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When cleansing my fabulous clients closets I often find that their basic tees are lacking to say the least. They are "well loved" (aka stained, pilled, holes) and more often than not they have the wrong neckline and fit.
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Decorating your home to reflect the holidays is a very important tradition. It helps mark the passing of the year, gives the kids something to to look forward to, and simply makes these special days even more special.
But boy, can this get expensive—buying and setting up for one, then trading in for another, then another, etc. It all adds up. So today's Master Class is a bit of a road map on how to make that holiday decorating dollar go further:
1. By the beginning of October, I am setting up my house for harvest festival, bringing in some autumnal color, a pumpkin or two and a wreath on the door.
2. By mid-October, I start to tilt more and more towards Halloween. There are some great adhesive options that I love to use on my pumpkins in lieu of carving them all. This is a great benefit, as I can easily develop a theme (this year it's all about the spiders).
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3. Add in some spooky and simple decor elements (spider webs, change out exterior lights to orange, etc.) This will make your home Halloween appropriate without breaking the bank.
4. Now it's November, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner! So take off all of the adhesive Halloween decoration from the pumpkins and we are halfway there for Thanksgiving decor.
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5. I like to add in some greenery here to make a more colorful presentation. Don't be afraid to start using traditionally Christmas greenery, as it will blend well with your fall colors. It might also be time to start adding some holiday lights, too. Maybe not around the whole house, but its a nice touch to add on some of the trees around your property.
6. A great wreath made of dry twigs with some fall color will complete the look for you.
7. After Thanksgiving, it's time to make the final switch to a Christmas look. Out go the pumpkins as they are probably getting a bit tired by now anyway. Add some more of that greenery to the base you have already established. Also, add a few more lights to your presentation. If lots of string lights are out of the budget, a few spotlights lighting your home with red and green bulbs can make a dramatic impact.
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8. The last thing is to add some sparkle to your door wreath—maybe some old tinsel from the tree and a few ornaments that you aren't using. That way, will have a unique and personal holiday wreath.
Following this simple road map will help save you time and money this holiday season. Enjoy!
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When we ask women, particularly those who have had children, which body part(s) they most want to improve we often hear "my core." And while it's not possible to spot treat any one particular area, there certainly are exercises you can do to strengthen and tighten your core. But before we get into core exercises and benefits, let's define what "core strength" means and why it's so important to your overall health and fitness.
Unfortunately, many people carry the misconception that core strength is synonymous with abdominal strength. While that is partially true – your abs are part of your core – there's a lot more to it. Your core is your power center. It includes the abdominals AND all of the muscles in your midsection, like the stabilizing muscles that run alongside your spine, obliques, and lower lats.
Strengthening your core provides a wide range of benefits, some of which include: alleviating and/or preventing back pain, improving posture, and enhancing overall athleticism. It is also critical for balance, posture, and nearly every physical activity.
Because core strength plays such a key role in our everyday health, Total Woman Gym + Spa offers several core-focused classes. Our most popular core classes are:
"Abs and Assets": The class takes a laser focused approach to toning and defining the muscles in your midsection, hips, buttocks, and thighs — all the areas women tend to focus on most. Pair it with cardio for a well-rounded workout.
"Bosu Blast": The BOSU® Balance Trainer is a large "1/2 ball" with a solid. It allows you to progress most any floor exercise and is excellent for cardio, strength training, core stability, and balance. Whether you are looking to tone and strengthen, improve your core strength, lose weight, or simply get healthy and fit, Bosu Blast is a fun and effective way to get there. .
"Power Core": This unique class offering is a fusion of Yoga and Pilates. Power Core utilizes a series of poses and flows designed to enhance your core strength, balance, and endurance while improving your posture, energy, and flexibility.
The fitness program at Total Woman Gym + Spa gives is tailored specifically to the needs of women, and has plenty of options when it comes to core training. In addition to our core-specific classes, group fitness classes like barre, yoga, and Pilates also promote core stability. We also have a team of certified personal trainers who can answer questions or provide condition-specific exercises for core strength and stability.
Ready to stand taller, feel stronger, and tone your midsection? Come on in to Total Woman today and activate your FREE 3 Day Pass. While on your free trial you can take as many group fitness classes as you desire – including core classes like Abs and Assets, Power Core, and Bosu Blast.
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BioConstruct GmbH highly focuses on Europe for new construction of state-of-the-art biogas plants. Alon with other things, the enterprise, headquartered in Melle, in the German state of Niedersachsen, will further intensify its activities in the wind energy business segment.
Thus the leading provider for planning and construction of turnkey biogas, wind energy, and photovoltaic projects in Europe responds to the constantly changing economic environment. Through the new amendment of the Renewable Energy Act (EEG), as well as the low prices for oil and gas, operation of new biogas plants in Germany is no longer economically viable.
"We have made the right decisions for the future in an increasingly difficult market environment and are well-positioned", states Managing Director Henrik Borgmeyer, who is optimistic with regard to 2017. With construction of six biogas plants in Great Britain, BioConstruct has worked out a strong position with good references in the current fiscal year in the United Kingdom, and has established an effective basis for further projects. The plants have a total installed capacity of 28 megawatts (MW). Moreover, with the planning and implementation of projects in Leffincourt (France) and Sochos (Greece), the firm has got into two promising additional European markets. The French biogas plant was constructed for an agricultural customer and was successfully commissioned in mid-November. With a capacity of 25 kW the combined heat and power plant processes a total of 17 tons of crushed maize kernels, cattle manure, liquid pig manure and sugar beets per year. Since late summer 2016 the l combined heat and power plant in Greece with a capacity of 999 kWel has obtained energy from up to 36,600 tons of cattle slurry and maize silage, a year. BioConstruct planned and built the turnkey plant in Greece for a project development company.
The biogas plants should not contain isolated cases. In both countries negotiations are already underway for additional plants. In France discussions are progressing concerning the planning and implementation of at least one additional project in 2017; in Greece a contract for construction of a plant has already been signed, three other plants are in the planning phase here. Turkey is another interesting market. BioConstruct has had an office and a sales employee in Istanbul since 2014. Since then, the Turkish market has developed well for the company with one biogas plant a year. Further development remains to be seen at this point in time.
