My son’s baseball team decided to finally play defense for exactly one inning. The game went how all their games go, where they score a bunch of runs in the first inning and then a series of mental mistakes results in the other team tying it up or getting the go ahead run in the last inning.
This time they got three quick outs in the bottom of the fifth after my son started a 3 run rally in the inning prior by executing a nice hit and run. Here is the play at the plate.
Now my gym schedule is jacked up for the rest of the week since they advanced to the next round.
¡enlaces!
This is probably the one of the strangest missing person cases. How exactly does one make themselves into a “voluntary missing person?”
The Sinaloa Cartel now offering internships for qualified chemistry students.
Not one but 2 migrant caravans broken up by Mexican authorities….”sources say.”
Fresh off strong-arming the ladies ruling Canada and Mexico, now Trump threatens a 100% tariff on BRICS nations that attempt to trade in their own currency.
Wait until this guy hears about who owns Al Jazeera.
Listen…I’m just going to post this one, and let the chips fall where they may.
By being a young woman who disappears and fascinates the press. Bonus for the father offing himself. This thing is like media catnip.
I wonder what dirt she has on Hilary.
Being nuts does seem to run in the family…
Possibly crazy. A schizo friend of ours disappeared for a while as she made her way from CA to New York to try to visit her daughter. Didn’t tell anyone she was going, not even her husband or daughter. Didn’t use a credit card. Just disappeared. Eventually they were able to track her down and the NYC cops even helped.
Migrant rights activist Luis García Villagrán said the breaking-up of the two caravans appeared to be part of “an agreement between the president of Mexico and the president of the United States.”
One small step in the right direction, so to speak.
I’m sure the big-L libertarians will trot out an article about how tariffs and closed borders are just evil and OMB shouldn’t have done it this way now.
Even funnier is the proggie take: “Tariffs are just a tax on consumers!!!!11!!”
They’re not wrong. But why is that bad when they advocate for every other kind of tax they can dream up? That’s what they can’t articulate because it goes beyond the talking points memo.
Muzzled Woodchipper:
No… see it’s the COMPANIES that pay the taxes, not the consumer! It’s only the sinners who pay the sin tax, not the consumer! It’s only the rich that pay taxes, not the consumer!
And all of a sudden they like consumers and hate taxes.
They’re not wrong.
No, they aren’t. But the fact that the only thing they love more than taxes is baby-killing makes it absurd.
“Tariffs are just a tax on consumers!!!!11!!”
There are certainly scenarios where the cost of the tariff gets passed on, and scenarios where it doesn’t, and the usual continuum in between. With good enough domestic competition, prices can’t be raised (much? At all?) and the tariff comes out of the foreign company’s margin.
You can bet she was looking forward to a few years of hustling many caravans of young men up to the EEUU so her subjects wouldn’t have to deal with them. Oh well.
Disappear without telling anyone to get away from them? They’d regard you as missing — you’re just glad to be rid of the lot.
Skimming the article… yeah, looks sort of like that. Though why Mexico if you’re trying to get away from “modern life” is beyond me — Central America, maybe… hopefully less cartels. Montana would be better — but being from Hawaii she probably didn’t want the cold.
Not even waiting for them to suffer their bad breaks, I see…
Bet it’s yer puns what gets you a narrow gaze.
Maybe he has Mr. White privilege.
I was in a rush, otherwise I’d try for a Breaking Bad pun.
Second best Tuesday cover photo.
I’ll enjoy what I can get.
Excellent
Hmm…. seems like the folks most likely to take him up on shutting the US out of the market already. Not sure that one would be all that wise…. besides it tickling my “This is purely vindictively trying to tell other countries how they conduct business — don’t want others to tell us how to trade, we shouldn’t be telling them” gut instinct.
Yeah – that’s not gonna work. He’s going tell that China has to use U.S. dollars to buy Russian coal or Iranian oil?
They will tell him to fuck right off.
Yeah, he’s way out of his depth there. Control spending so the dollar doesn’t have a looming collapse, and its reserve status is plenty safe.
Also, quit fucking around with SWIFT like it’s a CIA subsidiary. That would be good, too.
Congrats to the boy! And a nice slide.
I’m sure that will go really well for her. If she’s a chemist maybe she could find a new gig, too!
