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Marketing meets art. Art cars are not new. Artists use the automobile as a blank canvas for both beautiful and exciting works of art. No two are alike, and that’s the beauty of the art car. BMW is probably most famous for such creations , with a plethora of glammed-up examples. But other automakers have dipper their creative toes in the water, such as Rolls-Royce and Alfa Romeo in the recent past. Audi has, in the past, done an art car as well, but the Audi R8 here is not an official project of the automaker. Instead, aftermarket tuning company ABT Sportsline, known for taking performance Audi vehicles and turning them straight to insanity, commissioned the car. Read also: BMW's New Art Car Is Only Visible In Virtual Reality BAC Mono Art Car To Debut At Goodwood FoS Radical Corvette Art Car Revealed For Le Mans In preparation of two different automotive events that overlap in May – the Tuning World Bodensee show in Germany and the legendary … [Read more...] about Cartoonist Turns Audi R8 Into A Wicked Art Car

advertisement advertisement advertisement The history of humans’ use of technology has always been a history of coevolution. Philosophers from Rousseau to Heidegger to Carl Schmitt have argued that technology is never a neutral tool for achieving human ends. Technological innovations—from the most rudimentary to the most sophisticated— reshape people as they use these innovations to control their environment. Artificial intelligence is a new and powerful tool, and it, too, is altering humanity. advertisement advertisement Writing and, later, the printing press made it possible to carefully record history and easily disseminate knowledge, but it eliminated centuries-old traditions of oral storytelling . Ubiquitous digital and phone cameras have changed how people experience and perceive events . Widely available GPS systems have meant that drivers rarely get lost, but a reliance on them has also atrophied their native … [Read more...] about AI promises to make life easier. But it could also change what it means to be human

SINGAPORE: Hari Raya will have to be celebrated differently due to the COVID-19 outbreak this year, but the occasion can still be “full of meaning” by staying connected with family and friends through digital means, said President Halimah Yacob on Saturday (May 23). “The end of Ramadan brings forth the warm festivities of Hari Raya, a celebration that is traditionally marked by seeking of forgiveness, house visits and enjoying the company of family and loved ones,” President Halimah said in a televised Hari Raya greeting on Channel 5. “To the Muslim community, while we navigate through a different kind of celebration this year, let us make it one that is still full of meaning. “Strengthen family bonds virtually, stay connected to enjoy festive activities together, yet in the comforts of our own homes,” she said. “Stay safe, so that we can all look forward to better celebrations ahead,” said the President and wished all Muslims a Selamat Hari Raya. READ: Several initiatives … [Read more...] about A different Hari Raya amid COVID-19 but ‘make it one that is still full of meaning’: President Halimah

For those that don’t know, Joakim Noah ‘s father was a tennis stud. Yannick Noah is a former No. 3 player in the world, he racked up 23 singles titles and 16 doubles titles in his career, and he remains the last Frenchman to win the French Open. Not shockingly, he’s been hanging out in Queens the last week at the U.S. Open. That’s where George Willis of the New York Post caught up with Yannick to talk about his son, who grew up in New York and this season will play for the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. “It means the world to him,” the elder Noah said of Joakim joining the Knicks. “We used to go to the Garden when he was a kid, watching games, watching Patrick [Ewing] play. To know that he’s going to play in the Garden, we feel so blessed. He’s preparing hard. He has a lot of hope and he can’t wait. And I’ll be there.” Knicks fans will love him and treat him as one of their own. At least at first. If things go sideways in the Garden, all bets are off. Some guys can get … [Read more...] about Playing for Knicks “means the world” to Joakim Noah, according to his father

The twitching can happen out of nowhere and it can feel like your eyelid is getting electrocuted. And that’s actually not far from the truth. Your eyelid “jumps” because of the intermittent bursts of electrical activity in the nerves that control your eyelid muscles, according to Dr Loo Jing Liang, the head and senior consultant with the Singapore National Eye Centre’s Neuro-Ophthalmology Department. READ: Myth busting: Pluck out a strand of grey hair and 10 more will grow in its place That’s the more scientific explanation for these seemingly random bursts of electrical activity – and makes more sense than the superstitious belief that twitching is a sign that someone is thinking of you. Some even ascribe different meanings to the timing of the twitch and which eyelid twitches . For instance, some believe that a left-eye twitch after 7pm could mean an impending argument. But if it happens in the right eye, you’re in for some unexpected gains. WHAT CAUSES EYELID … [Read more...] about Myth busting: A twitching eyelid means someone is thinking of you

