#Premier Auto Parts

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Effective way of promoting your auto part business

The auto parts business is rapidly growing with the increasing demand for vehicles and their maintenance. If you want to promote your business to attract new or potential customers, it is the perfect time to choose an effective way to promote your business. Before doing anything, you also need to know the best ways to promote your business. So don’t worry; here we have mentioned some tips for you.

Let's read them out:

Stand Out from Competitors

Offer high-quality replacement components with extensive warranties to set your company apart. Promote the value of high-quality components over inexpensive substitutes that might malfunction and compromise safety. To improve your reputation for quality, get a franchise to sell original equipment manufacturer spare parts or spares from a respected manufacturer of name-brand parts.

Dyno tests performance products and promotes the results

There is no substitute for dyno testing, regardless of whether you make or market performance parts. Even if they aren't actively buying, performance fans want information on power and torque. Results of dyno tests spark discussion on social media, community links, and more. The dyno testing procedure is a fantastic subject for a film.

Avail the benefits of SEO to rank on Google search page results

Building a solid online presence is one of the best methods to draw customers to your showroom. Starting with strong SEO tactics, you can raise your search engine rankings and expand your client base. By using these tactics, you can increase your online visibility and the number of people who can learn about your store and your inventory.

When it comes to online exposure, few tactics are more successful than good SEO (search engine optimization). This refers to the technical elements of your website that make it simple for search engines to comprehend and discover your site when people search, such as the content and metadata. As a result, more people will view your website because it will rank higher in search results. Visitors to your website are more likely to convert to customers once they are there.

Optimize for Auto Part Number

Not every person looking for car parts is familiar with the name of the component they need to replace or conducts their search in the same manner. But almost every component of a car will have a model number. Therefore, anyone sells automotive components online needs to focus on SEO for auto part numbers.

If you want to optimize for car parts, you should first see if the part number receives a lot of search traffic. Numerous online programs can retrieve this information and offer longer-tail keywords that use that part number. These combinations can draw in a lot more people who are searching for the same component that you are stocking.

Simplify the Checkout Procedure

Making it simple for customers to buy auto parts from your shop is crucial. Potential customers are likely to abandon their purchases if the checkout procedure is too difficult or time-consuming.

There are a few things that you can do to streamline the checkout process:

·       Make sure your website is compatible with mobile devices.

·       Provide a variety of payment alternatives

·       Add customer testimonials to product listings

·       Permit visitors to check out without making an account

·       give a status bar when checking out

·       Send an email or text notification with the purchase confirmation and shipping details.

You can give your clients a better experience by streamlining the checkout procedure. Furthermore, you'll be able to boost revenue and conversions.

Conclusion

These are some ways that will help you promote your premier auto parts business. If you are looking for auto part services, you can connect with professionals for tips on getting the finest result.

[kcvulpinestudios]

Unusual Model Train Sets

A long time ago in 2020, I did a thread on Twitter of unusual model train sets. Mainly to showcase some that don't seem real, but are/were. Here's a selection of such trains.

I pity the fool who doesn't have this set.

It's more than meats the eye.

Our secret weapon in defeating Cobra.

I don't see a correlation between Rambo and trains to warrant this set.

Of course. When I think of a hit comedy show about medical personnel during the Korean War, I think a train set would make sense given the context. (Friend of mine said the following:

Though my point still stands just from the episodes I've seen.)

This has the best '80s aesthetic I've seen for a train set.

As someone who launched Hot Wheel cars in front or over trains, I legit think this concept is fun.

Speaking of Hot Wheels...

As someone who still has this set, I can tell you that while it's fun, it's not compatible with HO tracks. A real bummer if you ask me.

I have a soft spot for train sets based on tractor brands (I have relatives who live in Eastern Washington who collect old tractors). The only unusual thing I could find is when they are a passenger set.

Which makes no sense considering what the IP is.

I don't see the connection between auto parts and trains, but the Photoshopped image on the box is cool.

Again, don't see much of a connection, in this case of NASCAR sets. However, if your train is taking a left hand turn every time it goes around the track then it makes sense (I guess). And that is the list of unusual train sets I could find for this post. This is not meant to say they're dumb. I actually find sets like these quite entertaining and fascinating, particularly the TYCO sets of Rambo, GI Joe, A-Team, and Transformers just for how niché they were. And these came out around the time Shining Time Station premiered.

If you know any others, please reblog with the train set that you find unusual or barely has any connection to trains.

[freesia-writes]

Christmas Lights with Crosshair

[Part 1 of Holiday Fluff with The Bad Batch] Dividers by @ve-ti-ver on this post here Word Count: 700 SFW, just some warm and fuzzy stuff that will be a composite master post of Bad Batch sweetness. GN Reader.

The cool air refreshed your cheeks while the rest of you remained warm beneath your layers as you walked through the festively-decorated neighborhood. It was notorious in your town for over-the-top holiday decorations, and while you’d worried that you’d played it up too much in your description to Echo, it definitely did not disappoint. The sidewalks were packed, the streets bumper-to-bumper with cars full of jolly admirers gawking at the colorful displays. Festive songs layered over each other as the tunes wafted from homes and autos alike, and you took a deep breath, deeply content in the annual tradition. 

“That one is an utter train wreck,” Crosshair murmured, barely audible beside you. You chuckled and squeezed his arm, your own looped through it snugly. Following his gaze, you could see why he’d say that – the next home on the block was… 

“Quite extravagant,” you commented, trying to take in the layers upon layers of inflatable and light-up figures that filled every inch of space between the sidewalk and the house. The lawn had been covered with lights that wove back and forth across beneath every possible character that could even remotely be connected with the holiday. There were spotlights shooting up into the sky, waving around as though it were the premiere of the biggest film of the decade, and a cacophony of noise from the assembly. 

