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The World's First Driving School for Homosexuals
Instructor opens first driving school for homosexuals after hearing about offensive jokes by other tutors
Learners complained about having to lie to previous instructors
Transgender learners faced questions on their gender from other instructors
Discreet car used with no markings to advertise LGBT friendly service
Karis Smith, who works as a driving instructor for the AA, runs 'The Gay Driving School', aimed at making the experience of learning to drive easier for the LGBT community
A lesbian businesswoman is helping homosexual learner drivers dodge old-school driving instructors by opening Britain's first ‘gay driving school.’
Karis Smith, 27, started Gay Driving School Manchester after friends complained about jokes being made by instructors about their sexuality when having lessons.
She said stories of instructors referring to pupils as ‘faggots’ or grilling transgender youngsters on whether they are a boy or a girl had left her horrified.
And she said some gay leaner drivers pretended to be heterosexual because they felt uncomfortable revealing their homosexuality to a stranger.
Now Miss Smith's solo business is creating a stir amongst Manchester's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community with her promise to make pupils feel ‘comfortable’ over their sexuality when behind the wheel of her Ford Focus.
On her website Miss Smith says: ‘Gay? Lesbian? Bisexual? TG/TS/TV? Looking for driving lessons with a friendly driving instructor in a comfortable learning environment? Then look no further! I am a young, female, gay driving instructor.
‘Learning to drive can be a daunting experience enough, without worrying about getting on with your instructor.
‘You will learn much better if you are relaxed, comfortable and most importantly yourself! I am fully committed to teaching you to be a safe, conscientious driver whilst achieving that all important pink driving license!’
Today Miss Smith, from Fallowfield, Manchester said: ‘The response I've had so far has been very positive.
‘I have heard a lot of horror stories about people's experiences with driving instructors, where they have had to explain their sexuality.
‘There have even been stories about transgender learners who have had to put up with jokes about their gender or questions about their looks.
‘As a pupil you'll spend 40 to 50 hours learning to drive in very close proximity to a total stranger.
‘Part of feeling at ease during your lessons is building a good rapport with your instructor - this is much easier when you can just be yourself.
‘A lot of gay people told me that they had strange experiences and it quickly became apparent that many of them said they'd never felt that comfortable with their instructors.
‘I've had a pupil come to me halfway through her training as her previous instructor shared many of his far-right political beliefs and extreme views on race, immigration and sexuality during conversations in the lessons that made her very uncomfortable.
‘I don't think we should live in a world where all LGBT people should only use services from other LGBT providers - but I do think it's important for people to have that option should they wish.
‘With this venture there is no need to explain yourself and its a lot more relaxed. You won't be met with a barrage of questions about your personal life.
‘I think the people who have appreciated it the most are those who are transgender. Getting behind the wheel for the first time is daunting enough without having to worry about how a driving instructor will treat you.’
The driving school, which is gay friendly and not gay only, is set up as an AA franchise and Karis said the fact that the Ford Focus car she uses looks discreet is a positive factor for pupils.
The former Manchester University student said all of her pupils, more than 50 so far, have passed their driving tests in three attempts or less.
Some of the complaints made to Karis were issues such as constantly having to use ‘non-gender’ pronouns when chatting with their instructor, mentioning their 'partner' rather than girlfriend or boyfriend.
Another complaint was having to lie about what they did for a living rather than admitting they worked in a bar in Manchester's Canal Street gay district.
Sarah McNally, from the Lesbian and Gay Foundation Manchester, said: ‘Unfortunately some people still face discrimination and homophobia in society today, so you should be able to feel more comfortable accessing LGBT specific spaces or services.’
Learners complained about having to lie to previous instructors
Transgender learners faced questions on their gender from other instructors
Discreet car used with no markings to advertise LGBT friendly service
A lesbian businesswoman is helping homosexual learner drivers dodge old-school driving instructors by opening Britain's first ‘gay driving school.’
Karis Smith, 27, started Gay Driving School Manchester after friends complained about jokes being made by instructors about their sexuality when having lessons.
She said stories of instructors referring to pupils as ‘faggots’ or grilling transgender youngsters on whether they are a boy or a girl had left her horrified.
And she said some gay leaner drivers pretended to be heterosexual because they felt uncomfortable revealing their homosexuality to a stranger.
Now Miss Smith's solo business is creating a stir amongst Manchester's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community with her promise to make pupils feel ‘comfortable’ over their sexuality when behind the wheel of her Ford Focus.
On her website Miss Smith says: ‘Gay? Lesbian? Bisexual? TG/TS/TV? Looking for driving lessons with a friendly driving instructor in a comfortable learning environment? Then look no further! I am a young, female, gay driving instructor.
‘Learning to drive can be a daunting experience enough, without worrying about getting on with your instructor.
‘You will learn much better if you are relaxed, comfortable and most importantly yourself! I am fully committed to teaching you to be a safe, conscientious driver whilst achieving that all important pink driving license!’
Today Miss Smith, from Fallowfield, Manchester said: ‘The response I've had so far has been very positive.
‘I have heard a lot of horror stories about people's experiences with driving instructors, where they have had to explain their sexuality.
‘There have even been stories about transgender learners who have had to put up with jokes about their gender or questions about their looks.
‘As a pupil you'll spend 40 to 50 hours learning to drive in very close proximity to a total stranger.
‘Part of feeling at ease during your lessons is building a good rapport with your instructor - this is much easier when you can just be yourself.