However, BioConstruct has set a course for the future that extends beyond biogas plants. The wind energy segment is again gaining regional significance. Thus, among other projects, the enterprise has taken on project development and project management, extending to commissioning, including infrastructure and grid connection, for the wind park in Gerde and the wind park in Badbergen in the Osnabrück district.
Overall Borgmeyer expects a good development in 2017. Also, because in the coming year several larger projects will be concluded. However, the political uncertainties, as well as continuing international conflicts in the Ukraine and elsewhere, as well as debt and banking crises in Greece and Italy remain challenges. The exchange rate of the British pound, which came under pressure in fiscal year 2016 as a result of the British people's Brexit vote also had effects on the result.
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The normal resting heart rate for healthy adults, including older-aged adults and kids>10 years is between 60 and 100 heartbeats a minute.
Heart Rate is the number of times that our heart contracts or beats in a minute. Main function of the heart is to maintain adequate blood supply [Heart sends oxygenated blood to the body so that tissues could extract the oxygen for their use]. Therefore the heart rate varies according to demands of body.
The normal heart rate at rest for healthy adults, including older-aged adults and kids >10 years is between 60 and 100 heartbeats a minute.
Resting heart is the heart rate is the rate at which our heart beats when we are resting or relaxed.
When we say normal heart rate, we mostly refer to resting heart rate.
With exertion, our heart rate goes up as the demand for oxygen increases and heart, by upping the rate of beating [and pumping blood] tries to meet the demand. Another thing that happens is increased breath rate because lungs function to extract more oxygen from the inhaled air.
Anxiety, fear, surprise also lead to increase in the heart rate. This is caused by release of adrenaline or epinephrine in the body, preparing us for fight or flight.
The normal heart rate undergoes healthy variation, going up in response to some conditions, including exercise, body temperature, body position (such as for a short while after standing up quickly), and emotion (such as anxiety and arousal).
Heart rate and Pulse
Pulse is defined as the number of times arteries expand and contract in response to the heartbeat.
This rate is exactly equal to the heartbeat, the rate of heart contractions, because these heart contractions cause the increases in blood pressure and the pulse in the arteries.
Pulse, therefore, is a direct measure of heart rate.
The pulse volume may be affected by changes in the arteries. Absence of pulse may indicate a problem in the vessel.
How to Take Pulse?
And thus heart rate.
You must have taken or seen people taking [doctor, nurses, paramedicals or actors in the movies] pulse from neck or wrist.
A pulse is taken at the point where arteries run closely under the skin. Wrist and neck are common points where pulses are taken but there are other places in the body where you could take the pulse.
Wrist is most common place to take the pulse
The easiest way to monitor your heart rate is to take your pulse at the wrist.
Resting Normal Heart Rate
The normal resting heart rate for healthy adults, including older-aged adults and kids>10 years is between 60 and 100 heartbeats a minute.
Sports persons and athletes who train themselves vigorously can have a heart rate as low as 40 beats per minute
Variation with age
A newborn's heart beats very fast and reaches the average at 10 years of age. Here is the rough guide of normal heart rate at different times of life.
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- Tachycardia means the heart is beating too fast at rest (usually over 100 beats a minute)
- Bradycardia is a heart rate that is too slow (usually below 60 beats a minute).
Effect of Exercise on Heart Rate
During the exercise, heart rate goes up due to increased oxygen demand. But regular athletic exercise lowers both the resting heart rate and the maximum rate during exertion.
Thus resting normal heart rate of athletes who are training regularly is lower than that of less active people.
Similarly, the person who is regularly trained would have lower heart rate at the peak of exercise as compared to untrained one.
This happens due to increased vagal tone in response to exercise.
According to American Heart Association, the maximum heart rate during exercise roughly equals 220 minus age
So a typical 35-year-old's maximum heart rate during exercise is around 185 beats a minute.
For best effects without any adverse effect on the heart, the target should be to reach between 50-85% of the maximum heart rate for given age. This is called target heart rate
How does the heart keep beating?
Heart has a natural pacemaker called sinoatrial or SA node which is made of cells capable of generating current. These cells generate electrical impulse which via a special circuit is transmitted to atria and ventricles [different chambers of heart] so that they beat in rhythmical fashion.
Electrical functioning of the heart is checked by a commonly know procedure, electrocardiogram or ECG.
How to Check Heart Rate
Heart rate is an indicator ot heart's function. So its examination is important clinical parameter. There are different methods to check heart rate.
Pulse is an indirect measure of the heart rate and other functions of the heart. The pulse is felt when an artery can be palpated close to skin against some underlying bone.
A pulse can tell us about pulse rate [ and thus heart rate, pulse volume and regularity of the beats]
How to check Pulse at the Wrist?
- Hold one of your hands out with the palm facing upwards and the elbow slightly bent
- Place your index (first) and middle fingers of your other hand on the inside of your wrist, just below the base of your thumb
- Press the two fingers lightly on your skin until you feel your pulse. This pulse is of radial artery.
- If you feel nothing, either press harder or search with your fingers for the artery and press again
You can count number of beats for full 60 seconds. Or count till 30 seconds and multiply by 2. Some count till 20 seconds or even 15 and multiply accordingly.
By any method, the normal heart rate is the value obtained for 60 seconds.
Alternatively, the pulse can be found by pressing the two fingers on the side of your neck (carotid artery). This is just beside the Adam's apple in the hollow area.
Other places where you can check the pulse
- The popliteal artery – This is extension of femoral artery and can be palpated behind the knee. It is a deep artery and can be palpated with some difficulty.
- The abdominal aorta – Over the abdomen. Difficult to palpate in obese person
- The basilar artery – close to the ear behind the pinna
- The brachial artery – Just above the elbow under the biceps
- The dorsalis pedis – the middle of dorsum of the foot in proximity to base of first metacarpal
- The femoral artery – in the groin
- The posterior tibial artery – the ankle joint just behind the medial malleolus
- The superficial temporal artery – the temple, about two finger breadths from anterosuperior margin of pinna.
Using a Heart Rate Monitor
Heart rate monitors or pulsometers, that allow you to measure your heart rate in real time. Some of them even record your heart rate for later study.
Heart rate monitors, are popular among athlete's and people who exercise regularly.
There are two popular types of heart rate monitors:
Chest Strap and Watch
This consists of two parts. You place the watch around your wrist and a strap around your chest.