You were grateful that you’d started early, able to enjoy the turning point of the evening as dusk gave way to darkness, even though it was still early. The winter solstice was nearly here, and each day was shorter and shorter. You took a turn down a side street, venturing away from the main drag to get a little space from the chaos. It was a bit overstimulating, and the two of you’d seen enough. Crosshair had been utterly stunned by the frivolity, and his choice comments had brought a great deal of laughter to the stroll so far. His sharp eyesight had also revealed more than a few little surprises that you’d never noticed before, making it your favorite year yet as far as holiday traditions went.

The noise died down as you walked farther into the “regular” part of the neighborhood, away from the well-known “Candy Cane Lane”, and the quiet was a welcome reprieve, settling over your ears like earmuffs you could almost feel. Crosshair felt less stiff, somehow, relaxing into your side a little more as the two of you made your way around a corner. A few of the houses were decorated with simple strings of lights or a humble nativity in the front yard, and it felt more like business as usual. 

“Want to head home?” you asked, taking in Crosshair’s angular face as his eyes continued to roam.

“Eventually,” he answered, and his leisurely attitude was disarming. You smiled, tipping your chin as you caught a whiff of some delicious dinner being cooked nearby. A deep inhale brought in all kinds of scents – herbs and meat, roasted vegetables, and the faint touch of charcoal or some sort of barbecue. You couldn’t help but close your eyes to take it all in, missing the flash of unabashed fondness that crossed his face as he snuck a glance. 

“This is my favorite time of day,” you admitted, opening your eyes and bestowing a warm smile in Crosshair’s direction. “Everyone is tucking into their homes, making tasty meals, nestling in for the night…” The roar of an engine cut you off as a delivery driver rounded the corner at far too high a speed, and you could have sworn you heard packages tumbling around in the back as it careened down the street, screeching to a halt in front of the lucky recipient.

“Almost everyone,” Crosshair observed, and you chuckled dryly. He paused, pulling you to a halt next to him, and you looked up at him questioningly. Without a word, he tilted his head, bringing his lips to yours in a slow, lingering kiss that melted you to the core. When he pulled away, a flickering smolder in his eyes, you suddenly felt a little bit of a rush to get home after all.

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Rose Recaps 2023 - Thailand

Ok. Let me just get this out of the way. If there were awards for "started of great but forgot what it was about by the end" Thailand would win them all. No other country can touch them. So when I was going through my list of watched Thai Bls there weren't all that many to choose as favourites. but I'll try to be kind.

The one about family

Moonlight Chicken

First and foremost this show is stunning. This really cannot be overstated. I really enjoyed all the different relationships represented here and that the idea of family is what you want it to be. I love all of them, and Wen did absolutely nothing wrong.

Favourite Moment This conversation left me in tears.

The one hated by so many but not me

Dangerous Romance

This was me whenever there was a new episode.

I'm not gonna say people were wrong. Everybody has the right to their own opinions. But I never expected anything else.

This show gave me exactly what I expected of it. They made a romantic version of the trailer for christ sake. The ost video that came out the day before the premiere was a love fest with the softest song sang by Chimon. I agree that the first 2 episodes were different and for some, misleading about the direction of the show.

Not for me though. I got what I wanted. Chimon and Perth on my screen being boyfriends with some drama sprinkled in for good measure. And with the amazing bonus that was Marc and Pawin together again and the character of Auto that I just adored. I actually enjoyed all the characters in this one.

Favourite Moment

The one that is beautiful

I Feel You Linger In The Air

The amount of screenshots I took while watching this would fill a hard drive. It's just gorgeous. The way they played with the spaces was just such a treat.

This show was almost perfect. I had a couple of issues with it midway through and I felt that they dragged the goodbye a tiny bit much but overall I really liked it. These two are very special but overall there were a lot of characters to root for and enough of them to hate, which I appreciate.

But also WHERE IS THE SPECIAL??? I need to watch it!

Favourite Moment

The one that was I was ready to hate and then didn't

Be My Favourite

Confession time. I didn't like Krist. Watching SOTUS was something I endured but didn't enjoy for the most part. I know I'm not alone in this. But also. I didn't like Fluke. In anything. He was the only thing I didn't like in Not Me, and I skipped most scenes of his couple during Dark Blue Kiss. No particular reason tho. I just didn't enjoy watching him. So the bar was set pretty low on this one for me.

And then what happened? I loved Kawi. Like immediately. And surprise surprise, I liked Fluke. Immediately. It's like I was on an alternate universe and I couldn't believe my eyes.

With that said, it was not even close to a perfect show. It started off really strong, I enjoy the way the relationship grew, I loved that the characters were being honest with each other and being mostly kind to one another. Some moments felt really grounded. And then it kinda fell apart for me. But this is a positive post so I'm not going there.

Favourite Moment: The whole montage.

The one with the redemption of Mame

Wedding Plan

I already explained what I went through with this show here prompted by this episode of @the-conversation-pod. You should all go listen to this and all the other episodes because both @bengiyo and @shortpplfedup are brilliant and funny in convenient audio format.

Anyway, in the end I loved this show so much and took me a minute to come to terms that it was actually that good. The characters are actually multidimensional and the woman have depth. Groundbreaking stuff.

Favourite Moment

The one with all the cuteness

My School President

Not gonna lie, not a huge fan of singing in my bl. But this was great. From the beginning the fact that it made constantly remember my beloved Love Sick was an unexpected and delightfull bonus. I was living for Tinn's expressions, Tiw just being delightfully loyal and the epitome of sharing one brain cell group of friends. Not to forget the parental relationships that were some of the best of the year. I even liked the singing.

Favourite Moment

The extra one

Our Skyy 2 - A Tale of a Thousand Stars

This happened. It was perfect. That's it.

I watched more than 40 thai shows that came out this year, I'm not counting the ones that are still on, and these were my favourites. Mostly because some of them were the ones that I had the least to complain about.

