The 2011 New Bentley Continental GT

About Bentley Continental GT

The 2011 Bentley Continental GTwas created by the design team inspired by the combination of the most advanced technology with iconic continental model from the past. This luxurious owns 567 horsepower and 516 pounds-feet hitting. The car, which is all-new model and not just a refresh, is more tempting as it is completed with 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 engine.

The enormous power given to the car is transferred to four wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission with economical fuel which is estimated by the EPA to be 17 mpg when used on the highway and 10 mpg when used in the city. It is also found in the playbook that the engine has aflex-fuel capacity, which can be combined with gasoline and E85. Its rear deck, which functions to stow the top, is longer. It opens and closes not more than 25 seconds.

Bently Continental GT drivers may bring this nearly three ton car to a stop by stepping the brakes, which is claimed as the world’s biggest brakes found on a production of passenger cars. The car isequipped, but optionally, with carbon ceramic braking power.

Even more interesting, the car has adjustable dampers, computer controlled air springs, and a re-tuned suspension which bring a both luxurious and sporty ride.

On the outside, this Continental comes up with a choice of five colors for the fabric top and 16 colors for the body. It has a standard equipment including 19-inch wheels and tires, a tire pressure monitoring system, twin HID headlights with washer jets, keyless entry and ignition, and cruise control.

Meanwhile, Bentley offers a choice of 17 colors for the leather interior including carpets and seatbelts. And for the top’s headliner, this car gives eight color choices. There are also a DVD navigation system, a six-CD changer, a chrome wind deflector, Sirius satellite radio, and a voice dialing via integrated Bluetooth.

Bentley Continental GT   iconic shape?

Is the Continental GT for Bentley what the 911 is for Porsche-an iconic shape that is only massaged, never fundamentally altered? The cars’ owners seem to think so, and Bentley has apparently taken those sentiments to heart, in the first redesign of its bestselling coupe.

A careful evolution of  2011 Bentley Continental GT

The new Continental GT, which will have its public debut at the Paris auto show and which goes on sale early next year, hews closely to the design of the previous car. Dirk van Braekel, Bentley’scurrent design chief, did the original Continental GT; Raul Pires, Bentley’s head of exterior design, shaped the new car. Although it looks like a virtual copy, every body panel is new. Many of the familiar lines and creases have been sharpened for greater definition. The window opening is shallower and longer, as the beltline is slightly higher. The car is wider, with rear fenders that are set further out from the body, but overall height and length are the same.

Inside, the design changes again are evolutionary. The dash features a large touch screen, and the console adds cupholders. Switching from seat-mounted belts to traditional belts (with automated presenters) allowed for slimmer front seatbacks, increasing rear legroom by nearly two inches, but it’s still a tight fit for adults.

Increased output
Mechanically, there are no major hardware changes-at least not at launch. The Continental GT is again powered by a 6.0-liter W-12 engine driving all four wheels. The engine’s output increases from552 to 567 hp, with torque bumped up from 479 to 516 pound-feet, parsed out by a six-speed automatic transmission. Bentley claims the new Continental GT will get from 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds (down from 4.6  seconds), while top speed remains 198 mph.

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'Sons Of Anarchy Seasons' 4 Premiere Review

SAMCRO is out of jail, but the world around them has changed – and not for the better. Join us as we review and discuss the ‘Sons of Anarchy’ season 4 premiere, ‘Out.’

With masterful handling by series creator Kurt Sutter, FX’s hit drama Sons of Anarchy begins its fourth season brilliantly by not only presenting an intriguing, precise direction of focus for its familiar characters, but also overcoming many of television’s contrivances that have served as the downfall of far lesser series.

As the Sons of Anarchy season 4 premiere beings, we jump fourteen months ahead from what transpired in the wonderfully chaotic season 3 finale. The once-incarcerated majority of SAMCRO are released from prison and they journey back to their familiar surroundings of Charming – although, as it soon becomes apparent, familiarity is something that has been all but lost to those returning to the “free” world.

The often-used saying of “duck out of water” couldn’t apply more than it does to what’s presented in this Sons of Anarchy season 4 premiere. The one-time controller of all things Charming, Clay (and through him, SAMCRO), are thrust into a proverbial new world, with new rules and new players – some of whom may be even more dangerous than ones previously seen in past season.

This brilliant story arc, combined with the masterful handling of television’s often misused time jump, establishes a wonderfully poignant foundation to unseat the series’ dedicated fans by presenting a familiar, yet somehow still unfamiliar setting that the characters must not only come to terms with, but also attempt to overcome.

The sentiment that SAMCRO can and will do what they like is still present, but the notion that everything will work out for them in the end has vanished. With the familiar Police Chief Wayne Unser now living surviving in a trailer with a single marijuana plant to keep him company while cancer slowly eats away at him, SAMCRO’s last remaining connection to the presumed “law” of Charming has vanished. In his place now sits one of San Joaquin’s finest officers, Sherriff Eli Roosevelt – a man with enough morals and tenacity to not only be seen as a threat to SAMCRO, but one that doesn’t even show a hint of fear from what repercussions may follow his ever-brazen actions.