‘A lot of gay people told me that they had strange experiences and it quickly became apparent that many of them said they'd never felt that comfortable with their instructors.
‘I've had a pupil come to me halfway through her training as her previous instructor shared many of his far-right political beliefs and extreme views on race, immigration and sexuality during conversations in the lessons that made her very uncomfortable.
‘I don't think we should live in a world where all LGBT people should only use services from other LGBT providers - but I do think it's important for people to have that option should they wish.
‘With this venture there is no need to explain yourself and its a lot more relaxed. You won't be met with a barrage of questions about your personal life.
‘I think the people who have appreciated it the most are those who are transgender. Getting behind the wheel for the first time is daunting enough without having to worry about how a driving instructor will treat you.’
The driving school, which is gay friendly and not gay only, is set up as an AA franchise and Karis said the fact that the Ford Focus car she uses looks discreet is a positive factor for pupils.
The former Manchester University student said all of her pupils, more than 50 so far, have passed their driving tests in three attempts or less.
Some of the complaints made to Karis were issues such as constantly having to use ‘non-gender’ pronouns when chatting with their instructor, mentioning their 'partner' rather than girlfriend or boyfriend.
Another complaint was having to lie about what they did for a living rather than admitting they worked in a bar in Manchester's Canal Street gay district.
Sarah McNally, from the Lesbian and Gay Foundation Manchester, said: ‘Unfortunately some people still face discrimination and homophobia in society today, so you should be able to feel more comfortable accessing LGBT specific spaces or services.’
China Has More Than 170 Auto Makers
Chinese Dilemma: 170 Auto Makers
Local Government Incentives Keep Small Companies Expanding Even as Beijing Tries to Encourage Industry Consolidation
TAIZHOU, China—The U.S. auto industry has long had three big domestic car makers. China has more than 170, including tiny Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co.
Jonway makes a sport-utility vehicle named after the Airbus A380 jumbo jet. Its A380 SUV starts at 70,000 yuan ($11,272) and is marketed as a smooth, low-maintenance ride.
Customers aren't buying it. Last year Jonway sold about 5,000 cars compared with the more than 7,000 that Volkswagen AG VOW.XE -1.39% sells on average in China every day.
Little Jonway isn't fazed by the market reception. It plans to release a new SUV model this year, beef up marketing and is considering exporting vehicles to South America. It continues to work on its technology with the help of supportive local officials, and it just received a license from the Chinese government to begin making electric cars.
"China is the largest car market in the world, and it still has potential to grow. Our ambitions are congruent with reality," insists Alex Wang, Jonway's 31-year-old, U.K.-educated chairman.
Optimistic Chinese auto executives like Mr. Wang send shudders through the rest of the global auto sector. Industry watchers worry that the world's No. 1 auto market could soon be awash in overcapacity. That would rev up competition in China and pressure companies here to export more of their cars.
"We may see high levels of overcapacity and significant margin pressure within the next three to five years," said Bill Russo, president of auto consulting firm Synergistics Ltd. and a former Chrysler executive. He estimates that China's overcapacity in three years could total 10 million cars, roughly equivalent to Japan's 2012 auto production.
Overcapacity worries aren't confined to cars. China has a glut of factories in industries ranging from steel to construction equipment to solar panels. Beijing encouraged heavy investment in those industries to move away from its dependence on low-level manufacturing. While central government officials signal that they want to tamp down on capacity, local governments are still backing local champions that are major employers.
China's car-making capacity is set to soar in coming years. General Motors Co., GM -2.40% Volkswagen and Ford Motor Co F -4.29% . are building new factories and assembly lines. China's top 10 auto groups—which make both foreign and domestic brands—are expected to have combined capacity to build about 35 million vehicles a year by the end of 2015, according to their previous announcements, compared with 18 million vehicles in 2012.
But sales growth is slowing. McKinsey & Co. forecasts that China's auto market will grow by an average 8% a year through 2020, down from a compound average rate of 24% between 2005 and 2011.
Experts expect domestic brands will incur the brunt of the slower gains because foreign brands such as GM and VW enjoy a reputation for quality among Chinese drivers. Foreign brands currently make up roughly two-thirds of China passenger car sales. Last year, Dong Yang, vice chairman of the semiofficial China Association of Automobile Manufacturers predicted about half of domestic brands may disappear in coming years.
But many Chinese companies enjoy subsidies designed to bolster local champions. For example, the western city of Chongqing said last June it would give a subsidy of up to 3,000 yuan for buyers of some models of vans made by local car maker Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., 000625.SZ -3.97% while FAW Car Co. 000800.SZ +8.50% said in August that the northeastern city of Changchun would offer a subsidy of between 3,500 yuan and 7,000 yuan for buyers of some cars made by the company. The U.S. last year filed a case before the World Trade Organization arguing that China unfairly supports auto companies and parts makers, an accusation Beijing disputes.
Many are also looking abroad. Last year Chinese auto exports rose 19% to one million vehicles, mainly to markets in the Middle East, Russia, and South America, according to the trade association.
Chinese officials have acknowledged the problem. In July, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said China has more than 171 car, truck and bus manufacturers, and said passenger vehicle producers that make fewer than 1,000 vehicles for two years in a row will be ordered to overhaul production.
China has auto makers even smaller than Jonway. According to research firm IHS, a company called Tianqi Meiya sold 77 passenger cars last year. The company, in the north Chinese city of Tianjin, didn't respond to requests for comment.
