#covid cruiser

[cochino-devin]

Post Cruise Photo.

#cruzerkooks

[santandreas]

WWE-158-November 28th

Featured image: the latest Covid-19 cruiser to enter Sydney. For Jez WWE 154. https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/11/28/reflected-streetlamps-water-water-everywhere-154/ Luna Park Frame from a gif 29 Alfred Street Milsons Point 27th Maroubra Beach and Jessica’s coffee cup.

[sam-loves-seb]

weekly tag wednesday

thanks to my lovelies for the tags <3 @spookygingerr @transsexual-dandelions @deedala @heymacy @gallawitchxx

name: sam

age: 26

location: home of the 2024 nba champions

and now...

what is your DJ name? dj sammy spins

if you were a genre of music, what would it be? indie rock

what would you title your biography? what the hell is going on (seriously can somebody tell me)

what are the first three things you'd do if you were invisible? steal some shit, probably commit some other non-violent crimes, then maybe try and uncover some state secrets

what subject do you wish was taught in every school? literally copy and pasting bee and so many others but: financial literacy !! i still feel like i know nothing !! also on a less serious note: world geography, because it has taken me a shockingly long time to figure out where some things in the world actually rae

when was the last time you tried something for the first time and what was it? a few weeks ago i tried a new beverage of the alcoholic variety called Sun Cruisers and they were quite good

what is the most underrated city you have ever visited? davos, switzerland (probably not that underrated to some but i had never even heard of it before i went and now i think about it constantly)

what day in your life would you like to relive? the last day of school before spring break during my senior year of college. it was a friday, i had no classes, i spent most of the day with my roommates hanging out and that night we got tipsy and watched mamma mia and jumped on the couch and scream-sang all the songs

little did we know that a week later the world would end.

i went to florida for 5 days for spring break and when i came back, the dorms were closed, classes were online, and everything was completely shut down starting monday because of covid. we had to move all our stuff out, and i never lived with those roommates again. we're all still friends, but i rarely see them because we live far apart.

this answer got away from me but yeah. that last day with my perfect roommates in our perfect apartment dorm. that's the day i'd relive if i had the chance.

if you could eliminate one thing from your daily routine, what would it be and why? showering. it's so tedious. i know it needs to be done but god it's so much effort. why can't i be instantly clean?

how long would you last in a zombie apocalypse? honestly i think i would last pretty long in a zombie apocalypse if i tried, but the more important question is would i want to last in a zombie apocalypse? probably not. is there an end in sight? a cure? is this just the world now? i think my survival skills are high but my will to live is low in this scenario

what would be the most surprising scientific discovery imaginable? if scientists figured out teleportation i think that would be the most shocking thing to me

if you could have any view out your office window, what would you choose? a city view. i want an office in a high rise that overlooks boston. that would be cool.

tagging anyone who hasn't played yet cuz it's almost technically thursday by now <3

[pennyplainknits]

a snippet of girl steve for this writing wednesday

I'm getting over covid (do not recommend) so no wriggly Wednesday for me but I have been working slowly on filling the gaps in my third Girl!Steve story. Yes, in this one she finally meets Eddie! Well, not in this bit, but here's a scene I've just finished

The back road to the trailer park is criss-crossed with crime scene tape, so Steve has to take the long way around to Forest Hills. There’s a cruiser parked at the entrance along with-

“Is that the Wheeler’s station wagon?” Robin asks as they get out of the car.

Nancy spots them right away, hurrying over and taking Dustin by the arm.

“Do you know where Eddie is?” She hisses.

“What?” Dustin asks. He lowers his voice. “Why do you want to know? He didn’t DO IT, Nancy.”

“Just tell me,” she says.

“No,” Dustin says. He folds his arms.

“Dustin. I need to know.” she shakes him a little. “I looked into his trailer and I saw, it’s a gate-”

“A gate?” Steve asks. “Are you sure?”

“It’s closed over,” Nancy says. “But it shouldn’t be there at all.” Her eyes look kind of red. “I came to get quotes, and then Fred-, the cops said he-”

She looks around again and pulls open the door of the station wagon. “In here, so we can’t be overheard.”

They all pile inside. Max takes shotgun.

“Eddie didn’t do it,” Dustin repeats. “And what do you mean, and then Fred?”

“Yeah no shit, the idea of Eddie Munson as a murderer is ridiculous,” Nancy says. "But something killed Andy yesterday and.” She swallows. “I think the same thing killed Fred today.”

“Who’s Fred?” Steve asks.

“That dweeby newspaper kid, with the knit sweater vests?” Robin says.

“He was my friend.” Nancy says tightly. She rubs her hands across her eyes. The mascara smears slightly. “I wanted the scoop on the Basketball Murderer. I knew Fred had already pinned Eddie down for an interview about Hellfire before all this. He was into the- the demon summoning angle.”

“Nancy you know that’s bullshit!” Dustin says hotly. “It’s just a game!”

“We needed a space filler for page 7 so I said go for it,” Nancy says, half-shrugging and ignoring Dustin's outburst. “I said I’d meet him here, and we could get both stories.” She swallows. “But when I got here, the back road was taped off, police going crazy. They’d found a- a- body. On the back road. As soon as they described him, I knew.” She digs a pack of kleenex out of her purse and wipes her eyes.

“And you’re sure it wasn’t like, a hit and run?” Robin asks.

“What hit and run removes eyeballs?” Nancy says. She looks pale, jaw clenched. Angry. “I overheard before the cops shooed me away. The body had no- no eyeballs. They exploded into blood. Shattered bones. Nothing human could have done that.”

“Eddie saw it, with Andy.” Max says. “He said it was like an invisible force. And I saw the lights flicker.”

“That makes sense,” Nancy says. “Like I said, there’s a gate. Or like, a scabbed over one. Small. But it’s in the roof of Eddie’s trailer. And as soon as I drove up to the back road and got turned around, my headlights started going crazy.”

“All the evidence suggests the Upside Down,” Dustin says.

“Yeah, we got that,” Max rolls her eyes. “So what do we do now?”

