8/31/2023 0 Comments 1965 ford thunderbird brochureTaken element by element, it isn’t necessarily beautiful, or even cleanly styled. Ten years after the Thunderbird’s birth came the 1965 model: ridiculous, porcine–but utterly commanding of attention. Still, the Thunderbird’s special brand of zany overwrought luxury kept it ahead of the pack in sales. In its next incarnation (the oh-so-James Bond-themed Flair Bird), the Thunderbird finally faced some actual competition from the formidable Buick Riviera and Studebaker’s last-ditch Avanti and Gran Turismo Hawk–never mind the bucket-seat bombs offered in the forms of loaded Impala SS’s, Grand Prixes and Starfires. Suburbia has always embraced all the little, pretentious ways of making things in your house or driveway appear a little bit better than the neighbors’: In this case, some ridiculous chrome trim gave buyers just enough incentive to splurge, as over 12,000 1963 Landaus were sold. “I can make death cool! I’m the mystical bird they call Thunderbird! I upset everything! You love me for it!” What’s so absurd is that at some kind of pretentious level, it all works. Then came the Landau, sporting a textured-vinyl top and a piece of chrome trim, commonly associated with hearses, that was every bit as ridiculous as that 1956 Continental kit. The combining of such fantasy with sheet metal as bold as the dream of a moon landing by decade’s end created a heady mix. There were no turbocharged Cadillacs, nor were Impalas fitted with ComfortTemp Climate Control. While early-’60s General Motors products tended to throw in a lot of wizardry, it wasn’t limited to one model. At the time, its standard power steering and power brakes were luxuries normally reserved for top-rung models, and other innovative “luxury” highlights swiftly became the wind beneath the ‘Bird’s wings. Not only was the “Bullet Bird” closely related to the definitive car of the 1960s, it came equipped almost as fully as a Continental itself. Plenty of its 93,000 sales in 1960 came at the expense of the Olds Ninety Eight, Buick Invicta and, tellingly, Mercury Park Lane as it burst open the upper echelons of the medium-price market. The Squarebird proved that you didn’t need a premium brand to sell a premium product to the (relative) masses. Say what you will about the heavy-handed George Barris styling, but that blind C-pillar defined hardtop elegance for the better part of a decade. While not the first of the breed (at least in my view I bestow that honor on the ill-fated Studebaker “Loewy Coupes”), it was one of Ford’s two biggest wins of the late ’50s. Next came the genre-defining personal coupe. Nothing says sporty like a Continental kit and opera window, right? Not enough trunk space for a set of golf clubs? Then damn the already-middling handling–throw in at least a hundred pounds more behind the rear axle! The Thunderbird’s ridiculous factor started pretty early, from where I stand. And it shouldn’t come as a surprise that my favorite is the first version to really jump the shark: Landau bars and eight-tracks, anyone? Out of all the cars that make no sense–at least on paper– I’m willing to give the beguiling bird a pass. ( first published ) The Thunderbird: So irrational, so illogical, so often successful.
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8/31/2023 0 Comments Video plastilina moshThey’ve done really well for a couple of dudes who met in a Wal-Mart playing Super Nintendo. You know a band is good if they write a song about Danny Trejo, the legend that is. Drop music and videos into the areas below. The atmosphere is fun, as they plough through songs such as “My Party” and the fantastic “Danny Trejo”. Plastilina Moshs songs: Listen to songs by Plastilina Mosh on Myspace, Stream Free Online Music by Plastilina Mosh Plastilina Mosh. Their sound is exciting, laden with catchy 80’s dance rock esque riffs making this audience this evening dance their socks off. I say grind, but it’s definitely the high life! This band have made a huge name for themselves, releasing four studio albums and signed a deal with Capitol Recorded. When they made their “comeback” in 2008 it was straight back to the grind of writing recording releasing promoting and touring. UMG (on behalf of Universal Music Mexico) Peermusic, LatinAutorPerf, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc. They met in Monterrey while playing Super Nintendo. The band was formed in 1996 by Jonás Gonzalez and Alejandro Rosso. Plastilina Mosh is a Mexican alternative rock group from Monterrey, México. There are plenty of bands out there that take hiatuses over years before life is happening, with other commitments, some band members want to go and study at art college in Rome etc… That is one of the things that happened to Plastilina Mosh, an alternative rock band from Monterrey in México. Watch the video for Nalguita from Plastilina Moshs Tasty + B Sides for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. 