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There’s always a risk you’ll be drowned,
In a river, while splashing around,
So it’s really quite neat,
When some guy with a sheet,
Gets you safely back on to dry ground.

John Moynes

(Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

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Three years ago, Dublin based physics student David Whyte started a Tumblr called Bees and Bombs where he posted gifs he’d created.

Since then he’s become adept at the open source programming language Processing which, combined with his physics and maths background, has resulted in an ongoing series of striking, minimalist loops.

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Inspired by the original of the species – Marion Renaud’s vintage hovercars – Swedish photographer Jacob Munkhammar digitally smooths the underside of classic Citroëns to create the kind of retro landspeeders you always dreamed of.

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A GoPro minidoc featuring French rally driver Guerlain Chicherit’s attempt at a 100m ramp jump in a souped-up Mini – a stunt he completes, landing tipped forward, causing the car to tumble.

Amazingly Chicerlit received only minor injuries.

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Oh yes.

“Effective [office] rents in Dublin have increased by 39.3% in the last 12 months, compared with an average of 5.1% across Europe.
…Savills say net effective rents comprise two elements of “headline” rents and rent-free periods, which have moved in opposite directions over the last year…”

 

Update:

Dr. John McCartney, Director of Research at Savills sez:

 “Service sector jobs growth has led to an upsurge in the demand for office space causing headline rents to rise by 24%.  But increasing demand has also allowed landlords to row back on rent-free incentives.  On average, the rent-free period on a standard office lease has halved over the last year.”

Dublin records fastest growth in net effective rents in Europe (RTE)

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