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This Positive Life: Cecilia Chung on Violence, Gender, Prisons, Family and Healing
May 16, 2013
It was 1993 when Cecilia Chung was diagnosed with HIV while living in San Francisco. Born Catholic, she thought she was being punished for coming out as transgender. "'You transitioned. You're an abomination,'" she remembers thinking. "'This is God's way of telling you He doesn't approve.'" After a rocky few years, Cecilia reconciled with her family and now maintains a relationship with both parents. She has worked for years as an advocate for other transwomen, HIV-positive people and people of color.
As a transgender Asian woman and a formerly incarcerated violence survivor who was also involved with sex work, her experience is connected to a number of groups that are vulnerable to HIV in ways that are often ignored by institutions. But Cecilia's real-life story is much more than a confirmation of statistics. In this interview, she opens up about her history with assault; how transitioning affected her former career in finance; her tips on dating; and her frustration at being an overachiever with a low T-cell count.
This interview was conducted in July 2012, at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.
Wow. That's a big question you're asking me, where I was at the time when I found out I was HIV positive. It was around 1993 when I tested HIV positive. At that time, I just came out to my family as being transgender. It was a very difficult time, because I had just lost my job, and my family was struggling to understand what it meant for me to be transgender. And I had a falling out with my family, which caused me to really separate from my family.
Because I was on the edge of being homeless -- as a matter of fact, I was temporarily homeless for a while. With no job, no place to go, I ended up in a very dark place. I did some sex work, and I also self-medicated. I actually got arrested a couple of times for solicitation.
At the time, I was living in San Francisco. I moved to San Francisco at the end of 1984, and I've been living in San Francisco since.
You said that you lost your job at the time that you also tested positive. Did losing your job have to do with your transitioning, or was there another circumstance there?
It certainly had something to do with my transitioning, I believe. I was actually working two jobs at the time. One was in a very conservative environment, and the other was relatively conservative, as well. My main job was in a financial company. I was fresh out of college. I got this really nice job working in the financial company, training their account executives to sell accounts. I'd get an override on their commissions. For someone who had just graduated from college, making a six-figure income, that's really good.
Then I had a second job, which was as a court interpreter in a neighboring county. That's a relatively conservative job, because I had to work with judges all the time.
When I first started to transition, I realized I really couldn't be working in that financial environment anymore, because it's very stressful and very intense. I had to get up at 3 o'clock in the morning, and I'd work all the way until the New York stock market closes. Then I had to wait until the Asian market opened, the Nikkei market, which is the Tokyo market, and watch it for another three hours. Basically, by then, I would have worked around 16 hours a day. That was taking a toll on me. So I decided that I would leave that job, and I could just work the court interpreter's job.
But shortly after, a judge started to notice that some physical change was happening with me. The judge asked the coordinator to ask me if they should address me as Mr. or Miss. So the coordinator approached me and she relayed the question to me. I was a little bit surprised. I guess, when I was starting to take estrogen at the time, I started to develop some breast tissue. But I didn't realize that the judge noticed it under my suits and my shirts. I guess it was kind of noticeable by that point. Shortly after, my contract with the county got terminated.
It's really hard to prove that it was because of my transition. But I guess, you know, that news travels fast.
Indeed. So then, soon after that was when you tested positive. What led you to get tested to begin with?
Because of some of the situations that happened with me even though I was very careful. I tried to be very careful, but there are things that happened during that time that were not in my control. For instance, when I was arrested, I actually was coerced into having unprotected sex while I was in the county jail. And that certainly put me at risk. I had no idea of that person's status, and it was a very unpleasant experience. I've actually spoken about that many times already.
Also, during my time on the streets, I'm not sure if my drug use put me at risk at all, or if there were any other situations that might have put me at risk. Because of that, I wanted to be safe. And I thought by taking a test at least I would have a baseline.
I did take a test a year prior to 1993, and that test result came back negative.
Your HIV-positive friend was the first person whom you told that you were positive. Was it because you knew that he was also HIV positive?
Well, he wasn't the first person that I told. I actually went with another friend to get tested and he was my support system at the time. But he moved back to Guam, so I haven't seen him in a long time. He and that friend are actually cousins. He suggested that I should talk to Vince -- that's my friend's name. So I took his advice to do that.
"I was supposed to take care of my parents and make sure that they live comfortably. ... The thought that I might die before they do was something that I was never prepared for."
But the first person I talked to after that was my mom. It was very difficult for me, for many reasons. One was because I'm Chinese. There are a lot of values that, as a Chinese son, I was taught. [I was taught] that, when I grew up, I was supposed to take care of my parents and make sure that they live comfortably. I'm supposed to make sure that I provide for them. The thought that I might die before they do was something that I was never prepared for.
