Top Gear: Enzo Ferrari (F60)
The guys at Top Gear have a problem. They want to test out the Ferrari F60 AKA the Ferrari Enzo, but they cannot get their hands on one. Ferrari would not loan one to them, and they could not simply go out and buy one. The Ferrari Enzo is not a car that you buy, you have to be specially chosen by Ferrari to be allowed to buy it. Luckily they know Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason. He was kind ennough to let Top Gear borrow the car for a test in exchange for promoting his new book and sprinkling in a few Pink Floydisms here and there. You will love when Jeremy Clarkson describes the F1 style steering wheel as containing a saucer full of secrets or how he could wish you were here to experience the power of the Enzo. In the end the Top Gear folks give the Enzo run through their test track to see if it can best the Porsche Carrera as the fastest car ever tested at Top Gear.
Nappy Time
This week is a time when things slow down, so what better time to take another look at napping. Power naps have many benefits which can help you succeed in all sorts of situations. Here is a guide to the different types of naps you can take.
How Long Is A Good Nap?
THE NANO-NAP: 10 to 20 seconds Sleep studies haven’t yet concluded whether there are benefits to these brief intervals, like when you nod off on someone’s shoulder on the train.
THE MICRO-NAP: two to five minutes Shown to be surprisingly effective at shedding sleepiness.
THE MINI-NAP: five to 20 minutes Increases alertness, stamina, motor learning, and motor performance.
THE ORIGINAL POWER NAP: 20 minutesIncludes the benefits of the micro and the mini, but additionally improves muscle memory and clears the brain of useless built-up information, which helps with long-term memory (remembering facts, events, and names).
THE LAZY MAN’S NAP: 50 to 90 minutesIncludes slow-wave plus REM sleep; good for improving perceptual processing; also when the system is flooded with human growth hormone, great for repairing bones and muscles.
Chuck Norris Hairstyle
You too can look like Walker Texas Ranger while practicing kicking someone in the head. The Chuck Norris harostyle has evolved from the “long layered martial arts look” to today’s shorter version. No toupe for Chuck, his hair is too scared to fall off.
This style works best if hair is straight or with a loose wave like Chuck Norris.
To Get The Look: Start with a contoured style, cut short across the forehead with taped sides and neckline. To cover a wide upper lip add a mustache or wear a close shaped beard to cover strong facial features and add a manly look like Chuck Norris
To Style:. Begin by combing a puff of Gel Mousse, shaping gel or spray gel through damp hair for hidden support, blow dry for fuller look or comb in place and air dry.
When dry, brush a puff of Foaming Pomade or Styling Cream through hair for shape, shine and frizz control.
Wordpress 2.0
Just installed Wordpres 2.0. The upgrade was easy, I did not do the backups and did not disable all of my plugins, but it worked easily. Some new features that are quickly noticable are the TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor for posts and the upload an image feature on the “Write Post” page. The Admin section gets a little more color and some more javascript goodness. Some of the extra post options such as post-slug, categories (although I use the tag plugin), discussion and author details are now on the side and hidden via expandable boxes. I will have to work through some more of the details, but initial impressions are good. Nice work Wordpress folks.
Top Gear: Lotus Exige
The Lotus Exige is a very light extremely high powerd sports car. Top Gear says that the combination of weight and power is like putting a Saturn Rocket in a blender. What do you do when you have a car that packs such a punch? You can’t simply race it against any old car now can you? Top Gear decides that a good challenge is to match up the Lotus with an Apache Helicopter. The result seems more like a snippet from a movie like Terminator than a typical exotic car test drive.
Commercial: Ted Ferguson
The latest campaign by Bud Light features a Super Dave Osborne like character named Ted Ferguson.
He is a wannabe daredevil whose stunts include listening to an entire John Tesh CD and staying at work two minutes after 5pm on a friday.