Jonway builds its vehicles in Taizhou, an eastern city where local officials are pushing to create their China's version of Detroit. According to a plan the city issued in 2010, officials committed to giving local auto makers land and helping them recruit talent, and it allowed banks to roll over loans to cash-strapped companies.
Other auto companies doing business in the region include Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., the Chinese auto maker which acquired Volvo Car Corp. from Ford Motor Co. in 2010.
Jonway's U.S. parent, a Santa Rosa, Calif., electric vehicle company called Zap, said in its most recent annual securities filing that the Chinese auto company received $1.6 million in subsidies and incentives in 2010 and 2011 combined. Jonway reported a 2011 loss of $10.2 million on sales of $54.3 million.
Mr. Wang's father and Jonway's founder, Wang Huaiyi, is a major Zap shareholder and a member of the board. The Wang family started its China-based business in the early 1980s, producing everything from buttons for clothes to parts of electric fans. In the 1990s it began supplying parts for motorcycles made by Geely before the latter began making cars.
Inspired by the high-profile success of Geely Chairman Li Shufu, in 2003 the senior Mr. Wang invested 600 million yuan, or about $72 million, in an SUV manufacturing facility with an aim at targeting China's growing middle class.
The younger Mr. Wang began managing Jonway in 2008 two years after returning from studying in the U.K. "I've never thought of the overcapacity problem," he said. Jonway "has done very well in the motorcycle business and it needs a bigger platform to grow. The car industry is just the platform through which we can grow stronger."
Jonway used Toyota Motor Corp.'s 7203.TO -2.12% RAV4 SUV as a reference when designing the five-door A380, he said. Its sales grew to nearly 8,000 in 2010 from 4,500 the year before.
But sales began slumping in 2011 with China's decision to end buyers subsidies for cars with engine capacity of 1.6 liters or smaller. Mr. Wang said he believes the sales problem is marketing.
"Building brand recognition needs time," he said. "Jonway is in urgent need of improved marketing."
Jonway aims to sell 20,000 SUVs and minivans this year, and plans to add 50 dealers to its existing network of 100 dealers across the country. Other efforts include bigger dealer incentives, more advertising spending and a push to raise its profile at this month's auto show in Shanghai, he said.
It is also eyeing exports, targeting volume of 3,000 vehicles in emerging markets such as South America and Africa, Mr. Wang said. Jonway parent Zap has a team of Spanish-speaking sales representatives, "which is a unique edge to us."
Local Government Incentives Keep Small Companies Expanding Even as Beijing Tries to Encourage Industry Consolidation
TAIZHOU, China—The U.S. auto industry has long had three big domestic car makers. China has more than 170, including tiny Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co.
Jonway makes a sport-utility vehicle named after the Airbus A380 jumbo jet. Its A380 SUV starts at 70,000 yuan ($11,272) and is marketed as a smooth, low-maintenance ride.
Customers aren't buying it. Last year Jonway sold about 5,000 cars compared with the more than 7,000 that Volkswagen AG VOW.XE -1.39% sells on average in China every day.
Little Jonway isn't fazed by the market reception. It plans to release a new SUV model this year, beef up marketing and is considering exporting vehicles to South America. It continues to work on its technology with the help of supportive local officials, and it just received a license from the Chinese government to begin making electric cars.
"China is the largest car market in the world, and it still has potential to grow. Our ambitions are congruent with reality," insists Alex Wang, Jonway's 31-year-old, U.K.-educated chairman.
Optimistic Chinese auto executives like Mr. Wang send shudders through the rest of the global auto sector. Industry watchers worry that the world's No. 1 auto market could soon be awash in overcapacity. That would rev up competition in China and pressure companies here to export more of their cars.
"We may see high levels of overcapacity and significant margin pressure within the next three to five years," said Bill Russo, president of auto consulting firm Synergistics Ltd. and a former Chrysler executive. He estimates that China's overcapacity in three years could total 10 million cars, roughly equivalent to Japan's 2012 auto production.
Overcapacity worries aren't confined to cars. China has a glut of factories in industries ranging from steel to construction equipment to solar panels. Beijing encouraged heavy investment in those industries to move away from its dependence on low-level manufacturing. While central government officials signal that they want to tamp down on capacity, local governments are still backing local champions that are major employers.
China's car-making capacity is set to soar in coming years. General Motors Co., GM -2.40% Volkswagen and Ford Motor Co F -4.29% . are building new factories and assembly lines. China's top 10 auto groups—which make both foreign and domestic brands—are expected to have combined capacity to build about 35 million vehicles a year by the end of 2015, according to their previous announcements, compared with 18 million vehicles in 2012.
But sales growth is slowing. McKinsey & Co. forecasts that China's auto market will grow by an average 8% a year through 2020, down from a compound average rate of 24% between 2005 and 2011.
Experts expect domestic brands will incur the brunt of the slower gains because foreign brands such as GM and VW enjoy a reputation for quality among Chinese drivers. Foreign brands currently make up roughly two-thirds of China passenger car sales. Last year, Dong Yang, vice chairman of the semiofficial China Association of Automobile Manufacturers predicted about half of domestic brands may disappear in coming years.
But many Chinese companies enjoy subsidies designed to bolster local champions. For example, the western city of Chongqing said last June it would give a subsidy of up to 3,000 yuan for buyers of some models of vans made by local car maker Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., 000625.SZ -3.97% while FAW Car Co. 000800.SZ +8.50% said in August that the northeastern city of Changchun would offer a subsidy of between 3,500 yuan and 7,000 yuan for buyers of some cars made by the company. The U.S. last year filed a case before the World Trade Organization arguing that China unfairly supports auto companies and parts makers, an accusation Beijing disputes.