Second: Catholic guilt. I was raised Catholic. And somehow that whole idea, or that internal chatter, all started to talk to me, and say, "This is what happens. This is God's way of punishing you. You transitioned. You're an abomination. This is God's way of telling you He doesn't approve." It was very hard to bear. So I decided to pick up the phone and call my mom. I told her that I might die before she does, and I told her that I tested HIV positive. Even though, at that time, we didn't really have a good relationship, I thought I owed her at least that.
I don't remember telling her anything since, because there were really no other things I could tell her. There's very little I knew about what it means to be HIV positive. And I really tried not to think about it too much. I don't know whether it was denial or whether it was just that, subconsciously, I thought that, by not thinking about it, the virus would not catch up as fast.
Even though the counselor said most people only have six months to a year, two years later, I still didn't get sick. I tested positive in 1993 and I didn't really get sick at all for quite a while. Yeah. So ... knock on wood.
How did your mother react when you told her this? Did the rest of your family also find out -- whether you told them, or she did?
How did my family find out about my diagnosis? That, I would not know for sure. I think it took my mom quite a while before she disclosed that to my dad. I think she would pick up the phone and call my aunt in Los Angeles first, because they were very close. We all need someone to share everything with, and so no one's closer than your own sister, I guess. I think that she shared that with her sister, my aunt. That's probably all I knew at that time.
I really didn't know how we could process it. I felt really alone for a long time, because my family and I didn't reconcile until later on in my journey. My mom and I reconciled in the middle of 1995 ... truly reconciled in the middle of 1995.
How did that come about?
Not without more trauma. I continued to have a really hard life, but it never prepared me for more trauma. During that time, between 1993 and 1995, I experienced some sexual violence. And in the middle of 1995, two men were trying to sexually assault me. I fought back. One of them pulled a knife and stabbed me. I blocked it with my wrist and they punctured my artery. I screamed. They were chasing me in a parking lot. Somebody heard me scream. I passed out. They kicked me and the police came. They got arrested. I got rushed to the hospital. At the hospital, they asked me whom they should call. And I guess, when I was half-conscious, I asked them to call my mom. My mom came to the hospital. That's when we reconciled.
"That knife [attack], ironically, started the healing process for my family. ... In many ways, the healing with my mother starts with her coming to the hospital, visiting me."
I think that's when my mom realized that my transition was not for fun, that it was truly who I was. I was just trying to live my true self. It was a long journey, but finally, I think, she got it. But it's a price to pay.
How is your relationship with your family, and your mom, now? Is she still with us?
I think that knife [attack], ironically, started the healing process for my family. Whatever blood bled out of me also helped to bleed out all the bad blood I had with my family. In many ways, the healing with my mother starts with her coming to the hospital, visiting me. And then, shortly after, more healing began.
In 1998, my mom decided to pay for my sexual reassignment surgery. That very year, at my birthday, my grandparents came with her and took me out to lunch. It was the first time my grandparents saw me as my true self, and my grandmother even told me that I looked beautiful. Because of that reconciliation, I got to spend more time with my grandparents before they passed away. My grandfather actually passed away in May of this year, and my grandmother passed away in 2004. So, without that healing process, I would not have been able to spend that six more years with my grandmother. And without this kind of relationship, I would not have been able to be by my grandfather's bedside when he passed away.
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In preparation for a summer tournament we decided to get together and play a QGD G/25 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6 5.cxd5 [I know I could play but he plays the Cambridge Springs and I don't like it 5.Nf3 ] 5...exd5 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 0-0 8.Qc2 h6 9.Bh4 Be6 10.Nf3 Nbd7 11.0-0 Rc8 [I thought I had the exact same position as in a current correspondence game that I have but my memory is obviously faulty. 11...Re8 12.Bg3 Nh5 13.Be5 Bg4 14.Ne1 Nhf6 15.h3 Be6 16.f4 etc] 12.Ne5 [If I wanted to try something like this maybe 12.h3 Re8 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.Bg3 Nc5] 12...Nxe5 13.dxe5 Ng4 The first of many oversights this game...dropping a pawn 14.Bg3 Qc7 [Fritz liked 14...Bh4 better, stopping anything funny] 15.Qe2? [15.Be2! was better. I didn't even look at this because I didn't realize my Bd3 was attacked;
After the game we looked at 15.Bf5 Nxe5 but it had the same problems] 15...Nxe5 16.Bc2 [Shoudl have put some pressure on him 16.Rac1 ] 16...Bd6 17.f4 Bg4! Not sure if it was the best move but i definitely overlooked it 18.Qf2 [18.fxe5 Bxe2 19.exd6 Qb6 20.Nxe2] 18...Nc4 19.b3 Na3 Despite the material (and looming pin) I thought I was still good mainly because of this awful knight. 20.Bd3 Rfe8 21.Ne2? [K thought that 21.Kh1 was good] 21...Bxe2 22.Bxe2? [22.Qxe2 Bc5 23.Bf2 etc] 22...Bc5 23.f5 Qb6 24.Kh1 Nc2 25.f6 Nxe3 26.Qf3 Nxf1 27.Rxf1 g6 28.Bd3 Re3 29.Qf4?? [Short on time I missed 29.Qg4! saving the game as it gains me a tempo since the rook is attacked] 29...Rxd3 30.Qxh6 Bf8! 31.Qf4 Qd4 32.Qg5 Rd1 yes i got run over (badly) but it was nice to play. i'm impressed how much effort K has put into this 0-1
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"We've spent endless man hours building the Superpipe over the last few weeks, even though Mother Nature threw us a few curve balls, we are stoked to be able to open the first superpipe in Utah," said Jeremy Cooper, terrain park manager for Park City Mountain Resort. "We anticipate the pipe getting a lot of use in the next few weeks with top-level athletes preparing for the competition season. We will now move our efforts and energy to completing the Three Kings Terrain Park as well as building the King's Crown Park."
