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Yes, it's been a while, hasn't it? Not that I haven't been keeping up, but have been pretty busy in the new line of work (freelance ESL) – loving it – and, well, have been trying to get the stress levels down a bit.
Tim Blair may be a funny blogger, Andrew Bolt may be a serious blogger, but lately, whenever I've really gotten stuck into it, I just start getting angry.
I'm not convinced that is a good thing.
Nevertheless, as I said, I've been keeping an eye on things, mainly via the excellent Michael Smith and Larry Pickering (whose Facebook site seems to be having a better time of things today).
That national debt hit 250 bil today – nice one Julia and Wayne. That's a bit over 11 grand of government debt every man, woman, and child now has to pay off on top of whatever personal debt one may have.
Julia's off strutting her stuff at the UN General Assembly. Bit rough when one wakes up, turns on Australia Network, and she's talking. If you'll allow one to dream unrealistically for a tic, if we lose our bid for a seat on the (joke of a) UN Security Council, does that mean we'd have a good excuse to stop paying our dues? Whatever grand idea the UN might once have been, it is an inept shadow of it's former self, packed to the rafters with corruptocrats.
Why do we have to put up with the likes of Iran's Ahmadinejad ranting away up there? I'm not convinced his idea of "peace" is the same as our idea of peace.
Nevertheless, Netanyahu did an exceptional job, so maybe there's some value left there.
But I digress. As an Aussie, my focus should be on Gillard's performance. Go to Michael Smith, have a look around, and you see that it is in fact some international MSM picking up the story of the AWU/Slater&Gordon scandal!
If it were to happen, what a venue for that to blow up in the PM's face. That said, it might not "blow up" but it might be enough to tilt the balance in Finland or Luxembourg's favour. That might not be such a bad thing, lol. However, it's a little embarrassing that international media will cover something that, generally speaking, Australian MSM won't.
There's lot's there at both Larry's and Michael's sites; Ashby's 50K payout, the debt, boat people, Nauru, AWU, Paul Howes… you name it, but I reckon I've gone into all that stuff enough for a Friday evening, indeed a Friday evening that is the beginning of a little mini-break over here in Korea.
Chusok. And actually, personally, I'm taking about nine days off, so again, forgive me if I don't immerse myself in grubby politics during that time.
Besides: China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan; things are heating up just a tad too much over various disputed islands. One lot is between Japan, China, and Taiwan which you may have heard about. The other lot is between Japan and Korea. Apparently these islands/islets are of intense historical importance, so I guess the massive reserves of natural gas having noting to do with it (It's Friday – no links). Man, China seems really stoked on getting that aircraft carrier (thanks, Russia!) – with another homemade one on the way. Hu Jintao had the Mao suit on and everything! And, well, I guess Korea's pretty happy upon receiving 3 bil worth of Apache helicopters.
Fun times.
And yes, well noted is that the Persian Gulf is a fun place to be also these days (there is a way perhaps that we could be less dependent and without having to throw billions more taxpayer dollars at bankrupt solar experiments).
Oh, and there's some kind of US election or something going on? All I say about that is that 4Corners was a bit deceptive when they promoted a doco about Mitt Romney but it turned out to be little more that 45 minutes of why Mormons are so bad with the occasional reminder that Mitt is a Mormon. It was actually a rerun of a BBC doco, but whatevs, and was aired months earlier in Australia but it was on Australia Network this week. The reporter, John Sweeney, has done two anti-Mitt/anti-Mormon docos that I know of (no – not linking).
Meh. Enough.
In much more pleasing news at this moment in time, Deadmau5 released >album title goes here< on Wednesday.
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Meteorswarm wrote:It seems the most common topic we get repeated questions on is relativity, general and special. Seriously, this thread is stickied and has relativity right in the title. Now it's even in all caps and the first word. So please ask such questions here. Or maybe read some of this thread to see if your question has already been asked and answered. - gmalivuk
Since we seem to see a lot of repeated things in this forum, it might be a good thing to compile simple, fast answers here. If you have a simple "how does this work?" question, this is the place. It is NOT the place to answer questions at length; any question worthy of lengthy response deserves its own thread. If your question involves light, please see the relativity statement below. I'll get the list started with a few things:
Gravity travels at the speed of light, 299792458 meters/second. This has been closely validated with an experiment, but it mostly comes from theory since it isn't easy to measure.
The laws of thermodynamics are very, very true. You cannot get free energy, no matter how nice it would be, and no matter how much science fiction you read.
For everything we know about, including the matter you're made of, we cannot travel faster than, or even at the speed of light. The reason is that as you approach the speed of light, you gain kinetic energy at a much faster rate than you do at low speeds. This is why small particles going REALLY close to c, the speed of light, can pack a lot of energy.
Light does not have (rest) mass. Photons only travel at c through a vacuum.
Light acts as both a particle and a wave.
Incidentally, everything acts as both a particle and a wave. You, me, cars, George Bush.
The big bang was an expansion of space itself, not just stuff within space. This is often hard to visualize.
If your question involves traveling at the speed of light, a light source and an apparent paradox, please read about special relativity, or consider that the speed of light is constant to everybody and derive it yourself. Also, see Sir Elderberry's excellent post on the subject.
