One of a kind porcelain-trimmed Veyron Grand Sport L'Or Blanc

We all know that Bugatti is a renowned French's luxurious automotive brand made in limited quantities for a limited circle anyway. The more so if we looked at the following supercar figure.

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L'Or Blanc like a very beautiful work of art in the form of a supercar, as well as the car also is a spectacular work of Bugatti in cooperation with a Berlin-based porcelain company named Königliche Porzellan-Manufatur Berlin (KPM) in 2011.

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L'Or Blanc which is the worlds first car to 'wear the finest porcelain on its body', shown at the Plaza Athenee Hotel, Paris in 2012. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cgvrk)

The outside view of Bugatti Veyron L'or Blanc is very alluring. Dominated by blue and white with unique graphics makes the car that uses a quad-turbocharged 8.0L W16 engine appeared very different from usual.

The coloring workmanship have a fairly high level of complexity. Bugatti designers using precision tape directly imported from Japan were able to glue perfectly with sulfur-containing material plasticine. With the staining technique as this will result in a better light reflection is generated by the car's body.

Front three quarter of Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L'Or Blanc. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cgvrk)

In addition to paint, the car also embellished with 12 elements of porcelain made of the Berlin-based best porcelain company. The porcelain is placed as the wheel center caps, fuel filler cap and interior trim pieces, and the EB logo embedded in the rear section were all fashioned by KPM from porcelain, most of it designed by hand. While inside the cabin, KPM put the standing elephant statues. These statues were created specially to add a unique feel to the Bugatti Veyron L'or Blanc.

Rear side view of Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L'Or Blanc. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cgvrk)

At that time, to get this special edition car, applicants must be deeply dug his pocket. Because the price offered is able to make you shake your head, which is about US. $2,5 million or approximately Rp. 32.4 billion. Currently, the car's price is estimated to be much more expensive.

Now, who is the owner of this unique supercar..? You can already guess who else if not a wealthy Arab sheik. For me, this is a dream car that I never had. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MOTORAUTHORITY]

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Scientists claim to have found the largest dinosaur footprints in Bolivia

A tourist guide in Bolivia found footprints that claimed belong to dinosaurs. The footprints have a size of 1.2 meters and a 80 million year-old relic.

The footprints belonged to a giant prehistoric animals were thought to belong to abelisaurus. The size of the current findings is one of the largest of the prior findings.

Paleontologist Sebastian Apesteguia (R) measures a footprint measuring over a meter made by a meat-eating predator some 80 million years ago, one of the largest of its kind ever found, in Kinsa Saruska, Bolivia. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cioDq)

As reported by The Guardian on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, the discovery of dinosaur footprints are located around 64 kilometers outside the capital city of Bolivia, Sucre, in early July.

An Argentine paleontologists, Sebastian Apesteguia, who studied the findings said the footprints were thought to belong abelisaurus (two-legged dinosaur that exploring South America).

Fact and picture of Abelisaurus. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cioWR)

"The footprints were bigger than we've ever found in the region. It is a record related to the discovery of carnivorous dinosaurs in the late Cretaceous period in South America," said Apesteguia.

For info, Abelisaurus is a dinosaur which lived approximately 85 million years ago during the late Cretaceous Period. It was first discovered by Roberto Abel in Argentina and was later named in 1985 by Argentine paleontologists Fernando Novas and Jose Bonaparte. The name of this dinosaur means “Abel’s Lizard”, a tribute to Roberto Abel.

The discovery was not the first time in the region, given the soft clay around Sucre known as dinosaur's footprints. Some previous abelisaurus skeleton has also been found in the area.

Abelisaurus is a group of meat-eating dinosaurs. They have the characteristic of hand rather short, long and narrow head and did not have horns, also the hind legs longer and slimmer. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | THE GUARDIAN]

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A longing expression of 1930s Moto-Ball

One of the 'weirdest' sports with the age no longer young and is still played today is the Moto-Ball. Yes, the game to snatch the ball and put it into the goal like soccer is indeed very different because the players have to use motorcycles for dribbling or to score a goal.

1936 Koehler-Escoffier Moto-Ball Special by Heroes Motorcycles. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cdaMg)

But it wasn't the sport that we highlight today, but the figure of classic motorcycles with typical settings highly qualified for its players to dribble, passing the ball or instead shooting not difficult to do. Of course the players should have special skills to ride the bike brilliantly.

Looking back as well as expressed a longing for the world of sports that has existed since 1930 that, an automotive enthusiast named Serge Bueno from the Los Angeles-based garage named the Heroes Motorcycle, rebuild the old memories with the restoration of Koehler-Escoffier (the name of the bike) combined with the modern art works.

Right side view of 1936 Koehler-Escoffier Moto-Ball Special by Heroes Motorcycles. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cdaMg)

Serge who has long struggled with the 'near death' motorcycles and has hundreds of times evoke the classic machine 'carcasses' and restore it to the original shapes. According to information compiled by Bikeexif, he first did it in Paris and Normandy, the last one he was the focus at the La Brea Avenue workshop. 