Park City Mountain Resort's Eagle Superpipe was one of the first 22-foot pipes in North America. It is the first and largest Superpipe to open in Utah for the 2010-2011 season. The award winning superpipe, where 2010 US Olympic Halfpipe team was named, will entertain the masses once again when the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships come to Deer Valley and Park City Mountain Resort's, February 2-5, 2011.
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Building of the King's Crown Terrain Park is scheduled to begin Sunday, January 9, 2011. The King's Crown Terrain Park will host the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships Slopestyle competition February 3, 2011 before opening to the public.


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If you're anything like us here at Beautiful/Decay, you are no doubt avid zine/magazine readers & collectors. So, in celebration of print, we are holding a competition- whoever shows us their collection of magazines in the most creative way will win an Offi – "W" Magazine Stand in Walnut ($169 value!). The mag rack comes compliments of the online shop All Modern, which carries an excellent selection of modern furniture & housewares by brands such as Knoll, Herman Miller, Blomus, Alessi, etc. So send in your artwork/design/photographs of the craziest, biggest, messiest stack of magazines to:[email protected].
We'll post all the entries on our blog next week and will pick a winner on Monday.
Deadline: Monday, July 6th, 10am PST!
About the Offi – "W" Magazine Stand in Walnut
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Loopable intro, verse and chorus are also included in the zip file.
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Comic-Con Swag Pack Theme Four: The Poster Pack
As my Hook Me Up! subscribers already know, it's all about the wall coverings in today's Swag Pack. So much so that the large tube I used to get the majority of these puppies home was so heavy I could use it as a weapon. (Whether I did or not is a blog for another day.)
The Poster Pack contains, of course, tons of posters. So many posters. So many COOL posters. Some are signed. True Blood, Vampire Academy, Archer, Sapphique, Stan Lee, Torchwood, KISS Kompendium, and so many more. Big posters, medium sized posters, small posters. And comics. Let us not forget about comics. 'Cause they can roll up, too, and therefore, they are a part of this Pack. Buttons, temporary tattoos, and other things that can slip into the middle of a long tube are also in here. Know what else rolls up? That's right -- t-shirts roll up. The Limited Edition "No Ordinary Family" t-shirt is part of this pack, as is the Sarah Connor Chronicles tote bag.
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[Verse 1 - The Game]
Only Kanye and Cameron knows
And who this Tammy ho? Telling her me and Tre are shooting a video
In a month and she can get a cameo
SMH. TTM. Five star
We be em. LOL, hi my BBM ain't got my BBM
Louis Vuiton he be in, 'tron got him queasy
And my money ain't young, ask my nigga Little Weezy and 'em
I keep one rolled like Wiz Khalifa and 'em
Got some college hoes that wanna smoke a Swisher Sweet with him
They ain't no Lauren Londons but they got that Meagan Goode
They use that Photoshop to get their ass up out the hood
And it's all good when us niggas mayne
I said it's all good cause I am with Trigga, man
Yeah, she said she wanna have Jayceon kid
I told that bitch you better off with Jason Kidd
[Hook - Trey Songz]
I do it cause they love it
If you hate it bitch who give a fuck, I made it
Plus I do it for the ladies
Somebody say they wanna have my baby
She said she wanna have my baby
Who tryna have my baby?
She said she wanna have my baby
Tryna have my baby
How many bitches in the club just trying to fuck a platinum rapper
Poking microscopic holes into the magnum wrappers
Hopping on the dick but I ain't throwing carrots at ya
You ain't gonna Worldstar me, I ain't your average rapper
You drinking all the Goose & bitch I ain't fittna pay
You don't look like your Twitter avatar any way
Bitch you look like an Avatar anyway
And that's the same bitch that was stalking Fab, ain't it Tre?
