German Billionaire Offers World's Fastest Long-Range Superyacht for $85 Million

German eco-industrialist Guido Krass is offering to sell his 241-ft. Silver Zwei (above), the world's fastest long-range superyacht, for €59 million (about $85 million). Designed to the billionaire's specifications by Monaco's famed Espen Oeino, the Silver Zwei is about as an environmentally friendly as a yacht of its size and speed can be.

That means high fuel efficiency, which is quite handy when crossing the Atlantic at a cool 22 knots. The yacht's light, airy interior has accommodations for 20 guests in nine cabins including a large owner's suite with private lounge and veranda deck. Earth tones and clean white spaces with orange accents abound.

Luxury touches are in ample supply including an open-air cinema and Jacuzzi on the sundeck, a large sunpad which converts to a dance floor with discotheque lighting and sound systems, a sea level beach club with integrated sauna, and a helipad on the foredeck. Equipped with advanced security and communications systems, she's ready for a new billionaire owner to take the helm.

Anak remukkan kereta bapa RM1.35 juta

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BROKDORF, Jerman - Seorang remaja berusia 20 tahun hilang kawalan menyebabkan kereta sport bapanya yang berharga £275,000 (RM1.35 juta) remuk akibat terbabas di sebatang jalan raya di sini, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Namun, remaja tersebut dan seorang penumpang wanita berumur 19 tahun hanya mengalami cedera ringan selepas kereta sport Gumpert Apollo itu terbabas baru-baru ini.

Seorang jurucakap polis berkata: "Kereta itu remuk sepenuhnya dan hanya bahagian penumpang yang masih berada dalam keadaan baik."

Pihak berkuasa kini melakukan siasatan bagi mengetahui sama ada remaja itu memandu dengan laju di kawasan yang mempunyai had kelajuan 80 kilometer sejam.

Kereta sport itu merupakan salah sebuah kereta yang paling laju di dunia.

Ia mampu memecut dari 0 hingga 100 kilometer sejam dalam tempoh 2.8 saat. - Agensi

California curls

Belting ... Katy Perry

KATY PERRY is a DayGlo delight as she poses provocatively for a new ad campaign.

The curvy songbird lays back on a li-lo and places her arm behind her head while her cleavage threatens to spill out of her top.

Thick black curls tumble down her shoulders in the brightly-coloured, eighties-inspired frame shot by legendary fashion snapper DAVID LACHAPELLE.

It's one of three snaps produced for hair care products manufacturer ghd.

Another image shows the chart-topper channelling the glamorous spirit of 1950s Hollywood.

Hollywood glamour ... Katy Perry

With a hand seductively brushing her lips and kohl-rimmed eyes, Perry looks lingeringly as she relaxes in her boudoir.

The final frame from the series evokes a sense of 1970s rock'n'roll bohemia.

Thigh-high suede boots lead to an animal-print dress, topped off by an elaborate gold necklace.

Rock chick ... Katy Perry

Audi targets Russian and UAE customers with special edition models

With an aim to increase the brand’s exclusivity and give a stiff competition to BMW, German automaker Audi is rolling out special editions in markets around the world. The Volkswagen unit will start selling the special edition two-tone exterior turbo-diesel V-12-powered Audi Q7 in Russia next month, with prices starting at €200,000 ($285,000). The Q7 Special Edition SUV is going to cost the Audi lovers almost twice the base price for a Q7 in Russia. In June, Audi will roll out the special edition R8 V-10 Pure Sport in the United Arab Emirates, which will carry a price tag of $136,000. In an interview, sales chief Peter Schwarzenbauer said…

There’s nothing better than tailoring cars to specific markets. We see huge potential for business with limited special editions.

While there will be only 555 special edition Q7s for Russia, the UAE edition is limited to 40 units. Last year, Audi brought a market-specific model for China, the €54,000 Black-and-White edition TT, and registered a great success. With respect to the last year’s Chinese edition, Peter Schwarzenbauer said…

[All 450 of] the cars were still travelling on a vessel to China when we sold the last one. It was a test case convincing us that limited editions can be extremely successful.

Audi plans to make its custom vehicles account for 20 percent of its sales by 2015.

Sea monster sparks tsunami panic

Monster ... the 12ft yellow ribbonfish

THIS deep sea monster sent people running for their lives when it was reeled in on a Taiwanese beach.

The 12ft yellow ribbonfish reportedly sparked tsunami panic because of its size.

The species is normally found only in deep waters, but was hooked on a line off the coast of Miaoli, in north west Taiwan.

Fisherman Xie Lu said: "People started packing up to leave. They thought some kind of terrible earthquake was coming and they began to flee."

Experts believe the fish may have been forced out of its natural habitat by the aftershocks following Japan's devastating earthquake.

One marine official said: "The original undersea earthquake did enormous damage and drove many species out of their natural habitat."

Ibu suka makan kusyen sofa

ADELE memberitahu masalahnya bermula kerana tertekan dengan penceraian ibu bapanya.

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BRADENTON, Amerika Syarikat (AS) - Seorang ibu kepada lima orang anak, Adele Edwards didapati mengalami sejenis gangguan pelik yang dikenali sebagai Pica kerana dia gemar memakan kusyen sofa.

Pica merupakan gangguan yang sering dialami oleh kanak-kanak dan ibu mengandung yang kekurangan nutrien tertentu. Ia boleh menyebabkan mereka suka memakan benda-benda seperti kapur tulis, duit syiling, bateri dan tanah.

Dia yang berasal dari Bradenton, Florida Amerika Syarikat (AS) dikatakan telah memakan kusyen selama 21 tahun. Adele dilihat cuba mendapatkan bantuan selepas masalahnya itu sudah tidak dapat dikawal.