Strapless Heart Rate Monitor
The device is wrapped around the wrist, part of the back of your hand, and your index finger.
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Wow, what's it been, a year? Just about, I think. Maybe a little more. I might've missed the anniversary of this website. Eh, it was around this time I started working for this site, so, close enough. So in case you don't hang out in the nerd section of Internet Town (though if you're reading this website you probably do) you probably don't know what BoingBoing is. It's a blog that runs a variety of news items and commentary. Whatever you see there is stuff that interests them across a wide range of topics, and chances are you'll be interested in it as well. On a given day you'll see posts about nifty shirts and watches, articles decrying the latest copyright legislation, X-wing shaped beards, and Cory Doctorow. They host a few comics on their site too, such as the politically left-leaning Tom The Dancing Bug and Brain Rot. I want to focus on the second one today, because to me it's unique, fascinating to read and informative.
Brain Rot is a comic by artist Ed Piskor that tackles a wide range of topics, from NES games to Occupy Wall Street, but in particular I want to focus on his latest project, The Hip-Hop Family Tree, which is all about the history of rap and how it evolved from the streets of NYC into the phenomenon it is today. If you ever wondered who the big players who shaped the genre were, or why gang culture is such a cornerstone of rap aesthetic, the answers to those questions and more are here. The presentation is a montage of pictures, usually single-panel dialogues linked by a narrator to other events and people in the business. I find it to be a fascinating look into how a multi-million dollar genre grew from its roots in the streets and alleys of Harlem and other places.
It's got this giant family tree plot laid out beneath each comic, which can be initially kind of confusing, and there is a bunch of information packed into each page. However, it's also easy to read, because the dialogue is clear even when slang and speech impediments are added, and the narrator makes it easy to follow where the story is going. You may need to read it a couple times to figure out a concise, logical advancement from point A to B, but it's fun to read and it's not that big of a deal if you can't follow it- it's a big, complicated story, and it's better to just go along for the ride. You'll figure out the big players fast enough, which is enough. I like the feel of the narration. I can't help but hear it being voice-acted by the same narrator from that 30 second bit from Inglorious Basterds, where Marcel is about to light a bunch of film on fire, and the narrator explains the chemistry that makes old film so volatile. You know what scene I'm talking about. Gotta love a black baritone voice. Piskor just captures the sound of slang in those days real well, and while I can't tell whether it's idealized or authentic, it's still enjoyable to read.
The art is fantastic and emblematic of comic books of that era. The panel layout and the color of the background feel exactly like the old style of comics from that time period, and the art style is excellent. It's this simple, semi-iconic style with solid colors, and it has a little bit of that fine-detail look that guys like Roy Lichtenstein popularized, with grids of granular dots laid over the entire work like a filter. The color palette is focused heavily on brown, orange and red, with some cool colors thrown in here and there, giving it the feel of a hot summer day in the city. People are slightly caricature-ized, with some characters having heads that are a little too big for their bodies, along with faces and poses that are laid back and cool most of the time, becoming animated and detailed when there's drama thrown in. Despite characters getting angry and occasionally violent, there's never a sense of dread in the drama, like this is all dark and serious. It's more comical, and we read it with a sense of "so that's how things went down? Huh. Interesting."
Because a lot of events and people are introduced and followed in rapid succession, it can feel off-pace and cluttered, but as far as I'm concerned it doesn't break the comic. There's a lot of interesting people and facts in here, and I highly recommend you read it. At the very least, it will enlighten you as to the cultural reasons explaining why white guys can't rap, and you'll have a new appreciation for the genre in a way your republican uncles never had growing up.
TL;DR: Brain Rot is simultaneously entertaining and informative, and you shouldn't miss it if you like to learn about music or history.
Brain Rot: The Hip-Hop Family Tree is a comic written and illustrated by Ed Piskor. It updates every other Tuesday on BoingBoing.net.


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Joe Pasquale is pure panto gold in a glittering Mayflower panto, complete with 3D genies, flying carpets and plenty of laughs.
Aladdin always seems the weakest/least appealing of the panto stories, but Pasquale turns it all into the Joe Pasquale show, and thank goodness for that. Pasquale offers endless oomph in a bundle-of-energy tour-de-force showcase which all but brings the house down. There's no doubting it: Pasquale really is the complete panto performer, the whole thing giving him the perfect platform for all his various, wonderful, completely-bonkers skills, whizzing from fart gags to comedy songs, from all kinds of slapstick to general mayhem, all in his characteristic, warm and engaging, squeaky-voiced style.
Pasquale is the heart and soul of the show, its life blood. For a good panto to become a vintage one, the rest of the cast need to follow suit.
Duncan James does all that he can with the slightly-colourless role of Aladdin, and in fact he does well. But Ceri Dupree isn't there yet as Widow Twankey. Ceri is clearly a natural in a frock, and he wears a huge range, each more outrageous than the last. But Twankey is surely all about a mumsiness which is so far lacking here.
Also just a little disappointing is the choice of music, with too few songs you'll go home humming; the show looks great at every moment, but it doesn't quite seem to have the big, dancing chorus numbers the very best pantos rely on. More worrying perhaps is the gratuitous appearance of a car plastered with the name and number of a local dealer... the thin end of a troubling wedge. Product placement should be kept to the foyer and the programme. And maybe just a couple of the gags are just a little bit too blue...
But none of that detracts from Pasquale's panto brilliance. He carries the show - and it's impossible not to let him carry you along with it.
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Madrid: World number one Caroline Wozniacki survived a stiff test from teenage Serbian Bojana Jovanovski in the second round of the Madrid Open, coming through 6-4, 6-4 against the unseeded 19-year-old.
Dane Wozniacki had her serve broken three times but managed five breaks of her own to set up a third-round clash against former number one Dinara Safina of Russia or in-form German Julia Goerges, who won last week`s Stuttgart event.
"Not the best game but happy to get through and always difficult to play against a young upcoming player," Wozniacki, 20, wrote on her Twitter account.
In other second round matches on the clay at the futuristic Magic Box arena, fifth seed and 2010 French Open finalist Samantha Stosur edged past unseeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 7-6, 7-5.