And this is how I know you giving free head
If you was getting paid the bottom of your shoe would be red
But it ain't, she claiming she a saint
But as soon as she sees Dwight she going hard in the paint
Girlfriend-type you wanna take home
Throw a little Drake on, it really shouldn't take long
Then she told me she want me & Tre Songz
I told that bitch "strip, and start singing all Tre's songs"
[Hook - Trey Songz]
I do it cause they love it
If you hated bitch fuck cause I made it
I do it for the ladies
Somebody say they wanna have my baby
She said she wanna have my baby
I am trying to have my baby
She said she wanna have my baby
I am trying to have my baby
[Trey Songz]
You look much better than your friend
Just for the night let me be your boyfriend
With that baby, let's go
Ain't no sense in waiting on me
Nobody that I know, they don't be debating on it
They gon' say we did it, even though we didn't
I'mma play cool, interviews, say I didn't
Mr steal your girl!
Looking for your girl ?
Looking for a night out and they both came back to me
If you jump up in the club go on, clap for me
The Game must have some good genetic material… Can you blame her?
This song provides a soundtrack to the Arnold Schwarzenegger "Keep-A-Governor Baby" scandal


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text: Lakeside Lakeside at Wynn not only offers a distinctive menu of exceptionally fresh seafood, but also an incredible view of the spectacular Lake of Dreams. Chef David Walzog's specialties include "ocean-to-table" fresh fish caught from Hawaiian waters, an exotic variety of oven roasted lobsters and crab or prime steaks. This Forbes Travel Guide Four Star award-winning restaurant offers a unique energy that sets the stage for a menu that focuses on fresh, seasonally available preparations and your choice of expertly paired sides. Vegas Seven regards Lakeside as, "one of the best places in the world for enjoying the bounty of the world's oceans."


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A warning to Hawaii residents from a Japan tsunami survivor
We are on the coast of Minamisanriku, in a place where there are only one lane roads, lots of damage and local residents rebuilding what they can. The boys are sitting together under a tent on a long driveway that ends at the only road in and out of this community, next to the ocean. Tetsuo Hatakeyama, fondly known as Iron Man (Tetsuo literally translates to iron man), has been a wakame sea-farmer for the past 30 years and was home when the earthquake happened on March 11, 2011. We are gathered around quietly as he is about to share his story.
"When the earthquake occurred on March 11, nothing big happened at first. I had experienced another big tsunami in 1960," he says. He is referring to the same tsunami that destroyed downtown Hilo in what was Hawaii's last big tsunami, too. "So, at first I expected that this one would generate a tsunami that was the same level as the Chilean one," and points to the ground before him about 25 feet away from the shore. But, he soon learned that this one was different.
The photo shows the same view when the tsunami hit. The island seen is centered in both pictures. The house was his neighbors', floating out to sea.
The time from when the seabed was exposed to the time that the tsunami came was 10 minutes, so he grabbed his family and made it up to an elevated area that was a little higher than his house. "The second wave came before the first wave had finished, " he says. He realized that he was not on high enough ground, so they climbed up the mountain behind his house, and kept going. The tsunami traveled as far as 2 1/2 miles inland. They continued walking along the mountain ridge until they were safely on the other side, where they stayed with a family member who was out of harm's way. It wasn't until ten days after the tsunami that they made the trek back and found that "everything was washed away. There was no trash."
Many of the coastal residents in this area survived the tsunami because they could see the ocean and the signs that a tsunami was coming-- the exposed seabed being one of them. "That's why many people inland had died," he further explained, "cause they couldn't see the ocean."
"What I really wanted to say to you, cause Hawaii might have a tsunami, is that when it comes, just go up and up. In Hawaii, even if you're in a higher place, please don't think that a tsunami will never come," he says. "Also, when evacuating from the tsunami, it is okay to use cars immediately after. But, after that, just give up the cars and run. Run to high buildings." He goes on to tell us about Kesennuma City and how 250 people died in one intersection, because they were in their cars when the tsunami arrived. "It's very important for us senior people to tell you boys and girls to not use your cars. Just run away," he adds, making his point very clear. He also says that it's important that you "save your life and not others. Once your life is saved, then you can care about others." These are hard words to stomach, but very honest words on how to survive. Many people died trying to save others.
Boiling konbu inside their studio-sized house.
Iron Man and his family was one of the first families to live in temporary housing after the tsunami and received one million yen (10,000 dollars) from the government for assistance. There's been no assistance since then. They are now living back on their property, in a studio-sized room with a bed, small kitchen and sitting area and are trying to restart their wakame family business. "The business is one-third of what we had before, and we will need five to seven years more to get back to where we were."
