First Generation Ford Mustang Oldskool Muscle

The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Introduced early on April 17, 1964, as a "1964½" model, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A. The model is Ford's third oldest nameplate in production and has undergone several transformations to its current fifth generation.

The Mustang created the "pony car" class of American automobiles—sports car-like coupes with long hoods and short rear decks—and gave rise to competitors such as GM's Chevrolet Camaro, AMC's Javelin, and Chrysler's revamped Plymouth Barracuda. It also inspired coupés such as the Toyota Celica and Ford Capri, which were exported to the United States

First Generation 

Ford Mustang First Generation 1964

Ford Mustang First Generation 1965 Black2Black

Ford Mustang First generation 1966

Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 1967

Ford mustang Boss 302 1969

Ford Mustang Boss 351 1970

Ford Mustang 1971

Ford Mustang Coupe 1972

Ford Mustang Boss 426 1973

For 1967, The Mustang retained the original body structure but styling was refreshed, giving the Mustang a more massive look overall. Front and rear end styling was more pronounced, and the "twin cove" instrument panel offered a thicker crash pad, and larger gauges. Hardtop, fastback and convertible body styles continued as before. A host of Federal safety features were standard that year, including an energy-absorbing steering column and wheel, 4-way emergency flashers, and softer interior knobs. For 1968 models, the 1967 body style continued, but with revised the side scoops, steering wheel, and gas caps. Side marker lights were also added that year, and cars built after January 1, 1968 included shoulder belts for both front seats. The '68 models also introduced a new V8 engine, the 302. This small-block engine was designed for Federal emissions standards that were to take effect, and ended up being used in large number of other Ford vehicles for many decades.

For 1969 and 1970 models, the Mustang received a larger body, a more aggressive stance, and a wider grille. '69 models featured "quad headlamps" which disappeared to make way for an even wider grille in the '70 models. A variety performance and decorative options were available including functional (and non-functional) air scoops, cable and pin hood tie downs, and both wing and chin spoilers. Additionally, the Boss 302 and 429 models were introduced to homologize the engines.

Continually popular through the early seventies, the original "pony car" became even larger for '71 through '73; some considered it overweight. Despite the availability of a big-block 429 cubic-inch V8 engine, and a corresponding swift power-to-weight ratio, change would come to the corral...

Thats the end of Ford Mustang First generation 

Australian PM Sex Scene Critics Should Get A Life

The cynics might decry the sex scene in tomorrow night's episode of At Home With Julia, the ABC's domestic-cum-political satire about life in the Lodge, as nothing more than a desperate attempt to bolster flagging ratings (down by 11 per cent from episode one to two).

The small number of feminists who see Amanda Bishop's portrayal of Julia Gillard as proof of a masculinist backlash will take it as further proof of a conspiracy to demean her. And the constitutional conservatives who think the office of the Prime Minister is so sacrosanct that any joke at its expense is tantamount to sedition will be frothing and fulminating for a parliamentary inquiry into how the ABC could squander taxpayer money on such filth.

All of them would be wrong. All of them should get a life.

The scene itself occurs about six minutes and 50 seconds into episode three of the show, which goes to air at 8.30pm tomorrow (those of you who wish to be outraged should make a note so you don't miss it).

The PM, as played by comedian Amanda Bishop, and First Bloke Tim "Tim Tam" Mathieson (Phil Lloyd) are shown in a love clinch on the floor of her office in Parliament House. They're not naked on camera, but rather modestly covered by an Australian flag, which they're using as a sheet.

"I can't believe we're doing this,' Julia says in her post-coital nasal twang.

"Oh, John and Janette must have got it away a few times in here,' the Bloke replies.

"Urgh, no,' Julia says, recoiling in horror at the very thought of the Howards getting all hot and steamy.

When Bill Shorten - the MP named after her yapping terrier (or is it the other way round?) - taps at the door, she tells him she's in the middle of "an urgent debriefing', and "everyone's feeling most satisfied with the outcome'. End of scene.

Certain media outlets have leapt upon the scene today in an attempt to drum up a little outrage. David Flint, former chair of the Australian Press Council and long-standing convenor of Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy, was trotted out to denounce it in suitably vague but all-purpose terms. "This is probably going a bit far," he reportedly said.

And not before time, the telly couple - so frequently thwarted in their attempts to carve out a bit of connubial bliss amid the chaos of Canberra - might have replied.

The other thrust of the purported outrage has been the use of Our Flag. ABC 1 controller Brendan Dahill has been forced to defend the fact that the ensign might be enlisted for such ignoble ends. "If it's OK for others to drape themselves in our flag, I really don't see why it can't be draped over our Prime Minister as a symbol of love," he said.

And right he is, too. Why shouldn't our first couple get to run their relationship up the flagpole and see who salutes? Not everyone finds it funny, of course, but At Home With Julia is a comedy.

Some of the backlash against the show has, as I flagged above (sorry), come from those who think it makes fun of Julia Gillard simply because she's a woman in what is ostensibly the most powerful office in the land, as if a woman as PM were in and of itself laughable. It's an understandable reading but, I think, wrong on multiple counts.

