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Nomad | South China Morning Post

Long considered one of the Hong Kong New Wave's landmarks, this 1982 film presents a convergence point for the city's most gifted artists of the era. It vividly brings Patrick Tam Ka-ming's Godardian influences - experiments in framing and montages, a story about youthful ennui and revolution - to the screen with an intriguing script (co-penned by, among others, Joyce Chan, Eddie Fong, John Chan and Tam himself), a dazzling production design by William Chang and John Hau, cinematography by Bill Wong and a jarring musical score by Violet Lam.

Paris Fashion Week: Alexander McQueen enchants with butterflies and beetles

This season, however, Sarah Burton took inspiration from the concept of metamorphosis of butterflies, moths and Scarab beetles. The delicate beauty of nature’s evolution was captured by Burton’s designs for the autumn/winter 2018 collection.  Tailored pantsuits adopting the classic McQueen silhouette with a strong shoulder, a narrow waist, and an exaggerated hip opened the show and also set the tone for the collection. It morphed into more deconstructed styles – draped at the helm with lace or lined with red Duchesse.

Romantic Warriors owner Peter Lau cannot imagine how great Cox Plate victory would be | HK

Peter Lau Pak-fai is on the ride of his life, and after seeing just how much a trip to a cold and wet Geelong excited the owner on Wednesday, it is hard to imagine the emotions he will be feeling at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Lau was in his element as he watched Romantic Charm run fourth in a Benchmark 70 at Geelong, but things will ratchet up a few levels when his horse of a lifetime, Romantic Warrior, runs favourite in the Group One Cox Plate (2,040m).

South Koreas Nvidia wannabe, AI chip start-up Rebellions, to begin mass production of NPUs, backe

A version of this article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post. In an office building in southern Seoul, a dozen chips were laid side by side on shelves, each next to their own electric fan to cool them down as they operate. These chips, called Atom, are the latest neural processing units (NPUs) developed by South Korean start-up Rebellions, targeting artificial intelligence (AI) models trained with up to 7 billion parameters.

20 Space Needle Facts - Purpose, Height, Design & More

Quick Facts Essential Facts Interesting Facts Location: Seattle, Washington State Construction Started: April 17, 1961 Completed: April 21, 1962 Reason for Construction: In honor of the World’s Fair 1962 Architect: John Graham & Co Height: 605 ft Width: 138 ft Weight: 9550 tons Function: Observation tower, restaurant, shop Safety Features: Earthquake and wind resistant, lightning rods, fire safety equipment Purpose: The Seattle Space Needle Is an Observation Tower Height: The Space Needle Is 605 ft.