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Billing5 needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 28 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
Denmark-based Mouseflow is an online tool for performing advanced web analytics and realtime user studies on websites. It is a hosted service that can be used on any publicly facing website.
Mouseflow records whole visitor sessions including mouse movements, clicks, scroll events and key strokes. Website administrators can play back the visitor sessions directly in the browser, just as if they were looking the user over the shoulder.
By summarizing large amounts of data from the recorded visits Mouseflow also give web administrators access to advanced page analysis including Click Heatmaps, Viewport Maps (displaying scroll behavior) as well as stats and graphs of many different parameters. Mouseflow can help web administrators pinpoint pages where users are having trouble, pages that respond or render slowly, pages where only few users scroll down to the bottom, pages with high bounce rate, and much more. You can also live stream current visitors on your website, e.g. for big screens.
Web site owners, e-merchants, web bureau professionals, SEO/SEM experts, website optimization consultants, etc.
Global audience, no specific geography.
I would like a package with the most used banner formats. I have previously had some material produced (see folder "old gif banners"). It was a bit old school in animated gif. I would of course like a completely modern, compelling design - and I don't think that animated gifs are used nowadays, are they?
Please have a look at the logo and font in the attached package (available in psd and ttf, respectively).
Feel free to be creative and impress me :)
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Nissan was kind enough to provide us with some time to answer questions about their new Nissan-Chrysler Platform Swap. For those who haven't been following the news, Dodge is going to build the next generation full-size truck for Nissan based on the upcoming Dodge Ram platform. In return, Nissan is going to build a small car for Dodge based on one of their, currently unnamed, platforms. Both companies claim that the cars will have unique designs and interiors so they're not to be mistaken for mere badge-reengineered vehicles. Both vehicles will be sold in North America but, because neither will go on sale this decade, details remain limited. Information on possible hybrids, names and powertrains below the jump.
Nissan Full-Size Truck
We know that that this upcoming truck will be a replacement for the Nissan Titan that is based on the 2009 Dodge Ram. No decisions have been made regarding the powertrain options, though Nissan VP of Corporate Communications Frederique Le Greves made it clear that Dodge-sourced engines weren't off the table. The hybrid drive system jointly developed by GM/Chrysler/Daimler/BMW is also still on the table, though no decisions have been made on the use of that engine.
The reasons for the change? The company looked at a market for full-sized trucks that dropped from 2.5 million units in 2004 to 2.1 million units this last year. Since it is a rather large market they want to compete but by partnering with Chrysler they save themselves development costs.
There's also no word on whether they're going to keep the truck's current name of Titan, or try something else. However, Le Greves did say that the truck is being called the "next generation Titan" internally.
Chrysler Small Car
There are maddeningly few details regarding Chrysler's new small car other than it'll be built in the Nissan Oppama Plant, which builds most of Nissan's small cars (March, Cube, Cube Cubic, Tilda, Tilda Latio, Note and Bluebird Slyphy). Which platform will they use? On one hand, Nissan is bringing the Cube to the United States and it could make sense to base it on a platform that's going to be utilized here. On the other hand, Dodge is already planning on using a version of the Versa/Tilda platform in South America for sale there next year. In a conference call with Chrysler's Tom LaSorda, he indicated that the car was already designed, which makes us wonder if Chrysler knows what platform it is going to use. At this point there are too many uncertainties to say for sure.
[Thanks to Mike Levine from PickupTruck.com for setting it up.]


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Summarized as follows,
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- Power Adjustable Exterior Mirror
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2011 Mazda Mazda3 ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Premium handling and amenities in a compact package.
The Mazda 3 is a premium car in a compact package. It's an affordable car that offers a pleasant interior environment, sporty handling, and useful space. Completely redesigned for 2010, the Mazda3 carries over into the 2011 model year with no significant changes.
Mazda3 comes as a four-door sedan or four-door hatchback.
The 2011 Mazda3 adds rain-sensing wipers, auto on/off headlights, bi-xenon headlights with auto-leveling, Adaptive Front lighting System, and LED rear combination lights to the Technology Package.
The Mazda3 is practical, with useful small items storage up front, as well as plenty of room for the front passengers. The back seat will fit two adults fairly comfortably, provided the front occupants aren't too tall. In both the sedan and hatchback, the rear seats fold 60/40 to create a mostly flat load floor. Flip the back seats down in the hatchback and you'll have lots of cargo room. With its sportier character, better looks, and more useful interior space, the hatch is our choice between the two body styles.
The Mazda 3 features a first-class cabin loaded with convenience features. Higher line models get a Multi-Information Display below the windshield that houses readouts for the vehicle information center, climate system, radio presets, and even the available navigation system. A unique cluster of buttons on the steering wheel controls these functions. The readouts are easy to see and the steering wheel controls work intuitively. The other controls are mounted high on the dash's center stack, and are also easy to see and use.