'INDIO' ® Presenta: 'PLASTILINA MOSH' 'Pervert Pop Song & Millionaire' En el Festival Pal Norte 2014, Monterrey N.L. 8/31/2023 0 Comments Hawks score summer leagueWith Salt Lake City Summer League behind them, the Utah Jazz are in Las Vegas and. Isaiah Mobley amassed 15 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, Cameron Young collected 15 points and two boards, while Luke Travers totaled 14 points and five rebounds. None of Cleveland’s bench made it into double digits on the scoreboard. At Las Vegas Summer League, the Utah Jazz will take on the Atlanta Hawks as the crazy Jazz offseason continues. Nembard Jr., who collected 16 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals. Chris Clemons led the bench scoring with 16 points and added three assists, while Tyson Etienne provided 13 points, two rebounds and two assists. also compiled 17 points and four boards in a sizable effort. The Hawks (2-3) were led by Tyrese Martin, who tallied 21 points, three rebounds and four assists. They also outrebounded Atlanta on the offensive end, 13-7, while outscoring the Hawks 18-8 in second-chance points. Checkout the latest Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results for regular season, playoffs and more on. The Cavaliers outrebounded the Hawks 41-34 while also outpacing them in the paint 50-40, assisting them to victory. Cleveland held the lead for all but one minute but never led by more than 12. In fact, Atlanta had a turnover and a missed three in the closing 50 seconds when down by a single point. Kobe Bufkin’s Summer League Performance Bufkin’s performance in the NBA Summer. While there were only two lead changes and one tie in this game, it still came down to the final minute. Here we will look at the Hawks’ biggest concern about Bufkin after his 2023 NBA Summer League performance. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 94-90 in the NBA2K23 Summer League at Cox Pavilion on Saturday. During the 1989 season with the Hawks, Wilkinss scoring average dropped slightly to 26.2, good for seventh in the league, but he was an All-Star for the. Cavaliers 94, Hawks 90: Box score | Game details. 8/31/2023 0 Comments Bulletproof coffee break fastIt tastes delicious and fuels your mind and body all day long. Keep in mind it is a high-calorie coffee drink that is intended to replace breakfast. What if I told you there is a perfect cup of coffee to enhance your morning experience and the best part is, it has a secret ingredient that helps boost metabolism and could aid in weight loss! OH, How I can taste it now!Īre you ready for a coffee that will enhance your morning workouts, boost your metabolism and give you more energy? The issue: Since most of us also already over-consume saturated fat in our current eating plans, adding more through beverages is just unnecessary.Īs for inducing ketosis for weight loss: It's true that some research links ketogenic states with reducing appetite, but there’s no long-term data to evaluate whether or not ketogenic diets are safe, right for everyone, and actionable considering you have to factor in everything you eat during the course of a day.Is waking up in the morning often times a struggle? Do you find that the #1 task for the day is to hurry to the kitchen and start a pot of coffee? I love the smell of coffee first thing in the morning and can’t wait for that first sip ☕️. Bulletproof’s site talks about the "Sad American Diet" as one that’s high in refined carbohydrates and added sugar - an over-consumed nutrient according to the U.S. To that end, I think the real problem with the bulletproof approach is that it encourages going from one extreme to another. In fact, drinking calories instead of chewing them can make you feel more ravenous for your next meal - and there are so many better-for-you foods to choose instead! Replacing black coffee, tea, or a low-fat latte with a bulletproof blend will add more calories to your total daily intake without much of a difference. Eating more calories from longer-lasting sources of energy can help you cut back on random grazing later on.īut - and this is a big but - drinking 100% dietary fat isn’t your best bet. In that case, BPC may provide a sense of fullness that you might not have experienced otherwise.