Many are also looking abroad. Last year Chinese auto exports rose 19% to one million vehicles, mainly to markets in the Middle East, Russia, and South America, according to the trade association.
Chinese officials have acknowledged the problem. In July, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said China has more than 171 car, truck and bus manufacturers, and said passenger vehicle producers that make fewer than 1,000 vehicles for two years in a row will be ordered to overhaul production.
China has auto makers even smaller than Jonway. According to research firm IHS, a company called Tianqi Meiya sold 77 passenger cars last year. The company, in the north Chinese city of Tianjin, didn't respond to requests for comment.
Jonway builds its vehicles in Taizhou, an eastern city where local officials are pushing to create their China's version of Detroit. According to a plan the city issued in 2010, officials committed to giving local auto makers land and helping them recruit talent, and it allowed banks to roll over loans to cash-strapped companies.
Other auto companies doing business in the region include Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., the Chinese auto maker which acquired Volvo Car Corp. from Ford Motor Co. in 2010.
Jonway's U.S. parent, a Santa Rosa, Calif., electric vehicle company called Zap, said in its most recent annual securities filing that the Chinese auto company received $1.6 million in subsidies and incentives in 2010 and 2011 combined. Jonway reported a 2011 loss of $10.2 million on sales of $54.3 million.
Mr. Wang's father and Jonway's founder, Wang Huaiyi, is a major Zap shareholder and a member of the board. The Wang family started its China-based business in the early 1980s, producing everything from buttons for clothes to parts of electric fans. In the 1990s it began supplying parts for motorcycles made by Geely before the latter began making cars.
Inspired by the high-profile success of Geely Chairman Li Shufu, in 2003 the senior Mr. Wang invested 600 million yuan, or about $72 million, in an SUV manufacturing facility with an aim at targeting China's growing middle class.
The younger Mr. Wang began managing Jonway in 2008 two years after returning from studying in the U.K. "I've never thought of the overcapacity problem," he said. Jonway "has done very well in the motorcycle business and it needs a bigger platform to grow. The car industry is just the platform through which we can grow stronger."
Jonway used Toyota Motor Corp.'s 7203.TO -2.12% RAV4 SUV as a reference when designing the five-door A380, he said. Its sales grew to nearly 8,000 in 2010 from 4,500 the year before.
But sales began slumping in 2011 with China's decision to end buyers subsidies for cars with engine capacity of 1.6 liters or smaller. Mr. Wang said he believes the sales problem is marketing.
"Building brand recognition needs time," he said. "Jonway is in urgent need of improved marketing."
Jonway aims to sell 20,000 SUVs and minivans this year, and plans to add 50 dealers to its existing network of 100 dealers across the country. Other efforts include bigger dealer incentives, more advertising spending and a push to raise its profile at this month's auto show in Shanghai, he said.
It is also eyeing exports, targeting volume of 3,000 vehicles in emerging markets such as South America and Africa, Mr. Wang said. Jonway parent Zap has a team of Spanish-speaking sales representatives, "which is a unique edge to us."
Sabtu, 13 April 2013
A Kid Drive Ferrari F430
Indian kids joyride in Ferrari F430
Cars and kids. A lot more people out there have both when they should probably have neither, and this is apparent with this latest video coming out of India. While we can't say for sure who these kids and this car beautiful Ferrari F430 belong to, it's at least the worst display of adult supervision we've seen since last month when two Russian parents let their 8-year-old daughter drive an Audi on snow- and ice-slicked roads.
A young boy who can barely reach the pedals drives up and down the public road with an equally young passenger drive the Ferrari while two adults (Dad of the Year behind the camera?) record the whole event. It seems almost silly to point out, but neither of the juveniles appear to have their seat belts on, as well. As bad as this person's decision making skills are to let a kid drive a car under these conditions, though, his video recording abilities are even worse.
Cars and kids. A lot more people out there have both when they should probably have neither, and this is apparent with this latest video coming out of India. While we can't say for sure who these kids and this car beautiful Ferrari F430 belong to, it's at least the worst display of adult supervision we've seen since last month when two Russian parents let their 8-year-old daughter drive an Audi on snow- and ice-slicked roads.
A young boy who can barely reach the pedals drives up and down the public road with an equally young passenger drive the Ferrari while two adults (Dad of the Year behind the camera?) record the whole event. It seems almost silly to point out, but neither of the juveniles appear to have their seat belts on, as well. As bad as this person's decision making skills are to let a kid drive a car under these conditions, though, his video recording abilities are even worse.
Lamborghini Aventador for Police Car
Dubai Police Adds Lamborghini Aventador To Its Fleet
This image released by the Dubai Police, shows a Lamborghini Aventador, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 11, 2013. In a city of boundless bling, Dubai police also are in hot pursuit after adding a nearly $550,000 Lamborghini to its fleet. Local media reports Thursday say the Italian-made Lamborghini Aventador is the crown jewel of a wider upgrade in Dubai police wheels
In a move reportedly designed to show "how classy Dubai is," the local police force has added a Lamborghini valued at about $400,000 to its fleet, Al Jazeera reports.
The news outlet notes that Dubai's police made the announcement via Twitter with a picture of the car -- a Lamborghini Aventador -- along with the caption "Latest #Dubai_Police patrols, now at your service."