She sniffs and wipes her hand across her nose. It comes away red. She grabs one of Nancy’s Kleenex and presses it against her face.

“Is that still bleeding?” Steve asks. “You better not have gotten any on the car seats.”

“It’s been bleeding on and off for like three days,” Max says. She pinches her nose together.

“Fred had a nosebleed yesterday,” Nancy said slowly. “And this morning, there was blood on the collar of his sweater vest. Blood calls the demogorgan.”

The passenger side light in the station wagon flickers and fizzes on and off.

“Max-” Robin says.

“It’s just a coincidence,” she says.

“I wonder if Andy had a nosebleed?” Dustin says. “We should ask Eddie. More datapoints.”

“I don’t think he’s gonna have noticed with all the,” Robin mimes something gushing out of her eyes.

Nancy half-shrugs. “Something came through that gate,” she says. “Or something made that gate. Whatever it was, I don’t think it’s going to stop at two people.”

[steampunkforever]

Oppenheimer is Nolan's putting down his intense need to buck the norms of linear storytelling and just make a solid movie. It's Nolan putting aside the conspiracy-wall narrative maps and just making something beautiful. He hasn't made something this "standard" since Batman. When it comes to structures, Tenet was an avant garde culinary experience. Oppenheimer is a plate of Penne with Pesto Sauce. Less complicated, but very enjoyable

In many ways this is the perfect film to see in double feature with Barbie, they couldn't have planned this better. For all the flashbacks (The Dark Knight trilogy also used flashbacks), Oppenheimer doesn't follow Tenet in temporal acrobatics. This isn't Nolan proving anything other than that he's still got it.

At the same time Oppenheimer is supremely indulgent. Its runtime is 30 minutes shorter than that of Ben-Hur. The cast is has more stars than PTA's Magnolia, a movie that runs only 8 minutes longer. Just like Gerwig with Barbie, this is Nolan facing post-covid budgets, looking at a blank check from studios, and deciding to take the money and run. Unlike Chazelle did with Babylon, Nolan pulls it off.

Sure, it's long. I don't take bathroom breaks at theaters, and I had to go twice. An intermission would've been beneficial here. Matt Damon is someone who looks like he knows what a PT Cruiser is, but his performance belied his modern appearance. The star studded cast was sometimes a bit distracting (Rami Malek was the only one who surprised me enough to break immersion, but in a good way) but frankly that's a bold move for a film about lab-swelling nerds.

The Florence Pugh sex scene was a bit on the nose, as the iconic "I am become death" line is first spoken while Oppenheimer is bottoming for her, and any and all nudity felt dictatorially indulgent, but at the end of the day its a Nolan film and he handled it as classily as is possible for egregious sex scenes. This isn't Tarantino, after all.

On the note of indulgence, the film is still very nonlinear, told through a congressional hearing where RDJ reminds us that he knows how to act when the opening credits don't read "MARVEL" and a separate red scare closed-door hearing in which Oppenheimer pays the price for partying with the communists. The actual story of the atom bomb is told through flashbacks from both of these hearings, often one hearing bouncing to the other, switching from black and white (signifying objective facts of record) to color (more subjective takes on events) as Nolan weaves together a work of Cinema that gives us an intimate portrait of the father of the bomb.

It's a great movie. In terms of a Barbie/Oppenheimer comparison, despite being very different films, Oppenheimer is better. It's just a more put together movie. That's probably due to less studio oversight (Nolan allegedly recreated the atomic blast practically, while Gerwig had to seek approval from a brand-protective toy company for her film) as well as the general unity of purpose afforded it as an adaptation of a book charting historic events.

Whether you liked the pink plastic sparkles movie or the white atomic fire movie better, the importance of Oppenheimer is that Nolan's still got it, and can leverage the award nominations (including one for RDJ hopefully) into making more movies that act like they forgot the definition of linear anything.

[heesulovebot]

8 shows to get to know me

my bae sufa @heart-ming didn’t tag me but let’s just say they did teehee. i literally mostly watched kdramas before i started bls so this list will admittedly be kdrama centric 🫣 in chronological order (i think):

that 70s show: has this show aged well? no. but there are still so many iconic moments that it holds a special place in my heart. twelve year old me would race home after school to watch re-runs. twelve year old me also thought peak romance was eric and donna dancing to abba’s fernando in the drive way in front of the vista cruiser 😭😭 

reply 1988: i never thought reply ‘97 could be topped (esp after the disappointment of ‘94) but reply ‘88 knocked it out of the ball park completely. i loved every single character sm, it rlly felt like home :’) and rip to those who had sls but i’m different 💅🏼 (jk i usually have a chronic case of sls dsjkfnksjd but everything in this drama made sense, esp deok seon and taek). who else was there for soompi forum user @ packmule using colour-theory, dialogue, and frame analysis to guess who the husband was before the show finished airing???? packmule on soompi forums u will always be famous xoxo

my mister: the grip this show had on me should be studied like. i made my first fandom sideblog for this show?????? i wrote my first fanfic for this show??????? dskjfnkdjnsk the scene in which park dong hoon sits in his living room after everything is finished and then bursts out in tears and then the background music cuts off and we just hear him sOBBING in silence...... i will never recover, i fear

2gether: speaking of shows that had a grip on me ksdjfnkdsjnf i gotta be real and add this to the list since y’all who have been following me since this era bore witness to my absolute obsession. i def can objectively say that 2gether is not a good show but tine and watine remain a special place in my heart forever ♡

ofcc & cherry magic: LOL I’M CHEATING AND PUTTING THESE TWO TOGETHER but they’re both about gay salarymen so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ idk there’s just an underlying sadness to both these fluffy jbls that i fuck with heavy      

i told sunset about you: no matter how much beef i have with p’meen, p’boss has done nothing wrong in his life ever and itsay tehohaew remain my babies. y’all alrdy know itsay had me in tears weekly (i still remember watching ep 4 during class time ((covid college core)) and then my prof started saying something after i finished the ep and i BURST into tears and haven’t recovered since tbh)   

to my star 1&2: god daseul invented cinema and romance, actually. this show (s2 particularly) had me on twitter spaces talking about jiwoo and seojun’s depth and complexity for 8+ hours 💀 i literally could write an entire thesis on it—have probably, if u combine my tumblr tags and tweets 😭😭😭 tms surpassed my 2gether rewatches (which @phukaoapologist & @pranpat can attest that is A LOT), and will always remain that bitch

the glory: every girliepop has a lil’ bit of blood lust in them. sometimes u need a cute lil’ revenge drama on ur list and a man that would tell you that he’d kill for you xo

tagging!: @nonkul @itoldsunset @phukaoapologist @pranpat @earthpirapat @dirhwangdaseul @ohmybitna @jaehwany @junghaesin @fordallan @deshimango @kinnkittisawasd @freensrcha @jiustian i’ll only tag a few since i bet a lot of ppl have alrdy done this but if u want to and i didn’t tag you consider urself tagged ♡

