Plug-Ins...

Anyone who watches even a little television knows that automakers take advertising seriously and do a lot of it.  The seemingly-never-ending stream of commercials keeps their brands in the public eye, and helps them sell cars to the subset of viewers in the market.

But if you think that electric cars are generally not represented in that stream of ads, you're correct.
The auto industry simply doesn't put much effort into advertising electric cars, according to a new analysis of ads from the Sierra Club.

Visiting many dealerships in the 10 states that have adopted California's stricter emissions standards, volunteers noted issues such as lack of inventory and sales staff that appeared unfamiliar with electric cars.

May be few women can sell a lot of Plug-In cars. Time to try.

Outsell...

Electric cars will outsell fossil-fuel powered vehicles within two decades as battery prices plunge, turning the global auto industry upside down and signaling economic turmoil for oil-exporting countries.  This will happen gradually and started already, with many auto companies coming out with Electric or hybrid model cars.

The Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecast says adoption of emission-free vehicles will happen more quickly than previously estimated because the cost of building cars is falling so fast. The seismic shift will see cars with a plug account for a third of the global auto fleet by 2040 and displace about 8 million barrels a day of oil production more than the 7 million barrels Saudi Arabia exports today.

“This is economics, pure and simple economics,” BNEF’s lead advanced-transportation analyst Colin McKerracher said “Lithium-ion battery prices are going to come down sooner and faster than most other people expect.”

What would the Middle East look like then? Just a thought.

Unique...

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Narcissist is a  person who is overly self-involved, often vain and selfish.

A person who suffers from narcissism, deriving erotic gratification from admiration of his or her own physical or mental attributes. They are extraordinarily conscious about their looks and the appearance to those close to them.

Narcissists lack compassion while may appear to be sympathetic.

They may leave out facts or embellish others to prove their point.  They change things around in their rendition.

You will often see narcissists going about as though they are above the standards. They act as if they are special and that the rules should not apply to them.

A narcissist will typically have no problem criticizing others but find it exceptionally hard taking same.  Owing to their low confidence level, narcissists often speak highly of themselves or make their good deeds known.

 People with this condition are frequently described as arrogant, self-centered, manipulative, and demanding. They may also concentrate on grandiose fantasies (e.g. their own success, beauty, brilliance) and may be convinced that they deserve special treatment. These characteristics typically begin in early adulthood and must be consistently evident in multiple contexts, such as at work and in relationships.  Just a thought.

Rival...

 

Hatred...

Hatred is a complicated animal; it is the child of dark forces. When you hate someone, he or she has power over your life and infiltrates everything you do. Your hate slithers into your veins like a serpent, wrapping itself around your heart. You take pleasure in witnessing this person’s demise. You want to watch him or her fail, get hurt and suck at life.   But it never happens.

You spend an exorbitant amount of energy thinking about the target of your hatred, stalking and talking sh... to anyone who listen. You hate this person, but you feel very strongly about him or her. Even though you certainly do not want to admit it, you care.

Hatred is like gasoline. It is a burning fireball of intense emotion. Hatred is fettered in the hottest of passion; you have to care about it and nurture it for it to survive.

It inherently means your feelings are negative, hating someone takes on an almost sexual nature that stems from its ferocity. With hatred, the demon just wants to be released.

Don't release the demons. Keep them within.   Just a thought.

Mental...

Rape has nothing to do with provocation. It has to do with mental illness and hatred of women.

Back Then...

'The Bread Line' sculpture by George Segal depicting the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial at the National Mall.

Damaging...

Donald Trump Jr., was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton before agreeing to meet with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign.

The meeting was also attended by the president’s campaign chairman at the time, Paul J. Manafort, as well as by the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.  

The central question is whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians.  It is unclear whether the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, actually produced the promised compromising information about Mrs. Clinton. But the people interviewed by The Times about the meeting said the expectation was that she would do so.

American intelligence agencies have concluded that Russian hackers and propagandists worked to tip the election, in part by stealing and then providing to WikiLeaks internal Democratic Party and Clinton campaign emails that were embarrassing to Mrs. Clinton. WikiLeaks began releasing the material on July 22.

Other...

Diabolical...