Stosur`s Australian compatriot Jarmila Gajdosova fought back from a set down to upset 10th-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
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Kangana Ranaut kept saying Hrithik Roshan had been in a relationship with her but all she have is a single picture to prove her claims.
Self-proclaimed critic Kamaal R Khan slammed Kangana and her Sister Rangoli for targeting Hrithik Roshan with just one photograph in which the Greek God was seen hugging the 'Queen' Star from behind. While sharing a picture of himself with Kareena Kapoor, He wrote: 'I had relationship with Kareena Kapoor for 4 years n I have only this photo to prove. #KanganaRanaut #RangoliChudail'.
The Critic even conducted a Survey based on his post: 'Kangana said I got engaged with Hrithik in Paris. Hrithik has proved that he never gone to Paris. So What do you think now? Who is a liar?'. He then informed 68% of the respondents believe Kangana is a liar and 32% feel Hrithik is guilty.
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Along with "White Collar" and two more shows, USA Network as renewed "Suits" for a third season *happy dance*
USA Network has renewed Suits for a third season.
The cable network has ordered 16 more episodes of the legal drama, it was announced Friday by USA co-presidents Jeff Wachtel and Chris McCumber.
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Congratulations, Warren...your blog is looking great! I do love your title/image...striking and artistic (of course!) ;)Love this haiku, too...I can see and almost feel that little insect!Looking forward to seeing more of your work here.:)Lary
Thanks for your wonderful comments, Lary - You have always been one of my best mentors and I continue to learn a lot from you - this blog, for instance, wouldn't have happened without you. Thanks again, friend.Warren
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The Future Face of Ann ArborPosted: May 18, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
Many of the issues that will be important in this council campaign apply to one central question: What will be the future face of Ann Arbor?
The present council majority and the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority have often taken a stance that could fairly be described as pro-development. Does that mean that many of us who have opposed one project or another, or lobbied for open space in a particular location, are anti-development? Not necessarily. Rather, it is often a disagreement about the future course of the city, both how its physical environment (built and natural features) will be presented, and how the life of the city will revolve around and within that physical reality.
Don't forget. This is where we live. What happens to the spaces around us affects our lives. Ann Arbor is changing daily, and will continue to change, and that is just fine. But the question of how it will change should be open to discussion.
There are several important initiatives afoot that will affect the future face of the city.
Connecting William Street is a project in which the DDA (by assignment from the City Council) is seeking to determine the best use for several city-owned parcels in the downtown. I will be discussing this process in detail, and I favor a park or open public space on the Library Lot.
New task forces are being formed to examine other city-owned lots, especially those in the Allen's Creek floodway, in the path of the proposed Greenway. Here is a good recent review by the Ann Arbor Chronicle. These include sites that have previously been discussed in several contexts, such as 415 West Washington, the First and William parking lot, 721 North Main. I don't currently have any position on the outcomes, but it will bear watching.
Note that we are talking here about city-owned land in both cases. Last year a group of citizens formed the Public Land – Public Process group as a basis for resistance to the plan to put a hotel and conference center on the Library Lot. Here is a link to the statement of principles we devised. I think it is pretty good and I still endorse these principles. The statement says in part:
When estimating the value to the community of the land and of a changed use, discussion should not be limited to extracting the top dollar value from the project. The city should not be acting as a venture capitalist or a dealer in real estate. Rather, broader public benefits must be considered. These would include enhanced services, enhanced local environment, and enhanced vitality of the area for residents and businesses.
Fuller Road Station is another example of public land being used for a new purpose, and one that has never really gotten adequate public review. It was originally a joint project between the University of Michigan and the city, in which the first phase was basically a parking structure. The UM pulled out of the parking structure agreement in February 2012 but some at the city are still talking about a train station at that location. It looks from here as though part of the motivation is that there are other plans for the area where the current train station is located. As the Ann Arbor Chronicle reported, some of those may be linked with development around the area of the MichCon site by the river. I am already on record as opposing a new station at the Fuller Road site.
Not about city parcels, but still important to the face of Ann Arbor: the R4C/R2A report (here is a good summary by the Ann Arbor Chronicle) and whatever ordinance changes may result. This could have major effects on the scale of new developments in the near-downtown neighborhoods and elsewhere. Certainly we want to avoid another travesty like City Place. (I commented on the history and meaning of this project several times: here was the last one.)
I'll be examining these issues in more detail over the course of the campaign. It is clear that Council will be making a lot of decisions in the near future that could determine the future face of Ann Arbor, and I'm on the side of the community in making them. As Yogi Berra said, "If you come to a fork in the road, take it". We have to figure that one out.


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Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Darker Back Story
Everyone's favorite Marvel superheroes came back to fight evil, and with the charismatic addition of James Spader as "Ultron", the intense action sequences were another level up of immensity in the newest of the Marvel Productions films, Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Tony Stark and Bruce Banner join up to kick-start a previously dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, but things go terribly awry, and Earth's mightiest heroes must come together, including Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye, in order to save the world from the villainous Ultron's plans of devastation.
This sequel finds the somewhat dysfunctional team of heroes forced to react globally, making for some outstanding visuals from shooting all over the world at many different locations. Fans will enjoy Marvel's typical quick-witted one-liners, as always to spice up the action, along a little more back story on both Black Widow and Hawkeye, as well as enjoy a couple of new additions to the team with new characters, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, from the hit comic book series.
SMARTY: What were your first thoughts about your character in this second film?
DOWNEY JR.: I was kinda like: "Where can you go?" with the first Avengers of him having to become a team player, and with Iron Man 3 him transcending his dependency, on the tech that's keeping him alive… I thought: "Okay, now what?" But there's all this unfinished business. There's the matter of a certain wormhole that opened over in New York, and the imminent threat that still implies. So Tony's turned his attentions toward a bit of a post Reagan-era, Star Wars-type notion, and he likes to call it "Ultron."
SMARTY: What was iit like getting back together with the team?
DOWNEY JR.: I love the love/hate. I love the people. This time around I felt like I really got, honestly, a bunch closer with the cast members, and Joss and I are pals. Meanwhile, there's always that part of it that you never forget your first time. From Iron Man 2 into Avengers and Iron Man 3, there's always this… I think it's like life, you're like: "You know, why isn't it like it was in college, now?" You know? But more than any other of the Marvel movies since Iron Man 1 for me, I feel like it's the ending of an era and the beginning of another—obviously some of that is informed by the new blood coming through—with Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson—and I welcome it!
