#naias 2019

[who-is-page]

What are your thoughts on the use of "ΘΔ", and where do you see it as appropriate/inappropriate to use? Thanks!

This question might be better directed at my partner system House of Chimeras (@liongoatsnake), who wrote and published Symbols Found In The Alterhuman & Related Communities. I'm afraid that while I know about the theta-delta's general history, I'm actually not very well-informed of the history behind "ΘΔ" separately as a character set used by the therian community. I want to say it was started by Ember (@synanthropic) on Twitter in late 2019 or early 2020 (the earliest use of it I can find on Twitter through its search bar is here, when a polytherian mentioned it in a reply to a suspended account, and I know Ember's account was suspended sometime during the Naia debacle in 2019-2021, which makes me feel like I'm right about this timeline?), but beyond that, I'm afraid I don't know enough to say much on it besides things that are already obvious (i.e. that people shouldn't combine the symbol with known hate symbols/movements). If there's a major controversy connected to "ΘΔ," then I am entirely unaware of it and have no knowledge of such. Sorry anon!

[detroit-grand-prix]

love when i'm editing something for @totowlff and we very confidently decide that fernando alonso has never been to detroit, but then find that he was doing toyota stuff at NAIAS in 2019

[likopinina]

welcome to Detective Review part 2!

where i once again rate entertainment value of my fav fictional detectives

in this SPECIAL EDITION i will be focusing exclusively on detectives found on netflix streaming service. Let's go!

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Sofia Karppi & Sakari Nurmi

from: Deadwind (2018) type: police detectives

feral woman and a guy with neat hair. they hate each other. she has a crumbling mother-daughter relationship. the investigation has connections to Germany. the guy gets irradiated. 7/10

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Naia Thulin & Mark Hess

from: The Chestnut Man (2021) type: police detectives

feral woman and a guy with neat hair. they hate each other. she has a crumbling mother-daughter relationship. the investigation has connections to Germany. Wait, hold on! i hear you cry. Does the guy get irradiated? no, he doesn't. 8/10

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Nadia Vulvokov & Alan Zaveri

from: Russian Doll (2019) type: loop prisoners

Does it count if they aren't real detectives? Who cares, they sure investigate and they sure entertain! That's all you really need, isn't it. 8/10

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Bill Tench & Holden Ford

from: Mindhunter (2017) type: fbi agents

i'm gonna be honest with y'all, i watched this 4 years ago and the whole time i was looking at Cameron Britton. i don't remember much about these two. my bad. i liked them tho! at one point the younger one had a Realisation and fell to the floor. hope he's fine. 7/10

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Briggs

from: Pop Squad (episode of Love Death and Robots, season 2) type: population control officer

sad man type. brooding. crème de la crème of the type. 8/10

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Kaiman & Nikaido

from: Dorohedoro type: hospital part-timer and a cook

besties on a quest murdering together. great duo, with solid teamwork and convoluted investigation. 10/10

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thanks for tuning in! in next episode we'll do more books!

[thanatasia]

It’s been a goal of mine to sing this song ever since I heard it the first time way back in 2019. I did this maybe a month or so ago. It may not be the best because I was lying on my stomach and my cat decided it was the perfect time to sleep on my back lol

The All-Maudra Funeral song is so beautiful yet haunting. I love how everyone (except Naia) lends their voice at different parts of the song and harmonize beautifully. The contrast between our heroes’ funeral for Mayrin and Seladon’s will always be a favorite of mine. All in all, the All-Maudra Ceremony scene is my favorite scene in the entire series.

Aside from drawing I enjoy singing and “voice acting” the voice acting is something I do occasionally like when I’m playing a game where everyone but the mc has a voice lol Maybe I’ll share the one video I have of me doing a voice

One of these days I’ll do a storyboard/animatic and redo the vocals.

[theultimatefan]

Caldwell University Bowler Lauren Marks Named CSC Third Team Academic All-America

Caldwell University senior bowler Lauren Marks (Parsippany, N.J.) has been named to the Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large Third Team as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced today.