[bobbinacrossafricatake2]

Ngorongoro

June 3, 2024

Super early start for a very long day. Complaining? Absolutely not! Today was totally amazeballs (to quote Pluto, the late schnauzer who became famous during Covid, whose other is NJ Wright, wildlife photographer @njwright , https://www.instagram.com/pluto.living?igsh=YWF0dDdtYTB4czZu). We got up at 5:00 AM, coffee delivered to a horizontal dumbwaiter in our room (hole in the wall with a door on the outside and inside, so staff can deliver things without much bother… although Seb did chat with our coffee deliverer) at 5:15 and at 5:45, we drove away, complete with bush babies (hot water bottles in fluffy coats) on our seats. It was super chilly at that hour and still dark. Down the long bumpy road to the bumpy main road to the turn off onto the crater descent road. Anaeli had to stop to register and on we went down a zig-zag road (pavers, thank goodness!) to the floor of the crater. Three million years ago, there was a ginormous volcano that caved in on itself making the caldera - the flat bottom. Also, interestingly, all of the ash spewed onto the surrounding areas made the soil all around very rich, even to this day, due to animals eating produce from the area and “re-depositing” it. Driving down into what looked like a wasteland, we wondered what we would possibly see. First, at the bottom, some Guinea fowl doing their crazy walks along the dirt path in front of us. And then Anaeli said “lions….” Five lionesses and four cubs came slowly into view, followed by a young adult male (who was not welcomed and sent away by one of the females). It was wonderful, watching them approach, rest, the kids - one covered in mud - play and romp, even playing king-of-the-hill on a mound of dirt. Slowly some other cars came up and we were so grateful to have had the pride to ourselves for a while. What a way to start the day! It was almost a relief to have had a fab kitty cat sighting early, as the pressure was off to find one. We did see a few other lions, but no sighting as fun as that one. For the remainder of 11 hours we saw countless amazing animals. Anaeli was great about letting us sit and wait for animals a bit far away to approach us, which gave us good time to observe. We saw loads of creatures together on the plains, some playing, resting, walking, swimming. It’s utterly impossible to capture the variety and amazing interactions. As a flavor: beautiful birds, white and black rhinos, ellies, Thompson and Grant’s gazelles, greater and lesser flamingoes, hippos, elands, warthogs (which Seb thinks are ugly and whose honor Jill defends), ostriches, wildebeasts, zebras (so cute resting their heads on one another), jackels, hyenas…. Holy moly - talk about sensory overload.

We stopped at a surprisingly nice loo just before breakfast at a picnic area. We did not need to go to the food truck (seriously, a food truck!) because Anaeli put out an amazing spread. Some folks were at picnic tables, but Anaeli set out folding chairs and a table in the shadow of the vehicle and we indulged in the contents of two coolers sent by the lodge. Fab! Much later, we admitted that we’d really prefer another loo to “checking the air in the tires.” So we booked it across the crater only to find the bathrooms closed. Behind our Toyota Land Cruiser worked just fine… the ultimate loo with a view. We had lunch - again yummy and enough food for a family of five - in the vehicle. Sarah, still struggling with her cold managed even a few catnaps on long stretches of the drive and despite the bumps and rolls.

We are so thankful to Anaeli for being patient, helping us understand not only animal behavior but also the local culture, and for being an outstanding spotter and guide.

Back at the lodge, we were happy to see that the 11 other guests had arrived in four different groups. (It felt odd being only one of three last night with many many staff on hand!) We chatted with a few while having a glass of wine in the living room/lounge then joined Peter for dinner. So enjoyable to chat with someone who had been to many of the same places we’ve been to and who had highly entertaining travel stories to tell. Fun end of a spectacular day.

[ralfmaximus]

The year is 2024. All I have to remember Disney's Galactic Star Cruiser by is the long COVID I contracted while LARPing as a space fascist trying to capture Chewbacca.

[sleepymccoy]

Character playlist suggestion: Chekhov, Australian artists only

I'm having so much fun listening to Aussie only music. We're a great country.

This was easier than Spock's cos Chekov is younger and wilder, so I could pull some more interesting songs

Here's the Link

The Red Army is the Strongest - yeah this is genuinely Aussie. They're so funny

There She Goes, My Beautiful World - such a great band. Chekov talks about home a lot, so this is about Earth

Dear Science - everything about this, except instead of just being annoyed Chekov also went and did the science himself

The Chariot - another great band here. This song is about using words over weapons, ND some of the brass instruments feel a bit Russian to me

Mr La Di Da Di - Baker Boy I love you. I included this cos Chekov is always cheerful

Oy Oy Oy - another surprise Australian band here. I'll be honest, I googled Aussie bands that sound Russian

Get on the Beers - okay, this one is cos of all the alcohol jokes Chekov gets. But I need to explain it too so you can enjoy it. Back in covid lockdown in Melbourne they shut down the pubs, and someone remixed the Premiers press conference talking bout shutting the pubs, dinner parties where people caught covid, rapid antigen tests, and that it is not time to get on the beers. It's an amazing song

The Girl Of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmares - cos Chekov is a romantic. I could've included a more normal love song but I didn't want to

Seeing Stars - okay genuinely this is the Veronicas solo songs that they did for vodka cruisers. So, vodka connection! Stars! I'm sold

2000 And Whatever - banger tune, celestial tune in the first lines. This one is some sick Aboriginal blend club music

[rpmtrish]

RPM Magazine Releases August Issue with an additional Feature!

