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Yep, that’s right. I just got off the phone with Wink CEO Mark Dweck, and he told me that he had the idea to import little useful cars like these after watching my first Changli video two years ago. “You don’t know this, but you’re the one who woke me up to this. I saw your YouTube video!” he said. I’m as shocked as you are, especially when I learned that Mark is a genuine, no-joke car guy — the sort of person that has owned multiple Aston Martins and Cords and Duesenbergs and all manner of remarkable cars....

But choosing the best wedding entertainment can be one of the most stressful tasks to plan. If you’re like most brides, you don’t want to make a few mistakes by going down the wrong path with a few vendors. So how do you find the best wedding entertainers? And how do you make sure you’re going down the right path? Let’s explore some tips to help you out. Choosing Wedding Entertainment for Your Big Day The entertainment you choose for your big day should be carefully selected to ensure that your guests have a memorable experience....

What if you’ve few pages that can’t be discovered by your website visitors and search engines? That’s a problem to fix. Finding orphan pages (pages with no links) should be your top priority if you’re determined to boost organic traffic to your websites. In this detailed guide, we’ll talk about what orphan pages are all about, what problems you’ll face when you’ve them, how to find and fix them easily....

As an insurance broker, you know that your job (or business if you own a brokerage) cannot thrive without clients. If you aren’t getting people to buy insurance policies from various insurers, you aren’t making money. To make matters worse, competition in the industry is fierce. With over 400,000 insurance brokerages and thousands of independent brokers in the market, standing out from the crowd is a tough ask. It’s not all doom and gloom, though....

Even if you can comprehend the idea of a silhouette, the disparity in the way animals and humans are represented is too great, and while we, as humans, understand this implicity, the aliens may not, thinking Earth is full of complex zoological life that’s intermixed with a society of robots that use anti-gravity tech to support their perfectly spherical heads. I guess there’s no way to stylize these animals effectively and have them retain their distinctive looks, like we have with people?...

I think I’ve peaked, folks. I really do. I never thought I’d own a single car in Australia — to own TWO (okay, let’s be real, 1.5) is just epic. I’ve got to give the credit to Laurence, the reader from the Dubbo area of Australia (basically in the middle of Nowhere, New South Whales) [Editor’s Note: I was going to fix this to “Wales” but this is just too funny a typo, so it stays....

Here’s what happened: Last December, then-candidate George Santos tweeted this (the original tweet has been deleted, but this was the text): He then followed that up with some more explanation, and that tweet somehow still exists: Last year my gas tank was $54. 54×3=162 162×52=8,424 Joe Biden’s policies made my expenses go up $4,524.00 and that America is only on gas! America can’t afford Joe and his socialist agenda. — George Santos (@Santos4Congress) December 11, 2021...

With a positive attitude we experience pleasant and happy feelings. This brings brightness to the eyes, more energy and happiness. Our whole being broadcast, happiness and success. Even our health is affected in a beneficial way. Positive and Negative thinking are contagious.We affect and are affected by the people we meet in one way or other. This happens instinctively and on a subconscious level through words, thought and feeling and through body language....

We want to stand out so that we get the job, but we also want to fit in. We wonder whether we can wear flats to an interview, or whether some colors are more appropriate than others. How we look matters. You have approximately seven seconds to make a first impression, and you want it to be the right one. You want your future employer to look at you and think, “Yes, I can see her working here"....

Employers need to feel confident in their hiring decisions and are increasingly turning to data analytics to help them select the right candidate. If you are working towards management job roles, then you may come across the Korn Ferry Leadership Potential Assessment – also known as the KFLPA. This is a comprehensive assessment that allows firms to identify those who have leadership potential. The data compiled is used to help employers understand how to spot those with leadership capabilities and those with the potential to develop in the future....

I’m surrounded by a bunch of Lexuses at a Toyota press event at the company’s headquarters in Plano, Texas, so I figured I’d walk around and talk about the new RX’s design, as well as the design of the rest of the brand’s models. Because none of it is boring. That Nose The thing you likely noticed before anything else on the new RX is the very, very prominent nose of the car....

These examples were sent to us by an Autopian named Oliver, who first clued us in to an interesting example, not really a recent holdout, but more of a little-known variation from the early 1990s. Behold: Yes, that’s a second-gen Dodge Caravan minivan there, but with a strange-looking black plastic front face that incorporates rectangular sealed-beam headlights. You can see the normal 1991 Caravan up there in the corner to compare what the normal face looked like, with its shaped, composite headlights....

The human Austin Partner was born in 1871 and is best known for the very last thing he did: dying when the Titanic sank. Here’s a letter he sent to his wife just after the Titanic set off: Oh, Austin, you’re gonna wish it was just maddening, my man. This does remind me of another car/person name matchup, one that remains my favorite, Lloyd Alexander. I wrote about this one for The Old Site way back when, and even made this chart, which I’m just gonna stick here because for some reason that article is always hard to Google:...

(Welcome to Member Rides. This is the weekly feature where we look at people who became members of the site by signing up here and parting with a little of their hard-earned dough to keep The Autopian going. Our plan is to do these every week! Today it’s Cristiana’s turn!) If you’re a member and want to be highlighted please check your email for a link to a survey you can fill out....

Last week, we looked at the 2010 Heynsdyk 2500 SF. It was a rare Dutch kit car built out of then 20-plus-year-old donor cars. We asked you to guess its headlights, taillights, and donor car. Those of you who guessed Porsche 944 for the donor car are correct! The headlights came from a first-generation Mini Hatch and the tails from an Alfa Romeo 159. Today’s Parts Bin Puzzle takes us back to the familiar warmth of the recreational vehicle....

They are a critical part of the teaching licensing process in many states, and most colleges will use them to assess the suitability of candidates for teaching. All trainee teachers will be required to take at least one Praxis test, either before entry to teacher training college, during their college career or before entering the workforce as a student-teacher. The Praxis tests are designed to assess the core academic skills (reading, writing and math) that the teaching profession requires, as well as the subject-specific knowledge required of a teacher....

If you are employed, you are likely to have a workplace pension that your employer pays into and to which you make contributions from your salary. However, if you are self-employed, it is up to you to create a pension fund for yourself. You are likely to live 20–30 years after you retire and you are going to need an income. When you are considering the best self-employed pension in the UK or the US, you need to understand the basics of what to expect and what to look for in a provider....

Causes of heartworm Heartworms are spread through mosquito bites. Mosquitoes can carry infective heartworm larvae that enter the cat’s body when the insect feeds. The larvae move from the bite wound throughout the whole body and mature until they reach the heart and blood vessels of the lungs as adults, where they reproduce, releasing immature heartworms, also known as microfilaria, into the cat’s bloodstream. The presence of microfilaria is not very common in cats, and has been seen in less than 20 percent of infected cats....

This could be administered to young children by an educational establishment (looking at whether a child might have learning disabilities or cognitive function issues), or as part of the hiring process for a specific job role. Some hiring managers might want to ensure they are considering the right candidates before a face-to-face interview. The Stanford-Binet IQ test assesses different skills, from numerical reasoning to verbal and spatial awareness. What Is the Stanford-Binet IQ Test?...