For Marks, a Fine Arts major with a 3.95 GPA, the honor is the latest in a line of accolades she has earned in 2023-24. The CACC Bowler of the Year, CACC Tournament Most Valuable Bowler, National Tenpins Coaches Association Strike Percentage Leader and CSC Academic All-District selection led the Cougars to their second straight CACC championship as Coach Ken Yokobosky's squad won the regular season and tournament championships.

The At-Large category encompasses the NCAA Division II sports that are not included in the other CSC Academic All-America programs. Lacrosse and bowling are the two sports that Caldwell University sponsors that are among the more than 10 sports included in the classification. Of the 194 At-Large honorees across all Divisions plus NAIA, only one other, Lara Kurt of SCAD Savannah, competes in bowling.

Marks, who retains one year of eligibility, is the 11th Caldwell University student-athlete in the school's NCAA era (since 2003) to earn the honor. Caldwell Academic All-America winners include:

NAIA era (may not be complete):

Claire Sacuk, Women's Basketball, 1983

Patricia Gasparini, Women's Basketball, 1984

Timothy Nellegar, Men's Tennis, 2000

NCAA era (2023-present)

Nicholas Harriott, Men's Soccer, 2007, Third Team

Kyrie Timbrook, Softball, 2010, Second Team

Alyssa Calderon, Softball, 2014, Third Team

Lauren Iuliucci, Women's Soccer, 2014, Third Team

Emily Caswell, Women's Basketball, 2015, Third Team

Alyssa Calderon, Softball, 2015, First Team

Kristen Drogsler, Women's Basketball, 2017, First Team

Marisa Monasseri, Softball, 2017, Second Team

Sydney Ponto, Softball, 2017, First Team

Kaileen Cain, Softball, 2019, Third Team

Lauren Marks, Bowling, 2024, Third Team

[smallcollegebasketball]

Bevo Francis Award Top 25 Watch List Announced

2024 Bevo Francis Top 25 Watch List Announced

Kansas City, MO – The National Awards Committee and Small College Basketball are happy to announce the Bevo Francis Top 25 Watch List for the 2023-24 season. The Top 25 Watch List consists of some of the top players from the NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, USCAA, and NCCAA. With the amount of talented players and phenomenal seasons across all of these levels, the National Award Committee continues to have the difficult task of narrowing the list down. John McCarthy discussed this years Top 25 list:

"Congratulations to the 25 players that have made this prestigious Bevo Francis Award Watch List,” stated McCarthy. “This is a list of the elite of the elite in college basketball at the small college levels, based on our criteria. I am very grateful to our committee members, as they have provided great insight and information." 2024 marks the eighth year of the Bevo Francis Award. Past winners include Dominez Burnett of Davenport University in 2016, Justin Pitts of Northwest Missouri State University in 2017, Emanuel Terry of Lincoln Memorial University in 2018, Aston Francis of Wheaton College in 2019, Kyle Mangas of Indiana Wesleyan University in 2020 and Trevor Hudgins of Northwest Missouri State University in 2022. In 2023, RJ Sunahara of Nova Southeastern was named the winner of the Bevo Francis Award. The award was not presented during the 2021 season.

The Clarence “Bevo” Francis Award is presented annually to the player who has had the finest overall season within Small College Basketball. Considerations will be season statistics and individual achievements, awards, personal character and team achievements. This is an incredibly prestigious award, as this award will only be given to one player within Small College Basketball per season.

Next up on April 5th, the finalists of this year’s award will be announced. The Bevo Francis Award winner will be announced on April 8th .

The Bevo Francis Awards Committee consists of the following coaches: Gary Stewart - Stevenson (Md.), Chris Briggs - Georgetown (Ky.), Bill Dreikosen - Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Mark Berokoff – Oklahoma City, Mike Donnelly – Florida Southern, Sam Hargraves – Olivet (Mich.), Richard Westerlund – UNOH, Chase Tiechmann – Florida College, Aaron Siebenthall – Ottawa(Kan.), Mark Vanderslice – USC – Aiken, Matt O’Brien – Southwestern (KS), Chris Wright – Langston (OK), Ben Thompson – Emory & Henry, Justin Leslie – Midwestern State, Raul Placeres – Maryville College (TN), Chris Martin – Loras (IA), John Lamanna – Whitman (WA), Brian Miller – MSOE, Justin Downer – Point Loma Nazarene.