She obviously didn’t believe in the no-win scenario.
Good planning on her part. If she wants to come back, she can just walk back over the border, provided she does so before Jan. 20.
Crossing the border on foot from the U.S. to Mexico. Some people are just born contrarians.
I will say if the young lady just decided to disappear for a little bit to mix things up/follow her bliss/whatever, things took a real turn when her dad killed himself.
There’s a lot of foot traffic both ways at your more not-rural border crossings. I’ve walked into Mexico in Nogales probably a dozen times.
I think this is some sort of test. Let’s examine our reaction to her trek when we find Kobayashi marooned.
Her final solution was — shall we say, unique.
There it is.
Err, that’s “maru”
suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc. (esp. 丸)
I think it’s actually rather interesting that Hollywood of the era got it right.
Nice ackshually, Sensei.
I don’t think the cartels will let her be a chemist.
Dream Theater is a bold choice. I’ve long been over my DT fascination. Their technical skills are legendary. Beyond compare in many cases.
But their songwriting leaves much to be desired. It seems that, at some point after Falling Into Infinity (or thereabouts) they decided to essentially make every section of every song the most difficult thing they could play. Chops are great. Necessary, even. But not at the expense of shitty arrangement.
I would never say that I’m a big fan of DT’s earlier stuff. That’s just too bitchy even for me. But I do prefer their older stuff to their newer stuff. Metropolis Part 2 is roughly where the cutoff lies.
That said, if they’re playing the Anthem I’m definitely going to see them, no question about that. Especially if Mike Portnoy is back in the lineup, holy fuck. First I’d heard of that.
Awake is my favorite album. It was also my first exposure back in 1994, during my Freshman year of college.
Still technical, but much better bands….
The Ocean – Theire last 3 albums are all incredibly good. They rule live. Saw them in January at some dive bar in Cincinnati.
Opeth – even if generally dislike every album since Watershed (though what I’ve heard from their newest album is fantastic).
Tesseract – Really nice grooves. Amazing vocalist if you like his style.
A wonderful metal album….
Although they, like so many artists, are leftist idiots (particularly warming cult idiots), I think the lyrics in many of the songs on this album will resonate with us. They certainly do with me.
This album, like most of theirs, is a clinic in good songwriting. They believe in the idea that there is no loud without quiet; no hard without soft. They all rip at some point.
https://youtu.be/BqL9eyc9QR0?si=DMUfUINKluhMJJTO
Opeth – even if generally dislike every album since Watershed (though what I’ve heard from their newest album is fantastic).
New Opeth you say? First I’ve heard that. Like Heritage, Pale Communion and Sorceress were OK, never could get into In Cauda Venunum. Will have to check the new one out. Though I’m loathe to support them given the rumors that the drummer was let go because he wouldn’t get vaccinated.
I read about that, but it was never confirmed. I suppose it’s possible, but I’m not gonna give in to speculation.
New Album:
https://youtu.be/ID26BqSqkuw?si=RuBneu0bxbyolAlS
Muzzled Woodchipper:
Re: vaccine rumors – yes, I only ever heard that from a friend of the drummer (guy in another swedish metal band) who claimed that’s what happened. Don’t think any of the principals have ever weighed in. But it fits my biases and feeds my rage boner, so why not indulge it.
Listened to the 1st song – did not think we’d ever see a return of the harsh vocals. I think Watershed was the last instance of that! Will sit down with the whole album and see where it goes. Thanks.
Hadn’t heard this one yet (my last actual Dream Theater purchase was Metropolis Pt 2); The riff is pretty damn good (Portnoy overplays the intro as expected). Unfortunately, I have to switch off most DT songs as soon as that beady eyed, floppy headed vocalist starts breathing into the mic – yes MikeS, I understand the (perceived) irony of a Rush fan bagging on someone else’s vocals.
I’m a big fan of musical complexity, but, as you say, it has to be coupled with song-writing. It can be very useful to have the chops (but not always necessary) to be able to realize what you envision for a song, but in the words of a great bass player, songwriter, and vocalist “it’s great to have the chops and all, but it all comes down to the song.” DT very occasionally gets there (“Pull Me Under”, “Space-dye Vest”, “Only a Matter of Time”, much of “Images and Words”), but too often they noodle away with no clear purpose.
