Infiniti unveils ultra-luxe Q80 hybrid concept (VIDEO) |
- Infiniti unveils ultra-luxe Q80 hybrid concept (VIDEO)
- Bloomberg Video: Infiniti’s ultra-luxe Q80 hybrid concept
- Russell Slade confirmed as Cardiff City’s new manager
- US top court still undecided on gay marriage cases
- Leica celebrates 100 years with 20th century’s most iconic images (VIDEO)
- Spain’s Sergio Ramos out of Euro qualifiers
| Infiniti unveils ultra-luxe Q80 hybrid concept (VIDEO) Posted: 06 Oct 2014 05:53 PM PDT PARIS, Oct 7 ― Infiniti has exploded onto the ultra-luxury scene, unveiling the Q80 concept car at the Paris Motor Show. The Infiniti Q80 is a hybrid concept car and Executive Design Director Alfonso Albaisa says it's a sign of things to come. ― Bloomberg
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| Bloomberg Video: Infiniti’s ultra-luxe Q80 hybrid concept Posted: 06 Oct 2014 05:52 PM PDT Duration: 01:57, Published 7 Oct 2014 Infiniti has exploded onto the ultra-luxury scene, unveiling the Q80 concept car at the Paris Motor Show. ― Bloomberg |
| Russell Slade confirmed as Cardiff City’s new manager Posted: 06 Oct 2014 05:50 PM PDT
Slade left League One side Leyton Orient last month after being strongly linked with the Bluebirds job following the exit of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on September 18. The 53-year-old takes over with his new club languishing in 15th position in the second tier and with just one win in their last nine league games following last season's relegation from the Premier League. Some Cardiff fan are unhappy with the decision to appoint a manager with no experience of leading a team into the Premier League, but the club's Malaysian owner Vincent Tan said: "I'm delighted to appoint Russell Slade as the manager of Cardiff City. "I have personally offered Russell this opportunity after giving much thought to the needs of the club at this point in time and firmly believe that he is the right person for the job. "I have spoken to many knowledgeable people in the game about Russell, and the feedback has been extremely positive. "The stability, integrity and experience that he brings is something I feel is essential for Cardiff City. "I want to give this honest, committed and hard-working man the opportunity to manage our talented players and I am convinced, with God's blessing, Russell can succeed now that he has been given his first opportunity to manage at a higher level." While praising Slade's credentials, Tan also took the chance to have a dig at former Cardiff manager Malky Mackay, who led the team into the Premier League but was then sacked last season. "I ask that our supporters offer him a chance to prove his long-term value to our club, giving him and his players their full support as we try to earn our place in the Premier League under his guidance," Tan added. "Look at Russell's track record. He certainly deserves to be given a chance. After all, Cardiff gave a chance to a mediocre manager from Watford and he took the club to the Premier League. I did, however, give him a lot of money to spend for that — in fact, too much money." Slade has had spells in charge of Grimsby, Yeovil and Brighton, but it was with Orient where he enhanced his reputation. Working under a restricted budget over a four-year period, Slade turned the O's into promotion candidates in League One and they were a penalty shootout away from a place in the Championship last season, but lost in the play-off final to Rotherham. "I'm grateful to Vincent for giving me this opportunity as Cardiff City is a fantastic football club," Slade said. "We have a large squad and it's more than putting out the best eleven players on paper. We need the best group of players out there with the right balance and chemistry. "It's now about building a relationship with the players and installing a strong ethos and work ethic. That's what I want us to take onto the pitch every week." Slade's first game as Cardiff boss comes against Nottingham Forest on September 18. — AFP |
| US top court still undecided on gay marriage cases Posted: 06 Oct 2014 05:47 PM PDT
The court's senior liberal told Reuters in an interview that she would not hazard a prediction. Referring to a pivotal 5-4 decision authored in 2013 by Kennedy that lower courts have invoked to endorse same-sex marriage, Ginsburg observed, "You know that there are two themes in Kennedy's opinion: One about liberty and dignity (of same-sex couples). On the other hand, he talks about marriage being in the states' domain. Those don't point in the same direction." On Monday, when the Supreme Court declared it would not take up a series of same-sex marriage appeals, the question was why. One answer may be that neither the liberal nor conservative camps on the court knew with confidence where Kennedy, the likely key vote, might fall and did not want to risk a nationwide ruling against their respective interests. The justices' decision not to decide also may have reflected their memories of the passions stirred by the court's 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade that made abortion legal nationwide as states were considering related legislation. The ruling ignited a social and political backlash that persists to this day. None of the nine justices offered any public comment on Monday with their orders spurning petitions testing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Kennedy, a 1988 appointee of Republican president Ronald Reagan who is the conservative most likely to shift to the liberal side, has been especially