It’s possible that I shall make an ass of myself. But in that case one can always get out of it with a little dialectic. I have, of course, so worded my proposition as to be right either way (K.Marx, Letter to F.Engels on the Indian Mutiny)
Tuesday, January 07, 2020
MORE BAD NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA
One of Australia's biggest pet companies announces it has gone BROKE owing workers and creditors half a million dollars
Auspet & Vet shut up shop on December 20, after more than two decades
The company still owes thousands of dollars to major Australian pet brands,
Their website remains live but the company's phone numbers are disconnected
One of Australia's biggest pet supply companies has gone broke, leaving workers and creditors up to half a million dollars short.
Auspet & Vet shut up shop on December 20 after more than two decades as the nation's leading supplier of aquarium, pet, equine, rural and garden supplies.
When the company folded many involved were still owed a total of half a million dollars, according to the Courier Mail.
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Auspet & Vet - one of Australia's biggest pet supply companies - has gone broke after more than two decades supplying aquarium, pet, equine, rural and garden supplies (stock image)
The company was wound up late last year and placed into liquidation, with Leon Lee of Morton's Solvency Accountants appointed as liquidator.
While the business's registered office is in Brisbane, the warehouse is located in Adelaide.
According to the Courier Mail the 52 creditors include Australian Pet Brands, Masterpets Australia and Petworkx.
They've gone Harry Potty: London's Natural History Museum puts fake Hogwarts-world Erumpent horn and dragon skull on display as if they are real alongside more earthly exhibits
Natural History Museum exhibit to show fictional beasts inspired by JK Rowling
Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature will feature creatures from Harry Potter
Natural, mythical and wizarding world animals such as dragons will be included
Wizarding specimens will include an Erumpent horn from the Harry Potter films
A giant oarfish, the world's longest bony fish, will feature from the real world
It is a hugely popular attraction with parents wanting to teach their children about science and the living world - and an important research institution in its own right.
But now the Natural History Museum is turning its attention to the origins of Harry Potter author JK Rowling's fictional creatures, such as the Niffler and the Demiguise.
A new paid-for exhibition at the London museum, called Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature, will showcase 'creatures from the natural, mythical and the wizarding world' to explore how legends and stories have been inspired by the real world.
Wizarding world specimens will include an Erumpent horn from the Harry Potter films, and the dragon skull from Professor Lupin's classroom.
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Roberto Portela Miguez and Efstratia Verveniotou, scientists at the Natural History Museum, collect an Erumpent horn from the Harry Potter films for the Natural History Museum's major new exhibition 'Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature', which will open spring 2020
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The new exhibition at the Natural History Museum (pictured), inspired by the Harry Potter books and films, will showcase creatures from the natural, mythical and the wizarding world
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A mythical Erumpent from the film 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'. The horn from the fictional creature will be showcased at the Natural History Museum
Meanwhile, a giant oarfish, the world's longest bony fish, which is thought to be the inspiration for mythical sea serpents, will feature from the real world.
Visitors will be able to 'compare the camouflage tactics of a jaguar to that of the wizarding world's Demiguise and the mating rituals of the peacock spider to the wizarding world's Erumpent'.
The exhibition will also feature in an accompanying new BBC One documentary presented by Stephen Fry, to 'show how closely real world animals, mythological creatures and wizarding world beasts are intertwined'.
Fry, who narrated the Harry Potter audio books, said: 'I could not be more delighted to be a part of this magnificent opportunity for us Muggles to show the wizarding world that the fantastic beasts in our world are more than a match for theirs.'
'We hope to be able to bring you closer than you've ever been to some of the most spectacular and extraordinary creatures ever seen.'
The exhibition will feature the character Newt Scamander, created by Rowling who wants to better understand and protect wildlife.
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The fictional Erumpent is a large grey African beast with great power from the wizarding world. Weighing up to a tonne, the Erumpent may be mistaken for a rhinoceros at a distance, according to Newt Scamander from Fantastic Beasts
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BBC director of content Charlotte Moore said it was 'a delight to bring the natural world and wizarding world together' in the programme, which will feature a Wizarding world Erumpent horn (left and right)
BBC director of content Charlotte Moore said it was 'a delight to bring the natural world and wizarding world together' in the programme, given the working title Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History.
The exhibition will feature scenes from the Fantastic Beasts films and footage from the BBC Natural History Unit.
Clare Matterson, the museum's executive director of engagement, said: 'Bringing characters from the wizarding world together with some of the most fantastic creatures from the natural world will produce a captivating experience that will show how the natural world has inspired legends and stories that have enthralled generations.