To stay up to date on all things Small College Basketball or to learn more about the Bevo Francis Award, please head to smallcollegebasketball.com.

2023-24 Bevo Francis Award Top 25 Watch List

Trevor Baskin 6’8” Jr. CO Mesa Drew Blair 6’5” Sr. MN-Duluth Frank Champion 6’7” Jr. North Georgia Luke Chicone 5’10” Jr. John Carroll Cevin Clark 5’11” Jr. Southwestern (KS) Tyler Dearman 6’3” Sr. Guilford Wes Dreamer 6’7” Sr. NW MO State Gus Etchison 5’11” Jr. Marian Spencer Freedman 6’0” Sr. New York U Zach Goodline 6’1” Sr. Huntington Jake Hilmer 5’11” Sr. Upper Iowa Jeff Hunter 6’7” Sr. Keene State Zawdie Jackson 6’0” Jr. West Georgia KJ Jones 6’6” Sr. Emmanuel (GA) Jaden Lietzke 6’7” Jr. Oklahoma Wesleyan Elijah Malone 6’10” Sr. Grace (IN) Anthony Mazzeo 6’3” Sr. Case Western Reserve Jalen Overway 6’9” So. Calvin James Paterson 6’7” So. STAC Logan Pearson 6’4” Jr. Wisconsin-Platteville Anthony Roy 6’5” Jr. Langston Tyler Schmidt 6’4” Sr. Olivet Nazarene Alex VanKalsbeek 6’6” So. Northwestern (IA) Malik Willingham 6’3” Jr. Minnesota State Larry Wise 6’5” Sr. West Texas A&M

[gazeta24br]