First, it's Tim whose predicament is the source of most of the jokes, as he flounders around wondering how to occupy himself when he simply has nothing much to do. If men's groups want to be outraged, fair enough, but really, it's a classic domestic sitcom set-up, a fish-out-of-water inversion.

Yes, we should be over the "surprise' value of a kept man by now, but as a society we're not. Fact.

Second, the portrayal of Julia as somewhat inept and flustered undoubtedly does a discredit to the real woman's considerable intellect, but it is in keeping with the image Australia has formed of her prime ministership. It's not a critique of her leadership on the basis of her gender, it's a critique (and an affectionate one at that) on the basis of her performance.

Third, there's a fairly convincing counter-argument that the show is a kind of de facto publicity campaign on the PM's behalf. It humanises her, it shows us the "real' Julia who, for reasons only she can understand, the real Julia can't.

That might be a valid basis for criticism on the basis of political bias, perhaps, but it's not a valid basis for criticising the show on the basis of sexism - unless you subscribe to the view that showing the PM as a human being rather than simply a political animal is somehow intrinsically demeaning.

In the end, At Home With Julia is nothing more than a comedic fantasy of what life at the Lodge might be like. It's not reality - it's not even reality TV.

Personally, I've enjoyed what I've seen. I just hope they can keep it up.

Resource from Sydney Morning herald.

Microsoft Raises Dividend 25 Pct to Support Stock

Microsoft Corp. is trying to lift its stock price by boosting its dividend 25 percent, the largest increase since the world's largest software maker started the quarterly payments seven years ago.

The change announced Tuesday will boost Microsoft's dividend to 20 cents per share from 16 cents per share. That topped a 23 percent, or 3 cents per share, increase made on the dividend a year ago. It's the sixth time Microsoft has raised its dividend since it introduced an 8 cents-per share payment to shareholders in 2004.

The decision to start paying a regular quarterly dividend signaled that Microsoft's board of directors realized the company's growth rate by itself would no longer be enough to attract investors. That wasn't the case during Microsoft's first 14 years as public company as its Windows operating system and other products became personal computer staples. From Microsoft's stock market debut in 1986 to the peak of the dot-com boom in early 2000, the company's shares rose by about 500-fold.

That allowed Microsoft to hold on to its cash instead of using it to entice investors to its stock. But things have changed. The rise of the Internet and the advent of cellphones and computer tablets have made Microsoft's products look less essential, and given rise to concerns that the company might be heading toward technological obsolescence.

Microsoft has been trying to change that perception by pouring billions into its Bing search engine in an effort to counter Google Inc.'s dominance. More recently, it has been focusing on a sweeping overhaul of its Windows operating system so it can run on touch-screen tablets as well as traditional PCs. The redesigned system, Windows 8, is expected to go on sale next year.

In the meantime, Microsoft has been escalating the size of its dividend increases. Despite those actions, Microsoft's stock performance has been lagging two other technology bellwethers that rank among its biggest rivals.

Microsoft's stock is stuck at roughly the same level it was five years ago while Google shares have risen 27 percent and Apple Inc. shares have surged to a more than five-fold increase.

Microsoft's past dividend increases haven't done much for the company's stock, according to FBR Capital Markets analyst David Hilal. He found the stock's gains on the day following the five previous announced dividend increases have never exceeded 2 percent. In 2005 and 2010, the stock dipped in the first of day of trading after Microsoft announced a dividend increase.

The shares gained 17 cents, or less than 1 percent, to $27.15 after Tuesday's announcement. At that price, Microsoft's dividend would translate into an annual yield of about 3 percent. The new dividend is payable on Dec. 8 to shareholders of record on Nov. 17.

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Don't be stress! Sit and Quite! Refreshing you're Mind

Yeah thats Impossible Living Without Stress. But If stress Attack you, you don't have to run away, Even to consume sedative drugs. just simple you can take a moment to meditate.

Research has shown, that meditation combined with talk theraphy, they so-called mindfulness meditation can release stress, even depression.

"Depression can trap people in negative thoughts, 'like i'm good enough' or 'no body likes me'. this can cause loss of self respect,"said Professor Willem Kyuken of the Mood Disorder Centre of Exeter University, UK.

Meditation will help us see the negative thoughts as something that is wrong. Our thoughts will also be trained to see stress as something that can be overcome, in his study. Kyuken and his team found that meditation is just as effective with the use of anti-depressant medication in the long time.

Meditation did not to sit crossed-legged in a room or special time. Kyuken said with closed eyes for a moment, focus the mind and release tension can also be used as a form of mediation.

You Also may can suggestion themsleves while meditating. instal in the hearts of positive values about themselves, such as "i am capable of doing this task."

Various scientific studies reporting the benefits of meditation, among others, make more relaxing brain, nerves and restore the balance of bidy fitness, strenghthen endurance, practice conentration and etc.

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