REUTERS: A target to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 does not mean Spanish oil and gas firm Repsol will stop producing oil though it will focus on certain projects, Chief Executive Josu Jon Imaz said on Tuesday. "In 2040, 40per cent of the energy basket in the world is going to still be oil and gas, so we are not going to exit the oil and gas sector," Imaz told analysts on a conference call. He added that the company will continue with its plan to reduce carbon emissions despite pressure from low oil prices and the new coronavirus dragging on the global economy. (Reporting by Isla Binnie, Editing by Inti Landauro) … [Read more...] about Carbon emissions cuts do not mean Repsol will exit oil sector – CEO

For most home buyers, development charges (DC) are not something we’d consider important. This is something the property developers pay for, right? But long-time investors and market watchers know better – not only are developer costs ultimately passed down in some way, changes to DC may also foreshadow upcoming housing policies. That’s why it’s worth taking note of the recent changes to the development charges made by URA; here’s what you should know: What are development charges (DC)? When developers build projects that increase the land value, they pay a tax referred to as the Development Charges. The amount of the DC will change based on the location and nature of the property. Singapore is divided into 118 sectors, with different charge rates; you can check the sector on the URA website . Note that these sectors bear no direct relevance to District or Town. The current rates as of March 2021 are located here . (For residential properties, the Use Groups B1 and B2 … [Read more...] about URA changes development charges: What does it mean to property buyers?

WALENSTADT, Switzerland: Two Swiss conceptual artists are offering seven open air "hotel rooms" this summer across a "performance space" encompassing eastern Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Guests "perform", without an audience, by spending the night in a double bed with unobstructed views of majestic landscape. The services of a white-gloved "modern butler" - often a local farmer in jeans and Wellington boots - are included in the 295 Swiss francs (US$300)-a-night cost. Created by twin brothers Frank and Patrik Riklin and partner Daniel Charbonnier, the "Zero Real Estate" project aims to explode traditional approaches to hospitality in the country known for its luxurious mountain and lakeside resorts. "The idea is that with 'Zero Real Estate', we make others the performers by performing the concept of real estate without hotel rooms," Frank Riklin said during a preview. Previous versions of the installation have featured beds in a nuclear bunker and at an … [Read more...] about Outdoor Swiss hotel ‘rooms’ give new meaning to light and airy

REUTERS: Borussia Dortmund forward Marco Reus has said the return of the Bundesliga this weekend after a two-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic does not signal the return of normality. German's top-flight will become the first of Europe's top five leagues to restart its season when matches take place from Saturday without spectators. Dortmund will face local rivals Schalke 04. But while Reus said he was looking forward to playing again, he stressed that the matches were taking place in empty stadiums under strict health and safety conditions in order to save the football industry from financial disaster. "I don't think we can speak about normality and I don't think we should either," Reus said in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais on Friday. "We are hoping to save an industry that employs 55,000 people, but the supporters at home will know we still haven't defeated the coronavirus and that we are far from normality. "We cannot be complacent now. We all need … [Read more...] about Football: Reus warns Bundesliga return does not mean business as usual

Members of the public are likely to have to treat traumatic injuries from a terrorist attack without help from paramedics, a leading doctor has told the Manchester Arena inquiry. A "disaster gap" exists in which the emergency services may be held back from the scene because they are worried they may be attacked, Brigadier Tim Hodgetts, a professor of emergency medicine, told the inquiry. In the "platinum 10 minutes", members of the public may have to triage, clear airways and apply tourniquets themselves, Brig Hodgetts, the medical director to the UK Defence Medical Services, said. The military learned the importance of tourniquets in saving lives during the Iraq War and introduced a new policy in 2009, but it has taken a decade for the NHS to catch up, the inquiry was told. The public should now be told: "Run, hide, tell, treat," adding the last instruction to the standard advice, and a "critical mass" need to learn how to use tourniquets, Brig Hodgetts said. … [Read more...] about Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Disaster gap’ means public may need to treat traumatic injuries