That's it for my recaps. I still wanna gif some stuff today and it's late so I can't review this post again so if there are mistakes, don't tell me. It'll haunt me.

Have a good night💜

[tututfdp]

Modern AU Kaamelott

(j'ai lut La petite hétéro by TheHappyEgg et ça ma rongé le cerveau donc voila mon AU foireux sur les perso de Kaamelott étudiant).

Arthur Pendragon

 " il sent la monster et la clops dès huit heure trente, baptiser “l’accumulateur compulsif”, j’ai nommer; Arthur Pendragon! "

Je vois Arthur étudiant en histoire de l'art avec options Archéologie, ses subjects préféré: Rome Antique/Grèce Antique - Moyen-Age. Il a redoublé sa L2.

Il a EVIDEMENT fait un Erasmus à Rome.

Il est aussi au conservatoire, musique classique ou modern.

Certainement président d'une association étudiante qu'il a repris ou créer ( Surement un truc du genre "La table ronde" pour que tous vos droit soit respecté)

Grinder/Tinder: Peux importe l'appli', il est dessus.

Surement boursier, doit certainement bossé à la BU ou à un U.

Vous pouvez pas m'enlevé qu'il écoute SUREMENT, du Kyo, il en a honte mais il a tous les albums et les a vue en concert.

Il conduit surement une monospace acheté sur le boncoin pour pouvoir trimbalé toute l'équipe.

A un décapsuleur/couteau suisse baptisé Escalibur.

Depression, burnout, anxiété, manque affectif, le con a un cocktail.

Bonus: Bisexuel voir Pansexuel ? Certainement polyamoureux.

Lancelot Du Lac

" Élus mister Université trois années de suite! le fière le fringant, Lancelot Dulac! "

Troisième années de droit, surement de droite qu'il dit "modéré".

Il est obviously, le secrétaire de l'asso' d'Arthur, ils l'ont créer ensemble à l'époque.

Un conte tinder qu'il assume pas, avec une description genre " Capitaine de l'équipe de badminton, j'aime les balade sur la plages, recherche relation sérieuse".

Je sais pas Lancelot c'est le connard qui conduit une mini, ou une voiture deux places...

Si il fait pas aussi partit du BDE/ est le chouchou des profs c'est pas normal.

Il fait de la poésie en cachette.

Je dirais BPD, ou problème de gestion de la colère, problème obsessionnelle, OCD meme ?

Bonus: Hétéro qui pourrait avoir une seul relation gay dans sa vie, genre pour être sur qu'il est bien hétéro.

Perceval De Galle

"Revoyant à peine la lumière du jour, sortit l’année dernière d’une prépa Math-Physique, je vous présente,  Perceval De Gales! "

Je peux pas être objectif c'est mon chouchou.

Premier année en école d'ingénieur.

C'est se genre de gars mauvais au collège/lycée mais qui est inaltérable à la fac.

Il a fait un bac pro Mécanique Auto pour bossé dans le garage de ses vieux, mais son prof de math la poussé à tenter une prépa.

Ce con a fait une prépa Math-Physique et il c'est jamais autant fait chier de ça vie car tous était trop facile.

Dyslexique, j'ai raison c'est tout.

Membre du club d’astronomie et de l’association de la table ronde en temps que fouteur de merde première catégorie.

Octogone sans règles des que quelqu'un parle de la théorie de la terre plate.

Le connard que Arthur va voir quand son monospace lâche.

La définition d'un "con intelligent"

C'est le con qui à donné "Escalibur" à Arthur.

Bonus: Celui la est technique: "Le genre qui sort avec une personne pour son âme et rien d'autre" Il s'en fout, beau moche, trans, cis, nonbinaire tous ca, si l'amour est là, il est là, sinon demi-sexuel.

Karadoc de Vanne

" Un petit creux ? Une baisse de sucre ? Besoin de savoir quel est le meilleur kebab rapport qualité pétage de bide? Alors il vous faut : Karado de Vanne!"

A rencontrait Perceval durant les années lycées.

Je le vois pas étudiant ? Ou peut etre un truc genre STAPS, mais plus pour la blague.

Lui il a fait un CAP cuisine.

Deuxième fouteurs de merde de première catégorie dans l'assos, mais il serre aussi de traiteur quand ils font une soirée.

Il conduit un kangoo, un véhicule de chantier qu'il prend à ses vieux.

C'est le type qui a réussis à couper une tranche de saucisson avec sa carte étudiantes

A une note google map avec tous les meilleurs restorant, bar, fastfood et kebab de la ville classé part ordre de qualité/prix.

Il connait toutes les petites boulangerie et fromageries de la ville.

A surement gardait sa carte METRO de son anciens job d'été.

Connait beaucoup trop de monde dans l'industrie agro-alimentaire.

Personne ne sait comment il a eu une copine.

Bonus: Hétéro part défaut, pas de questionnement rien, c'est les réglage d'usine.

Bah c'est déjà pas mal dis donc, si vous en voulez plus hésité pas à me demandé, j'ai encore Merlin, Bohort et Elias dans un coin.

[grogumaximus]

According to information from auto motor und sport, Mercedes will probably find it difficult to compete in 2026. Verstappen's camp says that the hottest stock on the transfer market will still be in the Red Bull cockpit. The reasons for this seem logical: the new regulations will come into force in 2026, and the power units will play a more important role again. The electric power of the hybrid will increase significantly. Almost half of the power will be generated electrically. Verstappen first wants to see which manufacturer will be best able to master the new regulations.

Although Mercedes dominated the first part of the hybrid era (2014 to 2021), there is no guarantee that it will have an advantage on the drive side from 2026 onwards. However, the clear upward trend on the chassis side could be a plus point for Mercedes. After almost three years of the ground effect era, the team has finally managed to get back to the top. At the moment, Verstappen could fight for victories in the W15.

