#mp-21 bumble

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Why the heck do you have so many clearance, tolerance, and paint issues?!

Honeycomb border from Needpix.com Flashlight effect from FILTER FORGE

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Transformers Masterpiece MP-45 Bumble - first in-hand images (lots more here).

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It’s everyone’s pal, Bumblebee!  Takara Tomy MP-21 Bumble

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By Rowan Bosworth-Davies

This man has long proved himself unsuited for any position of trust, but apparently, we still need to remind ourselves of his manifest lack of suitability to be Prime Minister.

Of course, BoJo has wanted this job for many years, and he has long set out his stall to capture the honour.

When David Cameron called for a referendum to decide the future of our relationship with the EU, he little realised that he would be opening a Pandora’s box from which someone as unsuitable and dysfunctional as Boris Johnson would ultimately emerge, purporting to represent himself as some latter-day, Tory Messiah.

Very soon, an unrepresentative gang of approximately 130,000-odd, old, embittered, anti-Europe Tories are going to vote for the next Prime Minister of this country. This tiny rump of antediluvian fossils are almost certain to vote for this buffoon, this unmitigated chancer and consummate con artist to lead their increasingly cretinous party, because they are frightened of change, and of losing their status of entrenched privilege.

Unrepentant liar, serial adulterer and former public school buffoon

The entire Brexit episode has turned this country into a morass of gibbering idiots. It is a measure of how far down the scale of reality the Tories have sunk that so many MPs are willing to give their vote to this unrepentant liar, serial adulterer and former public school buffoon who now struts and frets his hour upon the stage.

I mean, it’s not as if these clowns have not seen the evidence of how BoJo behaves or conducts himself. Yet in the case of BoJo, all logic and common sense has deserted those who will be voting for him. Let us examine the facts.

Boris’ former boss, Sir Max Hastings, says BoJo is unfit to hold the office of Prime Minister.

The words of Max Hastings, who once employed BoJo as a columnist, give a good clue.

“Boris is a gold medal egomaniac. I would not trust him with my wife nor – from painful experience – my wallet. His chaotic public persona is not an act – he is indeed manically disorganised about everything except his own image management. He is also a far more ruthless and frankly, nastier, figure than the public appreciates. I would not take Boris’s word about whether it is Monday or Tuesday. He is not a man to believe in, to trust or respect, save as a superlative exhibitionist. He is bereft of judgement, loyalty or discretion. Only in the star-crazed, frivolous Britain of the 21stCentury, could such a man have risen so high, and he is utterly unfit to go higher still.”

One would think that with a reputation like that, the person concerned would be relegated to the dustbin of history, but not BoJo.

Unrepentant Euro-haters

He knows, in his water, that the small group of Tory crumblies who will queue up to vote for him in the Party election, are unrepentant Euro-haters to a man and woman. He knows that as long as he captures their imprimatur, he will become Prime Minister in our outdated and dreadful electoral system. To be Prime Minister of the UK is to hold one of the most powerful political roles in the world, and that is what this bumbling buffoon is after, power!

All his supporters have to do is to keep the faithful in their state of blissful somnolence, ignoring the facts about this mendacious liar for as long as it takes to get their cross in the box against his name. This is why he has been ducking all press interviews and debates, because his backers know he will put his foot firmly in his mouth if he is allowed the wiggle room.

Childish and immature

The Tories have manifestly failed to get their business through the Commons, and they should now be seeking re-election in a General ballot. It is unconscionable that someone who is as big a political liability as BoJo should now be standing on the threshold of taking power by default.

His views on Europe are childish and immature, (he spent years writing column inches berating the EU), and the Euro-managers are unlikely to forget or forgive his insults and jibes. Whatever demands he makes in Brussels will be ignored, and he will then drag us out of the EU in a ‘No Deal’ outcome. Of course, when this all goes tits up, as it will surely do, BoJo will blame Brussels for not giving him what he wants.

The words of lady Caroline Lamb, when talking about Lord Byron are very apposite here, and could just as easily have been said about BoJo.

“He is mad, bad and dangerous to know.”

Sadly, very sadly, we will all soon be realising how mad, bad and dangerous this clown truly is!

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Unbeelieveable: Stung By Lawsuit, Trump Administration Lists Bumble Bee As Endangered

WASHINGTON The rusty patched bumble bee, one of Americas most important pollinators, has finally landed on the endangered species list.

It becomesthe first bumble bee and the first of any bee species in the contiguous United States to receive federal protections.