On the road, the Mazda 3 feels firm and composed, with moderate lean in turns. The steering is sharp and precise, and the brakes provide a linear pedal feel. The suspension deals well with most bumps, though large ruts can pound through with the available 17-inch wheels.
Two engines are offered. Mazda 3i models come with a 148-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder that achieves an EPA-estimated 25/33 mpg City/Highway. We found it provides adequate power for most needs. Mazda 3s models offer a sportier driving experience with the more powerful 2.5-liter four-cylinder, which delivers 167 horsepower and is available with a smooth-shifting 6-speed manual transmission or a 5-speed automatic with manual shift capability.
The Mazda3 comes in four-door sedan and four-door hatchback body styles, two model ranges, and an array of trim levels. Mazda 3i models come with a 148-horsepower, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and a choice of 5-speed manual transmission or a 5-speed automatic with manual shift capability. Mazda 3s models come with a 167-hp, 2.5-liter four and a 6-speed manual or 5-speed automatic.
The Mazda 3i SV ($15,800) comes with cloth upholstery, power mirrors, power windows, reclining front bucket seats, tilt/telescoping steering column, 60/40 split folding rear seat, AM/FM/CD stereo with four speakers, auxiliary audio input jack, and P205/55R16 tires on steel wheels. It is offered only with a manual transmission. The Mazda 3i Sport ($16,705) adds air conditioning, an outside temperature display and an available automatic transmission ($17,555).
Mazda 3i Touring ($18,100) adds power door locks, remote keyless entry, cruise control, two additional speakers, a Bluetooth hands-free cell phone link, steering wheel audio and Bluetooth controls, traction control, electronic stability control, and alloy wheels. It's available with the automatic ($18,950).
Mazda 3s Sport sedan ($19,545) and hatchback ($20,045) models get a special front fascia, sport seats, electroluminescent gauges, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, front center console, Mazda's new Multi-Information Display, an iPod adapter, fog lights, rear lip spoiler, and P205/50R17 tires.
Mazda 3s Grand Touring sedan ($22,510) and hatchback ($23,010) add dual-zone automatic climate control, heated front seats, leather upholstery, eight-way power driver's seat with memory, automatic headlights, rain-sensing wipers, adaptive bi-xenon headlights, LED taillights, and heated outside mirrors with integrated turn signals.
The Mazdaspeed3 hatchback ($23,700) comes with a 263-hp turbocharged 2.3-liter inline-4, 6-speed manual transmission, limited-slip differential, sport seats with special red and black cloth interior trim.
Options include the Moonroof & Bose Audio Package ($1395) which includes a 10-speaker, 242-watt Bose Centerpoint surround sound system with 6CD. The Technology package ($1,835) comes with navigation, a full-color version of the Multi-Information Display, Sirius satellite radio with a six-month subscription, keyless access and starting, rain-sensing wipers, auto on/off headlights, bi-xenon headlights with auto-leveling, Adaptive Front lighting System, LED rear combination lights, and perimeter alarm.
Safety features standard on all Mazda3 models include dual front airbags, front side airbags, curtain side airbags, active front head restraints, tire-pressure monitor, and anti-lock brakes with brake assist and electronic brake-force distribution. As mentioned above, traction control and electronic stability control are standard on the Mazda 3i Touring and all s models.
The Mazda 3 is an attractive car, assuming you can get past that big smile. Mazda says the grille design helps the Mazda3 slip through the air better while taking in sufficient air to cool the engine. Mazda says the bold grille is purposely polarizing to separate the Mazda3 from impassive competitors.
The grille is flanked by a pair of angled headlights that wrap around to the sides. Bi-xenon headlights are available with the Adaptive Front-lighting System, meaning they point into turns as the steering wheel is turned. It's a useful safety feature on dark country roads, helping the driver negotiate narrow roads and helping the driver spot pedestrians. Fog lights are found in prominent flared pods that fill out the front end and also help improve aerodynamics.
The headlights come to a point around the side of the car, where they meet up with prominent front wheel flares that surround 16 or 17-inch wheels. The base car gets steel wheels, while highline models have attractive alloy wheels. The fender flares direct the eye to a rising beltline that starts at the front of the door, bisects the door handles, and leads all the way to the taillights. This line has a stronger wedge shape on the hatchback. On both body styles, another character line is found just above the rocker panel, and it rises as it moves toward the rear wheel. Like the outgoing model, the hatchback features triangular rear side windows and a rear roof spoiler.
At the rear, the sedan has a rear lip spoiler. The hatchback features a five-pointed rear window that reflects the shape of the grille. The taillights wrap around the side of the car on both body styles. LED rear combination taillights are available. Mazda 3i models have single exhaust and s models have dual exhaust with bright tips.
