Jon M. Chu is currently overseeing production on Justin Bieber's concert tour and supervising the conversion of "Retaliation" into 3D for Paramount Pictures.
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
'G.I. Joe 2' Director in Talks to Helm 'Masters of the Universe'
Jon M. Chu is currently overseeing production on Justin Bieber's concert tour and supervising the conversion of "Retaliation" into 3D for Paramount Pictures.
TCA 2012: Showtime Renews 'The Big C' for Fourth, Final Season of Four Hourlong Episodes
The Laura Linney cancer dramedy from Darlene Hunt and Jenny Bicks will return for a four-episode run and see its format expand from half-hour episodes to an hour.
Monday, 30 July 2012
Video: Watch Chevy's Camaro 1LE lap VIR in 2:58:34
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There are two draws in the pony-car competition bracket: brawn-über-alles pits the 580-horsepower Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 against the 650-hp Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, while the track-day killers set the 426-hp Camaro 1LE against the 444-hp Mustang Boss 302. And all of them are eventually tested in anger at Virginia International Raceway, which could one day become our own Nürburgring based on the cars that have set times there.
Answering that challenge, the Camaro 1LE has just come from posting a 2:58.34 around VIR. According to the list at FastestLaps.com, that puts the Camaro 1LE exactly midway between the 2005 lap time of a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at 2:58.20 and the 550-horsepower 2011 GT500 which did 2:58.48. For better comparison, the 1LE is 6.1 seconds behind the Camaro ZL1, 4.46 seconds ahead of the Boss 302 Laguna Seca, and within two seconds of serious handlers like the Porsche 911 Turbo S, Ariel Atom 3 and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, all run in the last two years (although we don't know who the Porsche and Mercedes drivers were). FastestLaps lists a time of 2:58.00 for a "659-hp" GT500, but the year tested is "0" and we aren't sure what the story is there.
Not a bad day's work for the $37,035 Camaro, which starts at a price nearly $13,000 less than the Boss 302 Laguna Seca. Don't take our word for it, check out the whole lap below.
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Permalink | Email this | CommentsForeign Policy: Family Feud In Peru
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala's brother is in jail, his dad thinks he's a traitor and almost everyone says his wife does the real governing. Even so, Foreign Policy's Michael Shifter says he has a chance to turn the country around.
Google Earth, Maps get new high-res aerial and satellite imagery
3D City View for iOS isn't the only update from the Google Maps and Earth team this week, they've also spruced up their services with new imagery. Fresh high-resolution aerial and satellite photos have been added for a roster of 25 cities and 72 countries or regions, ranging from Antelope Wells, New Mexico to Zimbabwe. In addition, seven international locales and 21 US cities received the 45-degree view treatment, letting you gaze at skylines from a different perspective. The maps are already available, so you can peruse new satellite images of London's Olympic Park and Village just in time for the festivities. For the full list of areas with crisper cartographic visuals, check out the source below.
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Poll: Would you want the 7-inch iPad in multiple mini-chromatic colors?
We recently asked you if it was time for Apple to start releasing multiple color options with the iPhone 5, and 65% of you so far have voted "yes" so far. That got us to thinking -- what about the rumored iPad mini? While Apple has been content to keep their flagship products on a very strict color palette over the years -- metal, black, and maybe white -- the lower ends have historically been much more colorful.
The smaller, lower-end iPods have been nano-chromatic and shuffle-sensational for years, and Apple has mixed the exact shades up a few times to keep them fresh and fashionable. Would the same approach work for a lower-end iPad mini? Is that where Apple is most likely to make concessions towards the colorful? Would you even want them to?
As always, vote up top and give me your reasons -- and your favorite colors! -- in the comments below!
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