Idealizada pela Numen Produtora, iniciativa tem como objetivos introduzir os participantes à linguagem audiovisual e ampliar as oportunidades no mercado de comunicação Acontece em São Paulo, até 02 de outubro, o projeto Cultura Videomaker, idealizado pela Numen Produtora, com patrocínio da BP Bunge Energia por meio da Lei de Incentivo à Cultura, do Governo Federal. A proposta é capacitar 90 jovens de baixa renda para a produção de vídeos usando celulares como ferramenta de gravação e edição. O projeto tem como inspiração a pesquisa “Juventudes e Conexões”, realizada pela Rede Conhecimento Social em parceria com o IBOPE Inteligência, que ouviu 1.400 pessoas entre 15 e 29 anos, em 2019, e evidenciou o quanto a produção de conteúdo para redes sociais é impactante na vida desses jovens. Segundo o estudo, 51% dos participantes acreditam que a internet estimula a inovação ou a geração de ideias; 70% consideram que a internet estimula a colaboração entre empreendedores; e 30% afirmam que a relação consigo mesmo melhorou com o acesso a conteúdos sobre cabelo, corpo, sexualidade e identidade. Em diálogo com essa realidade, o Cultura Videomaker tem como principais objetivos introduzir os participantes na linguagem audiovisual, promover a inclusão digital, melhorar o desempenho dos alunos em leitura, escrita e comunicação oral, além de ampliar as oportunidades dos jovens no mercado de trabalho. A programação do projeto inclui a realização de palestras, oficinas de audiovisual e um evento de encerramento, com a exibição de vídeos documentários produzidos pelos alunos do curso e ainda rola um setlist de DJ. Na etapa São Paulo, iniciada em 15 de agosto, o projeto é direcionado a jovens atendidos por instituições parceiras, como Associação Helen Drexel, Centro de Assistência Social e Formação Profissional (Ciap - São Patrício) e Núcleo Assistencial Irmão Alfredo (NAIA). Até o final do ano, o Cultura Videomaker deve passar também pelos municípios de Indaiatuba (SP), Sorocaba (SP), Porto Feliz (SP) e Pedro Afonso (TO), oferecendo a formação gratuita para 450 jovens a partir de 13 anos. “Não há dúvidas de que a internet e os canais digitais democratizaram a forma como as pessoas consomem e produzem conteúdo. Ter domínio sobre este tema e entender as oportunidades que ele pode gerar no futuro é algo que pode fazer toda a diferença. A decisão de apoiar o projeto se deu justamente por considerá-lo como um excelente começo para que os jovens se desenvolvam na cultura audiovisual digital, garantindo assim diferenciais significativos para o seu desenvolvimento e qualificação profissional”, comenta Mara Pinheiro, diretora de Comunicação e Relações Institucionais da BP Bunge Bioenergia. Programação Cultura Videomaker São Paulo: de 15 de agosto a 02 de outubro Palestra “A Produção no Audiovisual A primeira atividade do projeto é um bate-papo sobre o tema “A produção Audiovisual”, que aconteceu no dia 15 de agosto, nas dependências do NAIA e CIAP São Patrício. A ideia foi de introduzir os jovens ao tema e incentivá-los a participar das aulas. Oficina de produção de vídeos Onde: Associação Helen Drexel. Rua Filinto Gomes Silva, 42 - Brooklin Quando: 19 de agosto a 02 de setembro (aos sábados) Como: uma turma com jovens da instituição Onde: CCA - NAIA. Rua Ribeiro do Vale, 120 - Brooklin Quando: 21 de agosto a 01 de setembro (segunda a sexta) Como: duas turmas vespertinas com jovens da instituição Onde: Ciap - São Patrício. Av. Francisco Rodrigues, 435 - Vila Constança Quando: 28 de agosto a 12 de setembro (segunda a sexta) Como: três turmas vespertinas com jovens da instituição Evento de encerramento do projeto Quando: 02 de outubro das 14h às 16h Onde: CEU Jaçanã. Rua Francisca Espósito Tonetti, 105 - Jardim Guapira Quanto: Entrada gratuita Como: exibição de vídeos produzidos pelos alunos do curso e setlist de DJ. Sobre a BP Bunge Bioenergia    A BP Bunge Bioenergia, empresa formada pela joint venture das operações

de açúcar e etanol da BP e Bunge, está entre as maiores empresas do setor sucroenergético do País. A companhia também é destaque em bioenergia (etanol e bioeletricidade), atua na transição energética com fontes mais limpas e renováveis e alimenta o mundo com o açúcar brasileiro. Presente nos estados de Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo e Tocantins, suas 11 unidades agroindustriais têm capacidade de moagem de 32,4 milhões de toneladas de cana-de-açúcar por safra. Com mais de 8,5 mil colaboradores, a BP Bunge Bioenergia está focada na sua visão de ser referência mundial em energia sustentável. Para mais informações, visite o site da empresa clicando aqui.   Sobre a Numen Produtora A Numen Produtora foi criada em 2016, na cidade de Campinas/SP. Trata-se de uma produtora cultural especializada em projetos de artes visuais elaborados para impactar a vida de pessoas e comunidades por todo o Brasil. Seus projetos são viabilizados pelo ProAC/ICMS (Programa De Ação Cultural da Secretaria de Cultura do Estado de São Paulo) e pela Lei de Incentivo à Cultura (“Lei Rouanet”) e são adaptados para demandas sociais próprias à realidade brasileira. Todos os projetos culturais da Numen Produtora estão alinhados aos 17 ODS (objetivos de desenvolvimento social da ONU). As principais temáticas abordadas nos projetos são sustentabilidade, capacitação profissional, ocupação do espaço público e empoderamento feminino, utilizando a cultura como ferramenta para desenvolver ambientes transformadores.