SMARTY: Tell us what it was like, reuniting with acting pal, James Spader.
DOWNEY JR.: Well, there's a lot of full circles going on, and probably the most personal one is James Spader playing Ultron. He was the first person I saw kinda "off-the-boat" when I got to L.A., and took me under his wings. He's just a couple of years older. I think again it was a very inspired casting choice, not just because he's on everyone's lips and minds, again for reasons obvious with his show, but also that he's really a bit of an American treasure, and I've certainly borrowed from his style more than a few times over the years.
SMARTY: What have been your feelings about the franchise reaching across the world?
DOWNEY JR.: It's a global property really, and the responsible thing to do was to branch out and do stuff. There's also something much more authentic about when it's not just a felt sense of somewhere, but: "Okay, they're there." And I'm certainly glad it happened. It seems like it's really adding to the overall scope of the thing.
SMARTY: Your feelings on Director – Joss Whedon?
DOWNEY JR.: He's just really smart—and he thinks stuff through. I remember sometimes the joy of things was we were kind of creating things as we went along or within the context of the story, and we were really figuring out: "What frequency should this scene be?" and Joss tends to already be a couple of steps along in that process, which occasionally can make you feel like: "Oh, well, what am I bringing?" But there's always other steps that can go, and so it makes it easier to get to the best version of something, because he's practically there already most of the time.
STRIPLV: What a wonderful team of actors you have in this film.
RUFFALO: Yeah, it's a great group of people—we have a lot of fun. There's not a boring one in the bunch. We've all gone off and had families—all of us, except Chris Evans (chuckles). But I'm sure he's somewhere. (looking around) He's coming up the back somewhere. We're having a good time—it's great. It's fantastic.
SMARTY: Do you enjoy the hollering of so many fans?
RUFFALO: Yeah, they're great! They're tough to please, but when you do, there's no one who loves you more, you know. They really do show up. They love this stuff—and it's way better than a lot of other things they could be doing with their time.
SMARTY: So where have the Avengers picked up in the return of this sequel?
RUFFALO: We covered a lot of ground of establishing who these guys were in the first one, so we were able to really dig down much deeper to who they are when they're relaxed, you know—when they're familiar with each other—that's when people really start to sparkle. They let down their guards. They're vulnerable…
SMARTY: And where do we find Hulk in this film?
RUFFALO: A lot of it is just his feeling of wellbeing within the group. He's never quite felt so at home and part of a group before, and he really buys the idea that he has like made a leap—and especially the work that is happening with him and Black Widow—this sort of taming of Hulk, and being able to use her as a partner in this. I think they're experimenting with Hulk, and how to control him. But I think it's mostly he's in a great point in his life—and because of that, he feels more able to join the world.
SMARTY: What was it like, working with Director – Joss Whedon?
RUFFALO: With Joss, it starts with the writing. And the fact that each character sort of has their moment is a tip of the hat to him, because the story that he is telling—he knows it so well—and—at the same time he knows the characters so well, that he knows when those two things should and must intersect so that you get the perfect balance of character. You feel like you're being satisfied about who these people are, while at the same time pushing the story forward.
SMARTY: What are your feelings about Age of Ultron for the fans?
RUFFALO: I just think it's been a great ride. It just takes you to a lot of places, each one visually pleasing, and emotionally pleasing, but together they're epic!
SMARTY: So what changed for Black Widow this time around?
JOHANSSON: It's been a very different movie this time around. We were able to kinda get the introductions over—and we actually assembled some kind of dysfunctional family—but a family nonetheless—and before everything goes awry, as it has to. But you know, it couldn't be any easier—we've known each other for years… We're very hard to wrangle. I just feel sorry for Joss—that's all.
SMARTY: Tell us more about the new faces added to your team.
JOHANSSON: Yes, we have Aaron and Lizzie, which is very exciting. They're such team players already—they came in, wanted to know if we had any advice for them, and I was like: "Um, you guys don't need any advice! You're doing way better than us—we're falling apart." So yeah, a little bit of fresh blood.
SMARTY: And how was it working with James Spader?
JOHANSSON: I was so thrilled with the casting of James Spader as Ultron. James is playing the kind of impossible role that when you read that script you go: "I'm so glad I don't have to like try to put this together, because it's all over the place." He's just so seamless with it. I think he has this sort of Shakespearean quality to him. He plays it like [King] Lear or something like that. It's really, really effective. I really think it's so fitting, because Ultron is everywhere and everything, and has these almost Shakespearean soliloquies at times that are very theatrical—and I think in most actor's hands would probably be totally over the top, and impossible to juggle or make any kind sense out of. You know, you really have to own the phrasing—and because this character is psychotic—you have to kind of own the many faces of Ultron. The film is only as strong as the villain, and I think James is just a formidable one.
SMARTY: You seemed especially excited for this movie release.
JOHANSSON: I mean of course, because I don't think I've ever made a movie that kids could even see before—so I have a whole new fan base, which is really exciting. And the fans are awesome! They're so dedicated and so supportive. And knowing you have a film coming that people are rooting for, and that they want to see—is amazing!
SMARTY: What have been some of the most difficult areas of playing Black Widow?
JOHANSSON: The most important aspect of my job—you know, as an actor that's been carrying this character through, not only Avengers, but from Captain [America], and then also starting in Iron Man, is to keep a thorough, steady consistency with the character's arc, I think—and have the character's evolution be one that is cohesive. And you know, you kind of want to feel like the character is growing, as opposed to just staying the same—making decisions based on the person that we know her to be, from the films that we've seen her in, and the time we've spent with her on screen.
SMARTY: What was different for your character, Natasha, in this film?
JOHANSSON: I think Natasha, or the Avengers in general, had this kind of stealthy approach, and S.H.I.E.L.D. certainly had that. Now we're being judged in a different way. Everybody is watching us. It's just a different playing field.
SMARTY: What's one of the best parts, for you, in this film?