If that’s not enough, Jacob Hale has also become the new mayor of Charming, and has continued with his plans to build new developments within the city. Of course, the most apparent (and capable) antagonist to everyone’s favorite motorcycle gang is the mild-mannered, though brilliantly-minded Assistant United States Attorney Lincoln Potter. Potter, for all intents and purposes, will come to be the master of all these newly presented domains – though it’s going to take some time before we see exactly how that’s going to happen.

Echoing elements from the favorite Sons of Anarchy season 2, the masterfully planned SAMCRO is once again up against enemies who are not only their intellectual equals, but who are also able to unfurl their plans without Clay, Jax or the rest of the motorcycle club catching wind of it.

Often when a television series reaches a certain age, elements that once intently drew audiences to it in the first place are replaced by the notion that the producers simply want to revel in its presumed awesomeness, catering to the familiarity of its fan base and lackadaisically allowing its characters to proverbially sit and rot without any type of logically progressing character arcs or story development.

With the Sons of Anarchy season 4 premiere, not only has Kurt Sutter brilliantly transitioned the series into a new season of episodes, but he has done so with such calculated grace that it quickly becomes apparent that many producers of other television series – television series that receive much higher ratings than Sons of Anarchy – are simply not doing their job as well as Sutter. In a world where the landscape of television is shifting to honor the creative and shun the generic, Sutter has undoubtedly made it clear into which category he falls (as if there was ever a question).

While familiar scenes of SAMCRO gunning down rival gangs and out-smarting the local law enforcement are still present in the season 4 premiere, everyone watching knows that such familiarity will soon come to an end. With a team of calculated masterminds behind the impending “take down” of SAMCRO making their plans more and more clear, it won’t be long before SAMCRO, like the town of Charming (or the series itself), will need to either evolve or cease to exist.

Sources: ScreenRant.Com

Razor Introduces World’s First True Gaming Laptop

Razer, the world leader in high performance gaming hardware, introduces the Razer Blade – a full aluminum chassis gaming laptop featuring true portability, incredible performance, and an all-new revolutionary user interface. With the introduction of the Razer Blade – a feat of modern-day systems engineering and technology, Razer is reinvigorating technological and design innovation for the entire PC industry, and encouraging gamers and developers to return to the PC as the primary gaming platform of choice.

The Razer Blade is a 17” gaming laptop that delivers incredible performance and a revolutionary user interface in a sleek, portable form factor. It features a fast Intel Core i7 processor and a high performance NVIDIA GeForce graphics processor designed in a lightweight aluminum chassis. The revolutionary Switchblade User Interface, found next to a full-size keyboard, was designed from the ground up to enhance gaming experiences and provide more control at the gamer’s fingertips. It features 10 adaptive tactile keys and a multi-touch LCD panel that can also display in-game information. And at just 0.88 inches thin and only weighing 6.97lbs, the Razer Blade is the world’s first true gaming laptop.
Developed in partnership with Intel, the Razer Blade features a fast Intel Core i7 processor and a high performance NVIDIA GeForce graphics processor. The hardware was designed torun the most demanding games of today without sacrificing the laptop’s portable form factor.The Razer Blade also does not compromise on screen size as it comes with an incredible LED backlit high-definition 17” display.
“The Razer Blade was designed to give gamers a laptop they could truly use on the go,” said Min-Liang Tan, CEO and Creative Director, Razer. “Its sleek, lightweight aluminum construction makes it the thinnest 17-inch gaming laptop available today.”

Price: US $2799.99, available Q4 2011 in North America.
Product Specifications:

• Intel Core i7 2640M Processor (2.80 GHz)
• 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory
• 17.3″ LED Backlit Display (1920 x 1080 pixels)
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
• 2 GB Dedicated GDDR5 Video Memory
• Built-in HD Webcam
• Integrated 60Wh Battery
• 320GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
• Wireless Network 802.11 b/g/n Compatible
• 16.81″ (Width) x 10.9″ (Depth) x 0.88″ (Height); 6.97lbs (Weight)

Is Arnold Schwarzenegger coming back to movies?

I guess he meant it when he said “I’ll be back.”

Sources : WEIRDAY.COM

Why Zippers Have YKK On Them?

The YKK stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha (say that five times fast).  In 1934 Tadao Yoshida founded Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha (translated Yoshida Industries Limited).  This company is now the worlds foremost zipper manufacturer, making about 90% of all zippers in over 206 facilities in 52 countries.  In fact, they not only make the zippers, they also make the machines that make the zippers; no word on if they make the machines that make the parts that make up the machines that make the zippers.


Their largest factory in Georgia makes over 7 million zippers per day.


In any event, Mr. Yoshida’s company zipped to number one by practicing the “Cycle of Goodness”, as he called it.  Namely, “No one prospers unless he renders benefit to others.”  Using this principle, he endeavored to create the best zippers out there that would hold up over long periods of time in the end product.  This in turn would benefit both the manufacturers who used his zippers and the end customer and because of these things benefit his company with higher repeat and referral sales, thus completing the “Cycle of Goodness” *zen moment*


So next time you’re zipping up, take a moment to remember Mr. Yoshida.