They’re too busy performing wankery to worry about song structure.
I could have written the exact same thing.
I go back and forth with them.
Those chops are intoxicating….
The whole should be better than the sum of its parts
100% agree. Their songs are sets of individual virtuoso performances. Technically brilliant, artistically deficient.
Sorry, Pie:
https://x.com/isaacmorehouse/status/1864053143073366208
Heh.
A few days ago, last time I drove the Element, the “change engine soon” light came on. It was running fine so I continued on my errands. A while ago, I decided to run it by Oreilly’s to have them plug the code reader in. It says O2 sensor. Yeah, okay, that’s not unlikely. I say screw it, and buy the $120 Bosch O2 sensor. I go grab a snack. and when I fire it up to go to the post office… no more dash light. It healed itself.
Holy shit… you have a “change engine” light? That’s pretty ballsy on the manufacturer’s part!
(/sarc off)
If it is like my experience with sensors and the check engine light it could be a matter of “average issue over X miles” and it will likely come back. On the plus side, you’ll have the O2 sensor ready.
When you have an emissions hiccup, the standard operating procedure back then was to monitor for 3 clear starts and then the light would reset. That is probably what happened. Hang on to the sensor, it will eventually fail.
I have a code reader. My SOP is to reset every light until it returns for a third time.
The TPMS on my wife’s car lit up the other day. Tires were fine so I reset the system and so far it’s cool. Sensors are weird.
Same as Tundra. Reset the lights and see if they return, especially on my Fiat.
That’s a light I wouldn’t ever want to see.
Yep.
*Change Engine Light Comes On*
“Guess it’s time for a new car!”
I know where you can get a new Fiskar for cheap!
Yes, the car tell you when its time for an LS swap
*ponders a 550 HP FJ Cruiser. Orders crate engine*
I’m having my share of car issues this week too. Got a tire light over the weekend, thought it might just be due to the cold, then woke up to a flat on Sunday. I got the tires at Belle and I always pay for the road hazard insurance, and sure enough, there was a screw in the tire and I got it fixed for free.
Time for an oil change too, but instead of paying $80 I found oil change kits at AutoZone (synthetic oil, oil filter, and air filter) for about $36. So it’s DIY this time.
I suspicious that my battery is starting to drain overnight — it still starts, but the voltmeter is showing lower than usual before that (once running, things are fine).
I swear I remember batteries lasting 10 years when I was younger… cheap crap these days seems like you don’t get more than 4 years out of them. I say cheap — but of course they aren’t. Yay.
Definitely not cheap. Mrs. TOK had a similar issue a few weeks ago with her truck. Battery was going out, and the replacement was $250. Seems like just last year batteries were under $100. I’m old.
It’s not the batter’s fault. Most alternators are part time now and charge till the battery is charged up, then supply nominal voltage till the battery hits a certain level and then top it up again. This is done intentionally to reduce alternator load on the engine to give a nominal fuel economy bump. So instead of topping your battery up and keeping it there, it goes through multiple charge/deplete cycles which batteries of course hate. That and everything on the car is driven by a module now so it has that going for it as well. 2-4 years is about what you can expect out of any battery on a modern car. Just installed on on a 2020 Malibu today. $244.99 for an AGM since it has auto stop/start as well.
Thanks Doc. I forgot about the alternator being controlled for that all important CAFE fractional mileage improvement.
“change engine soon”
Yep, it’s a Honda.
That said, I just hit 100K in the Frontier, so in it goes, as I do not work on my daily anymore.
You should have just disconnected the light.
On the plus side, you’ll have the O2 sensor ready.
Yes. The way I use it, the O2 sensor hardly has time to get up to working temp. I should really go jump on the interstate once in a while to blow the cobwebs out.
No traction
While the reason for his sudden resignation is shrouded in speculation, it could be, at least in part, due to the company’s North American operation. Legacy brands like Dodge and Chrysler are in the middle of major brand upheavals with the exodus of the perennial LX- and LD-platform Chargers, Challengers, and Chrysler 300 models. Chrysler, for example, is currently only selling a minivan.