8/31/2023 0 Comments Its a vibe clothingMarco is a dancer who loves riding his motorcycle and attending warehouse parties in Los Angeles. A few months ago, I interviewed Marco Martinez and Mitchell Moss, who have dramatically different personalities. Finding your style is partly about connecting your clothes to this vibe. Your vibe is your personality, how you move, speak, and interact with the world. This minimalist jogger outfit does not.Įveryone has a natural kind of vibe. His hair, glasses, and dark worsted suits on his show perfectly convey that vibe. The other problem is that we already know Colbert’s personality - a dry-humored comic who parodies buttoned-up conservative commentators. Nothing is coherent - there is no vibe.įor Colbert’s outfit to work, it would help if he was put in a stone grey minimalist room and if the hair and make-up people gave him a different hairstyle, possibly also glasses. But they still look like mannequins modeling clothes given to them. True, many are beautiful people, so they get away with it. This is why so many celebrity shoots come out looking awkward. Along with that, you have a photographer who sets up the shoot. You have a team of people who manage the editorial (the interview subject is often a celebrity), the advertising department that secures the clothes (because you have to advertise clothes), and then the stylist who puts the outfit together. Even if the clothes technically fit him, they don’t fit his vibe.Įvery once in a while, a fashion publication will miss the mark like this, I assume because different departments are handling different things. There’s clashing everywhere: his outfit, the room, his hairstyle, and the eyewear. And the stylist dressed him like a 2015 menswear influencer - a sleek bomber jacket, luxurious joggers, and the minimalist pièce de résistance, all-white sneakers. He’s an older man with square eyewear frames and an even squarer hairstyle. Colbert is in an opulent room with Persian rugs, 19th-century furniture upholstered in jacquard fabrics, and a rich tapestry in the background. If you wear eyewear, specific styles may also help finish a look. Some hairstyles fit better with certain outfits than others. The other part, and not often discussed on menswear blogs, is how grooming connects to your outfits. Think about style as writing a sentence, not throwing paint on a canvas. You don’t have to go into full cosplay (unless you want to), but knowing about 1960s Ivy Style, ’70s sleaze, ’80s Armani, rebellious punks, ’90s minimalism, and so forth can help you think about how to create sensible, coherent outfits that are culturally legible. On a higher level, it means being interested in culture and thinking about how various social groups have dressed in the past and present. At the most basic level, this means thinking about how to dress for an environment or occasion. To create a good outfit, you have to be sensitive to various cultural signals. Hence all the color charts online about how to create pleasing combinations.īut a good outfit is more like social language. They hear that blue pairs well with white, or green doesn’t look good next to purple. When guys start to pay attention to how they dress, many think about it in terms of artistic expression. We’ve long stressed the importance of thinking about clothes as language. And why I think Stephen Colbert, who usually is well dressed, looks bad on the latest cover of Wall Street Journal Magazine.ĭressing for a vibe means being sensitive to the emotional and social message you’re sending out. The term “vibe” has become such a cliche in culture writing (e.g., vibe shift), but it captures some of the things I’ve tried to communicate over the years. The longer I write about men’s style, the more I think people should dress for a vibe. You will receive a tracking order number on all purchases when shipped, so you are able to track your order(s).There are a million guides nowadays on how to dress for your body type or occasion.
8/31/2023 0 Comments General strike january 20The Armistice of 11 November 1918, contrary to the official historical account, was a tactical move by the British and French governments. It also limited the government’s power to use repression on striking workers at home and to continue waging reactionary war abroad. This challenged the ruling class who thought their right to govern was God-given. Soldiers, sailors and airmen showed they were willing to refuse the orders of their officers. The soldiers’ strikes that began on 3 January 1919 at Folkestone were particularly terrifying for the ruling class. And in every fresh outburst of militancy the government of Lloyd George saw another manifestation of the Bolshevik revolution that had ended war on the eastern front in 1917. The number of days lost to strike action rocketed from nearly 6 million in 1918 to nearly 35 million in 1919. Please note that the inter-union group is also calling for locally defined union rallies, as the movement continues to be supported by a large majority of the population.The Folkestone strikes of 1919 should remind us that the