JOHANSSON: I think the really exciting part, for me anyway, you know bringing Avengers to the table this time is around is that we all get our opportunities to delve deeper into the back story of each one of these characters. Every one of the Avengers comes to the table with a lot of baggage. None of us really chose this job. It's the kind of the job that chose us. That kind of reluctance to wear the superhero hat makes for very interesting back-stories. We have our sordid history, and we get to explore a little bit of that. And I think the audience is going to absolutely love that.
SMARTY: For new fans that haven't seen the film, brief us on the Avengers in this film.
EVANS: S.H.I.E.L.D. has fallen since the last Captain America. So now we're all kind of relying on one another. There's really no one to report to. So it's kind of this loose hierarchy there. They're kinda just leaning on one another as soldiers. There's no one person giving commands. But we're kind of operating as a true group now.
SMARTY: Where do we find Captain America as this film unfolds?
EVANS: He's trying to still figure out where he belongs. He's always been a soldier. He's always kind of fit in that format. He enjoys structure, and he enjoys having orders, and a plan. Without that, he does feel a bit aimless. But he is still searching for whether or not he can have a life outside of being Captain America. He's been of service for so long, trying to figure out what he would do without his uniform and shield is a bit of a puzzle.
SMARTY: What was it like working with Director – Joss Whedon?
EVANS: With Joss, he's not just our director, he's our writer, so that level of involvement that he has with these characters and this material is incredibly beneficial. If you're struggling with a scene or with a line, he's not only phenomenal at coming up with things on the spot—he's very witty. He has wonderful banter and repartee, so he can always make adjustments. But he's a comic book fan. One of the main demographics you're trying to please are the "fan" boys, and since he is one, it's a very safe exchange, knowing that anything he suggests will be met with approval.
SMARTY: What are your feelings about the back story in this film?
EVANS: I thought it was great. I mean, they're a unit now, so it's not growing pains anymore. It's now just kind of internal conflict, trying to operate as a team—as opposed to how to form one.
SMARTY: And what exactly is Cap's role?
EVANS: I think he's certainly giving the orders, but it's not the type of hierarchy where he gives commands and people have to do it. This is purely in the sense of when battle breaks out and we need structure, Cap has no problems kind of organizing a team approach. In terms of how they behave when they're not fighting a foe, there still is a loose chain of command. No one is technically in charge. But Cap does lean toward the side of structure and hierarchy, so when they're on the battlefield, I think that's when he feels most comfortable.
SMARTY: So what part does Thor play in the team in this film?
HEMSWORTH: He's a central part of the team now. He's established, and they're certainly a unity that they've all formed now and solid. Thor, I think, sees a bigger picture of the current conflict that's going on. There's the initial battle, which they're involved in, but Thor sort of uses his Asgardian knowledge and starts to tap into some other worldly possibilities and threats that he thinks are coming.
SMARTY: Have Thor's perspectives evolved regarding humans and the planet Earth?
HEMSWORTH: I think in each film he has grown a great affection for earth and humans, you know, than the first time we saw him, when he was arrogant (smiling) and what have you. So yeah, this time around his biggest concern is the wellbeing of this world and he very much is sort of looking out further into the universe to make sure that threat doesn't consume this world as well.
SMARTY: What was it like working with James Spader for the first time?
HEMSWORTH: It was one of the first times on any set where I had really no idea what that character was gonna be and how that performance was gonna be played out. And the first time James did it, it just all made sense—because the writing is tricky in his pitch. But the way he does it, everything has a sort of sarcasm and irony, yet highly intelligent, and it's a beautiful mix. I remember the first time he came on set and did this big monologue for all of us, basically. We all just sort of applauded and forgot our lines, because we were captivated in what he was doing.
SMARTY: And what about working with Joss Whedon?
HEMSWORTH: Anytime you have a director who has also written the script, it's a huge benefit, because they can articulate exactly what it is that they're intentions were when they wrote that character. And so you have the source of that information right in front of you. He's just such a smart guy, to be able to bring this many characters together and to give them all a purpose and a focus, and then have this huge, complicated story around it with tons of action, tons of humor, and also a part. That's the balance that a lot of these films miss, and he's a genius when it comes to kind of melding those things together.
SMARTY: How does this sequel differ from the first film?
HEMSWORTH: We've gone to far more locations than ever before, and covered more ground. So aesthetically, it's gonna be a mashup of different locations and styles and images. But everything has just been dialed up, and even the complexity of the story has gone deeper. We've seen all these characters evolve in the individual films, and now to see them come together for the second time—I think is pretty exciting.
SMARTY: What was it like for you, on the red carpet release night?
SPADER: I was so excited, because I was seeing the film for the first time. We'd been working for a year on it—because I had Principal of Photography—shooting all the stuff on the set, and a lot of motion capture after that, and then of course, lots of sessions doing voice work (smiling) to clean things up a bit! So I'd seen sort of little swabs of footage, but I was just so excited.
STRIPLV: You had very excited fans that eagerly anticipated this film's release.
SPADER: We saw it at the Comic Con, and no one is better than Marvel at creating anticipation and being incredibly respectful of their fans. The fans appreciate it, and those of us that work on the films really appreciate it as well. It's all very well constructed. It's not an "us and them" environment at all.
SMARTY: What really appealed to you about your character, Hawkeye?
RENNER: It was really cool to be able to explore the human side and that was my attraction to doing Hawkeye in the first place, because he's a character that is human, and he's flawed and his limitations—and to explore that humanity in him, the human side of him, instead of the superhero side of him, was really exciting for me.
SMARTY: What was it like to work together again on this film?
RENNER: In this one we're together a lot—which is great for us—terrible for Joss, because it's tough to wrangle ten crazy actors that love each other and just want to talk. It's like a Kindergarten class. He literally has to whistle to get our attention.
SMARTY: How do you feel about James Spader as Ultron?
RENNER: He brings a lot of weight and character, a lot of humanity, and sort of a 14-year-old boy temper-tantrum-ish kind of thing. His "regal-ness" counterbalances that. It's really, really great to humanize something that's really not human.
SMARTY: What was it like, working again with the direction of Joss?
RENNER: I think he's the man with the answers, the plan. And I try not to rock the boat. He's got it all figured out, and I trust that. The only thing I'll ever raise my hand to say is if I can help make a stunt better or something else. I'm gonna help him tell the story—I'm not gonna tell him how to tell his story. All I know is if I get a smile on Joss' face coming out of that tent where he's watching… you know—job well done.