Please add your own! Also, if I'm wrong, correct me.
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Edit 2009.04.10 beefed up SR response with the aid of Sir Elderberry, changed topic statement to reflect changed nature of thread - it is actually a place to ask questions you think have a short answer
Not only does matter not travel faster than light, neither does information. No matter how hard you spin those entangled photons.

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Second-largest dinosaur found in Egypt
From Ann Kellan
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- One of the two most massive dinosaurs ever known has been uncovered in a barren stretch of Egypt, scientists announced Thursday.
The 70-ton plant-eater was discovered in what is now the Sahara Desert. But eons ago the area was filled with mangrove swamps, said University of Pennsylvania researchers, who reported their findings in the May 31 edition of the journal Science.
When paleontologists dug up the first bone two years ago, a 5-foot-7-inch upper arm bone, they knew they had hit the jackpot -- it came from a giant dinosaur never seen before.
"It was very stocky. It was a big boy. It wasn't the longest. It wasn't the tallest. It was heavy," said University of Pennsylvania paleontologist Josh Smith, lead author of the Science report.
The animal weighed about 70 tons, and was perhaps 100 feet long. They named it Paralititan, meaning "tidal giant."
"It ate plants. It was one of the long-neck, long-tailed herbivorous dinosaurs we like to see walking around in herds off in the distance," he said.
Paralititan had some mean looking predators in its day, as big as and similar to the Giganotosaurus called Carcareadontisaurus, as big as the famous T. rex. But T. rex didn't come around until 30 million years later.
"I don't know how tall. He would look through a third story window without too much trouble," Smith said.
A difficult dig
Digging for bones in the Sahara desert wasn't easy. When Smith and his team found hip, leg and tailbones, they sometimes worked in punishing sandstorms that covered things up only seconds after they uncovered them.
"It was difficult. Getting the bones out of the ground was a real trial," he said. "There were days we couldn't work because we couldn't see."
The team came to the area known as the Bahariya Oasis because of noted German paleontologist Ernst Stroemer. More than 60 years ago, he found dinosaur bones there, but most of the area was destroyed in World War II.
Smith was trying to follow in Stroemer's footsteps, but got lost.
"And because I'm an idiot and can't read a map, we ended up in the wrong place," Smith said. "I had my head hanging out the window in the Land Cruiser and we drove right past the Paralititan site."
"The bone was sitting on the desert. We drove right by it. And I said, 'Hey, that looks like a bone.' And so we swung around and the rest is history. That giant one was sitting about a foot under the first bone that we saw."
Area once tropical
They were also surprised to discover the desert was once a lush tropical mangrove, similar to the Florida Everglades.
"We have forests that are actually growing in salt water. At the time Paralititan was alive, there was a coastline that ran through the center of Egypt," said Kenneth Lacovara, a geologist with Drexel University, in Philadelphia.
"They were some of the most powerful creatures to have ever lived and they dominated the planet for 140 million to 160 million years. If they could go extinct and if the Everglades could turn into the Sahara, then almost anything is possible in the future," he said.
The team hopes to return to Egypt. They don't expect to be lucky enough to find any more giants, but they anticipate a treasure trove of other plants and animals buried in the sand.
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With the school season already upon us and the looming threat of upcoming exams already casting shadows of doubt into the minds of even the best and brightest, it may be a wise idea to buckle down and get into a rhythm of studying instead of slacking.
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College is a hectic time in almost every student's life that marks the beginning of the transition to adulthood. New responsibilities pour in on an almost daily basis and adapting to a freer life than one had just a year prior can lead to a bevy of unhealthy habits. If you begin studying properly before you're forced to work it into an already stressful time in your life there's a solid chance you'll keep up with it as you go along!
Distractions will be the death of your studying habits if you let them weasel into your routine. Studying without multitasking is one of the easiest ways to see immediate results in your grades. Social media is an especially egregious offender, considering how even the shortest glances can lead into short binges that chew into valuable research time you could otherwise be utilizing efficiently.
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May 15, 2011
IRVINE, Calif. -- The UC Santa Barbara track and field team came home late Saturday night from the Big West Championships hosted by Anteater Stadium at UC Irvine with six conference champions and a number of new personal records. The men scored 116.5 points to finish fourth overall and the women totaled 126 points and placed second.
Ryan Martin and Justine Diaz in the 800 meters, Amanda Moreno in the 5k, Breanne Strenkowski in the 10k, Mitchell Haag in the high jump and Anthony Masci in the 3k steeplechase become UCSB's 2011 Conference Champions.
Martin highlighted the second day of the conference championships with his head to head dual against Charles Jock of UC Irvine, a favorite in the 800 meters who was ranked number one in the conference coming into the meet. With Jock leading the pack during the first lap, Ryan Martin gave it his all down the far stretch on the second lap and in true finishing form, ducked ahead of Jock to finish six hundredths of a second faster at 1:45.34. Both Martin and Jock's time beat the previous meet record set by Mark Schilling and Mark Enyeart in 1977. Martin also broke his own UCSB school record and currently holds the third fastest time in the US this year. Rusty Parker placed fourth in the finals in 1:50.82 and set a new personal record as well and Greg Dotson ran 1:52.53 in the finals to place seventh overall.