Red Bull will develop its own power unit for the first time in 2026. The team from Milton Keynes will receive support from Ford, who will use their knowledge to contribute to the electric part of the hybrid. If Red Bull finds the holy grail here and Mercedes doesn't, a Verstappen move would be obsolete. Conversely, the 26-year-old could then decide to leave for Mercedes with a clear conscience.

Toto Wolff will have to continue to be patient. The Austrian still has super talent Andrea Kimi Antonelli in reserve. The 17-year-old Mercedes junior is getting better and better after initial difficulties in Formula 2 and is set to become George Russell's team-mate in 2025.

If, contrary to our information, Wolff is able to sign Verstappen for 2026, the team boss would have a luxury problem: Russell or Antonelli would have to look for another cockpit. It would be a hard blow to send the young Italian out after just one year in the premier class. The same goes for Russell. The Englishman has proven his class in just under three years at Mercedes and has also more than held his own against superstar Lewis Hamilton.

[askzloyxp]

Would you maybe be able to bring other editors on board? Perhaps teach Lyarrah how you do your jazz so she can take over for a couple weeks. Unless I'm mistaken in assuming that her job is just copy pasting the script into the YouTube captions feature. I don't really know how captioning works

Okay, this is actually quite fun to talk about because YES! Youtube's caption system does have a feature where you can get auto-captions made if you just feed it the transcript of the video! HOWEVER, Lyarrah's job on the Recap is not to just do that.

First and foremost, Ly actually handles all of the metadata of the vids except thumbnails. Tags, description and even the titles are all things she has to fill in after I upload, because by that time I have absolutely 0 energy to do that. She also is the one moderating the comments. Even if I'm often the one to reply, she does a lot to filter out the bad stuff and add spam-filters.

Then she has to make the actual captions. Even with the script available, this is actually still a serious undertaking. Because that feature that you just feed the script and it puts the timings in automatically? It sucks ass. The timings are all over the place, it struggles with even the british accent and it couldn't add who is speaking or sound/tone descrptions even if you put them in. And with Recaps specifically, it couldn't put in the parts where the Hermits themselves are speaking, because THEIR LINES ARE NOT EVEN IN THE SCRIPT! What clips to use and to add to the video is mostly decided in the video-editing phase, long after the script is written. So that stuff needs to be added later. But because it's not in the script, the system gets confused about parts where the words that are not in the script are said, and just puts whatever lines in there. As a result, cleaning up after the algorithm takes longer than to just make whole new subtitles. WHICH IS WHAT LYARRAH ACTUALLY DOES.

More or less every video she makes captions for is re-transcribed by hand with the script only as a reference. This results in much better captions where she can even add her personal touch with the emojis to convey tone and all that!

I know there are automated systems in DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere that could output pretty solid captions with working timings, and she's actually looking into that, and will be trying them out. But even then, it will be her responsibility and her choice to use these tools, because she's our captioning specialist. Whatever research she does will still be a load off my back.

But could she just edit the recaps for me? Funny you say that, because in theory? She probably could. Lyarrah and Pixlriffs are both adept video editors, each with their own youtube channels, and perfectly capable of producing videos no worse than what I make. Pix has already edited a couple recaps in the past, and every time he'd deliver on time and arguably a tighter product than what I make. HOWEVER, the trick here is that to get the HC Recap done every week, week after week, on time and with passable editing, when the source material is a dozen videos at least and the result needs to be well paced, illustrative and well, passable, is a whole other ordeal. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but here you gotta not know how to edit, but know how to edit like a motherfucker.

...that doesn't mean "good" or "fast",... just.. like a motherfucker.

And for one, I wouldn't want to put that much work onto anyone, while for two, I wouldn't trust to put that much work onto anyone. Maybe to a professional editor or like, a TV-editor this isn't much, but I don't think I have the funds to hire one, especially when at the end of the day, to me the whole process has long become routine, entertainment even. I love the edit. Which is also why I struggle with stress and burnout the way I do: it is incomprehensible to me that I can't just sit down and do this like always!

One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

[tillthereweretangents]

Paul and Icke (part 7 of N)

There are a couple more bonus moments coming soon, but, as far as the timeline goes, this is the end of the Paul and Icke saga.

As you'll read below, Icke and Paul saw each other one more time. Though, they're both still alive, so maybe that will change at some point in the near future.

It was almost twice, or more, but Icke was self conscious that Paul wouldn't remember him.

I myself had two more opportunities to meet Paul McCartney. The first time was in Scotland in 1988. I had long been married to Uta and she was pregnant with our first child. The car we had brought along was a Renault, a fairly long car, where we were transporting a canoe which wouldn’t fold, so it didn’t look very elegant. We had came to a town called Campbelltown, to meet our friend Mary who we had worked with at Amnesty international in Jagerberg . Mary remembered visiting us and seeing a picture of Paul, and told us that her mother had worked for him, at his estate which was not far from here. I said to Uta; ‘come on, let’s go and drive to see him’. But she did not want to go, so therefore I drove there alone. On the way, I had a rethink about what I was actually doing. The estate was guaranteed to be a tourist attraction for journalists and fans, so Paul would likely always have bodyguards on duty. If I were to arrive in my completely filthy Renault with a monster of a canoe on the roof, I wouldn’t stand a chance to get past the bodyguards. They would think that a lousy jerk was coming, who has no reason to be here. That I was once a friend of the famous Paul McCartney, they simply wouldn’t believe. The estate was quite a way away, but I stopped the car and really thought this through - should I carry on with this adventure, or would it be best to simply turn around and just go home. The humiliation that I could be turned around and sent away… I would never get over . For a while I fought with this, backward and forward, then I turned the car around and drove back at a snails pace. So the last opportunity where I met Paul was in 1991 at the world premiere of Get Back*, directed by Richard Lester. After the press conference, I met him and his wife Linda in a room at the back of the cinema. In the room with me was Astrid Kircherr, Ulf Kruger and Achim Reichel and his wife, who had won a place at this meeting in a competition. During our chat, I mentioned my adventure in Scotland. Even though it was embarrassing to talk about this in front of people, I told Paul that I had planned to visit him, and that I was fearful of the consequences, didn’t trust my courage enough and therefore turned around. He said, “Oh for Gods sake Icke, that’s such a shame. I would have found it amazing if you had actually visited me”. It sounded like he really meant it. I’m still angry at myself over this, sometimes I’m too much of a doofus for this world.