'It will be impossible to leave without wanting to learn more about the wonders of our planet and how we can all better protect it.'
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Roberto Portela Miguez and Efstratia Verveniotou holding an Erumpent horn. The exhibition is designed to 'show how closely real world animals, mythological creatures and wizarding world beasts are intertwined'
The exhibition - developed in partnership with Warner Bros, which runs the Harry Potter Studio Tour near Watford, Hertfordshire - will open at the museum in spring 2020. It will run for seven months before embarking on an international tour.
Tickets for the event will be allocated by time to avoid over-crowding. If a huge success, fans of the fantastical could expect to see more exhibitions of a similar vein in the future.
Daniel Radcliffe played boy wizard Harry Potter in the franchise while Eddie Redmayne took the lead as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts.
In 2018 Forbes reported the wizarding world has raked in $8.64 (£6.58) billion at the box office worldwide.
The third film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise is slated for release in 2021
Your FLYING Uber is arriving! Hyundai and the ride-hailing firm team up to develop a fleet of electric flying taxis, with a concept craft making its debut at CES
Hyundai will produce and deploy the vehicles and Uber will provide ride-share
The flying taxi seats four passengers with a pilot and can travel for 60 miles
Hyundai revealed a concept flying taxi at CES in Las Vegas this week
Uber and Hyundai have joined forces to develop a fleet of electric flying taxis.
The South Korean carmarker will produce and deploy the air vehicles, while the US firm will provide aerial ride-share services.
A concept electric aircraft was unveiled for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas Tuesday, which is designed to carry up to four passengers with a pilot and fly on trips of up to 60 miles (100 km).
Other global players have unveiled investments in startups that aim to deploy electric flying cars capable of vertical takeoff and landing, but there are big technological and regulatory hurdles to the plans.
Uber and Hyundai, for instance, gave widely different timelines for commercialization, underlining these challenges.
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A concept electric aircraft was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (pictured)
'We've been making steady progress towards a goal of launching Uber Air by 2023,' Eric Allison, head of Uber Elevate, said at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Euisun Chung, Executive Vice Chairman of Hyundai, expects commercialization of urban air mobility service in 2028, saying it takes time for laws and systems to be in place.Share
Hyundai is the first carmaker to join Uber's air taxi project, which also counts Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences among its partner firms.
Uber, which has partnered with eight companies on its air taxi project, however, acknowledged it would be 'unrealistic' to expect all its partners to go to market at the same time.
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Hyundai is the first carmaker to join Uber's air taxi project, which also counts Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences among its partner firms
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'Our plans for our limited commercial operations in 2023 will likely involve other partners,' Sarah Abboud, Communications Manager at Uber, told Reuters.
And Hyundai is expected to debut its concept electric aircraft developed with Uber at CES.
'The overall cost to produce and operate UAM (urban air mobility) vehicles should be really low enough for everyone to enjoy the freedom to fly,' Shin Jai-won, Head of Urban Air Mobility Division at Hyundai Motor, said.
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Hyundai showed off a concept flying taxi it has been working on with Uber. The vehicle will eb all electric and travel for 60 miles on a single charge
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Hyundai has been working on designing and developing the vehicle and Uber will use its ride-sharing technology for the public to request the flying car
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A concept electric aircraft is set to be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week that is designed to carry up to four passengers with a pilot and fly on trips of up to 60 miles (100 km) (concept drawing)
Air taxis come in several shapes and sizes - electric motors replace jet engines, and aircraft have rotating wings and, in some cases, rotors in place of propellers.
The urban flight market will exceed the current number of commercial airplanes flying around the world - about 25,000, Hyundai's Shin, a former NASA engineer hired by the automaker last year, estimated, without giving any timeframe.
Last year, Hyundai pledged to invest 1.8 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in what it called 'urban air mobility' by 2025.
Boeing has said it is working with Volkswagen's sports car brand, Porsche, to develop a concept electric flying vehicle that can transport people in urban areas.
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Uber and Hyundai have joined forces to develop a fleet of electric flying taxis. The South Korean carmarker will produce and deploy the air vehicles, while the US firm will provide aerial ride-share services (concept drawing)
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Hyundai is the first carmaker to join Uber's air taxi project, which also counts Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences among its partner firms. Pictured is a concept drawing
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There will be landing pads designed specifically for Hyundai and Uber's flying taxis. Hyundai is expected to debut its concept electric aircraft developed with Uber at CES
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