[boc-naia]

*BOC-NAIA supports more trade investments, Hosts visit of IKEA Philippines*

As part of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) commitment to its mandate of enhancing trade facilitation and strengthen active partnership with its stakeholders, BOC Port of NAIA conducted its first meeting with IKEA Philippines on March 30, 2023.

The meeting was attended by IKEA Philippines’ Finance and Operations Manager Stefan Olofsson, Outgoing Shipping and Customs Manager Paula Manlangit, and Incoming Shipping and Customs Manager Kim Yu; While from BOC NAIA, the team was attended by selected Customs NAIA Officials and Personnel led by District Collector Carmelita M. Talusan.

The highlight of the meeting primarily focused on process alignment between the two organizations – Starting with BOC-NAIA’s presentation of their processes and reforms under the leadership of District Collector Carmelita M. Talusan followed by queries and concerns from IKEA Philippines which were thoroughly addressed by the BOC-NAIA team.

The coordination meeting ended with a short tour of BOC-NAIA's exhibit hall showcasing the milestones of the BOC-NAIA Port.

IKEA opened its first store in the Philippines in November 2021. The biggest IKEA store in world is located in Pasay City, and is known for offering functional home furnishings .IKEA has been importing their products and making it available “for the many” Filipinos since 2019.

Collector Carmelita Talusan assured that the Port will continue to foster a healthy working environment which promotes trade facilitation between BOC-NAIA and its stakeholders and supports more trade investments for the country .

BOC-NAIA remains committed in facilitating trade and providing excellent service to its stakeholders under the leadership of BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio.

[zktsportsmanagement]

-NAIA COMMITTED ATHLETE-

ST THOMAS UNIVERISTY (FL) - NAIA

Fecha: 04.03.2024

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Aldo Pedroza - Men´s Swimming - Mexico - 2024

NOTE: Aldo has american citizenship

Athletic Career

2022 JUN. CONADE NATIONAL GAMES 2022 Tijuana, B.C. 

-1st 100 Free (53.14) 

-1st 50 Free (24.41) 

-2nd 200 Free (1:56.03) 

-2nd 4x100 (52.22) 

-2nd 4x200 (1:55.44) 

2022 APR. CANCUN UNIQUE SELECTIVE 2022 

-1st 50 Free (24.81) 

-2nd 200 Free (1:56.60) 

-3rd 100 Free (53.23) 

2022 MAR. GRAND PRIX JR, CANCÚN QROO 

-1st 50 Free (24.61) 

-1st 100 Free (54.03) 

-1st 200 Free (1:57.91) 

-2nd 400 Free (4:15.11) 

2021 DIC. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SC PRIMERA FUERZA, Guadalajara JAL. 

-Final A 8th 50 Free (23.66) 

-Final B 2nd 100 Free (51.93) 

-Final B 2nd 200 Free (1:54.71) 

2021 JUN CONADE NATIONAL GAMES, Monterrey NL 

-1st 50 Free (24.92) 

-2nd 100 Free (54.13) 

-2nd 200 Free (1:59.45) 

-1st 4x100 Free Relays

-2nd 4x200 Free Relays

Swimming meets in the US

SI CSA President´s Day Senior Meet (2023)

50 Y Free Finals - 23.32 50 Y Free Prelims -23.14 50 Y Free Finals - 22.40- 17th 50 Y Free Prelims - 22.21- 19th 100 Y Free Finals - 48.26- 15th 100 Y Free Prelims - 48.43- 18th 200 Y Free Finals - 1:44.82- 12th 200 Y Free Prelims - 1:46.67 - 21st

Far Western LC Championships (2022)

50 L Free Finals- 25.08- 8th 50 L Free Prelims- 25.07- 6th 100 L Free Finals - 53.99 - 4th 100 L Free Prelims - 55.29 - 9th 200 L Free Prelims - 2:02.74 - 13th

CA RMDA  La Mirada June Invite (2019)