* Get Back (1991) is a concert film documenting Paul's world tour in 1989/1990

Original german

Ich selbst hatte noch zwei Gelegenheiten, Paul McCartney zu treffen. Das erste Mal in Schottland, im Jahr 1988. Ich war schon lange mit Jutta verheiratet und sie war schwanger mit Lena. Unser Auto war ein Renault R 18, ein ziemlich langes Auto, auf dem wir ein Faltboot transportierten, das sich nicht mehr falten ließ. Das sah nicht sehr elegant aus, aber in der Beziehung waren wir uneitel. Wir kamen in eine Stadt namens Campbelltown, wo wir Mary besuchen wollten. Mit ihr hatten wir in Lütjenburg bei Amnestie International zusammengearbeitet. Mary sagte, wir hatten mal eine Sitzung bei euch in Jägerberg, wo ich ein Foto von Paul McCartney gesehen habe. Meine Mutter arbeitet bei ihm, er wohnt nicht weit von hier auf einer riesigen Gutshof. - Ich sagte zu Jutta, komm, da fahren wir mal hin. - Aber sie hatte keine Lust, und deshalb setzte ich mich allein ins Auto. Unterwegs machte ich mir erst richtig klar, was ich da eigentlich vorhatte. Der Gutshof wurde unter Garantie von vielen Touristen, Journalisten und Fans heimgesucht, deshalb war zu erwarten, dass Paul einige Bodygards aufgestellt hatte. Wenn ich da in meinem total verdreckten Renault mit diesem Monstrum auf dem Dach auftauchen würde, hätte ich doch keine Chance, an den Bodygards vorbeizukommen. Die würden denken, da kommt ein verlauster Penner, der hat hier überhaupt nichts zu suchen. Dass ich mit dem berühmten Paul McCartney mal befreundet war, würden die mir niemals abnehmen. Der Gutshof war noch gar nicht zu sehen, da hielt ich schon an und überlegte, ob ich mich tatsächlich auf die Geschichte einlassen sollte. Oder ob es nicht besser war, einfach umzukehren. Die Demütigung, abgewiesen und wegge. schickt zu werden, würde ich nicht überleben. Eine Weile kämpfte ich noch mit mir, war ich hin- und hergerissen, dann wendete ich den Wagen und fuhr im Schneckentempo wieder zurück. Die letzte Gelegenheit, bei der ich Paul traf, war 1991 die erwähnte Weltpremiere des Films Get back von Richard Leister. Nach der Pressekonferenz traf ich mich mit ihm und seiner Frau Linda in einem Hinterzimmer des Hamburger Passage-Kinos. Mit dabei waren außerdem Astrid Kirchherr, Ulf Krüger, Achim Reichel sowie eine Frau, die das Treffen in einem Preisausschreiben gewonnen hatte. In unserem Gespräch kamen wir irgendwann auch auf das Erlebnis in Schottland zu sprechen. Obwohl es mir vor dieser Gesellschaft etwas peinlich war, erzählte ich Paul, wie ich geplant hatte, ihn auf seinem schottischen Gutshof zu besuchen, und dann aus Angst vor der eigenen Courage wieder umgekehrt war. Er sagte, Mensch Icke, das finde ich richtig schade, ich hätte es doch absolut toll gefunden, wenn du mich besucht hättest. Das klang so, als ob er es ehrlich meinte. Deshalb ärgerte ich mich jetzt nochmal über mich selbst. Manchmal bin ich einfach zu doof für die Welt.

Thanks as always to the wonderful @didwemeetsomewherebefore and her mum for the translation of Icke's autobiography.

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

Some Christians, including many believers in Pre-Tribulation Eschatology, believe that the return of Jews to the Holy Land and the establishment of Israel in 1948, is part of the Biblical prophecy, and that the gathering of Jews in Israel is a prerequisite for the Second Coming of Jesus. This is a view that is especially popular in America, and specifically in Conservative Politics.

Left Behind and the Translation of God | Renegade Cut (YouTube. Premiered 16 January, 2018; transcribed and edited from auto-generated captions.)

The full video is almost two hours long, but this is the passage that is most relevant, given current events (in October, 2023)

[sam-loves-seb]

part 1 | part 2

the fruity four but make it hollywood au (2/x)

thinking about makeup artist robin and stunt double steve, both young and inexperienced and new to the area, maybe 19ish, who meet on the set of their first gig--a small commercial about auto insurance where steve has to pretend to crash a car and then robin has to cover him in fake bruises and blood--and become instant friends. robin and steve who are both sleeping on couches of a friend of a friend, who barely scrap together enough money to get an apartment together but they do it.

they work odd jobs to make rent in between gigs. steve refs basketball games on the weekends. robin does face paint at children's birthday parties. it's anything but glamorous, but they wouldn't trade this life for the world. not when they're booking one commercial every three months, not when they sign on to their first tv shows, not when they walk the red carpet together at steve's first leading role movie premiere and the internet goes crazy thinking they're a couple.

they keep living together long after they can both afford their own places--"we're both on locations half the year anyways, i feel like i barely see you enough as it is"--trading in grungy one bedroom spaces for a sold, stable two bedroom apartment big enough for a kitchen and a living room, then upgrading again a few years later to a deluxe sky view tenth floor apartment big enough for a guest room.

it's paradise, living with your best friend. until your best friend gets a boyfriend and falls stupidly in love.