The Trump administration reversed course and listed the rusty patched bumble bee as an endangered species just in the nick of time, Rebecca Riley, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in a statement Tuesday. Federal protections may be the only thing standing between the bumble bee and extinction.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Januarylistedthe bee as endangered, citing population declines caused by the loss of habitat, disease, pesticide use and climate change. But before the protections took effect, the listing was frozenuntil March 21 as part of a sweeping executive order by President Donald Trump that imposed a 60-day waiting period on new regulations.

The NRDC responded by suing the Trump administration, arguing that it failed to give proper public notice of the delay, or safeguard a species currently facing an imminent risk of extinction.

Interior Department spokeswoman Heather Swift said in an email Tuesday that the Fish and Wildlife Service delayed the effective date of the endangered species listing to allow for standard review. She said government scientists have noted that the brief delay is not expected to have an impact on the conservation of the species, since the Fish and Wildlife Service is still developing a plan to restore the bees to what they believe is a healthy and secure condition.

We will work with stakeholders to ensure collaborative conservation among landowners, farmers, industry, and developers in the areas where the species is native, Swift said.

Rusty patched bumble bees were once found in abundant numbers across 28 states, in the Northeast and upper Midwest, along with two Canadian provinces. But the population has experienced a swift and dramatic decline since the late 1990s, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. Today, the bees, which pollinate important crops like tomatoes, cranberries and peppers, are likely to be present in scattered locations covering only 0.1 percent of the species historical range.

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, which filed a petition calling for the species endangered listing, said Tuesday was an historic day.

We are thrilled to see one of North Americas most endangered species receive the protection it needs, Sarina Jepsen, director of endangered species at the Xerces, said in a statement. Now that the Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the rusty patched bumble bee as endangered, it stands a chance of surviving the many threats it faces from the use of neonicotinoid pesticides to diseases.

Federal officials estimate that bees and other pollinators in the U.S. provide around$3 billion in economic value per year.

The Xerces Society/Rich Hatfield

A rusty patched bumble bee in Wisconsin in 2015.

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March

March Madness

Facebook: in the news and in trouble. Back in 2014 the analytics firm 'Cambridge Analytica' (CA) created a personality questionnaire 'thisisyourdigitallife' that accessed data from 270,000 participants. At the time Facebook's rules allowed apps to collect information from the friends of those who participated (even if they did not take the quiz themselves) - and thus CA mined around 50m people. The story broke when footage emerged of the CEO, Alexander Nix, bragging about winning the 2017 presidential election for Trump having used this data to deploy highly targeted attack ads. Social media in politics is not new: Barrack Obama's 'Obama for America App' also utilised Facebook data in 2012, yet the key difference, say Politifact, is that the relationship between participant and campaign was defined, whereas 'thisisyourdigitallife' claimed all collection was for academic use - and therein lies the rule breach. This is the latest in a string of PR nightmares that saw Facebook's stock plummet by $58bn, as myriad companies halted ad spend. After a period of silence - which even Sheryl Sandberg conceded was too long - Zuckerberg met with CNN; took out print adverts; and agreed to face Congress (but not UK MPs). '#deletefacebook' began trending with many taking-up arms, including the co-founder of 'WhatsApp', a Facebook subsidiary. But the scandal kept coming. This time from a senior leader whose memo statedthat the death of users should not come in the way of the company's mission! Expect a root-and-branch review of data usage (which looks bad); and potentially a subscription model to lessen the reliance on ad spend. Tech talk Activist groups are springing-up against the "Hunger Games style" fight for HQ2, as they feel cities are being strong-armed by Amazon. Next, the behemoth is considering offering checking accounts, a move that could save millions in banking fees. Twitter will broadcast MLS soccer over the next three years; Facebook Watch meanwhile will show midweek afternoon MLB games.Uber suspended their self-driving car program after a vehicle tragically killed a pedestrian. Google is banning all cryptocurrency ads. Snapchat stock was knocked (again) after they upset Rhianna with a bizarre 'would you rather' style questionnaire and she hit back. Chance The Rapper suspects that companies like Snap - and Heineken specifically - are making controversial ads precisely to obtain greater reach.  Small But Important

McDonald's stole the limelight on International Women's Day with their upside-down logo. Google meanwhile listed women-led businesses on Maps. Here are some other notable efforts.  

Deloitte research shows that the fringes of retail are actually performing well (Old Navy to Coach) but mid-tier brands are being squeezed by a shrinking middle class.