organised working class can effect huge change in this country, argues John Westmorelandġ919 was the year when modern Britain came closer to revolutionary change than at any other time. Will this appeal be heard again by the French? The answer will be given in the next few days. Deputies and unions intend to obtain a majority of votes this time. A motion of censure of the law, filed in March 2023, failed by only nine votes. □ Inter-union press release ⤵️ /JKFSVPMeBxįrench people opposed to this reform have high hopes for this proposed law. This bill will allow for the first time the national representation to vote on the pension reform," wrote the unions in a statement published April 6 on social networks. The next demonstration is organized two days before the examination of a proposal to repeal the law: " the inter-union welcomes the bill to repeal the pension reform that will be on the agenda on June 8 at the National Assembly. Unions and demonstrators are still hoping to have this reform cancelled thanks to their mobilization. The interunion does not wish to stop there and the French are therefore called to renew their actions on June 6, 2023. A recourse that has aroused the anger of the opposition, unions and citizens who have not hesitated to demonstrate spontaneously since. The government preferred to use the 49.3. Remember, on March 16, the bill on pension reform took a new step, since there was no vote of the deputies in the Assembly, the government having preferred to use the 49.3. Tips for the week of August 7 - 13, 2023 in Paris: free or inexpensive outings.Info Metro RER trains, closures, works and demonstrations in Paris this tuesday August 8, 2023.News and information this tuesday Augin Paris and Ile-de-France.This May 1st, the mobilization was very important: the CGT counts 2.3 million demonstrators, the Ministry of the Interior counts 782,000. Each day of demonstration is widely followed in France: on April 6, the CGT counted 2 million people in the streets of France (570,000 million according to the Ministry of the Interior). The struggle continues: the eight trade union organizations have again called for a new day of strikes and interprofessional demonstrations, scheduled for Tuesday, June 6, 2023.įor more than two months now, social movements of protest against the pension reform have been multiplying in France. The latest, the May 1 demonstration, brought together 2.3 million people throughout the country, according to the unions. The days of strikes and protests follow one another in France. Following the use of the 49.3 by the government, the demonstrations continue against the pension reform. 8/31/2023 0 Comments Virtual paint and sip fundraiserSure, there’ll be plenty of that too, but we’ll give you an experience that makes it more memorable. We’re the thing you do when you want to get out of the house and meet with your buds, but not just sit around drinking. Once you fill in this form, we will get back to you confirming you date, and we’ll move on to the final steps of booking your fundraiser including picking and confirming the painting, venue, time, etc. Special Equestrians is excited to announce our first Virtual Paint and Sip Fundraiser No experience necessary, just come prepared to paint and party in. We’re, or you may know us as the Original Paint Nite, Yaymaker, or simply the best night out in town. One tip is before paying for the fundraiser, perhaps have a list of 8-10 people you’ll know will want to sign up. You can sell them to friends, family, teams, etc hopefully maximizing the fundraising efforts. Once the initial payment is created, we will then create a Facebook event (make sure you add yourself as a co-host), we’ll create a poster for you to print & share, as well as make the event live to the public ! Remember you will have 10 tickets to sell included in the price. Amazing gift idea or decor for your own home!Ĭost: $600+HST (includes 10 tickets to the event)ĭonation: $10 from every ticket sold, including $100 of the $600 above. and fundraising at the Lake Tahoe Paint and Sip Studio located at 900 Ski Run Boulevard. Our newest style of event! Create a rustic sign with your very own special quote or choose from over 350 signs which you can customize to which ever color you’d like! These high quality projects are professionally stenciled making them look incredible. Virtual Paint and Sip and themed Jeopardy during Live Violence Frees 'Light the Night Purple'. Who wouldn’t want a piece of Art with their own pet? These “pup”-ular events not only have your guests going home with an original piece of art of their pet, but also raise money for your team or cause!