Behold: the Cytek BMW K100 – a thorough café racer customisation of the dated BMW K-series (1983-1992) by South African hog-modders Cytek.
The upgrade includes machine billet subframe and matching swing-arm, extensive replacements from belly pan to tank cap and lights, modified exhaust, airbag, silencers, forks, braking rotors and wheels.
But you can’t have it. It’s only for looking at.
This afternoon.
Just ‘dropped’.
UK and Irish trailer for Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin.
Release date: September 30.
Thanks Sandra Houlihan
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Also: ah here.
Fergus ‘Ratlicker’ O’Neill writes:
An excellent comment was made by the marvelous ‘Cian’ on the Aisling O’Loughlin post (at link below) for the Broadsheet bloodhound to be recrowned with a tinfoil hat. I’ve fixed that for you (above).
You get the most amount of flak when you’re directly over the enemy. Isn’t that what they say? Wha? Keep wearing all the hats…
FIGHT!
Earlier: Ash Wednesday
The Jonah Medal – From M To M
The Baillie lighthouse.
Wicklow-born, Brighton-based songsmith Bjorn Baillie (top) aka The Jonah Medal (and formerly of La Rocca) lights up the room with this introspective take on ageing that sounds like a cross between ’70s giants ELO and Pink Floyd.
Bjorn writes:
“The last single ‘Septembering’ was about that journey as a couple from early days straight through to family and all that brings. This song is like the impatient foot-tap of midlife – eager to keep pushing and creating.”
Nick says: Bjorn free.
Bird boffins have warned of a surge in the number of aggressive seagulls this Summer
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This morning/afternoon.
Ireland saw a 50% jump in callouts regarding gulls and other pest birds so far this year.
Dublin accounts for over 60% of total callouts for seagulls and other pest birds followed by Wicklow (16%) and Kilkenny (16%) so far this year.
Pest control experts Rentokil is urging people to be wary of them when eating outdoors, in particular, once outdoor dining returns in June, as this is when they are most likely to harass or try to steal food from members of the public and raid waste bins.
This morning.
Pfizer has announced that it will begin using its west Dublin facility ‘as part of its supply chain’ for its Covid-19 vaccine. Up to $40m will be invested at Grange Castle (top) with 75 new jabs jobs.
In a statement, the pharma giant said:
“…Pfizer is now bringing on additional European-based facility to be a part of the global Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine supply chain network and Grange Castle (Ireland) will contribute to the worldwide supply of the vaccine.
“Pfizer’s Grange Castle facility will produce mRNA drug substance. Given the extensive technical transfer process, on-site development, equipment installation and regulatory approvals needed for the sites, we expect both facilities will be brought by the end of 2021.”
Pfizer to use Dublin facility in Covid-19 vaccine manufacture (RTÉ)
Pic: Google Street View
Behold: spiral galaxy NGC 4565, aka, the Needle galaxy on account of its narrow side-on profile (from our perspective). To wit:
…bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. This sharp, colorful image reveals the spiral galaxy’s boxy, bulging central core cut by obscuring dust lanes that lace NGC 4565’s thin galactic plane. An assortment of other background galaxies is included in the pretty field of view. Thought similar in shape to our own Milky Way Galaxy, NGC 4565 lies about 40 million light-years distant and spans some 100,000 light-years. Easily spotted with small telescopes, sky enthusiasts consider NGC 4565 to be a prominent celestial masterpiece Messier missed.
(Image: CFHT, Coelum, MegaCam, J.-C. Cuillandre (CFHT) & G. A. Anselmi (Coelum)
This morning.
Phoenix Park, Dublin.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif here to discuss the Iran Nuclear Deal as part of Ireland’s role on the UN Security Council, at Farmleigh House and Estate.