Reuters reports that the resignation comes after Tavares clashed with Stellantis board members about ways the company could curb slumping sales. According to Reuters, Taveres wanted to focus on cost-cutting instead of on longer-term solutions for the brand’s problems.
Of course, there might be more to the story than just the North American product portfolio; there could also be pressure from the United Auto Workers that factored into this decision. About Tavares’s departure, the UAW tweeted: “On Sunday, UAW President Shawn Fain said the CEO’s resignation was welcome news and a ‘major step in the right direction for a company that has been mismanaged and a workforce that has been mistreated for too long.’”
Let’s see you do better, commie.
Maybe they can pull in the now-former Intel CEO and play musical chairs.
He bought FCA to dismantle it. I can tell. The American brands would be fodder to provide funding for a glorious European future of electric Euroweenie mobiles.
For that, he can fuck off. I am with Shawn on that one. We are not Europe, we will not become Europe.
A bankruptcy and breakup would be good. Jeep will probably always be able to sell vehicles, particularly once they give up on the crazy hybrid shit.
I truly believe that CAFE will be gutted eventually. 50mpg is so breathtakingly retarded it needs to die soon.
I’m hoping for the Fed to say “Your air is good enough now” and revoke California’s special privilege to make their own regulations as a nice big bird flipped towards Gov. Hairgel and CARB. That’d be enough in and of itself to help ease the regulations a bit. Bonus points if that also revokes their “20 special blends of gas!” crap.
(Yes, I’m dreaming… allow me my petty fantasies of the moment…. )
There is no appetite among the normies to get rid of cars. We’ve seen the rage over skyrocketing prices. How do you think people would react if they knew that sub $15K vehicles are everywhere but here?
Cars haven’t been a significant source of pollution in more than 30 years. Let’s hope that the surviving car companies grow some balls and fight back.
I am building the fleet of cars that I hope last the rest of my life.
US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on a bloc of nine nations if they were to create a rival currency to the US dollar.
“The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER,” Trump wrote on social media on Saturday.
The adage used to be “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Looks like Donnie Two-Scoops ignored the first half of that. Somehow, though, I don’t think that’s going to spill much beer at the VFW hall, no matter how much it worries the editorial staff of the New York Times.
He didn’t capitalize every word — for him, that is speaking softly I think.
How does one become a voluntary missing person? Run away and hide. Hannah is probably pissed that so many people are looking for her.
The United States says, “Hold my beer.”
A thing which is not happening.
*taps out from the stupidity*
Hear me out. Those regions were sinking into debt long before Greta was born and it had nothing to do with the weather.
Sinking, Flipping over… What does it matter, at this point!
Any other Glibs doing Advent of Code?
Nope… I code enough for my job these days…. I’m not really looking for programming puzzles, sorry. (And if I am — I think I never did get the perfect optimization on the multiplexer in Human Resource Machine… need to go puzzle over that again at some point…)
Have you tried Nandgame?
Ugh the puzzles are TL;DR.
I’m more of a “get it running and move on” player. Kind of like work, I guess.
It is good that there is a wide variety of musical tastes here at Glibertarians Dot Com.
Yep, it’s… good.
Also good when similar taste but someone throws out there bands/tracks that are new to me.
My Japanese musically inclined friend and I were discussing this and neither of us could figure out the background string instrument. Either a koto or shamisen. Neat trick on an otherwise by the numbers pop song.
Still I like the song.
riria. / Antanante. [Music Video] ranma1/2 Ending Theme Song
Honestly, it’s probably a computer. Samples at best.
That’s terrible.
/JK
Possible, but completely CG? Sampled, from what and modified?
One possibility.
https://youtu.be/hSfRccE6q_o?si=WIvqtl24fYwFljnL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taish%C5%8Dgoto
Your tax dollars at work in Georgia. Same tactics (probably some of the same people) as the BLM riots.
https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1864062053863862739
This stuff is only going to escalate all over the globe before Trump gets in. WEF is on the ropes and it will behave like a wounded animal.
Disciplined professionalism
A U.S. Secret Service agent opened fire near the Washington, D.C., home of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen after confronting several people who were trying to break into cars on her street early Tuesday morning, the agency said.
There is no evidence that the agent, who was assigned to Yellen’s protective detail, hit any of the suspects before they fled in their own vehicle, the Secret Service said.