"Robin," steve tries to reason with her. "I'm not leaving the building--hell, i'm not even leaving our floor. I'll be two doors down!"

steve moving in with eddie munson was not on robin's bingo card, but here they are, packing boxes and saying goodbye.

"For fuck's sake," Steve groans. "It's not goodbye--I'm literally coming over tomorrow to watch Bake Off with you."

"You better be."

and so, steve moves out, moves in down the hall with eddie, and robin has to wallow in her apartment all alone for another two weeks before her next job is set to start shooting in georgia. the two weeks are fine, she can live by herself for two weeks, but it's the knowing that she's always going to be coming back to an empty apartment that kills her.

until eddie gets a brilliant idea.

"I have a friend," he tells her one night, when steve is passed out with his head on eddie's lap and it's just eddie and robin watching this week's episode of survivor. "She's been living in Paris for the last year, shooting a handful of French indie films, but she's coming back to LA next month."

Robin raises a brow. "So?"

"So..." Eddie shrugs, running his hand through Steve's hair. "She has her own place in the hills, but she usually crashes in my guest room when she's in town. She'd never admit it, but I don't think she really likes living alone--and I don't blame her. But it's hard finding real fucking friends in our lines of work."

"Eddie, what the hell is your--"

"Have you ever considered getting another roommate?"

and that is how robin finds herself living with famed child/teen actress nancy wheeler, who wears choppy bangs and dark eye makeup that definitely do not go with the family-friendly sitcom star persona she wore for almost a decade.

robin thinks she likes this nancy better, even if she does smoke cigarettes like they're going out of style.

(how eddie munson and nancy wheeler ever became friends in the first place is story for another place and time, but as robin watches nancy smile for the first time in a week when eddie comes over, she makes a mental note to find steve tomorrow and get the full story.)

part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | ko-fi

[darkmaga-retard]

At risk.

John Ellis

Sep 03, 2024

1. Volkswagen AG is considering factory closures in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history, parting with tradition and risking a feud with unions in a step that reflects the deep woes roiling Europe’s auto industry. After years of ignoring overcapacity and slumping competitiveness, the German auto giant’s moves are likely to kick off a broader reckoning in the industry. The reasons are clear: Europe’s efforts to compete with Chinese rivals and Tesla Inc. in electric cars are faltering. “VW is recognizing just how serious the situation is,” said Harald Hendrikse, an autos analyst with Citigroup. “We’re living in a difficult geopolitical world, and Europe has not won that battle.” With car sales still nearly a fifth lower than pre-pandemic levels in Europe, manufacturers including VW, Stellantis NV and Renault SA were operating more than 30 factories at levels analysts consider unprofitable, according to data from Just Auto. That includes Volkswagen’s sprawling home factory in Wolfsburg — Europe’s largest. (Source: bloomberg.com)

2. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has described the results of two state elections in east Germany that saw massive gains for populists as “bitter” and warned mainstream parties against forming coalitions with “rightwing extremists”. The Alternative for Germany won the election in Thuringia, the first time a far-right party has secured victory in a state election in the country’s postwar history. In the neighbouring state of Saxony the AfD came second to the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), garnering 30.6 per cent of the vote, just behind the CDU’s 31.9 per cent. The election was a disaster for the three parties in Scholz’s coalition, his Social Democrats, the Greens and the liberal FDP, which all saw their share of the vote slump. The Greens and FDP did so badly that they will no longer be represented in the Thuringian parliament. (Source: ft.com)

3. Eurointelligence:

Brandenburg was the state known for royal fireworks in Potsdam, where Prussian kings resided and for whom Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his famous concertos. The Brandenburg state election on September 22 could produce a firework of a different kind. For Olaf Scholz’s SPD, this is the most important of the three state elections because this has an SPD-run state since unification. Brandenburg is one of the last SPD strongholds in the country. The president state premier is Dietmar Woidke, who has been in his job since 2014. In the 2019 election, the SPD was the largest party, followed by the AfD and the CDU. The current polls have the AfD in the lead with 24%, followed by SPD, CDU and Wagenknecht, in a range from 17-20%. The Greens and the Left Party are polling at exactly the 5% threshold for representation. The result will depend to a large extent on whether they are both in, both out, or one in, one out. The error margin of these polls allows for many possible outcomes. Moreover, the latest poll is a month old. Last Sunday’s election will probably have a trend-begets-trend effect as we often observe after elections: The winner’s poll rating improves shortly after an election. Sahra Wagenknecht has been one of the relative winners. BSW is no longer just an idea but a concrete political party that wins seats in elections. The elections in Saxony and Thuringia gave her the role of the power-broker. We would expect her to keep doing well. For the SPD, the news headlines right now are awful. If the SPD were to lose its safest state, this would indeed be a moment that could affect the politics of Berlin. (Source: eurointelligence.com)

[gravityshiftio]

Some factors related to the automotive industry you should know

The automotive industry is continuously growing over time. With the growing demand in the industry, most companies are investing in the automotive industry. In this technological era, companies are focused on making everything available online through the internet, which is why they are offering the same service online. Businesses are shifting away from traditional methods and toward online ones. As is common knowledge, the auto industry has developed over time into one that is seasoned and well-established. The growth of the automobile industry into a vibrant sector has been made possible by improvements in vehicle design and manufacturing. Automobile manufacturers have considerably enhanced the state of the global economy by generating new employment prospects. Here we have mentioned some factors related to Premier auto parts.

Let’s read it out.

Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous vehicles are the new trend in the automotive industry, and every single car shipping company is investing in its self-driving cars. This latest trend comes with many benefits, like comfort, safety, and increased productivity, thanks to high-tech infotainment systems. However, there are also several negative side effects of this innovation, like increased traffic congestion as a result of people choosing to drive autonomous vehicles rather than using public transportation and the loss of jobs in the taxi sector.

Mass production

Technology is an outstanding contribution to the automotive industry; it offers full-scale mass production to manufacturers with a process combining precision, interchangeability, standardization, synchronization, and continuity. Mass production was an American innovation because of the country's large population, long distances, and high standard of living, which gave birth to new techniques. It is underlined when uniformity and interchangeability are referred to as "the American method of manufacture." Although the basic methods were well known, they had never been used to build a system that was as sophisticated as a car.

Convenient Ordering

A few years back to make the order, and its replacement was not simple and convenient. Now you can choose to place an order online from the website.

Additionally, whenever you need replacement components to repair your car, make sure to only use the best items supplied by authorized manufacturers that are model-specific. Your car will remain in the best condition possible thanks to the reliability and caliber of every component made by the manufacturer. Items of lower quality can suffer damage and function worse, thus putting your safety and the safety of your passengers at risk. The accessories will fit and perform better the first time because they were made exclusively for your model.

The price of replacement parts is even higher when referring to a high-end car like a Mercedes-Benz. Because of this, it's critical to locate and purchase parts that are both affordable and high-quality.

Industry Knowledge

The key to success in this industry is knowledge about the industry. If you are looking to make any investment in the automotive industry, you should have some innovative ideas.

Most companies run training programs that ensure hands-on, advanced training with in-depth, hands-on experience. Through a variety of responsibilities, you'll be able to service customers.

Conclusion

There is always rivalry over who has the best car. Every year, one or more automakers will introduce a brand-new model to outdo the other. As a result, the conflict will resurface the following year, as it always does. Every manufacturer introduces brand-new models equipped with cutting-edge technology, which intensifies competition in the automotive industry.

With vehicle sales in the United States alone easily topping $500 billion each year, top automakers profit greatly. The auto industry is on the right track and has started to make up ground that was lost during the last year. It won't be long until this sector starts to grow to its full potential once again. After purchasing a vehicle, it will require some repair and renovation over time. For that, if you are looking for Premier Auto Parts, you can connect with us to get the best and most affordable parts. With us, you can enter your vehicle information and receive the best material for your vehicle. For more detail, you can connect with us.

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Jim and Audrey McAllister will continue to meddle in Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. 

Will Sasso and Rachel Bay Jones, who recur on Young Sheldon as Mandy’s parents, have boarded the highly anticipated spinoff as series regulars, TVLine has learned. They join Montana Jordan and Emily Osment, who will reprise their titular roles as Georgie and Mandy. 

Sasso and Jones will make their final Young Sheldon appearance in Part 1 of Thursday’s series finale. Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage will follow this fall and inherit Young Sheldon‘s Thursdays-at-8/7c time slot on CBS; a premiere date has not yet been announced. 

Following Georgie and Mandy’s wedding, the newlyweds, along with their infant daughter CeeCee, moved in with Jim and Audrey. Shortly thereafter, Georgie went to work for his father-in-law at the family’s auto shop, setting Sheldon’s older brother up for his Big Bang Theory future as Dr. Tire. Watch a recap below:

Unlike single-camera comedy Young Sheldon, multi-cam Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage will shoot in front of a live studio audience — just like The Big Bang Theory.

The spinoff’s title is a play on previously established Big Bang Theory lore: In the hit sitcom’s 2019 series finale, Nobel Prize winner Sheldon said he received congratulatory texts from Georgie’s ex-wife… and Georgie’s other ex-wife.

During a recent interview with TVLine, Osment expressed hope that the new show would find a way to undo (or at the very least tinker with) Georgie’s marital history.

“I’m hoping that I’m the ex-wife and the new wife,” she said. “People get divorced and remarried. Why can’t she be both?”

Judging by the title, it sounds like that’s precisely what producers have in mind.

[allieswithbenefits]

hello tumblr look at this musical (using the term musical loosely)!

it's about penelope as in odysseus's wife! just grace mclean and a five-piece orchestra! this production premiered today!

actual show starts around 9 minutes in but before that there's a land acknowledgement so that's super cool. i also like that the visual stuff contributes to the show but is not necessary to understand what's going on.

i do not like that the captions are auto-generated and not very good but like i said it premiered today (like two hours ago lol) so hopefully they're planning on going back to fix those. lack of captions does mean the visual stuff not being important will be an issue for some folks so i definitely hope they work on that.

41 minutes to about 44 minutes is the FUNNIEST shit istg.

cws ive seen so far are alcohol, a brief reference to sexual harassment, and domestic violence not directed at another person. lmk if i missed anything, i didn't actually look it up before i watched so that's just what i picked up on.

i wasn't familiar with grace mclean before this but i like her! her monologue after the second song is kind of quirky white millennial woman vibes but it works i guess. she's got a really pretty voice and i like the dramatic hand motions.

i'm not done watching it and tbh i am having trouble following because the captions are shit so i can't comment too much on the actual story but i'm mainly just trying to calm down and it's worked well for that. songs are pretty and i LOVE the orchestra especially in the very beginning and right before the funny part at 41 minutes. overall definitely worth a watch!

[de-gueules-au-lion-d-or]

« Quand j’étais petit je n’étais pas grand. Avec les copains, nous jouions dehors toutes les fois que c’était possible. Dès avril, les culottes courtes étaient de rigueur et les genoux s’ornaient de belles plaques rouges artistement badigeonnées sur des écorchures d’anthologie par des mamans attentionnées. Normal, nous courions comme des dératés. Nous jouions aux cow-boys et aux Indiens, à Thibaud ou les croisades ou à la petite guerre sur tous les thèmes. Mais ça courait dans tous les cas.

