around that corner determines how good you will be everywhere else on the circuit. It has 5 straights and 12 bends in 3 kilometres. I run relatively high overall gearing.
With the heavy crank, the Commando is very different to many other bikes. With most bikes, if you lower the overall gearing, they accelerate faster. If you do that with a Commando engine, it usually just does the same revs and the bike does not accelerate faster.