The addition of the Lamborghini comes just as Dubai's police force has increased its efforts to prevent people from effectively using roads in the United Arab Emirates as if they were racetracks, the Telegraph observes. Drivers in Dubai who are caught going 200 kilometers per hour -- or about 124 mph -- may now face fines and prison time for endangering the lives of others.
The Associated Press -- which values the car at about $550,000 -- reports that the Lamborghini will primarily be relegated to tourist areas and may be part of Dubai's efforts to show that it has recovered from its debt crisis.
But a police force representative told The National that the Aventador will "be used on external roads and in locations that require fast, sporty cars.”
The Italian police used to have a Lamborghini Gallardo and the Belgian police have a Porsche 911, the news outlet notes, but there tends to be hesitation about luxury vehicles being used by authorities.
As Geoff Armstrong, a spokesman for the United Kingdom-based Lamborghini Club put it to the National, “Especially in places where the police is tax-payer funded, I can imagine it’s not something that always goes down terribly well."
In a move reportedly designed to show "how classy Dubai is," the local police force has added a Lamborghini valued at about $400,000 to its fleet, Al Jazeera reports.
The news outlet notes that Dubai's police made the announcement via Twitter with a picture of the car -- a Lamborghini Aventador -- along with the caption "Latest #Dubai_Police patrols, now at your service."
The addition of the Lamborghini comes just as Dubai's police force has increased its efforts to prevent people from effectively using roads in the United Arab Emirates as if they were racetracks, the Telegraph observes. Drivers in Dubai who are caught going 200 kilometers per hour -- or about 124 mph -- may now face fines and prison time for endangering the lives of others.
The Associated Press -- which values the car at about $550,000 -- reports that the Lamborghini will primarily be relegated to tourist areas and may be part of Dubai's efforts to show that it has recovered from its debt crisis.
But a police force representative told The National that the Aventador will "be used on external roads and in locations that require fast, sporty cars.”
The Italian police used to have a Lamborghini Gallardo and the Belgian police have a Porsche 911, the news outlet notes, but there tends to be hesitation about luxury vehicles being used by authorities.
As Geoff Armstrong, a spokesman for the United Kingdom-based Lamborghini Club put it to the National, “Especially in places where the police is tax-payer funded, I can imagine it’s not something that always goes down terribly well."
Jumat, 12 April 2013
How To Drink A Beer While Doing Sex in The Street
Google Street View: Couple 'caught having sex' by side of the road
The randy pair have shot to internet fame after being snapped red-handed by the search engine's cameras
Here's a rude view... on Google Street View.
The randy couple have shot to internet fame after being 'caught having sex' by the search engine's cameras.
The pair were filmed after parking up on Dukes Highway near Keith in South Australia as the Street View car passed by.
The image, which was now been censored by Google, shows the couple bent over the bonnet on a silver Sedan.
The man has his blue shorts down and appears to be drinking a beer. His partner appears to be waving at the camera.
The picture has since been shared widely on social media, with many users speculating that it's nothing moer than a stunt.
A message posted on Reddit by 'benxology' claimed the couple was "me and my missus".
He wrote: "We saw the Google car on the way to Adelaide a couple of years ago.
"I sped up, overtook the car then posed with a Corona (beer) in hand.
"I pinned the location in Maps to remember where it was to later check but never found it ... Hilarious!!"
The randy pair have shot to internet fame after being snapped red-handed by the search engine's cameras
Here's a rude view... on Google Street View.
The randy couple have shot to internet fame after being 'caught having sex' by the search engine's cameras.
The pair were filmed after parking up on Dukes Highway near Keith in South Australia as the Street View car passed by.
The image, which was now been censored by Google, shows the couple bent over the bonnet on a silver Sedan.
The man has his blue shorts down and appears to be drinking a beer. His partner appears to be waving at the camera.
The picture has since been shared widely on social media, with many users speculating that it's nothing moer than a stunt.
A message posted on Reddit by 'benxology' claimed the couple was "me and my missus".
He wrote: "We saw the Google car on the way to Adelaide a couple of years ago.
"I sped up, overtook the car then posed with a Corona (beer) in hand.
"I pinned the location in Maps to remember where it was to later check but never found it ... Hilarious!!"
Pink Batmobile
Google staff plays April Fool's car prank on co-founder Sergey Brin, turns his Tesla Model S into a pink Batmobile
Google staff surprised company co-founder Sergey Brin on April Fool's by turning his Tesla Model S into a bright pink Batmobile. The pranksters from the Google X project division, currently working on Google Glass, wrapped the car in pink vinyl to make sure the changes weren't permanent.
The pranksters used pink vinyl to wrap the car so the damage would not be permanent.
Holy April Fools, Batman!
Google staff surprised co-founder Sergey Brin by turning his electric Tesla Model S sedan into a bright pink Batmobile as part of a newly revealed April Fool's Day joke.
The staff at Google's 'X' project division, famous within the company for producing its most visionary products and ideas and currently responsible for the Google Glass project, decided to play a joke on their boss, and the company's co-founder Sergey Brin.
However, what made it special is that despite living in a virtual age, where software can be used to alter an image or a misleading story can easily be posted online, the prank, which involved seriously modifying a car, was very much old school and real world.
While Brin's back was turned, his co workers turned his Model S Tesla car into what can only be described as a pink Batmobile, complete with Bat symbol on the hood, massive rims (complete with Google Chrome logos in their centers), protruding rear bat wings and long, luscious eyelashes adorning the car's headlights.