August has come around so quickly, where has the summer gone?  RPM Mag is proud to release the August 2024 issue...in Print and Digital.  To order yours visit http://www.rpmmag.com/subscribe FEATURE CAR - FUEL THE PASSION - Rick Trunkett's street driven 7-second Duster commands respect, and it is well earned! He would religiously read his Mopar Muscle Magazine subscription at the age of ten and his first car memory was of a trip to the car show with his father and cousins in a 1967 Dodge Coronet, which his dad still owns. They pulled up alongside his cousin’s 1968 Pontiac GTO for a run, and the Coronet squeaked out the win. “I remember my cousin shouted, ‘Mopar Baby ‘, and it’s been me and my Mopars ever since,” Rick remembered fondly. OLE BLUE - This wicked Twin-turbo LS Chevelle mixes high tech power with old school style! For drag racing, the Mustang and Camaro are obvious picks of the litter, but there are other models such as the Chevelle and Nova that are in close running within the lineup of Bowtie offerings. For Vince Moore, as long as it was a GM product, any one of the above would work to create the hot rod of his dreams. Moore started hitting the dragstrip in El Paso, Texas at the tender age of 11 to watch his mother's boyfriend bracket race. KEVIN'S COUPE- You'll love Kevin Klime's full weight true stock suspension blown small block Coupe! The Fox Body Mustang is iconic, and regardless of your brand affiliation, you simply can’t argue that. They are used by Ford gearheads for everything and anything and even by the Chevy crew when they slip their LS between the rails with massive amounts of spray or twins pumping out mega boost. Heck, we’ve even seen Mopar mills installed in the platform. In short, a large number of us cut our teeth on the street and strip with one of these cars. C7 HEAVEN - This all motor Corvette started as a date night cruiser and ended up a record holder on the strip! One of the most exciting parts of being a gearhead is that we have so many choices to make as we work through our builds. While many of us will use the same basic platform, the end result between two similar builds is usually quite different, not to mention that each of us puts our own personality into building our pride and joy. For Dave Hintemeyer, his 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray 3LT Z51 is definitely special – it blasts 9.50 ¼-mile hits at near 150mph in full weight street trim with no power adder! YOU ASKED FOR IT...WE DELIVERED! Fresh from the pages of June 2020 RPM Mag when we were not printing due to Covid...bringing you a feature each month from the unprinted archives. KNOW THE RULES...EVEN WHEN THERE ARE NONE! Pierre-Luc Mallet's 1991 Mustang Coupe Grudge Car. Grudge no-time drag racing has grown from the roots of both street racing and organized street car style class drag racing. Add in the component of not having time clocks telling everybody what a car is capable of (that's why it's called NO TIME) and you just managed to level the playing field to almost flat! Read the full article

[jayanthitbrc]

Analyzing Growth Drivers and Market Dynamics Shaping the Naval Vessels and Surface Combatants Industry Landscape through 2033

  Overview and Scope Naval vessels and surface combatants are a kind of naval warships equipped with armaments for fighting on the water's surface. These are employed to hinder the enemy from moving military forces and, if required, to confront them. Sizing and Forecast The naval vessels and surface combatants market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $38.04 billion in 2023 to $39.97 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1%.  The naval vessels and surface combatants market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $48.48 billion in 2028 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9%.  To access more details regarding this report, visit the link: https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/report/naval-vessels-and-surface-combatants-global-market-report Segmentation & Regional Insights The naval vessels and surface combatants market covered in this report is segmented – 1) By Type: Aircraft Carrier, Battleship, Cruiser, Destroyer, Frigate, Destroyer Escort, Other Types 2) By System: Marine engine system, Weapon launch system, Sensor system, Control system, Electrical system, Auxiliary system 3) By Application: Search and rescue, Combat operations, Mine countermeasures (MCM) operations, Coastal surveillance, Other Applications North America was the largest region in the naval vessels and surface combatants market share in 2023. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the naval vessels and surface combatants market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. Intrigued to explore the contents? Secure your hands-on sample copy of the report: https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/sample.aspx?id=8729&type=smp Major Driver Impacting Market Growth Increasing maritime security threats are expected to propel the growth of the naval vessels and surface combatants market going forward. Maritime security threat refers to any breach of vessel security, both inside and externally. Naval vessels and surface combatants aid in the defence of the country's sovereignty against potential threats in the oceans and abysses by safeguarding accessible resources and coastal areas. Key Industry Players Major companies operating in the naval vessels and surface combatants market report are Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., General Dynamics Corporation, Damen Shipyards Group, Naval Group, BAE Systems plc, Navantia SA. The naval vessels and surface combatants market report table of contents includes: 1. Executive Summary 2. Market Characteristics 3. Market Trends And Strategies 4. Impact Of COVID-19 5. Market Size And Growth 6. Segmentation 7. Regional And Country Analysis . . . 27. Competitive Landscape And Company Profiles 28. Key Mergers And Acquisitions 29. Future Outlook and Potential Analysis Contact Us: The Business Research Company Europe: +44 207 1930 708 Asia: +91 88972 63534 Americas: +1 315 623 0293 Email: info@tbrc.info Follow Us On: LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/the-business-research-company Twitter: https://twitter.com/tbrc_info Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBusinessResearchCompany YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24_fI0rV8cR5DxlCpgmyFQ Blog: https://blog.tbrc.info/ Healthcare Blog: https://healthcareresearchreports.com/ Global Market Model: https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/global-market-model

[the-firebird69]