Mazda3 is based on a premium Volvo-sourced platform. This structure was further developed beginning with 2010 models to make it lighter and stiffer. This was accomplished by using more high-tensile strength steel and thicker steel in key locations, adding gussets to areas such as the suspension mounting points, and employing a technique called weld-bonding to strengthen areas such as the door apertures. Weld bonding, which combines spot welding with the use of structural adhesive, enhances the unibody's flex resistance. The result is an even better handling car beginning with the 2010 models.
Much of the Mazda 3 appeal is the interior, which is first-class for a vehicle of this size and price. Mazda completely redesigned the cockpit for 2010, taking an approach based on human-machine interface studies that places controls and readouts in two key zones.
Controls most frequently used, including the radio and climate dials and buttons, are placed high on the center stack, where they can be most easily accessed. Readouts for the vehicle information center, climate system, radio presets, and even the available navigation system are found in a Multi-Information Display that is located just under the windshield. Mazda says it chose this location because it is very close to the driver's line of sight, making it easier and safer to check those readouts. Note that only s models have the Multi-Information Display.
The readouts in this display are controlled by a small grouping of six buttons on the right side of the steering wheel. It's a unique approach, but it works well. The buttons are set right by your right thumb and you don't have to look far from the road to see the readouts. When the navigation system is ordered, the screen is quite small, making it harder to read than most others, which are usually mounted on the center stack.
The look and feel of the dash would be appropriate in an entry-level luxury car. The dash is made of a nicely grained soft-touch material, the plastics that are used are sturdy and attractive, and s Sport and Grand Touring models get electroluminescent gauges with red numbers on a black background. Plus, the Mazda3 is offered with several features you'd expect in a much higher priced car. The goodies include a thumping Bose Centerpoint surround sound system with 10 speakers, leather upholstery, driver's seat memory, heated front seats, automatic climate control, push-button starting, and Bluetooth cell phone connectivity. That's premium equipment at compact car prices.
Small items storage is plentiful, with a nicely sized center console bin, an average-size glovebox, and two cupholders behind the shifter.
The front seat has plenty of head and leg room, and the s model's sport seats provide good support in turns. The rear seat has enough space for adults provided those up front aren't too tall. Those seats fold 60/40 to create a mostly flat load floor.
In the sedan, the trunk has 11.8 cubic feet of space. The hatchback has 17 cubic feet of space, and that can be expanded considerably with the seats down. Given the hatchback's sportier character, better looks, and more useful interior space, it's our choice between the two body styles.
Driving Impression
The Mazda 3 is a fine handling vehicle. The feel is firm and composed, with moderate lean in turns. The steering is sharp and precise, and the driver feels connected to the road.
The suspension on the base models deals well with most bumps. Larger ruts, however, can feel harsh, especially with the s model's 17-inch wheels.
The brakes on both models have a linear pedal feel. The Mazda 3s has larger brakes and we prefer the additional confidence of larger binders.
The Mazda 3i model's 2.0-liter engine produces 148 horsepower, which will be adequate for most needs. Drivers can get the most out of this engine with the standard manual transmission. With the flexibility of five gears, the optional 5-speed automatic transmission works well with the 2.0-liter engine.
Fuel economy is an EPA-rated 25 mpg City/33 mpg Highway with the manual and 24/33 mpg with the automatic.
The Mazda 3s features a larger, more powerful 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, also used in the Mazda 6, rated at 167 horsepower and 168 pound-feet of torque. This engine delivers the type of power we expected in performance hot hatches just a few years ago. That's not to say it's a powerhouse, but it does provide the type of grunt that makes it fun on twisty mountain roads. Thanks to dual balance shafts, it's smooth, too, and fuel economy is pretty darn good at 22/29 mpg with the automatic and 21/29 mpg with the manual.
Drivers will have the most fun with the 6-speed manual transmission. The shifter isn't as tight or as precise as in the wonderful MX-5, but it is easy to shift, with relatively short throws and a natural clutch feel. Those who choose the 5-speed automatic get a manual shift mode, but no steering wheel paddles.
The Mazda3 is an attractive, premium small car at a reasonable price. Recently redesigned, it boasts a strong structure for good handling. The Mazda 3 costs more than its direct competitors, but it offers a sportier character and amenities normally reserved for luxury cars. We like the hatch for its sportiness and the utility and cargo space it offers. If you're looking for a compact, be sure to include the Mazda3 on your shopping list.
Kirk Bell filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com.
Model Lineup
Mazda 3i SV sedan ($15,800); Mazda 3i Sport sedan ($16,705); Mazda 3i Touring sedan ($18,100); Mazda 3s Sport sedan ($19,545); Mazda 3s Grand Touring sedan ($22,510); Mazda 3s Sport hatchback ($20,045); Mazda 3s Grand Touring hatchback ($23,010); Mazdaspeed3 ($23,700).