Ĭost: $500+HST (includes 10 tickets to the event)ĭonation: $15 from every ticket sold, including $150 of the $500 above. Maximum: No maximum, depends on venue (our studio maximum is 50) Our original Art Party! You can choose from either one of our over 400+ pieces of artwork to learn as a group, or you can try our new Pick Your Painting events where you can have up to 10 different choices for the event!Ĭost: $400+HST (includes 10 tickets to the event)ĭonation: $15 from every ticket sold, including $150 of the $400 above. We offer 3 different types of fundraisers, due to the cost and prep time of each event the prices do vary: O ur school virtual fundraiser program allows for a 5 discount code for participating families in your community via entry of your school’s personalized code at checkout. This is not a contract of any sort, this is simply a form to gather the relevant information and start the collaboration process. During these unprecedented times, we are offering a TOTALLY VIRTUAL paint and sip kit fundraiser. You can get your fundraising efforts started by simply filling in the following form with all your information and we will get back to you within 24 hours (generally quicker) of your submission. We think it’s the perfect match – a really fun time learning something new, AND raising money for a great cause. We love helping charities, teams, causes – anyone really who needs to raise money and awareness. 8/31/2023 0 Comments Recover neorouter passwordPlay/Pause, Stop, Prev, Next are the only ones that Squeezelite-X responds to. OyvindoSqueezelite-X should have no impact on volume/mute as it does not intercept those keys. They used to work with SL-X as well, but now they only control the local player, and not the browser selected player, no matter what I do. Now, only the Play/Pause/FastForward/Reverse works ok, but the volume keys and mute doesn't. Perhaps with the exception of the fact that not all my keyboard mediakeys do work as expected. I'm now on 1.2.0.0 and everything is just fine again. What version of Squeezelite-X are you running? (If you do Task Manager, Exit Squeezelite-X first, so you can safely terminate all remaining squeezelite-win.exe instances) BTW, if squeezelite-win.exe terminates abnormally, it may take LMS several minutes to realize and "forget" the player. I have a fix for this coming.Ī reboot of the PC should fix the issue because that will shut down any squeezelite-win.exe instances that may be running, or you can go into task manager and terminate the tasks there. In that case Squeezelite-X was shutdown, but squeezelite-win.exe was not. I also noticed this happening (squeezelite-win.exe left running) once when I was shutting down Windows and the shutdown process got aborted due to another program. Are you running Version 1.2? V1.2 is in the store now and you can update to that (even though the store listing has not yet been updated by Microsoft to indicate Version 1.2 yet, the v1.2 package is what is there). Version 1.2 added code that eliminated the issue we (well at least I) was having with wifi. So yes, this could be a result of a crash. However, If Squeezelite-X terminated abnormally it could have left an instance of squeezelite-win.exe running in the background. This is so that if you are running multiple instances, whether on multiple PCs, or multiple users on the same machine and the PlayerName was not unique, it will make it unique. OyvindoSqueezelite-X will generate a unique Player Name if it is about to start squeezelite-win.exe and the LMS server says it already has a Player connected using that name. I suspect that this is a result from sudden crashes I've had with SL-X (as I mentioned earlier). Each consecutive name has a trailing increasing number (2), (3), (4) and so on. I noted today that the local SL-X player name appears 3 times in the "Choose Player" pulldown list (and also on the LMS settings page under "Players). (Edit: I updated this post to show screenshots from Version 2.11.22, including Material Skin plugin by Craig Drummond)įor those of you that prefer, I'll keep a traditional non-store installer available at: !AlC6xWoP5Gkwgb5YHGQ1-VHk7TQZXw This is my humble gift back to the community that has given joy over the years. Special thanks to Adrian Smith and Ralph Irving for writing squeezelite, to mherger for all his excellent work on LMS and Spotty, and to all who keep this technology alive. Special thanks to Wirruna, oyvindo, Jeff07971, drmatt, bobbertuk and others for advice and suggestions and testing (and most importantly, encouragement). This started as a DIY project for me several months ago, and was developed with advice and support from forum members over in the DIY area. The application is multi-monitor Dpi aware as well. Squeezelite-X combines the excellent squeezelite software player (by Adrian Smith and Ralph Irving) with a dedicated imbedded web interface to your Logitech Media Server, all accessible from the windows tray.