Here are several picture of 1936 Koehler-Escofier Moto-Ball Special. (All pictures taken from: http://adf.ly/1cdaMg)

Given the background of Koehler-Escoffier, the manufacturer which has a parent company called Monet-Goyon when in its heyday, once dominated the world's moto-ball starting 1933 to 1938 by using the 350 cc powered special motorcycles.

With those cubication figures, Koehler-Escoffier do not automatically have a great power like the modern motorcycles. It was only able to penetrate the rotation of 4500 rpm and a maximum speed of 80 km/h.
The restoration of Koehler-Escoffier was not cheap motorbike! Besides referring of historical value, the motorcycle wrapped by high quality material that can only be atoned at a price of $35,000, equivalent to Rp.478 million.

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive with the true safety riding. God will forgive Your sins.... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | HEROES MOTORCYCLES | BIKEEXIF]

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Cured of HIV, this man body became a big mystery

Flashback to the year of 2008, a man named Timothy Ray Brown cured of HIV. At that time, the man dubbed the 'Berlin patient' is considered to be recovered from the infection after receiving two bone marrow transplants.

While, those two transplants are actually to treat some other diseases were discovered a few years earlier, namely acute myeloid leukemiua. Apparently, the spinal cord which is derived from a donor with a rare gene that carries a mutation that is immune to HIV. Mutations were termed CCR5-delta 32 then follow to move to Brown, as quoted by CNN on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

Timothy Ray Brown on the cover of POZ magazine. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cdM2j)

The virus search seen in his blood a few years later, but remains undetected even though he was not treated with antiretroviral drugs. That is, clinically he has recovered from the infection, according to doctors.

There were several attempts in other patients conducted by scientists to apply the same approach, for example, in 2 patients in Boston. But, only Brown is the only person cured of HIV.

However, in a study presented on Sunday in the 2016 Towards an HIV Cure Symposium as a prelude 21st International AIDS conference in Durban, South Africa, there are some data from some patients positive force on HIV has greatly decreased after receiving stem cell transplants are similar to Brown.

The study is part of a project initiated by the European EPISTEM for potential HIV cure using stem cell transplants. Research as well as to deepen the knowledge of Brown healing. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CNN]

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All carbon fiber monocoque concept of VanderHeide's Aprilia RSV4

A Dutch company called VanderHeide become one of the public's attention when displaying their custom motorcycle in the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016 ​​last month.

VanderHeide's Aprilia RSV4 with a carbon fiber monocoque concept. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cbn0R)

This stunning custom motorcycle built from the latest Aprilia RSV4 sports motorcycle 'stripped' and replaced the 'suit' made of the carbon fibers. This beautiful work is the fruit of thought of the two young men named Rolf and Sjors Van der Heide.

Top view of VanderHeide's Aprilia RSV4. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cbn0R)

Collaboration between the two young men who have different professional backgrounds have finally gained a high appreciation of the custom motorcycle enthusiasts at the event. Rolf's expertise in the world of carbon fiber specialist techniques greatly affect the character of this work.

Right side view of VanderHeide's Aprilia RSV4. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cbn0R)

Their work is the concept of carbon monocoque requiring them to dispose all conventional frame structure of factory default. Unity between nose to tail unit maketh a supporting framework, following the design of the bodywork and the fuel tank.

Rear side view of VanderHeide's Aprilia RSV4. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cbn0R)

Not only that carbon fiber, they also pinned the carbon fiber swingarm and wheels gets from the aftermarket products. Other components which do not lose cool among others; Motec panel indicator, a braking set of Brembo, suspension of Ohlins TTX36 and many others. And if you interested to have one of the VanderHeide's work, then you need to set up the money of approximately $165 thousand.

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive with the true safety riding. God will forgive Your sins.... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | VANDERHEIDE | GEARHEADS]

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The car that can read emotions is being built by Honda and Softbank

Japan's leading car manufacturer, Honda along with one of renowned software companies named Softbank Group are partnering on making the vehicle with an artificial intelligence that can actually talk to and assist drivers in a way designed to foster more feelings of friendship between human and car.

(Pictured: the iconic Kitt, a smart talking car from television's Knight Rider series) In the near future such smart car will be launched by Honda in collaboration with Softbank. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1cdSs8)

As quoted from Leftlanenews, on Monday, July 25, 2016, the smart car thought capable of reading the driver's mood based on sound vibrations and other data were captured using sensors. While the driver's movements can also be read using a camera that is fixed directly to the driver.

With that information the smart car will be able to offer advice in a situation when the driver was in a state of fatigue during long trips or less excitable in a traffic jam. Currently the car's development is underway, but Honda and Softbank have not confirmed, when is the smart car be launched.

While this may seem frivolous, both Softbank and Honda have already developed actual robots that can converse and react to human emotions. Softbank's has been building 1,000 Pepper robots a month since July 2015. Each batch has sold out in under a minute. 

Meanwhile, Honda's has been developing its own robot since the 1980s. The current iteration is called ASIMO and has been focused more on humanoid motion, though it also has facial expression recognition abilities. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | LEFTLANENEWS]

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