Couple more announcements

-a lot of people are very mean and they're not saying it but they're mean and they're kind of s*** we know about it and we're going to enforce the rules in the law today we're tired of you people you suck you're out there doing that and you're all arrogant as hell and just point stuff out and say you're taking it it's going on globally and we really need it everywhere and there's twice as much stuff elsewhere other than the United States but that's the whole world but a lot of this is going to get exported there's a lot of stuff coming out okay new bikes there's Harley Davidson not that many but there's tons of Japanese bikes and they're going to flood the market and people going to start buying them again there's a lot of cars probably 1/3 of a Year's production in total globally there's a lot of household goods appliances and things and it's probably a half year supply but it's really needed and it's going to absorbed in probably two days and everybody's going to say we need production and we're going to start factories up all over the world in the middle areas and outside the middle areas and production is already at 300% of right before covid and we need more probably a thousand percent, and these factories making these bikes are going to be huge and they're going to switch over to hard knock kicker and they're going to make the models he was saying a cruiser a Sportster and it's going to be a huge company with several people running each division which is a different vlan and they're going to start infighting like madness they're spoiled and rotten right now there's more happening though and they're beginning to take the ships out and in competition because of Tommy f comment and he said it and there's tons of people at it tons of warlock those ships are going to come out real fast and this place is going to settle the water is going to come out it's still kind of plugged up if the water stopped flowing abnormally from up North in one week it would be down about 129 in which is over 10 ft it's 10 ft 9 so at low tide the water potentially could be 10'9 down which is way down it's going to look odd but when you pull the diamonds and stuff out of the harbor it won't it'll be a vertical wall and it goes down that deep it's it's not sand so we're waiting for that to happen and all over the world it's kind of the way it is so we are in the mood for doing some work and we're going to do some work right now he's going to cruise around and get some things but really his life is very hard it's going to change soon because of all the stuff that's going on we expect the Midwest to be emptied out by late tomorrow or early Monday and if it slows down we're going to go take stuff and people come back and start taking things it's really lame these people are lame

Thor Freya

Olympus

Forget their messages I guess we can't stop cuz they make us hate them but we realize something they're just not going to let it happen so he stopped the factories are still there the stuff is been taken out we really need it to make bikes but new ones and other people are trying but it's going to slow down and we're speeding up and taking out the old ones now rapidly cuz we don't have enough power to do it

Trump

It has been up we're almost a 35% and yeah by the end of the day they're going to be out of there and out of all the other areas that's so many bikes I don't know what the hell they're doing with him now they're hiring huge crowds now because it's coming back and our son and daughter say it was necessary but we have to call it because they're just going to keep doing it and they said good and some people have stuff for new bikes and that'll come or you can try and make them make equipment a lot of people say they don't know how but they can get people who do and they're going to try and do that so we are going to be building a lot of these frames because these guys will not be able to keep up with their own production they're looking at the frames to see if there any good and most of them have holes and that's not good because inside is rusted and the metal does not rust that easy so at the bottom is where it breaks and they can see it breaking when they move them and because all the water sits in it and they break real bad and a lot of them fall apart and they take all the parts out and they leave the motors in the frames and it's disgusting it looks really weird like ripping bodies out that are close and it might be why they showed their body in the fire but this is going to save lives and they're calling for the lawn mowers all at the same time huge rows of trucks are going out of the Midwest and going in and it's not enough and our son told DJ to get the big trucks and they lay off the Harley and he did and it's wasn't working yet and he's telling them so they're moving stuff with big trucks and he says this is intense huge trucks are out there and they load up outside the wall massive trucks are taking tons of stuff anything you can put in a truck the other stuff they put in the regular trucks and it's going to go faster someone said we're up to like 37% on the used motorcycles on regular stuff is 20% but with the big trucks it's going to go extremely fast and more shortly

Thor Freya

Olympus

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[toyota-eddie-supriyadi]

Toyota saat ini tengah mengalami masalah produksi di Jepang. Bahkan, jenama Matahari Terbit ini harus menghentikan penjualan dua model yang cukup populer, yaitu Alphard dan Land Cruiser 300.

Disitat dari Asia Nikkei, Toyota harus menghentikan penjualan sebagian model populernya di Jepang, untuk mengatasi masalah produksi yang jauh tertinggal untuk memenuhi pesanan. Bahkan, pihak diler di Jepang, sudah tidak lagi menerima pesanan Alphard mulai pertengahan November 2023.

Kemudian, nasib yang sama juga dilakukan untuk Land Cruiser 300 yang juga dihentikan penjualannya pada September 2023, yang juga terjadi untuk Aqua.

Selama tujuh bulan, atau terhitung dari April hingga Oktober 2023, penjualan Toyota hanya terjadi dalam dua bulan di antarannya. Saat ini, Toyota memiliki kewajiban memenuhi banyak sekali pesanan yang menumpuk.

Produksi Toyota memang sempat turun drastis selama pandemi Covid-19, namun pesanan terus masuk hingga tertunggak sampai 1 juta unit. Permintaan mobil Toyota yang melebihi kemampuan produksi di Jepang, padahal Toyota sendiri baru saja menaikkan perkiraan produksi domestik di tahun fiskal 2023 sebanyak 90 ribu unit dari perkiraan awal 3,34 juta unit.

Sementara itu, distribusi unit ke konsumen yang tersendat ini juga karena Toyota mengubah jaringan penjualannya. Sebelum 2020 dealer Toyota di Jepang dibagi menjadi empat kategori dan hanya bisa menjual kendaraan tertentu di kategori tersebut.

Sekarang model Toyota apa pun bisa dibeli di dealer mana pun. Perubahan besar ini mendorong serbuan pesanan khususnya buat model populer.

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“Everybody knows, everybody goes”

Magnolia Cafe, at the corner of Lake Austin Boulevard and Veterans Drive in Austin, Texas, was not only an iconic place but an iconic environment. It was a true diner—inexpensive, greasy, and fast-paced, often catering to truckers, police officers, and other laborers with early-morning and late-night shifts. It was also one of the city’s few 24-hour establishments, with what some might call an “Austin-twist”: it served comfort food, such as oversized pancakes and tuna melts, with half-liter plastic cups of water alongside Tex Mex dishes. Its specialty was “Mag Mud,” a mix of canary yellow queso, black beans, avocado, and pico de gallo. 