Nike's brand President Trevor Edwards resigned following reports of behaviour that does "not reflect ... core values".  

Interesting debate on AI in fashion: some defend the role of humans to create style, whereas others believe AI can predict sell-through propensity.  

Voice shopping is expected to reach $40bn by 2022 in the US alone!

Evocative piece that argues putting a rainbow flag on your logo in June is not good enough to attract the LBGT community. Also, the first genderless store 'The Phluid Project' opened in New York. 

Here were the key themes from SXSW. Notable amongst them was human loneliness and women's rights.  

Best Buy's 'Geek Squad' technicians have been serving as FBI informants, reporting computers that they suspect of having child pornography. Controversy surrounds whether or not they are stumbling across images (legal) or actively seeking them (not). 

Dating app 'Bumble' has banned images of guns on their app. L.L. Bean restricted gun sales for under-21s. And asset manager 'BlackRock' has introduced funds that avoid investments in civilian arms manufacturers.

First 'meatless meat', now lab-grown leather (which joins the list of alternative textiles). 

The environmental impact of fashion continues to startle: it is now the second highest consumer of water globally. In response, Gap set itself a goal to save 10bn litres by 2020. adidas aims to use plastic solely from oceans by 2024. L'Oreal US has targeted carbon neutrality by 2019.

Walmart has pledged to cut 50m metric tonnes of carbon emissions from China by 2030. Next, having failed to win over New Yorkers, they are upping the ante with same-day grocery deliveries (via Jet.com); they will deliver to 100 cities by year-end. 

The evolution of physical retail as a destination continues: Walmart are adding 500 FedEx shop-in-shops to reduce last mile delivery costs and drive footfall. Barney's is tapping the Wellness movement with 'Conscious Beauty' products and events in-store. JC Penny are hiring 6,500 hair stylists across the country.  

Madewell will feature in in John Lewis (the UK's Nordstrom). JD Sports, a British retailer with a checkered history of employee rights, has bought The Finish Line. 

In a blow for nostalgia Claire's Accessories and Toys 'R' Us have filed for bankruptcy, in the case of the latter, this is why. 

Insightful first-hand article about the difficulties of fashion for those with disabilities. 

The US State Department may soon ask anyone applying for a non-immigrant visa to offer-up their social media handles from the past 5 years.

And finally! Fragrance brands are known for their in-magazine scented strips however Old Spice inserted a ready-to-wear paper blazer in their GQ ad! "Everyone gets to live the luxurious life of Old Spice Captain. Smell the smells, live the life, don’t go out in the rain." Sea salty. 

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Allspark icon Powered Convoy alerts us that Masterpiece Bumblebee (with exo-suited Spike) will be re-released in February per HobbyLink Japan and Rakuten. If you’ve missed out so far on the definitive edition of the original friendly little Volkswagen behind one of the most ubiquitous archetypes in Transformers, now’s your chance!

The item appears to be a straight reissue of MP-21 Bumble with his neutral and smiling face options (but no toy-based battle mask). See the HobbyLink Japan and Rakuten listings for price and other details.

Discuss the news here and stop here first if you’re new and need an account to join the discussion. Thanks again to Powered Convoy for the heads up!

TakaraTomy Masterpiece Bumblebee Re-release Scheduled for February Allspark icon Powered Convoy alerts us that Masterpiece Bumblebee (with exo-suited Spike) will be re-released in February per HobbyLink Japan and Rakuten.

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I'm pretty sure I can't deal with waiting until August for Wheeljack, he looks SO GOOD. He even has a nice, tidy back, unlike the MP Lambor and Prowl molds do (not that they're  bad, they just kind of have hollowness that leaves me a bit iffy is all). I am so hype for him, my favorite Autobot is either him or Grimlock and for Wheeljack's MP to be SO. GOOD. It's just. So nice.

Bumble(bee) looks fantastic too, though I am not nearly as stoked because I was never a huge Bumblebee fan.

Not sure if these got posted anywhere yet or not but it is the first I saw of them, so.

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“The least likely can be the most dangerous.” 🍯🐝

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The Beetles

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Bee and Spike 🍯🏐

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“You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served.”

— Charles Aznavour & Marcel Stellman

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Ever wondered what happened to Hound and Spike's friendship? 🤔

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Anong hayop ang bulletproof? 🦈

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Pink goes good with green 🌸

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“I just hope the insecticide works.” 🐞🦗❌❌❌

Ark interior by X4 of Graphic Design Aerosol spray can from VectorStock®