Yellen was not under threat during the incident and was not harmed, the agency said.
The shooting occurred nearly 13 months after a Secret Service agent assigned to protect President Joe Biden’s eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden Neal, fired shots at several people who were breaking into an unoccupied government vehicle outside of her home in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.
He’d be headed for a long stay in the hoosegow if he didn’t have that badge.
He was coming right at me!
Looks like Hundreds of Beavers (SE Blu-ray) is on sale at Vinegar Syndrome today – new release. I’m picking it up as a blind buy – but I know some other folks here enjoyed the streaming version.
It was fun! Not what I was expecting. I hope you enjoy it. Quite surreal.
Just make sure it’s the right “Hundreds of Beavers.” My guess is that is not the same one as that streamed from the likes of glibs.
There is only one movie with that title, and I did stream it two weeks ago. Probably still available on Tubi.
Methinks you might be missing the joke….
A lot of that going around this week…
Mrs. TOK had a similar issue a few weeks ago with her truck. Battery was going out, and the replacement was $250. Seems like just last year batteries were under $100. I’m old.
Have they banned lead acid batteries in new cars? Am I correct in thinking the new cars have gone to some sort of dry cell tech? I can’t keep up.
Usually AGM. Still lead and acid.
BY AGM MEAN…
Freaky gel batteries that can’t be opened and serviced, and they have a short life.
No doubt some environmental law that once again did the opposite pf what of was supposed to do.
But higher current and capacity.
AGM are required when they are mounted other than under the hood. Frequently, they are also “recommended” by the manufacturer for under hood applications.
The Atlantic knows how to play to its audience.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/12/south-korea-martial-law/680864/
Ok. I went to look him up, and he is part of the “People’s Power Party,” which does not sound even vaguely right wing, whatever that is. Then on Wikipedia I look up the PPP, and this is what Wiki lists as its Ideology and Political Positions:
“The People Power Party is a big tent conservative political party.[134] There are politicians with various ideologies in the PPP, but they are usually referred to as figures rather than ideologies. The People’s Power Party is mainly labelled right-wing,[135][3] but has also been labelled far-right, particularly during its establishment.[136][107] During the 2022 South Korea presidential election, the party was described as centre-right by international outlets.[137][138] It is broadly considered to be conservative and national-conservative,[139] though political spectrums inside it range from moderate conservatism[140] to anti-communists, compared to neo-McCarthyism.[141]”
Just fuck off, Wiki. You could not do worse describing a party’s positions. I would fire you all if I could.
Do countries that have been half swallowed up by an actual, no-shit communist dictatorship get a pass on that “neo-McCarthyism” dig?
lol Do they really wanna go there?
JFC.
Of course they do.
With Brandon, it’s (D)ifferent. He’s just a father watching his son suffer at the cruel indignities of a purely political prosecution at the hands of…his own government.
Sensei, as long as I have you here…
https://www.theautopian.com/lets-see-what-this-official-jaguar-event-at-art-basel-is-all-about-live-blog/
It is too abstract for the road. The final one cannot look like that.
The interior is as ridiculous as the outside.
Even ignoring the stupid ad campaign and the color choice, I don’t see it appealing to any reasonable sized segment of car buyers.
I do like it as a design concept. I do. But they will be lucky to sell 4 of them.
You mean except the amongst the “Quitbag+ people pulling in 7 figures crowd.”
Hitler Rants had the best comment:
“Jaguar went full Zoolander! You never go full Zoolander!”
Muzzled:
That will be the 4 sales.
Now that they’ve firmly planted their Virtue Flag, surely plenty of Europeans (the sort that run FIFA and the Olympics committees who have second homes on Lake Como) will fork over their lucre to be seen as one of the good guys.
Not enough. This is going to bomb horribly and cost a lot of jobs.
At least they’re British jobs. That entire country has completely sold out to the Quiltbag and Muslim horde agenda.
And I agree….
I don’t dislike the look of that car. I’m not even sure whether I dislike the color. But I also drive a car with a, uh, non-standard color, so….
What separates this from a Hyundai?