In Texas’ capital, where the population has expanded ten-fold since the 1950s, Magnolia has been a constant since its debut as “Omelettry West” in 1979. Its survival for more than forty years alone granted it legendary status; in a city quickly gentrifying as a product of its tech sector boom, a business lifetime of more than a decade is an impressive feat. At the crux of the MoPac Expressway (posthumously named after the Missouri Pacific Railroad) and Lady Bird Lake (posthumously named after Lyndon B. Johnson’s wife, the architect of many public beautification projects), Magnolia acted as a common joint between the youthful central Austin, affluent west Austin, and bohemian south Austin. Convenient for the college scene, the local aristocracy and the hippies alike. 

The homely two-winged 1960s ranch-style structure was welcoming.  Unpretentious and familiar in the landscape of one-story monuments to outdated Texan architecture, and nestled in its ample parking lot with space for diesel pickup trucks, luxury imported sedans, and police cruisers. Two dining rooms were connected only by a kitchen; patrons in the east wing had to walk outside to access the overcrowded, single-stall toilets in the west wing. The near-constant wait created a social scene out of the front patio, its primary attraction being a gazebo-covered picnic table, carved with graffiti and cigarette burns. The booths were wrapped with a selection of flamingo, Hawaiian, and insect-themed laminates and the windows were filled with red neon signs alerting the public, “Sorry, we’re open.” From the ceiling hung what I imagine is a life-sized construction of a pterodactyl skeleton.

The clientele had no discernible makeup. You were equally likely to run into 16-year-old fraternity-stars-to-be, elderly Texan ranchers, and punks recovering after the shows taking place minutes away downtown. The staff withstood the test of time while constantly shifting; they were always young, always exuberant, and always off-kilter from the social norm. Their eternally gracious and sociable attitude created what was Austin’s most ubiquitous favorite eatery, encapsulated in its slogan: “Everybody knows, everybody goes.”

Despite its iconic stature, this location of Magnolia closed in April 2020 due to financial challenges brought on by the COVID pandemic. Magnolia’s permanent shuttering was, for me, quite possibly the most hard-hitting news of the pandemic. Any long-term Austin resident becomes accustomed and resilient to frequent closures of important establishments, but rarely is it the ones that are so widely valued. Often, there is no satisfying explanation for the demise of local enterprises; the immense disconnect between the city’s long-standing residents and recent transplants means there is no consensus around which historical aspects of Austin are valuable or worth retaining. More often than not, the ultimate decisions are decided or informed by the newer occupants: the nouveau riche of the newly-created Apple, Facebook, and Google offices, those who have more use for a Tesla dealership or a rooftop bar or a luxury condominium complex than they do for a mere diner, regardless of its status as the most foundational site of my—and so many others’—teen years. Developers know this, and that sealed Magnolia’s fate. 

I had gone to Magnolia since early childhood, as long as I could remember. It was one of the few restaurants accessible from my house without taking a highway, a feature that gave it an added sense of comfort. However, the inauguration of Magnolia as a true staple in my life was April 11 2014, during the spring break of my junior year of high school. Max, my whirlwind first love-turned first heartbreak-turned-romantically-ambiguous-but definitively-close-friend, was visiting town from D.C., and after a failed attempt to have sex on painkillers and ecstasy, we departed home in a dark hour of the night to meet up with another common friend, Gillian. We met at Magnolia, of course, our only midnight option in a town only beginning its process of rapid urbanization. 

Before ordering, Gillian and I were deadlocked in one of our regular and inane arguments over whether or not we happened to have the same physician’s assistant. Both descriptively similar women named Beverly working somewhere in north Austin, I insisted they must have been the same person. As Gillian opened her mouth, surely to vehemently disagree, Josephine strolled to our table to take our orders. She stood tall above our booth with a slender frame, either to be described as gaunt or modelesque. Her thinned skin and eye bags suggested prolonged fatigue and years of smoking, but her demeanor, even in the middle of the night, was effortlessly jaunty and candid. She had an air of inherent familiarity and candor, so I demanded she act as a tie-breaker for this debate.

“Beverly is definitely a period name,” Josephine said, “like in the 1960s everyone was naming their kids Chandelier and Cadillac.” I quickly learned that Josephine always spoke the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. It was a repulsive quality to some, but attractive to others. I was instantly entranced. She had myriad unique tattoos, she had explicit photos that a drummer of one of the country’s foremost rock bands had recently sent her (a former flame from her high school days in California), and she afforded her rent and alcohol on 30 hours per week, exclusively after 9 PM and before 9 AM. She turned Magnolia from a home away from home into my home away from home. That night, nearly at sunrise, she scribbled her name and her schedule down on my receipt, both as a memento and as a way for me to plan my weekends around her.

From then on, I did. My friends and I desperately sought the independence to drink gas station Chardonnay and smoke menthol cigarettes that we were denied inside of the comfort of our parents’ homes, and the locations for our nightly escapades were severely limited. Coffee shops closed, parks had curfews, but Magnolia was always open. So every weekend, we went to seek consolation and counsel from Josephine and the other insomniacs at the diner. Josephine acted as a confessional, a diary, and a mentor to me. While she always listened to and advised me, she shared the gritty details of her life as well with little filter.

Her idiosyncrasies led us, as callous teenagers, to joke that Josephine seemed like she was on meth, though none of us yet knew that she’d actually gotten the monkey off her back and was only taking a cocktail of mood stabilizers and (legal) amphetamines. She brought forth the life experience of a one-time UCLA student turned routine patient at various Los Angeles and New York City addiction treatment centers. Despite her years of substance abuse, she had a youthful face which fit her 24-year-old body—though she attributed this to the Botox she received via facial injection, the only FDA approved single-serving treatment for her migraine headaches.

At the time, the waitstaff at Magnolia knew more about me than anyone else. Whether with friends or alone, I would sit for hours. The hosts knew me and where to seat me, the waiters knew me and which predicaments to pick back up on each time I arrived, and the managers resented me for the amount of time their staff dedicated to talking to me. In the beginning, if Josephine was working, my meals were free. Over time, the rest of the staff caught on that I was not a paying customer—something I had never asked for, but made me feel infinitely adored. I came elated, depressed, or (more often than not) heartbroken.