50 L Free Finals - 25.94 - 2nd

50 L Free Prelims - 26.29 - 3rd

100 L Free Finals - 57.56 - 6th

100 L Free Prelims - 58.00 - 5th

200 L Free Finals - 2:04.75 - 3rd

200 L Free Prelims - 2:06.77 - 3rd

400 L Free Finals - 4:27.02 - 5th

400 L Free Prelims - 4:30.22 - 8th

100 L Back Finals - 1:07.65 - 9th

100 L Back Prelims - 1:10.76 - 9th

200 L IM Finals - 2:25.72 - 12th

200 L IM Prelims - 2:26.43 - 10th

CA ORCA SCY H/F SUMMER SIZZLER (2018)

50 Y Free Finals - 24.47 - 2nd 50 Y Free Prelims - 24.92 - 2nd 100 Y Free Prelims - 56.14 100 Y Back Prelims - 1:07.21 100 Y Fly Finals - 1:03.72 - 6th 100 Y Fly Prelims - 1:02.36 - 3rd 200 Y IM Finals - 2:16.41 - 5th 200 Y IM Prelims - 2:20.02 - 7th 400 Y IM Finals - 4:58.28 - 5th 400 Y IM Prelims - 5:01.50 - 5th

Swimcloud Profile 

https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/1395929/

He would like to major in:

1.- Business Administration

2.- Marketing

3.-  Supply Chain Management

Contact information:

gustavo.ibarra.zkt@gmail.com

+52 686 307 97 29

[ledenews]

James Long returns to Best Virginia for 2023 TBT team in Wheeling

James Long will return as head coach of Best Virginia for The Basketball Tournament’s summer 2023 season in its new host city of Wheeling, West Virginia. The competition is scheduled for late July, with a date TBD at the Wesbanco Arena. Fans can sign up to the TBT's waitlist to get first dibs on their best ticket offer when tickets go on sale soon at https://thetournament.com/tbt/ticket-waitlist/. "I am beyond excited to be back as coach," Long said. "Selfishly, it has been the highlight of my summers. More importantly, we get to all spend time together, put the work in, and compete together. We left last year with a lot of excitement for what was next. We had a good run and know that more can be done. I appreciate everyone in Best Virginia trusting me and giving me the opportunity to coach again. This year’s location in Wheeling will be fun to start a different journey. Hopefully we can get some more people over to Wesbanco Arena. There is a lot of momentum from last year, and we are hoping to keep moving forward!" Best Virginia is led by General Manager and player John Flowers and represents men’s basketball alumni from West Virginia University. Further team announcements will follow through the summer ahead of the Wheeling regional. The original home of the Elam Ending, The Basketball Tournament has grown from a unique idea among friends to one of the most exciting and engaging events on the summer sports calendar, with national exposure on ESPN, social media buzz and regional championships across the country - culminating in a winner-take-all $1 million game. Long is a Charleston, West Virginia native who played a season at Wofford before transferring back home to West Virginia. Long walked-on from 2013-15, 2016-17, under legendary coach Bob Huggins. At WVU, Long was a part of the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll and was a member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. After graduating West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science in finance in 2017, Long came back to assist his former coach for two seasons, as Huggins named Long assistant director of basketball operations and video coordinator. Long was able to receive his first head coach gig at WVU Tech (NAIA Division II), when he was hired in July 2019. In his first season coaching, Long led the Golden Bears to a 23-8 record, finishing in first place in the River States Conference. In the 2020-21 season, Long coached WVU Tech to the River States Conference Championship, sending the Golden Bears to two-straight NAIA National Championship appearances in 2021 and 2022. Long coached Best Virginia to a 3-1 record in the 2022 TBT, reaching the Elite-8 in Dayton. It was the first time Best Virginia played out of the Charleston region.  He currently serves as director of basketball operations at The Carolina Factory and COO of Court XIV. The two companies serve some of the best athletes in the Charlotte area. Read the full article

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, 2020. The most powerful street-legal Ford ever with a supercharged 5.2-litre V8 producing over 700 horsepower has been revealed at the NAIAS in Detroit 

[whipplefilter]

