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Hop on the magic bus: VW debuts souped-up AWD ID. Buzz GTX with 335 hp

Lovers of the retro VW bus can get a sporty, all-wheel-drive, all-electric version with 335 hp – the most powerful ID. Buzz to date. Today, Volkswagen has followed up the recently announced ID.3 GTX and ID.7 GTX with the debut of its high-performance microbus Volkswagen ID. Buzz GTX. Announced today, the high-performance family hauler comes with all-wheel drive for the first time thanks to a dual-motor system as well as charging speeds up to 200 kilowatts and a towing capacity of up to 4,000 pounds –…

Is Hip Hop Bringing Back the Lost Art of the WTF Album?

When it comes to truth in advertising, few albums this year are going to top Lil Jon’s just-released Total Meditation. Not remotely hip hop, the music is instead a soothing sonic bath akin to what one would hear in a massage-therapy room at a spa. As those tracks wash over you, the rapper, producer and home-improvement guru offers self-help tips (“anxiety can be a big problem for many people. When you meditate on a regular basis,  the health benefits continue to increase”) and specific suggestions on how to meditate:…

Review: Hop, Skip and Jump; Peregrinations of a Diplomat’s Wife by Reba Som

The title of Reba Som’s latest book might lead a reader to believe she is just an appendage of her diplomat husband. They couldn’t be further from the truth. This narrative about living out of suitcases as she journeys across the world and establishes herself as an accomplished author and academic, and scholar in Hindustani Classical music and Rabindra Sangeet shows she can definitely hold her own. Indeed, she has also authored such volumes as Margot:Sister Nivedita of Vivekananda (2017), Differences within Consensus:…

Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for December 21: Last chance to grab Icy Hop skin in the game!

Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for December 21: With Winter now in full swing and Christmas approaching, it is the perfect time to log into Garena Free Fire and get your hands on exclusive rewards. It was recently revealed that the new Moco Store is live in the game, offering rewards such as Steel Fortress Bundle, Iron Fortress Bundle, The Influencer, FAMAS Warrior's Spirit skin, and more. All you have to do is spend diamonds to make spins. The rest depends on your luck. Players also have the opportunity to nab…

Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for December 18: Nab Agent Hop for FREE! Know how to get it

Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for December 18: With the Winter season now in full swing, the developers of Garena Free Fire have rolled out several Winter-themed events in the game. These events bring special rewards which are only available for a limited time. One of them is the Frostfire Hyperbook Luck Royale which was live until a few days ago. It offered players the opportunity to get their hands on amazing prizes such as the Frostfire Skywing, Frostfire's Calling emote, Frostfire Hitter, and more. It was a Luck…

Hop to it and save big on Apple’s own chargers in Cyber Monday deals

USB-C is finally here on the iPhone 15 lineup, but if you're like me you may find yourself needing two cables - one for your phone and one for your Lightning AirPods.In such a situation, having to swap the cables is the definition of a first-world problem - what if you could charge them both? Thankfully Apple offers its own dual USB-C charger that pumps out 35W of juice to connected devices.Sadly, it's also pretty expensive, with the charger coming in at a hefty $59 MSRP - or at least it did until Amazon slashed the…

HOP Electric Sold More Than 500 Vehicles This Festive Season

HOP Electric Sold More Than 500 Vehicles This Festive Season. (Photo: HOP Electric)HOP Electric's Diwali Dhamaka: Over 500 electric vehicles sold in 2 days! Irresistible offers, connected features, and premium specs redefine electric mobility.HOP Electric Mobility, a renowned electric two-wheeler manufacturing brand, is celebrating the overwhelming response from customers during the Festival Season Dhamaka.On the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras and Diwali, HOP Electric expressed gratitude to its discerning customers who…

The Kangaroos That Didn’t Hop

Extinct kangaroos displayed more diverse locomotion patterns than their modern counterparts, including quadrupedal bounding, climbing, and slower hopping, according to a review by researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of Uppsala. The study suggests that the high-speed endurance hopping seen in modern kangaroos was likely rare or absent in their ancestors, with many extinct species adopting alternative forms of movement, such as bipedal striding.According to a comprehensive analysis by scientists…

Kangaroos Didn’t Always Hop, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert

The iconic Australian kangaroo hops with its powerful hind legs across the outback or in front of your car at dusk. But scientists say that not so long ago (evolutionarily speaking, anyway), extinct large kangaroos likely used other modes of transportation, like walking on two legs or all fours.Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and York in the UK and Uppsala University in Sweden used fossil evidence and a new analysis of shin and ankle bone data to find out how macropodoids (kangaroos, wallabies, and their…