I had supportive parents, a psychiatrist, and a therapist, but Magnolia Cafe was the support network that gave me what I knew I was missing. Josephine became the shoulder to cry on, the guru to snap us out of a bad trip, and the muse to inspire us to face our fears in pursuing the boys we all wanted, and who variably wanted us too, but were too afraid to confront such desires.

Magnolia was nearly always the final destination. A place I could go to at the end of a night of drinking—and knew I could stay until the sun rose. A place to celebrate: the first time I kissed my crush of many years at my 16th birthday party, my acceptance into college hundreds of miles away, my high school graduation. A place to grieve: when said love interest chose to date a juvenile girl over me, my final departure from my life with my parents and friends of many years and to said college so many hundreds of miles away, and the seemingly common but dramatic dissolutions of the friendships built throughout high school and childhood at large. Part of what made this diner so unique was that these experiences were not. It was the destination, oasis, and secondary home of so many with such soul-consuming but transient problems as mine. 

By the time Magnolia capsized, Josephine had jumped ship. When I arrived home in the summer of 2016 after my first year of college, as with every other break from school, I immediately went to Magnolia as a homecoming celebration. That evening, Josephine sat in the booth with me to make an admission. She spoke softly, completely uncharacteristically, so as not to reveal her words to her coworkers or manager. She informed me that she was pregnant after taking a gender-ambiguous model’s virginity in the West Texan desert. Pregnancy in and of itself had not been uncommon for her. What varied this time is that she had decided to keep it; not “keep it” in that she was sure she would carry it to term, but that she felt she had taken enough drugs, enough morning-after pills, and had enough abortions that she would roll the dice. She told me she would wait—it felt probable she would miscarry, and, if not, she would have a child. She was ready for either option. 

Once her daughter was born later that year, Josephine progressively cut her hours to naught. Truthfully, Josephine’s—and Magnolia’s—influence on my life began to wane almost simultaneously with my entrance into my 20s. As Josephine shed her debaucherous lifestyle in favor of motherhood, I discovered a powerful ability to compartmentalize more and share less. Magnolia retained its status as an integral meeting point for my increasingly infrequent trips back to Austin, as the importance of my childhood home itself faded as well. Nevertheless, to have the diner there, even for a biannual sojourn, brought me immense comfort and nostalgia. I’m familiar with her whereabouts due to social media, but I know that her role in my life, just as Magnolia’s, can never be reinstated—or replaced.

Since hearing of Magnolia’s permanent closure during the early stages of the 2020 pandemic, I still do not know exactly what I’ve lost. When upscale condominiums are inevitably constructed in its place, at the crux of Central, West and South Austin, will they sit on the ashes of my adolescence? I am torn between that prediction, and one far more devout; the destruction of a place so beloved to me, holding both my joys and my traumas, will serve to emancipate me from my past, to allow me to grow, knowing these memories have transcended in some sense, as if this eatery had been a journal I had written in to mitigate my lowest points and memorialize my highest. 

I fear the latter is a paradox, for as we watch the endless expansion of the divide between rich and poor in our cities, metropolitan sprawl engulfs those fundamental establishments to what we view as home —a phenomenon grieved not just in the U.S., but globally, and greatly abetted by pandemic—an ability to view the places lost as still a part of us is eclipsed by the sentiment that, instead, they are casualties of war. Although it may sound bleak, as a universal truth, virtually everything we know is ephemeral. Either everything we know and love will cease to exist, or we will ourselves; in the meantime, our minds are flooding with memories and sentiments—and ultimately, it’s not the physical places or people that stay with us, but the sentiments themselves.

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Back from Europe

We just got back from a two and a half week trip to Europe. We flew to Bilbao, Spain and hung out there for two days, then boarded the Norwegian Gem for an 11-stop cruise that began in Bilbao and ended in Rome. After three days in Rome we flew home. A kind fellow tourist (identity unknown) managed to give us both Covid-19 toward the end of the trip — our last full day in Rome and our travel day home were both miserable, and we tested positive as soon as we got to our house. (We did wear masks the whole way home, our diagnoses unconfirmed but strongly suspected.)

Other than one “sea day” as we sailed from Bilbao to our first stop in Lisbon, Portugal, we had a different stop in a different city every day, winding up visiting a total of six countries:

Lisbon, Portugal

Portimao, Portugal

Cadiz, Spain

Gibraltar, UK

Motril, Spain (jumping off point for a bus trip north to Granada)

Ibiza, Spain

Palma, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

St. Tropez, France

La Spezia, Italy (jumping off point for a bus trip inland to Florence)

Rome, Italy (we also visited Vatican City)

We are not inveterate cruisers — this is our fifth cruise, ever:

2004 Western Caribbean — Royal Caribbean

2007 Alaska — Royal Caribbean

2017 Hawaii — Norwegian Cruise Line

2018 Baltic Sea — Norwegian Cruise Line

2023 Spain/Portugal/Gibraltar/France/Italy — Norwegian Cruise Line

What made this one different, other than the length (the others were not as long) was that I bid for a room upgrade weeks prior to embarkation, not knowing if my bid amount would be enough to beat out others bidding for the same upgrades. Apparently it was, because we were did get upgraded; it was to a two-bedroom (a master bedroom and a smaller kids’ bedroom) “penthouse” suite that was the size of two regular staterooms and which came with butler service — daily treats and fresh ice deliveries multiple times per day, stuff like that, with our morning scheduled room service delivered *exactly* at the specified time each day, and other little lagniappes of elegance. We were also entitled to priority debarkation each day and we got to have breakfast each day in one of the specialty restaurants rather than fending for ourselves in the main buffet. It was nice. It will be hard to go back to a regular sized stateroom if we cruise again in the future. (Note: it was not a “Haven” suite — NCL has a whole deck at the very top of the ship for the people who really want to lay out some cash; you can’t even get to that floor without a special keycard. We did not spend that much.)

Would we do it again? Yes. It was fun. But as I said, we are not inveterate cruisers; we’re averaging one every 5.2 years.