I mentioned the other day that I went to NAIAS for the first time (NAIAS = the North American International Auto Show, or Detroit’s two-week extravaganza of a car party). NAIAS is like SEMA in Las Vegas, or the Tokyo Expo--unlike your regular car show, where it’s enthusiasts exhibiting their custom rides (often more my flavor), NAIAS is the manufacturers themselves showing up with all their new toys. This means bringing out all their 2019/2020 vehicles and showing off what’s what, what their brand is, and also often shelling out for some wild pyrotechnics to really make a splash. Most everyone also brought a few goodies, like special editions, rare concepts, or high-class professional tuning house builds (like the DUB 2019 Kia Stinger with a brushed stainless steel wrap and carbon fiber everything else--holy moly).

I have normal-person pics of the actual cars waiting to be post-processed, but I wanted to focus for a moment here on the nature of the show/the nature of brand-building, because I absolutely couldn’t look at all the pyrotechnics without thinking about what this kind of show would be like in the Carsverse.

There’s just something genuinely arresting and beautiful about watching a car spin on a crystal dais, in lighting built to show it off. Because you know this is their catwalk moment; they are there to flaunt it, drink it up, and tell the world they’re worth it. You want this.

But they’re also not professional models, you know? They’re brand-new. They’re the little babies of the manufacturer--chosen from amongst their peers because they’re good at this job, sure, but this might be all they know about the world. They’re child actors catapulted onto the world’s stage.

And like, in CRAZY crazy ways. This is a four-screen gigantic IMAX theater Ford brought in. The presentation was BIG in all possible senses of the word--crazy, booming music, dazzling screens, a digital waterfall that suddenly opens to reveal a passageway through which a real, 3D car struts to greet the adoring masses.

I have dedicated absolutely 0% of my life to coveting the all-new Ford Explorer Hybrid but I legit SHED A TEAR because the spectacle was so overwhelming and emotion-inducing. Like, I cannot explain how magical it is to watch a car roll up on stage like he’s Steve freakin’ Jobs.

It’s also the show where brand-new cars would learn what their brand is all about, who their manufacturer intended them to be. It’s all in their presentation here--what props they’re given and what nature they’re meant to be exuding.

This guy, for instance, gets to stand next to a bear statue. Whoever he’s meant to be, he know somehow bears are involved.

And the Jeep Gladiator? He knows he’s special--like, signature rotating dais special--but he’s also giant dirt bike in the bed special:

You, a Kia Telluride, are “we shipped in rocks and stuff from Colorado in order to build an off-road course that offers thrill rides INSIDE the Cobo Center” special:

You’re “descend from sky before a stadium-seated audience during a special timed performance” special:

Do you know who you are, baby car? Yeah you do. You’re an S209. You’re limited edition, rocking that Sakura STI red trim and classical gold wheels and forged pistons and you know it because you’re staring at your own reflection on a carbon fiber floor and you’ve got custom lights streaming down on you telling you yeah, you’re that special:

I mean, come on. Ford put a Ford Explorer in the audience of its Ford Explorer presentation, and midway through the presentation it fired up and joined its brethren on stage. You got to see it actually walk up on stage and there is something deeply anthropomorphic about the notion to do that at a car show, idek. Maybe that’s just me. But is it???

So anyway, yeah. Just me thinking about cars in showbiz and new cars learning who they are at the same time they’re being trained to show the world who they are. In Carsverse, manufacturers’ car shows must be such a wild experience and I absolutely love it. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

[topgearnl]

Toyota Supra viercilinder: moet dat?

Toyota Supra viercilinder: moet dat?

https://topgear.nl/autonieuws/toyota-supra-viercilinder-moet-dat/

[artbyavasan]

The Dark Crystal - Inktober

some gelfling babes to satiate my lack of inktober and to fulfill my heart that’s been obssesed with tdc lately🥰🥰🥰

[gemma-forever]

Gemma Ward, Naia Letts, & Jet Letts x Charlie Dennington  |  Vogue Australia December 2019

[industriallee]

Inktober- Frail 

+ some gay gelfling doodles