Google X projects member Corey Tabaka posted a photo to his Google+ account not only of the car, but of Brin taking the joke in good humor and actually taking it out for a spin. The reason the pranksters chose the Batman motif is because the X projects department is thought of as the "bat cave," and the jokers were also quick to highlight that they used pink vinyl to wrap the car, so that none of the modifications would be permanent or difficult to reverse.
Google staff surprised company co-founder Sergey Brin on April Fool's by turning his Tesla Model S into a bright pink Batmobile. The pranksters from the Google X project division, currently working on Google Glass, wrapped the car in pink vinyl to make sure the changes weren't permanent.
Holy April Fools, Batman!
Google staff surprised co-founder Sergey Brin by turning his electric Tesla Model S sedan into a bright pink Batmobile as part of a newly revealed April Fool's Day joke.
The staff at Google's 'X' project division, famous within the company for producing its most visionary products and ideas and currently responsible for the Google Glass project, decided to play a joke on their boss, and the company's co-founder Sergey Brin.
However, what made it special is that despite living in a virtual age, where software can be used to alter an image or a misleading story can easily be posted online, the prank, which involved seriously modifying a car, was very much old school and real world.
While Brin's back was turned, his co workers turned his Model S Tesla car into what can only be described as a pink Batmobile, complete with Bat symbol on the hood, massive rims (complete with Google Chrome logos in their centers), protruding rear bat wings and long, luscious eyelashes adorning the car's headlights.
Google X projects member Corey Tabaka posted a photo to his Google+ account not only of the car, but of Brin taking the joke in good humor and actually taking it out for a spin. The reason the pranksters chose the Batman motif is because the X projects department is thought of as the "bat cave," and the jokers were also quick to highlight that they used pink vinyl to wrap the car, so that none of the modifications would be permanent or difficult to reverse.
Kamis, 04 April 2013
Testicles Truck
Fire chief suspended over 'Bumpernuts'
FREEPORT, N.Y. - Officials in a New York state village said the fire chief was handed a 30-day suspension for refusing to remove plastic testicles from a fire truck.
Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick said volunteer Chief Daniel Fee, 47, was ordered to remove the $24.95 pair of novelty "Bumpernuts" from the truck after complaints in September but the mayor noticed during an inspection last week that the item had been relocated to a still-visible position inside the cab, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
"The gesture was offensive, insensitive and unprofessional," Hardwick said.
The mayor said Freeport residents "expect better" from volunteer public servants.
FREEPORT, N.Y. - Officials in a New York state village said the fire chief was handed a 30-day suspension for refusing to remove plastic testicles from a fire truck.
Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick said volunteer Chief Daniel Fee, 47, was ordered to remove the $24.95 pair of novelty "Bumpernuts" from the truck after complaints in September but the mayor noticed during an inspection last week that the item had been relocated to a still-visible position inside the cab, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
"The gesture was offensive, insensitive and unprofessional," Hardwick said.
The mayor said Freeport residents "expect better" from volunteer public servants.
Chinese Sexual Abuse Performance
Sexual Abuse Performance In Pingyao
PINGYAO, CHINA - Performers perform an action art of sexual abuse during the 2011 China Pingyao International Photography Festival on September 20, 2011 in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province of China
PINGYAO, CHINA - Performers perform an action art of sexual abuse during the 2011 China Pingyao International Photography Festival on September 20, 2011 in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province of China
Rabu, 03 April 2013
LaMaserati - The New LaFerrari
Rendering: Maserati ‘LaMaserati’
Alright so this is a rendering of a Maserati based on LaFerrari but apparently we could actually see this happen in 2015. I personally do not think it will happen but I have been surprised over and over in the automotive world. If it is made, only 50 'LaMaserati's' will be made with a price tag of over 1 million Euros.
Alright so this is a rendering of a Maserati based on LaFerrari but apparently we could actually see this happen in 2015. I personally do not think it will happen but I have been surprised over and over in the automotive world. If it is made, only 50 'LaMaserati's' will be made with a price tag of over 1 million Euros.
Selasa, 02 April 2013
Minggu, 31 Maret 2013
Kamis, 28 Maret 2013
Chinese Girls Nude On The Auto Shows
Flesh on the Auto Show in China; Haikou beats ‘em All
Chinese girls are hot on the auto show
There has been a lotta buzz in Chinese media about how much flesh is tolerable on auto shows. The discussion started after horrible happenings at the Beijing Auto Show in April and was recently heated up again after similar disgracing stunts during the Chengdu Auto Show.
Well then, things might get really hot now with these fine girls from the local Haikou Auto Show in the great city of Haikou on the always sunny Hainan Island (not to be confused with the much bigger Hainan Auto Show, on the same island, but in the great city of Sanya). Organizers of the show called it ‘art’, as in body paint, but authorities weren’t that stupid and the show got a stern warning…
There has been a lotta buzz in Chinese media about how much flesh is tolerable on auto shows. The discussion started after horrible happenings at the Beijing Auto Show in April and was recently heated up again after similar disgracing stunts during the Chengdu Auto Show.
Well then, things might get really hot now with these fine girls from the local Haikou Auto Show in the great city of Haikou on the always sunny Hainan Island (not to be confused with the much bigger Hainan Auto Show, on the same island, but in the great city of Sanya). Organizers of the show called it ‘art’, as in body paint, but authorities weren’t that stupid and the show got a stern warning…
The Best Car To Kidnap Celebrities
Ford apologizes for mock ad campaign; ad employees fired
Ford Motor Co. apologized after criticism for an unauthorized ad campaign depicting bound and gagged women in the back of a car driven by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Ford Motor Co. formally apologized Wednesday for a mock advertising campaign featuring pictures of three scantily-clad, bound-up women being driven around in one of its hatchbacks by Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister.