SMARTY: Can you compare the first and second film?
RENNER: I think that everything that worked in the first movie is just exponentially better in this one. The relationships are, not better in a sense, they're just deeper. There's more to go—the bad guys…again, not better, just different. The stunts are crazy, the hero shot of the spinner—not that it's mimicked—but it's just different, and I think it's better. We're all learning and growing.
SMARTY: What was it like, joining the Avengers team on the red carpet this time?
JACKSON: It's fun to be on the red carpet with them. I didn't see them that much when we made the movie. I just kinda walked by, and said hello, and ran away. It's all about people with superpowers…and I don't have any. But I'm really, really pleased to still be a part of this whole thing and to be here tonight.
SMARTY: What do you think about all the hoopla for movie releases?
JACKSON: It's all about the summer event movies. It's all about people being excited to see what new things are being done cinematically, stunt-wise… and when you have superheroes… Everybody's got a favorite superhero. They kinda come out and they cheer for us and they go home and imagine themselves as these people, and it's healthy and great for the imagination, and great for the movie business. It's a business of big imagination.
SMARTY: What was it like to join the crew as Jarvis finally?
BETTANY: Well, it was strange, because I've been involved with Marvel since the first Iron Man, and you know, it was just nice to get on set with a bunch people that I'd supposedly been working with for ten years, but had never met. Jarvis' superhero power was to solve any issues there were with clarity, so I was brought in, in like the last two hours before the premiere. And everybody was really welcoming. It was just lovely to be on the set with such a bunch of creative, intelligent and funny people who are playing at the top of their game. And I don't just mean the cast… I mean Kevin Feige, Jeremy Latcham, Joss Whedon, and an incredible crew back in England.
SMARTY: What was it like on the red carpet with the adoring fans?
BETTANY: It was totally and utterly amazing, and sometimes a little odd, (smiling) you know? I was thinking… it was about a year ago, we were at Comic Con. I'd been to Comic Con about four times, and I had never heard such noise… like a hurricane.
SMARTY: What was your first reaction to the script?
SKARSGÅRD: When I read the script, I thought it was an enormous, brilliant achievement, because Joss had managed to write a story with about maybe 10 leading characters, and still keep the story together. So already there, it was fantastic. But when you read the script, you don't see it, because there's so much special effects and fantastic visual stuff coming, added to it. But after a while, you get used to reading the Marvel scripts. You know that a lot of magic would be added later. So what you really read for is to see the characters, how they're working.
SMARTY: What's one of the best parts about working with Joss Whedon's direction?
SKARSGÅRD: He knows what he wants. And he knows that the most important thing for a director is to know when it's good, when it's not good… when it's truthful, when it's not truthful. And also he's extremely familiar with the universe he's working with.
SMARTY: What was it like on set with the original members of the Avengers?
TAYLOR-JOHNSON: It was definitely a daunting feeling to come on set with all of the Avengers, because for the majority of the cast, it's their third or fourth film, you know. So they're very comfortable with the way that they want to portray their characters and with each other. But that was taken away pretty quickly. When you meet the guys, everyone's super friendly and down-to-earth, and it's a very friendly kind of set.
SMARTY: Tell us a little about your character.
TAYLOR-JOHNSON: Quicksilver's been really fun to portray as a superhero. Not only do I see his superpower being like as fast as the speed of sound, but he's quick at everything. He's quick-tempered, which means he's so frustrated with everything. He's already there. Everyone goes so slow for him. He's fast to react in everything.
SMARTY: What's your relationship with your twin like?
TAYLOR-JOHNSON: They can't do without each other, which is nice. And this is also a sort of ying and yang thing. I'm very kind of fatherly, and physical, and protective over her and she's that sort of motherly kind of nurturing and caring, and more sort of emotional and thoughtful. So they sort of balance each other.
SMARTY: What type of research did you do on your character, Scarlet Witch?
OLSEN: I asked Marvel to compile, like a bible, of all comics that were centered around her. It's just unbelievable the amount of material that she has to draw from.
SMARTY: What was it like when you first joined the cast on set?
OLSEN: When I started, it was just Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jeremy Renner, and I in Italy, and then all of a sudden everyone was added—or everyone else had been there, and I had taken a break, and they were all there. And I was really intimidated that it was gonna be like a lot of improvisational banter.
SMARTY: Tell us a little about your character, Scarlet Witch.
OLSEN: Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, basically, they're like vagabonds. They are gypsies in Eastern Europe and have just had to use their own resources to get on. And the way we thought of Scarlet Witch's costume is that she would just kind of grab things on the go, or he would maybe swipe things for her. They became sort of an amalgamation of not trying to put outfits together, but using the resources they have.
SMARTY: Does Scarlet have a strong role in this film?
OLSEN: Joss, from the first Avengers, gets to inherit characters from all the different franchises, but he got to create us. And I know he was really interested in also creating in a female character that was strong, and like, a different silhouette was important to him, than everyone being in pants. It was fun to see our characters grow, because in the first script, it felt like we knew what the journey was, and what the arcs were, but it wasn't fully created yet. And then as Joss… I don't know if it was through conversation or just how… this just might be his process, but we started to grow and to expand and to become increasingly more relevant, which was really cool to see.


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Choosing a regional domain
Before you start
- libs directory is dependent only on machine type. You do not need to touch it once successfully built.
- rsm directory is dependent on the number of regional grids and the number of processors. If you want to change them, you need to rebuild rsm.
- Regional doman is defined by the number of grid points (igrd and jgrd) and parameters.
- Domain specification files are found in def/def_xxx/domainspec where xxx is one of gsm, rsm, crsm, gdas, scm, roms, nhm, in the sub directory whose naming can be easily identified.
RPROJ mapping projection index
- 0 for Mercator projection (MP)
- 1 for north polar stereographic projection (NPSP)
- -1 for south polar stereographic projection (SPSP)
- A north latitude for MP
- 60o for NPSP
- -60o for SPSP
RDELX grid spacing in meter in x-direction at RTRUTH.
RDELY grid spacing in meter in y-direction at RTRUTH.