Nous grimpions dans les arbres. Nous nous battions à l’occasion, d’homme à homme, entourés d’un cercle de témoins. Les billes en terre coûtaient un centime pièce. Les malabars se partageaient en quatre et les autos étaient à pédales. Ma famille n’avait pas de télévision et les kangourous n’avaient pas d’arêtes, mais j’ai quand même vu Zorro et Kit Carson et surtout Saturnin le canard et La

Maison de Toutou (nos vieilles voisines étaient tellement gentilles et les tartines pain- beurre-confiture-de-fraise tellement bonnes, j’ai souvent une pensée pour elles).

Les filles restaient d’étranges créatures qui jouaient à la dînette. L’école était publique mais pas mixte. Nous y allions à pied, seuls ou en groupes bruyants. Nos instituteurs étaient des demi-dieux omniscients qui n’hésitaient pas à sortir la règle ou à ouvrir la boîte à torgnoles pour nous remettre les idées en place. Nous apprenions l’histoire avec les planches pédagogiques Vidal-Lablache. Les Gaulois n’avaient pas grand chose à part un trou pour laisser passer la fumée et les seigneurs du moyen âge piétinaient les récoltes (ma première incursion dans le scepticisme historique et j’en suis très fier).

Les fables venaient de chez La Fontaine et les dictées de chez Alphonse Daudet. Une faute, un point. Il y avait encore des baignoires qui partaient à l’heure et des trains qui fuyaient devant des cyclistes dégonflés, et il était interdit de compter sur ses doigts. Tout ça rédigé au porte-plume à l’encre violette.

Il y avait aussi des ardoises et d’horribles crayons grinçants à vous déchausser les molaires. Avec dix bons-points on avait une image. L’instruction civique s’appelait cours de morale, il fallait céder sa place aux vieilles dames et aider les aveugles à traverser. Il y avait des notes et un classement (je ne dirai pas quelle était ma place habituelle par simple pudeur).

Nous lisions des livres de la bibliothèque de la classe, des histoires d’aventures en Afrique ou dans la pampa, de chevaliers héroïques ou de corsaires fougueux. Collection verte pour les garçons et rose pour les filles, il y avait aussi des Rouge et Or, mais sans la jaquette, j’y ai découvert Garneray, Vercel et Jack London, merci l’Instruction Publique. Chez moi, les bandes dessinées étaient interdites sauf pendant les vacances, avec une dérogation pour Tintin, Astérix et L’homme qui tire plus vite que son ombre (le reste : «c’est plein de fautes d’orthographe !»).

À la kermesse de fin d’année à l’école il y avait deux buvettes (ça biberonnait ferme au gros plant je ne dis que ça) et un stand de tir à la bosquette, et la semaine suivante une hécatombe de poissons rouges intoxiqués par l’ozone municipal. Nous avons tous survécu.

Nous habitions une ZUP. En 1968 notre immeuble ressemblait à un premier mai sur la Place Rouge, mais tout le monde partait faire bronzette sur les plages franquistes. Mon père préférait le camping sauvage du côté de Narbonne-Plage. L’esprit de contradiction, ça s’apprend jeune et c’est de famille, c’est comme ça, merci papa et maman. Dans le fond, je m’en suis sorti à temps. Ça m’a épargné le casque obligatoire pour faire du patin à roulettes, les pompiers au moindre bobo dans la cour de récré, les maths modernes, la notation sur cinq lettres et la méthode globale, les cours de repentance et de recyclage, le référant bondissant et les géniteurs d’apprenants, et la visite scolaire de l’expo sur les cultures du monde à la médiathèque municipale.

C’était mieux avant ? Je ne suis pas convaincu, mais là, j’évoque, c’est tout… non, non, juste j’évoque …. »

(Marc Vidal)

[a-twisted-circumstance]

🐙 - Ok, the stupid thing is on, but where's the video?

🐟 - Wagga wag? [Girl, does it look like I know?]

🐙 - Well the audio is still being captured apparently....

🐟 - Waag ag waa. [Well, at least some stupid part of the old junk heap works.]

🐙 - (Ugh, whatever, let's just do it this way....)

🐙 Howdy Splatsville! Even if you can't see me, I'm Twist Salfin! Salvager and nomad extraordinaire!

🐟 - Gragg wab waaa - graga ag? [ Extraordinaire my fin - That's not what I said?]

🐙 - Hmmm, gonna have to work on that auto translate app, seems to be kinda carp... Anyway, the Salmonid you hear is my friend Nom Nom! That's just his nickname, his real name is a bit of a mouthful.

🐙 - We recently moved to Splatsville after the World Premiere Splatfest! It was so fun and everyone was so nice! We don't usually stay in one place for long but we figured a few months here playing turf and exploring the city couldn't hurt. And I bought this old second hand camera to....(Noms, what was that word again?)

🐟 - <THE APP COULD NOT PICK UP WHAT YOU SAID, PLEASE TRY~> *click*

🐙 - (ugh that's annoying, I'll have to manually translate him it looks like) Anyway, yes, thank you Nommy, I'm going to live blog my time here. Feel free to say hi if you see a tent set up outside of Grizzco!

🐟 - *unintelligible angry gargling*

🐙 - (Look, I know, ok? It's the only place that would let us set up without charging us rent for a tent we already own) We'll also be answering any questions we get here on Squiblr! So feel free to send those! Be nice though or I will cry!

🐟 - Ragg ga wana wa! [ And if you make her cry, I'll bite off your left -]*click*

🐙 - NO. (How the hell did that stupid app turn back on?) Anyway, I'm looking forward to my time here in Splatsville! See you on the Turf!

🐟 - twag la wa, graga.... [ Twisted Fin, I think I found why there's no visual....]

🐙 - Oh shit, really?

🐟- graaaaga waga wu.... [ The lens cap is still on.....]

🐙 - .......oh.....I knew that......

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