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Options As Tested
Technology Package ($1,835) includes full-color Multi-Information Display with compact navigation system, Sirius satellite radio with a six-month subscription, perimeter alarm, keyless access and starting, rain-sensing wipers, auto on/off headlights, auto-leveling bi-xenon headlights, pivoting front lighting system, LED rear combination taillights; 6CD MP3 ($500).
Model Tested
Mazda 3s Grand Touring sedan ($23,310).The Mazda3 is a premium compact car with exciting styling and is equipped with unexpected luxury and technology features not typically found in its class. The Mazda3 comes with four levels of equipment: SV (sedan only), Sport, Touring (sedan only) and Grand Touring. The entry-level i-model (sedan only) is available with a 148-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, while the sporty s-model (sedan and hatchback) is equipped with a new 167-hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder borrowed from the Mazda6. Standard or available safety features include six airbags, 4-wheel anti-lock brakes, stability and traction control, active front head restraints, bi-xenon adaptive headlights and tire pressure monitoring. Available tech features include a compact navigation system, advanced keyless entry and start, Bluetooth for cell phones and music streaming, Homelink garage door opener, satellite radio and a 10-speaker BOSE audio system. The Mazda3 is unchanged for 2011 with the exception of some standard equipment additions and deletions.
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Yesterday evening we had the great good fortune of attending the first of Simon and Garfunkel's two sold-out concerts at St. Paul's Xcel Center; the second is tonight. The heart of the show consisted of the duo's renditions of the Simon and Garfunkel hits of the sixties that climaxed with "Bridge Over Troubled Water." We thought it was one of the best shows we have ever attended.
The set list included just about everything a fan could have wanted: "Old Friends," "America," "I Am A Rock," "The Sound of Silence," "Scarborough Fair," "Kathy's Song,," "Homeward Bound," "The Dangling Conversation," "A Hazy Shade of Winter," "At the Zoo," "Mrs. Robinson," "The Only Living Boy in New York," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Cecilia," "The Boxer," "Slip Sliding Away," "My Little Town," and "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)."
But the show also adds a duet version of one of Simon's great solo songs, "American Tune," and features the Everly Brothers in the middle of the set to perform "Wake Up Little Susie," "All I Have To Do Is Dream," and "Let It Be Me." Simon and Garfunkel explicitly acknowledged the Everly Brothers as their heroes; they literally began singing together as teenagers trying to imitate the harmonies of the Everlys. All four of them then joined in the song that might be deemed the proximate cause of the festivities, "Bye Bye Love." Who could ask for anything more?
I saw Simon and Garfunkel perform twice in the sixties when Paul Simon's guitar was the lone accompaniment. This time they were backed by a hot band including the venerable Warren Bernhardt on piano and Jim Keltner on drums. The arrangements updated hits that are now forty (in the case of Simon and Garfunkel) and fifty years old (in the case of the Everly Brothers).
I was struck by how excited the audience was as it entered the arena before the show. During the show, the quality of the songs, the performances, the playing, the sound all added up to make it something of an emotional if not transcendent experience.
The emotion triggered by the show can of course be written off to the self-indulgent nostalgia of the baby boomers like me who constituted virtually the entire audience for the show. But I wonder if it didn't touch a deeper and more authentic feeling represented by the presence of Simon and Garfunkel's original inspiration, the Everly Brothers (pictured below in their heyday).
The Everly Brothers brought the close harmony singing of the recorded country tradition into popular music. That style of singing originates in the music of the Carter Family and runs preeminently from the Carter Family through the succeeding "Brothers" acts that deepened and perfected it — the Monroe Brothers, the Louvin Brothers, the Delmore Brothers, the Stanley Brothers.
As Richie Unterberger writes in a fine essay on country duos, "The Everlys could…be seen as the link in the chain that finally brought the magic of country harmony singing to a wide international pop audience. In the process they weren't playing country music anymore, although you could hardly say they sold out, given that they made some of the finest rock and pop records of the late '50s and early '60s. Their influence was immense on the Beatles, the Hollies, Simon & Garfunkel, and many other rock and pop acts of the last several decades that built their sound around close harmonies."
The demands of the form place a premium on conformity of timing, pronunciation, intonation and pitch that contribute to the difficulty of the style and the tradition of blood relationships among its practitioners. The inherent stress of show business combined with the addition of the family element to the equation must make the form extraordinarily intense. In 1973, for example, the Everly Brothers had a notorious on-stage breakup followed by a ten-year estrangement.
When these folks reunite for love or money, we must understand at some level how the show replays the family romance of love and death that holds us all in its grip. We seize the moment of this reunion like that of our own family reunions to cherish the harmony for its beauty and evanescence. Simon says it so nakedly in "Homeward Bound" — "Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me."