The company's Indian advertising agency, JWT India, fired an undisclosed number of employees involved in the ads, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Jim Farley, Ford's global marketing chief, said Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show that the advertisements had been inappropriate and that the company was updating its review process, the Journal said.
The ads had drawn criticism from the public as well as the media with many finding them distasteful, especially in light of the current political climate in India where the government is trying to grapple with violence against women.
The ads, which were never part of an official campaign, were posted on the Internet. They are for the Ford Figo, which is sold in India.
The ad's tagline: "Leave your worries behind with Figo's extra-large boot," shows Berlusconi making the peace sign as he rides away with three women in the trunk, alluding to his escapades with young women.
Another mock ad shows Paris Hilton winking as she drives away with the Kardashian sisters, all of them gagged, tied and wearing revealing clothing.
One more ad shows Formula 1 race car driver Michael Schumacher driving with F1 champions Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton gagged and tied-up in the trunk.
According to Business Insider, a team from JWT India, which is Ford Figo's agency of record, created the ads and posted them online on the site Ads of the World without approval from Ford.
The Indian newspaper Economic Times reported that the ads have resulted in JWT and Ford being accused of "everything from endorsing rape culture to supporting the corrupt lifestyle of [Berlusconi]."
"We deeply regret this incident and agree with our agency partners that it should have never happened,” Ford said in a statement. “The posters are contrary to the standards of professionalism and decency within Ford and our agency partners."
"Together with our partners, we are reviewing approval and oversight processes to help ensure nothing like this ever happens again," the statement added.
WPP, JWT's parent company, issued a separate apology, saying that the caricature drawings were not part of a paid ad campaign.
"This was the result of individuals acting without proper oversight, and appropriate actions have been taken within the agency where they work to deal with the situation," WPP said.
Ford Motor Co. formally apologized Wednesday for a mock advertising campaign featuring pictures of three scantily-clad, bound-up women being driven around in one of its hatchbacks by Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister.
The company's Indian advertising agency, JWT India, fired an undisclosed number of employees involved in the ads, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Jim Farley, Ford's global marketing chief, said Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show that the advertisements had been inappropriate and that the company was updating its review process, the Journal said.
The ads had drawn criticism from the public as well as the media with many finding them distasteful, especially in light of the current political climate in India where the government is trying to grapple with violence against women.
The ads, which were never part of an official campaign, were posted on the Internet. They are for the Ford Figo, which is sold in India.
The ad's tagline: "Leave your worries behind with Figo's extra-large boot," shows Berlusconi making the peace sign as he rides away with three women in the trunk, alluding to his escapades with young women.
Another mock ad shows Paris Hilton winking as she drives away with the Kardashian sisters, all of them gagged, tied and wearing revealing clothing.
One more ad shows Formula 1 race car driver Michael Schumacher driving with F1 champions Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton gagged and tied-up in the trunk.
According to Business Insider, a team from JWT India, which is Ford Figo's agency of record, created the ads and posted them online on the site Ads of the World without approval from Ford.
The Indian newspaper Economic Times reported that the ads have resulted in JWT and Ford being accused of "everything from endorsing rape culture to supporting the corrupt lifestyle of [Berlusconi]."
"We deeply regret this incident and agree with our agency partners that it should have never happened,” Ford said in a statement. “The posters are contrary to the standards of professionalism and decency within Ford and our agency partners."
"Together with our partners, we are reviewing approval and oversight processes to help ensure nothing like this ever happens again," the statement added.
WPP, JWT's parent company, issued a separate apology, saying that the caricature drawings were not part of a paid ad campaign.
"This was the result of individuals acting without proper oversight, and appropriate actions have been taken within the agency where they work to deal with the situation," WPP said.
KIA Naked Chinese Girls
Almost Naked Boobs Run Wild at China Auto Show
Chinese model Yan Yu 颜瑜 wearing a underwear revealing half of her hot buttocks poses by a Kia motor before flashing cameras at the Chengdu Motor Show 2012, Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 31,2012. She was banned from the rest schedule of the auto show.
Sexy Chinese auto model Yan Yu 颜瑜 poses by a Kia motor for photographers at the Chengdu Motor Show 2012. The almost topless Yan Yu becomes an instant celebrity and drew the most public attention. With many other models wearing revealing dresses, Chinese netizens mock they have seen a breast show instead of a car show.
Car shows in China have long been synonymous with attractive female model to bare their best assets while showing off the latest in the automotive industry. Car manufacturer showed off their latest car with almost naked model at the Chengdu International Auto Show last week. Wearing a fish-net shirt with two small flesh-coloured stickers covering her nipples, the hot chick wowed both car-lovers and local press alike for the revealing outfit. On the next day, the half-naked model was banned by the authority for attending the show .
Chinese model Yan Yu 颜瑜 wearing a underwear revealing half of her hot buttocks poses by a Kia motor before flashing cameras at the Chengdu Motor Show 2012, Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 31,2012. She was banned from the rest schedule of the auto show.
Car shows in China have long been synonymous with attractive female model to bare their best assets while showing off the latest in the automotive industry. Car manufacturer showed off their latest car with almost naked model at the Chengdu International Auto Show last week. Wearing a fish-net shirt with two small flesh-coloured stickers covering her nipples, the hot chick wowed both car-lovers and local press alike for the revealing outfit. On the next day, the half-naked model was banned by the authority for attending the show .