What was our favorite part? Carole really liked Granada and the forests around the Alhambra. I liked Cadiz a lot — it was a bustling small city with lots of color and life and beautiful views. We both would have enjoyed having much more time in Barcelona, but that stop was annoyingly short. We were allowed off the ship at 9 am or so after arriving from Palma in the Balearic Islands and we had to be back on the ship at 4:30 pm so we could sail on to St. Tropez in France. We saw Park Guell and the Sagrada Familia in a whirlwind of rush-rush-rush… and that was it.

Least favorite? Well, other than the stop where we caught Covid … 🤒 The one stop neither of us much good to say about was Lisbon, as we found it a somewhat shabby, rundown city with uncollected trash everywhere — everywhere we were taken on our two-hour “Panoramic Drive through Lisbon” tour took us past slums and rundown buildings. I’m sure there are nice areas, but we didn’t see them on what meant to be a quick trip to the really cool stuff. (Our Baltic trip taught us the folly of booking nine-hour “See Every Damn Thing There Is To See” city tours; they left us exhausted and mentally wiped out.)

We’ll be sharing some photos and anecdotes, but please don’t feel compelled to pay any attention to them whatsoever. Other than being made to look at someone else’s baby photos (and I grant you that there are even people who enjoy doing that) I think having someone else show you endless snaps of fun places they went while you were at home punching a timeclock is at the top of a lot of people’s “No, thanks” lists. 🌍

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Inboard Engines Market Is Predicted to Grow At More Than 7% CAGR till 2032

As per a recent research report, Inboard Engines Market  surpass USD 2.5 Bn by 2032.

The expanding recreational boating and other water activities are driving the production and sales of yachts across Europe. Countries such as France, Italy, Germany, and the UK are among the leader in yacht production in Europe. The imposition of strict emission and noise regulations by the European Union has created lucrative growth opportunities for electric boats and ship manufacturers. Multiple developments in inboard engines along with the addition of features like less noise, longer lifespan, and a high aftermarket resale value, are likely to increase their demand.

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Inboard engines market from the IC engine segment is anticipated to hold more than 95% share by 2032. The adoption of hybrid propulsion systems, which combine conventional IC engines with electric motors and batteries, is slowly becoming a popular trend in the marine transport sector. IC engines offer various advantages like lesser noise and vibration along with better fuel efficiency and lower pollutants. Employing alternative fuels like biofuels and compressed natural gas is expected to reduce the negative environmental impact of IC engines. When compared to conventional gasoline or diesel, these fuels emit fewer hazardous pollutants.

As per the recent report, the inboard engines market share from the electric powered engine segment is expected to witness more than USD 115 million valuation by 2032. The growing popularity of inboard electric engines is due to the improvements in battery technology and their widespread availability. Electric engines create lesser noise and are comfortable to operate all while emitting fewer pollutants. They are excellent substitutes for day cruisers and smaller boats. Efforts to adopt cleaner energy sources that are more efficient would promote the sales of electric-powered inboard engines.

Inboards engine market share from the boating segment is predicted to witness more than 7.5% CAGR from 2023 to 2032. The rising sales of recreational boats is expected to fuel the growth in demand for inboard engines. For instance, according to information provided by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), in 2021, recreational marine expenditures amounted to USD 56.7 billion, making it the second-highest-ranked year in the past two decades. The sales of inboard engines in the boating industry are also being driven by increasing consumer spending on recreational activities as well as favorable economic growth across the region.

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Asia Pacific inboard engines market is expected to cross USD 215 million by 2032. The rise in the growth of the maritime tourism sector along with changing consumer buying behaviors will fuel industry expansion. Various government policies are encouraging and upgrading the boating infrastructure in the region. Regional government bodies are implementing regulations and standards to maintain operational safety during boating activities. There is also an increase in the luxury boat demand which is expected to drive high-powered marine engine adoption across APAC.

Partial chapters of report table of contents (TOC):

Chapter 2   Executive Summary

2.1    Inboard engines industry 360º synopsis, 2018 - 2032

2.2    Business trends

2.3    Regional trends

2.4    Power Source trends

2.5    Power trends

2.6    Ignition trends

2.7    Engine trends

2.8    Application trends

Chapter 3   Inboard Engines Industry Insights

3.1    Impact analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic

3.2    Industry ecosystem analysis

3.2.1    Raw material suppliers

3.2.2    Manufacturers

3.2.3    Profit margin trends

3.2.4    Distribution channel analysis

3.2.5    End users

3.2.6    Vendor matrix

3.3    Pricing analysis

3.3.1    Regional pricing

3.3.1.2    Europe

3.3.1.3    Asia Pacific

3.3.1.4    Latin America

3.3.1.5    Middle East & Africa

3.3.2    Cost structure analysis

3.3.2.1    R&D cost

3.3.2.2    Manufacturing & equipment cost

3.3.2.3    Raw material cost

3.3.2.4    Distribution cost

3.3.2.5    Operating cost

3.3.2.6    Miscellaneous cost

3.4    Technology landscape

3.4.1    V-drive

3.4.2    Direct drive

3.4.3    Variable Valve Timing (VVT)

3.5    Innovation & sustainability

3.6    Regulatory landscape

3.6.1    Exhaust emission standards for sterndrive/inboard engines

3.6.2    Regulatory framework in the recreational craft sector

3.6.3    IMO Regulations

3.6.3.1    IMO emission standards

3.6.4    Recreational Craft Directive

3.6.5    Product Emissions Standards Act 2017

3.7    Industry impact forces

3.7.1    Growth drivers

3.7.1.1    Increasing recreational boating activities

3.7.1.2    Rising production and sales of yachts

3.7.1.3    Improved economy and rising government funding for infrastructure development

3.7.1.4    Growing tourism sector along with strengthening distribution networks

3.7.1.5    Increasing disposable income along with surging import & export activities

3.7.2    Industry pitfalls & challenges

3.7.2.1    Environmental concerns & increasing regulatory pressure

3.7.2.2    High maintenance associated with inboard engines

3.8    Growth potential analysis

3.10    PESTLE analysis

3.11    COVID-19 impact

3.11.1    Marine industry

3.11.2    Recreational boating industry

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