Īdditional features include: WOL to wake your server, interactively change output devices, ability to specify advances squeezelite parameters, customizable tray icon menu, sleep/idle auto off timers, media key support for your keyboard, custom browser zoom. 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Give your mobile phone Home and Lock screen an amazing look. 8/30/2023 0 Comments Max muncy career statsWatching him last season, I saw a very capable player in RF. Why the Dodgers are not considering Verdugo for RF is a mystery to me. Guesses are not reality, but who in their right mind would deny him the opportunity of repeating what he did last year? He was a major force for us. No one can predict accurately how Muncy will fare this season. I believe it all comes down to how much the Dodgers want to use his bat. It’s a small sample size, but LF is a much easier position for him and for the team to fill. Muncy & Freese are just average, defensively.Īt 2B, Kike is clearly advantaged, but Muncy should be able to get it done if they want his bat in a game. The amount of exposure at 1B is much greater than any OF position during a game.Ĭlearly, Cody is our best choice at 1B. Most OFielders don’t have many errors when compared to 1Bmen. The skills needed for 1B are more demanding than LF or RF, and possibly CF. As far as positional playing goes, 1B may be the least athletic position but it is not the easiest. Let’s do some comparisons and see if Muncy is a defensive liability.įirst off, Muncy is not slow. If he threw right handed he’d be Corey Seager. I think if he threw right handed he’d be a shortstop. Moving him to right field is a 2 position promotion for him. What makes him different is his impressive athletic ability. First base is where your least athletic infielder plays.”īellinger has played first base until now likely because he’s tall and left handed. And a center fielder often moves to left or right field, not third base. If a catcher’s knees aren’t too shot, he may go to third base, but more often to left/first/dh. Generally, players move towards the easier end as they age – obviously this is not perfectly true linearly and individually, but as a general rule. “the defensive spectrum (from easiest to hardest):ĭesignated hitter – First baseman – Left fielder – Right fielder – Third baseman – Center fielder – Second baseman – Shortstop – Catcher The rankings of positions has been understood for decades. We aren’t going to agree on it apparently. Where do you think Muncy should play this season?īear and I have been around and back a few times this off season regarding importance of position. The safest and most comfortable position for him is first base. The Dodgers have to keep his bat in the lineup. Muncy may see time at first, second and maybe a few games in left field. The Dodgers may still move Muncy around in 2019. Even more surprising is the fact that he’s made just one error there in 125 chances. In 34 games and 250 innings at the keystone, Muncy has 6 defensive runs saved and a +1 fielding rating. On the other hand, surprisingly Muncy has posted the best numbers as a second baseman. So First base may the best position for Muncy. He’s put up negative defensive numbers at almost every position he’s played but he has the most experience (107 career games) at first. With Bellinger moving permanently into right field we can say that Muncy’s best spot is first base. You want to put Muncy where he can do the least amount of damage with the glove. The third base experiment was a disaster and the Dodgers only did that when Justin Turner was out recovering from the broken wrist he suffered in spring training. The Dodgers even tried him a few times in left field. The Dodgers primarily used him at first base in 2018 but he also saw some time at second and third. The problem with Muncy is he is not the fleetest of foot, nor is he the best defensive player. Muncy led the club in home runs and early in the season last year was one of the few Dodgers that they could count on to drive in runs with runners on base. 263/.391.582 with 35 home runs, 79 runs batted in and a 161 OPS + over 481 plate appearances. Muncy was one of the Dodgers most productive hitters in 2018. There is one Dodger that doesn’t have a permanent position yet, and that’s Max Muncy. Chris Taylor should see a lot of time at second base and Corey Seager and Justin Turner will be patrolling the left side of the infield. Most of the roster is set with only a couple of exceptions. The calendar has turned to March and we should start seeing the opening day roster taking shape soon. The Dodger’s exhibition schedule is rolling right along. |
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