The essential problem with this new Jaguar is just that; there is nothing to make it a Jaguar. This is a company with a near 100 year history, and this car does nothing to draw from any of that, in fact goes so far as too throw away anything that makes it iconic. Jaguar buyers want that iconoclasm, pay for it, and when it isn’t there, won’t do that. They want old world charm of leather and wood, they want understated performance in the saloons and cutting edge class in the sports cars. This has neither, and so it will not deliver. It speaks to age, not youth at this point, and a sudden shock will not change that. It needs to be done in an indirect manor: win races and make motorsports cool to the youth you want to attract. Trying to sell to the kids who think sneakers are the be-all-end-all of fashion is a dead end. The small SUV’s they drive, if they drive at all, are a dead end.
Jag isn’t Rolls Royce nor Aston Martin. They have always been a little more common, and that is OK, lean in to that. Be the more stylish BMW, the more county Mercedes. But don’t be a Kia.
That’s a good comparison. Similar angular design language on their EVs.
Actual production vehicle will have better materials and much more complex suspension compared to a Hyundai.
And this looks more cohesive to me than Hyundai, but not to the point I’d pay this kind of money.
Complex suspension components sell to car dorks, not to business mangers on the make. And while you need the former to buy and speak for the car, you can’t sell a Mitusbishi evo VIII to an account manager who takes clients out for lunch.
Ride quality and NVH sells to rich people.
It sells to them if they don’t have to think about it. If they (outside of car dorks like us) have to think about it as opposed to it just working, then it failed. Rolls Royce have one of the best engineered suspensions known to man, but I rather doubt that those buyers think about it other than when it doesn’t work.
RR while independent used Citroen’s hydropneumatic suspension under license.
I didn’t mean it as a sales feature. Just what would differentiate it from a Hyundai at 10% its price. It would legitimately make the car cost more, but justify its price.
Yeah, advertising “smoothest ride, bar none” would work, talking about double wishbones, hydro-pneumatic piston controlled underlings with more slaves (cylinders) than masters (cylinders) might also. But it is definitely a fine line.
wut
For a show car, it isn’t bad, body wise. The tail lights could work if done right, the overall lines are pretty good. But the grill… the color… and worst of all, the interior… all crap. It looks like a Mary Kay Cadillac was bought by a DJ who liked the new Ford F-350. No coherence, no through line on the style, either thematically or historically.
It only just occurred to me after seeing the ridiculous ad….ok, so what does the car look like?
Mildly amusing eye candy for about ten seconds. Nothing all that original about it.
I would look at it and ‘hmmmm. ok’ but I would never buy one no matter how much money I had.
Some great anti-FBI rants from Charlie Cooke today on NRO and Megyn Kelly.
Posting only because I’m getting irritated at this paper’s frequently calling violent criminals “brutes”. Seems a bit light-hearted to me. This is like the third time in a week I’ve seen it.
I’ve been assured the NYC is better than it has ever been.
It racist to imply otherwise.
To be fair, this is the sort of bog-standard criminality that would be unremarkable there on any day in any decade from the seventies on.
I don’t know if it’s getting better or worse there and having moved away means I don’t have to care so much.
It’s like the 90s in my opinion. Much worse than the early 2000s.
I wasn’t around earlier. It doesn’t sound as bad as the 70s with discussions with older coworkers.
Yeah, I was present from the late 90s to last year and I’m beginning to suspect that the 20 years or so following my arrival were a sort of golden age that we won’t see again for a while.
FEMA to NC: Fuck you, that’s why.
Biden: Sending $1B to Africa because weather weathered.
FEMA to NC: We’ll take your land now.
Yanno, I’m starting to be willing to believe in weather manipulation.
If they can manipulate the weather, they do manipulate the weather. And the goal isn’t that hard to discern. It’s about increasing reliance on government. Increasing the calls for more governmental authority to deal with a supposed crisis.
I haven’t researched it myself to make any determination whether they are able to or not.
We cannot manipulate the weather any more than we can cause a warming climate or stop the warming climate.
Wife’s cousin lives in Asheville. She came in a bit ago absolutely livid and screaming. She had just heard the report on Creepy Joe giving a billion to Angola.
Shorter Biden to North Carolina: “Eat shit”
But those poor Africans can still be saved. Those icky North Carolinians probably all voted for Trump.