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Casey Anthony Verdict: Nancy Grace Blasts Casey's Defense Team Celebrations

Nancy Grace, the former prosecutor with a prime-time show who has been covering the case extensively since Casey Anthony’s 2-year-old daughter was first reported missing in 2008, blasted Casey’s Defense celebrations saying: "the devil is dancing" at the case's conclusion.

The jury took 10 hours and 40 minutes to decide that the accused did not kill 2-year-old Caylee Anthony three years ago. It was a dramatic and controversial conclusion of the legal battle that had the nation riveted for over a month.

Surprisingly, the jury said Casey Anthony was not guilty of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter. She was found guilty only in four counts relating to the lies she told the investigators. The 25-year-old mother accused of killing her own child will be freed within days as she has spent two years in the prison already.

While expressing trust in the jury system, Grace said the verdict did not represent the truth. She urged viewers not to forget that Caylee had died. The defense team said Casey had drowned while prosecutors maintained that Casey had killed Caylee by suffocating her with duct tape.

Grace had dubbed Anthony "Tot Mom."

"I absolutely cannot believe that Caylee's death has gone unavenged," Grace said after the verdicts were read. "Tot Mom will be walking free."

“There is no way that this is a verdict that speaks the truth. But this is our jury system,” she said.

She criticized the defense celebrations and said "the devil is dancing" at the case's conclusion.

"The defense team is inside a bar having a champagne toast right now. Now you know what? I'm not a preacher and I'm not a rabbi but there's something wrong with that. Because Caylee is dead and her body decomposed just fifteen houses away from where the Anthony's put their head on the pillow every night, every day searching for this little girl."

"Now I know it is our duty as American citizens to respect the jury system and I do, believe me I do. I've struck over a hundred juries. But I know one thing. As the defense sits by and has their champagne toast after that not guilty verdict, somewhere out there, the devil is dancing tonight."

Sources : ibtimes.com

Tickets Now Available for MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at New World Stages!!

Tickets are now on sale for Million Dollar Quartet, the 2010 Tony nominated Best Musical, at its new home at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). The production will resume performances Thursday, July 28.

Tickets are now available at www.Telecharge.com, by calling 212-239-6200 , or by visiting the New World Stages Box Office (340 West 50th Street). Ticket prices are $89.50. Casting for Million Dollar Quartet at New World Stages will be announced shortly.

In a statement, the producers of Million Dollar Quartet said, "We can't wait for Million Dollar Quartet fans to see us at our new home at New World Stages. Bringing the show to this intimate venue is a return to the roots of the production. Our long-running Chicago production is in a theatre about the same size as New World Stages. It will be thrilling to see the show and hear this iconic music in the new space."Million Dollar Quartet opened last year to rave reviews from critics and had audiences leaping to their feet every night. The New York Times called the show, "a buoyant new musical that whips the crowd into a frenzy," New York Magazine said it is, "a dazzling raucous spectacle that sounds like a million bucks," and NY1 called it, "90 minutes of platinum grade entertainment." The musical recently wrapped up a run of over 500 performances in preparation for the transfer to New World Stages, the home of other musical hits such Avenue Q and Rent.The show won a Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award and received Tony nominations for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical, a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Musical Revue and three Drama League nominations including Distinguished Production of a Musical and two Distinguished Performance nominations. In addition to the New York production, the Chicago production of Million Dollar Quartet opened in 2008 and is still playing to packed houses at the Apollo Theatre. An upcoming national tour will launch in October in Cleveland, and a West End production is currently playing at the Noël Coward Theatre in London.On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley together. The place was Sun Records' storefront studio in Memphis. The man who made it happen was Sam Phillips, the "Father of Rock and Roll," who discovered them all. The four young musicians united for the only time in their careers for an impromptu recording that has come to be known as one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time.Inspired by the true story, Million Dollar Quartet features a treasure trove of the greatest rock and roll, gospel, R&B and country hits from these musicians, including such iconic songs as "Blue Suede Shoes," "Fever," "Sixteen Tons," "Who Do You Love?," "Great Balls of Fire," "Riders in the Sky," "I Walk the Line," "Folsom Prison Blues," and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." Million Dollar Quartet captures the infectious spirit, freewheeling excitement and thrilling sounds of a singular moment when four of the music industry's most extraordinary talents, all in their creative prime, came together for one of the most memorable nights in music history.Million Dollar Quartet is directed by Eric Schaeffer and features a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. The design team for the New York production includes: Derek McLane (scenic design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Jane Greenwood(costume design), Kai Harada (sound design) and Chuck Mead (musical arrangements and supervision).Million Dollar Quartet is produced by Relevant Theatricals, John Cossette Productions, American Pop Anthology, and Broadway Across America. For more information about Million Dollar Quartet, visit www.MillionDollarQuartetLive.com.

Sources : BroadWayWorld.Com