quiet about his views on the matter. When asked by Reuters earlier this year about lower court decisions endorsing same-sex marriage based on his opinion in the case of United States v. Windsor, he said he had not been following all the developments on the issue. Lower court judges endorsing gay marriage have emphasized Kennedy's words about the "dignity" of gay couples and the need for them to receive the same treatment as opposite-sex unions. Lower courts have not latched onto his words about federalism interests that might shield states from federal intervention on their marriage laws. The crucial fifth vote Kennedy represents more than the crucial fifth vote on looming social policy dilemmas. He has taken the lead on gay-rights cases since 1996, when he wrote the decision striking down a Colorado initiative that forbade local anti-bias laws to protect gay people. In his 2013 decision in the Windsor case extending federal benefits to same-sex married couples, Kennedy wrote that the Defense of Marriage Act's restriction had effectively told "those couples and all the world, that their otherwise valid marriages are unworthy of federal recognition." It was a cautious, limited decision that demonstrated the court's lack of interest in tackling the larger constitutional question. Court observers predicted the justices would be ready this term to confront the constitutional question of gay marriage after nearly 40 lower-court decisions declaring same-sex marriage a right. But appeals courts were not divided on the issue and Ginsburg suggested in a speech last month that perhaps the justices were waiting to see if any split developed. Such a division may yet emerge, as several other US appeals courts, including the Cincinnati-based 6th Circuit, are weighing same-sex marriage rights. The justices may be conflicted, trying to balance what they see as growing support of gay marriage with the need to move cautiously on the law. Recent public opinion polls have shown support for gay marriage at slightly over 50 per cent. "I've never seen social change come so fast," Ginsburg told Reuters in the July interview. "This is different from race, where there was such a marked separation. People lived in communities that were white or black. Here, it's your neighbourhood, your child. People see (gay people emerging) in their own community." Ginsburg has been among the justices who have noted the backlash the court experienced after Roe v. Wade. She has often observed how Roe's sweeping rational cut off state action and became a "rallying point" for the anti-abortion rights movement. Other justices have not been so revealing of their thoughts. Kennedy scoffed earlier this year at the notion that he is the man in the middle of an ideologically divided court. Asked if he finds it strange that lawyers routinely say his is the vote to win, Kennedy responded, "I do," adding somewhat sheepishly, "But I think that's over-stated." — Reuters |
| Leica celebrates 100 years with 20th century’s most iconic images (VIDEO) Posted: 06 Oct 2014 05:44 PM PDT LONDON, Oct 7 ― Camera manufacturer Leica is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its earliest prototype models with a video that takes some of the 20th century's most iconic images ― but how many were taken on a Leica? Among its 35 inspirations, the two-minute piece features versions of "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" behind a moonwalking Buzz Aldrin, Annie Leibovitz's portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the "Identical Twins" by Dianne Arbus, Alexander Rodchenko's "Girl With Leica" and a quartet of Henri Cartier-Bresson shots. Commissioned by the new Leica Gallery in São Paulo, and produced by Brazil's F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi agency, the montage explains that "the most iconic images in history, even the ones that weren't taken with a Leica, were taken "because" of a Leica." But reaction from photography buffs has been mixed, with praise for the video's luscious adaptation of a century's iconic images met by recoil from a reappropriation of art history. "I'm kind of disgusted with Leica over their recent marketing and how I think it absolutely distorts the ideas that drive great photography," wrote a photography lecturer on SLR Lounge. "The Kodak Brownie should be the one given credit for photography," quipped another commenter on PetaPixel, referring to The Kodak Company's US$1 (RM3.26) cardboard box apparatus. ― AFP-Relaxnews
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| Spain’s Sergio Ramos out of Euro qualifiers Posted: 06 Oct 2014 05:44 PM PDT
Ramos, an integral member of two Euro title winning sides (2008/12) as well as the one that won the 2010 World Cup, has a calf injury which he suffered in the first-half of his side Real Madrid's 5-0 hammering of Athletic Bilbao in their La Liga clash on Sunday. The 28-year-old, capped 122 times and the youngest player to reach the 100 caps landmark in March 2013, has been replaced by Barcelona's Marc Bartra, who has been capped twice but the 23-year-old has only started three times for his club this term. "Scans revealed a right calf muscle injury," read a statement from the Spanish national coaching staff. "Marc Bartra will join the squad on Monday evening." The Spanish, who are bidding to rebuild after their traumatic first round exit at the World Cup finals in Brazil, play Slovakia away on Thursday and then minnows Luxembourg also away on Sunday. — AFP |
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