"Sejak beberapa tahun lalu, saya sudah makan tujuh sofa. Saya membuka zip alas kusyen dan memakannya. Apabila sudah makan, saya sukar untuk berhenti. Kini, doktor memberitahu jika saya meneruskannya, ketagihan ini akan membunuh saya," katanya.

Adele mengakui tabiat peliknya itu berlaku kerana tertekan sewaktu ibu bapanya mahu bercerai ketika dia baru berusia 10 tahun. Kini, dia memakan kusyen sebanyak 15 kali sehari. Adele terpaksa mendapatkan rawatan terapi dan hipnosis demi menghilangkan ketagihan luar biasa itu. - Agensi

Belanja besar tukar Ferrari jadi limousin

SEBUAH Ferrari F360 baru berharga bermula dari AS$81,678 (RM246,790).

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LONDON - Seorang pemilik Ferrari 360 di sini membelanjakan wang sebanyak AS$326,687 (RM987,084) untuk mengubahsuai kereta sport miliknya menjadi sebuah limousin, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Proses mengubah suai kereta sport yang dibeli pada harga AS$81,678 (RM246,790) itu mengambil masa enam bulan dengan menggunakan alat ganti tulen Ferrari.

Ferrari 360 asal memiliki 400 kuasa kuda (bhp) dan mampu memecut 0-100 kilometer sejam dalam masa cuma empat saat. Namun, limousin tersebut tidak dapat mencapai kelajuan asalnya kerana beratnya sudah bertambah. - Agensi

Pesawat kargo bawa pam air gergasi ke Jepun

PAM air gergasi bergerak masuk ke dalam pesawat kargo Rusia di Atlanta, Amerika Syarikat pada Jumaat lalu.

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ATLANTA, Amerika Syarikat (AS) - Sebuah pesawat kargo gergasi Rusia di sini digunakan untuk membawa pam air antara yang terbesar di dunia ke Jepun, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Pam seberat 95 tan berharga AS$2 juta (RM6.04 juta) itu diletakkan di atas lori 26 roda dan akan digunakan untuk menyembur air ke dalam loji jana kuasa nuklear Fukushima Daiichi di timur laut Jepun yang rosak akibat gegaran gempa bumi kuat pada 11 Mac lalu.

Ketua Pegawai Ekekutif Putzmeister Amerika, Dave Adams berkata, pihaknya berharap peralatan yang dikeluarkan syarikatnya akan dapat membantu kerajaan Jepun menyelesaikan masalah di loji jana kuasa nuklear itu.

Masalah yang berlaku di loji tersebut kini ialah pekerja-pekerja berusaha untuk menyejukkan reaktor nuklear selepas sistem penyejukan mengalami kerosakan. - Agensi

Tak boleh tutup mulut lepas menguap

SEBANYAK 26 batang kayu kecil dimasukkan ke dalam mulut Holly Thompson.

KINGSTHORPE, Britain - Seorang remaja perempuan berumur 17 tahun, Holly Thompson tidak dapat menutup mulut selepas dia menguap semasa berada di dalam kelas di Sekolah Perempuan Northampton di sini, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Dalam kejadian yang berlaku baru-baru ini, dia meminta seorang rakan menutup mulutnya tetapi apa yang berlaku ialah dia berasa sakit semasa percubaan itu dilakukan.

Holly kemudian dihantar menemui seorang jururawat sekolah tetapi dia gagal untuk menutup mulutnya walaupun air panas dan ketul ais diletakkan di bawah dagunya.

Dia kemudian dihantar ke Hospital Besar Northampton dan rahangnya terkatup semula selepas 26 batang kayu kecil mirip batang aiskrim dimasukkan ke dalam mulutnya.

Dr. Ejiro Obakponovwe memasukkan batang kayu itu yang diikat dengan pita pelekat dengan tujuan untuk menjadikan rahang Holly menjadi letih kerana gigi Holly menggigitnya buat seketika.

Doktor wanita itu menarik perlahan-lahan batang kayu tersebut sebelum dia memegang kedua-dua pipi pelajar tersebut dan menutup mulut Holly.

Pelajar itu kemudian dapat menutup semula mulutnya tanpa berasa sakit. - Agensi

800-horsepower Mustang on the way

Shelby GT500 Super Snake

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- An 800-horsepower version of the Ford Mustang will be unveiled at the New York Auto Show later this month.The 2012 Shelby GT500 Super Snake will be built by Shelby American Inc., a Las Vegas-based performance car company. Shelby works with Ford Motor Co. to create various high-performance versions of the iconic Mustang.While the base Super Snake will produce a mere 750 horsepower, those who feel the need for more power will be able to add an optional upgrade package that will provide 50 more. Shelby provides no warranty on the engine and transmission, in either case.

The base version of the outgoing 2011 Super Snake produces 630 horsepower, although no-warranty option packages have been available in recent months to push horsepower in those cars up to as much as 800, as well.

The 2012 Super Snake will be legal to drive on public roads on all 50 states, the carmaker promised, and it will cost less than $100,000.

Prices for the 2011 Super Snake start about $80,000 in total, including the separate purchase of a car from Ford -- a factory-produced Shelby GT500 -- and the necessary modifications.

"Shelby American has a rich history at the New York International Auto Show," said John Luft, president of Shelby American. in an announcement. "The very first Shelby car was introduced there in 1962, as well as the 1968 and 2008 Shelby GT500KR and the 2006 Shelby Hertz GT-H."

The original partnership between Ford and Shelby American founder Carroll Shelby, one that resulted in Mustang-based performance cars that can be worth millions of dollars today, ended in 1969. Ford and Shelby entered into a new agreement in 2003 that has produced a new line of Shelby Mustangs, some built by Ford Motor Co. and others built at the Shelby American factory.