RCENLAT reference latitude
- domain center latitude for MP
- 90o for NPSP
- -90o for SPSP
- domain center longitude for MP
- 0 for both NPSP and SPSP
RBTMGRD a grid number in y-direction
Mercator projection
RLFTGRD = INT(Lx/RDELX): Grid number measured from (RCENLON, RCENLAT) to the west. Let us call this point L.
RBTMGRD = INT(Ly/RDELY): Grid number measured from (RCENLON, RCENLAT) to the south. Let us call this point B.
The total grid number in x-direction is igrd (measured from point L to the east).
The total grid number in y-direction is jgrd (measured from point B to the north).
Polar stereographic projection
RLFTGRD = INT(Lx/RDELX): Grid number measured from point B to the west. Let us call this point L.
RBTMGRD = INT(Ly/RDELY): Grid number measured from the pole to the south (in case of NPSP). Let us call this point B.
The total grid number in x-direction is igrd (measured from point L to the north).
The total grid number in y-direction is jgrd (measured from point B to the north).
First step (choosing igrd, jgrd, and parameters).
- libs/etc/prmap is a very useful tool for choosing a regional domain. It reads igrd and jgrd from rsm/define.h and parameters from a model run script (such as rsm and rsim) in runs directory.
- You do not need to compile rsm directory when choosing the domain. Just edit define.h and rsm, and run $ prmap rsm
- prmap automatically launches GrADS and open prmap.ctl. Display any of four variables (fi, fj, flat, and flon) in prmap.ctl to visualize the domain.
- Repeat the process of trial and error by changing numbers in define.h and rsm until you come up with the domain you desire.
- igrd should be a product of integer powers of 2, 3, and 5. On IBM, integer power for 3 cannot be more than 2. This is a table for acceptable FFT length on IBM, but the table includes products of 7 and 11 too. Do not use those numbers with G-RSM. If you choose a wrong igrd on IBM machines the first error you see is probably from rmtn.x.
- jgrd should be an odd number.
- Next, go to rsm/def directory and copy a directory and name it rsm6228r$igrd$jgrd.
- Edit igrd and jgrd in rsm6228$igrd$jgrd/define.h
- Go to rsm directory and edit the path to rsm6228r$igrd$jgrd in configure-model.
- Type "make clean", "configure-model", and "make".
- Go to runs/rsm_domains and create a new *.h file for your new domain with the parameters of your choice.
- Go to runs and edit configure-scr. Change the area name, resolution, and projection type, that matches the rsm_domains/*.h file you created.
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Today, I have become the very proud owner of a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X MR in Graphite Grey Pearl.
It scares me when I drive it... but in a good way. From a stop light, I rest my foot on the gas lightly and the car rolls foward seemingly docile, until you hear that whine. Then it lurches forward at a speed that sends my stomach into my spine. The first time I tried to make a left turn and depressed the gas pedal at what I felt was a reasonable position, I heard the engine come to life and I had to react way faster than I had expected to. Mistake 1, my foot is used to the lag of a torque converter.
It's no walk in the park on the freeway either, while cruising I breathe on the accelerator, and the pull to my intended maximum speed is amazing. If I'm a split-second late off the gas I blow my target speed by 15 mph. It demands every bit of attention from me to drive it with fuel economy in mind and trying to stay under the speed limit.
The range on a full tank shows about 200 miles, hopefully it goes up after the break in period. So not only does the power scare me, the eventual gas bill does too. Thank goodness I live and work in the same city so my daily commute is 10 miles round trip. Once a week or so I head to Alhambra for some deliciousness at Lee Kam Kee.
How does it feel to drive an evo you ask? I feel drunk on power, as I hear the whine of the turbo as it spools up, my heart rate rises in in unison. The car feels poised ready to pounce at any turn I am going to send it's way, and it is ready to chew it up and spit it out. The gadgetry is amazing, the included sound system rivals some home theaters. It's got everything Lexus has to offer, with none of the fancy fake wood trim. Everything feels precise and minimal. In other words, your luxury German marque comfort monger is not going to like it, and will make countless comparisons to the 3 series or the 1 series which I do admit, beats the Evo in a straight line in the 3.0 Twin Turbo V6 models but it's just different animal. One is like a Bagheera, still a wildcat, but he's nice and cuddly on the inside. The other is Shere Khan. The evo taunts me everytime I get in the car. It pleads to me, let me loose, tear it up, thankfully my voice of reason kicks in every time, it's still the break in period.
The geometry of the car seems to be meant for a tall skinny person, and last I checked Mitsubishi is a Japanese company. I'm 5"6' and I feel swallowed in those Recaro' buckets. The A pillar is a huge blind spot when looking for cars coming from the left and right, the rear spoiler blocks half the rear view mirror. The side head bolsters of those recaro's block my view when trying to navigate Los Angeles stop and go traffic, and the door panels feels like they start where my neck does. It makes parking a brand new car rather interesting because I never felt like I had visibility problems in my previous car a Mazda 3. So let's look at a table.
The difference in measurements is miniscule except for the 2.2 inches in width. It feels much wider, but now that I'm looking at the measurements, it must be all perception! So why does it feel hard to maneuver in tight spaces? It didn't dawn on me until I looked at the curb to curb turning circle. Mazda (34.1 feet) , Mitsubishi (38.7). That's 4.8 feet, so all my usual turning points to judge how to get into a parking spot, are different. Alright, alright enough with the Asians can't park jokes. Again it's all a matter of adapting.
On the whole, I couldn't be happier, other than dealing with the initial feeling out period of a new car and becoming comfortable with it. I am now in the club of those who have attained their dream car. It has been a long wait and I'm glad I don't have to wear a suit and drive this to work everyday. Getting in and out of it would probably leave some nasty creases.
Friday, June 13, 2008
A day that will live in infamy 6/13/2008
Posted by James Chan at 4:45 PM
5 comments:
- Dave said...
Congrats on the new car! Now you can tear up Crane Cyn.
- June 14, 2008 at 6:26 PM
- Lososaurus said...
Uh oh!
- June 15, 2008 at 12:08 PM
- Theme Park Review said...
How much will you charge for rides?
- June 15, 2008 at 11:18 PM
- Lee said...
how many cup holders does it have?
- June 16, 2008 at 10:05 AM
- Dinh said...
For all of you who sat in the front seat...I came all over it during my first and last voyage in James' new ride.
- July 17, 2008 at 12:29 PM
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