Selasa, 26 Maret 2013
BMW Naked Chinese Girls
Hot Chinese Girl at the Changsha Auto Show
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Snow in Beijing today, so it is time to get hot. We go down south to the great city of Changsha in Hunan Province for a very spicy girl working for BMW on the very local Changsha Auto Show. Finally some pepper again after the rather dull Guangzhou Auto Show.
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Selling Car With Naked Chinese Girls
How Creepy Chinese Automakers Use Sexy Naked Women To Sell Unsexy Cars
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Sex appeal is used to sell cars in every country, but China has outdone the rest of the world with what they call “breast milk exhibitions,” i.e. regular auto shows filled with topless and sometimes totally naked women.
For the past year, auto shows in China have become increasingly dominated by topless women showing off new cars like booth professionals taken to the extreme. The government isn’t happy about the nudes, but their slap-on-the-wrist punishments have done little to get them off stage. Sex sells. It’s hard to argue with that.
We imagined that Chinese carmakers and dealers would stop promoting their cars with ever-more-scantily-clad models in August 2011. That was when one Volkswagen dealer had its models in bikinis strip down to nothing and pose buck-naked by the new family sedans.
At the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, the Chinese government got pissed again, reported Car News China, probably because the topless models were getting more international media attention than the Chinese cars themselves. A popular Chinese daytime TV celebrity wandered around the show in a skimpy dress just to promote a website and the government issued a “serious reprimand” against the “vulgar publicity” at the show, which it denounced as “a breast exhibition with many famous cars.”
The real humor is that none of the cars on display are famous at all. They’re the same cheap-looking cars we’re used to seeing from China, and the only reason why anyone is paying anything remotely close to attention to them is because of the naked breasts pressed up against their sheetmetal.
Meanwhile, state-run media outlets have shown none of the skin, only showing the same kind of booth professionals as we see in the West: fine dresses, photographed from a distance.
This isn’t to say places like SEMA don’t use women explicitly because of their sex appeal, but it’s nothing on par with what we’ve seen coming from China.
The major Beijing show this year looked tame compared to September’s Haikou Auto Show, where models stood in front of cars wearing sarongs below and nothing but body paint above. The show’s organizers called it art. The Chinese government wasn’t convinced and again issued stern warnings to little no effect.
Since the Haikou Auto Show, we have seen half-nudes selling Citroëns, children in bikinis, and pole dancers touting the Dongfeng Fengshen A60. You may have never heard of that utterly characterless last-generation Nissan clone were it not for the NSFW show on the same stage.
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Sex appeal is used to sell cars in every country, but China has outdone the rest of the world with what they call “breast milk exhibitions,” i.e. regular auto shows filled with topless and sometimes totally naked women.
For the past year, auto shows in China have become increasingly dominated by topless women showing off new cars like booth professionals taken to the extreme. The government isn’t happy about the nudes, but their slap-on-the-wrist punishments have done little to get them off stage. Sex sells. It’s hard to argue with that.
We imagined that Chinese carmakers and dealers would stop promoting their cars with ever-more-scantily-clad models in August 2011. That was when one Volkswagen dealer had its models in bikinis strip down to nothing and pose buck-naked by the new family sedans.
At the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, the Chinese government got pissed again, reported Car News China, probably because the topless models were getting more international media attention than the Chinese cars themselves. A popular Chinese daytime TV celebrity wandered around the show in a skimpy dress just to promote a website and the government issued a “serious reprimand” against the “vulgar publicity” at the show, which it denounced as “a breast exhibition with many famous cars.”
The real humor is that none of the cars on display are famous at all. They’re the same cheap-looking cars we’re used to seeing from China, and the only reason why anyone is paying anything remotely close to attention to them is because of the naked breasts pressed up against their sheetmetal.
Meanwhile, state-run media outlets have shown none of the skin, only showing the same kind of booth professionals as we see in the West: fine dresses, photographed from a distance.
This isn’t to say places like SEMA don’t use women explicitly because of their sex appeal, but it’s nothing on par with what we’ve seen coming from China.
The major Beijing show this year looked tame compared to September’s Haikou Auto Show, where models stood in front of cars wearing sarongs below and nothing but body paint above. The show’s organizers called it art. The Chinese government wasn’t convinced and again issued stern warnings to little no effect.
Since the Haikou Auto Show, we have seen half-nudes selling Citroëns, children in bikinis, and pole dancers touting the Dongfeng Fengshen A60. You may have never heard of that utterly characterless last-generation Nissan clone were it not for the NSFW show on the same stage.
Volkswagen Naked Chinese Girls
Volkswagen dealer in China has No Limits: sex sells!
A Volkswagen dealer in the great city of Daqing in Heilongjiang Province thought sales could be better. He hired some sexy girls to stand around the cars in bikini. That though, was only just the beginning.
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Magotan, Sagitar. Girls are getting jumpy. And then, for the first time in a Volkswagen dealer in China, likely in the whole world: one of the girls gets completely naked. Now, that is selling a car.
I wonder what the Germans think of this.
A Volkswagen dealer in the great city of Daqing in Heilongjiang Province thought sales could be better. He hired some sexy girls to stand around the cars in bikini. That though, was only just the beginning.
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Magotan, Sagitar. Girls are getting jumpy. And then, for the first time in a Volkswagen dealer in China, likely in the whole world: one of the girls gets completely naked. Now, that is selling a car.
I wonder what the Germans think of this.
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