Justine Diaz who finished third in the 800 meter last conference meet set herself ahead of the pack from the start and claimed her first conference title with her time of 2:10.30. Cassie Brooker place fifth with a time of 2:12.54 and Sarah Vitug finished sixth by running 2:12.57.
Lauren Kodama who ran a personal best in the 400 meters during the preliminary rounds of 56.08 finished sixth with a time of 56.33. James Martin ran 48.88 to place sixth in the men's 400 meters. Jacob Vowels ran 22.14 in the 200 meter dash and placed seventh in the conference as a freshman.
Beidi Beer who was poised to break the school record this weekend finished fourth in the finals with a time of 10.74 and going against a head win of 0.1. Although Snita Ashford battled injury after injury for two seasons, she remained determined throughout the years and finished her senior season with a fourth place finish with her time of 12.10. Along with Ashford, Kodama and Brooker also faced similar injury laden seasons but continued to work hard through the years to find themselves all conference finalists this year.
In the distance races, Callie Mulgannon finished fourth in 4:30.56 and setting a new personal record and Megan Petkovic finishing seventh in 4:34.31 for a new personal record as well. Juan Paredes and Tyler Brady finished sixth and seventh respectively, with Paredes running 3:47.45 and Brady following closely behind in 3:47.58. The men's 5,000 meters was fierce competition from the beginning yet Bhavik Kanzaria placed seventh out of 31 finalists in a time of 14:46.16. Anthony Masci who claimed the steeplechase conference title the day before finished in 15th in a time of 15:00.26. Michael Wysocki finished in 15:05.77, Jeremy Acosta finished in 15:17.43 and Juan Paredes ran 15:31.72.
Conference record holder Amanda Moreno won the women's 5,000 meter in clear fashion and fellow teammate Breanne Strenkowski followed behind in 16:48.87. Andrea Jacobs placed seventh overall in 17:07.09. Christine Cooperstein finished the race in 17:17.10, Danielle Moreno in 17:19.43, Cassie Brooker in 17:25.90 and Megan Petkovic in 17:42.39.
Freshman Sean Johnson had a stellar performance in the 110 meter hurdles and finished fourth overall in a time of 14.88.
Aislynn Mueller, Amanda Rodriguez, and Emily Gordon took fourth, fifth, and sixth respectively in the 400 meter hurdles. Mulller ran 62.06, Rodriguez ran 62.52 and Gordon ran 62.83 which were all new personal records. Alvin Go replaced Andre Pinon in the 400 meter hurdles and earned seventh overall in a time of 53.70. The men's 4x100 meter relay team consisting of Cameron Schneider, Jacob Vowels, Evan Walker, and Beidi Beer finished fourth overall in 41.35. The women's team of Snita Ashford, Lauren Kodama, Kelsey Bolden, and Jessica Johnson earned sixth place with their time of 47.70.
As tradition goes, during the last event of a meet which is typically the 4x400 meter relay, the Gauchos line the last bend before the home stretch and cheer on their teammates. With much help from the Gaucho cheering section, the women's team of Lauren Kodama, Justine Diaz, Amanda Rodriguez and Jessica Johnson ran 3:43.32 for a new school record and placing second overall. The men's team consisting of André Piñon, Alvin Go, Jordan Scott, and Ryan Martin would place third with a time of 3:10.82.
In the field events, Derek Masterson cleared 15'9.25" to tie for fifth in the pole vault after dislocating his shoulder on one of his attempts. Masterson also earned fifth in the long jump with a mark of 22'1" and fifth in the javelin with a throw of 186'0". In the long jump, freshman Karlon Johnson earned a seventh place finish by jumping 45'7".
Chad Seymour placed eighth overall in the shot put by throwing 50'1.25" and freshman Josh Scherer threw 45'7.25" which becomes his new personal best. Scherer also set new personal bests in the discus at 156'11" and hammer throw at 172'2". Julian Samson earned 10th place in the discus at 152'1", Seymour at 145'0" and Adam Shigem threw 145'10".
In women's high jump, Maureen Ajoku tied her personal best at 5'7" and Helena Montin cleared the same height for a new personal record. Symone Evans jumped 36'3.5" in the triple jump to place ninth overall. Alex Francis earned fifth place in women's shot put with a toss of 43'5.75" to tie her personal best and Alyssa Manning threw 39'1" for a new personal best. Francis also competed in the javelin where she threw 111'8" for 10th place.
UCSB will have a week off before heading to Eugene, Ore., for the NCAA preliminaries on May 26-28.
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My kids lost interest when he suddenly changed from a boy to a man about halfway into the movie. After that it became a search for a childhood love as adults, and really, it flipped from a fun little romp then suddenly became a chick flick.
The writing isn't horrible, the acting is tolerable, the continuity could have been better, and the flat out lie on the one sheet is unforgivable. I'll be generous and give it 2 stars, but I'm being nice.
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Разговор са Јасмином Сарић, суоснивачем друштвене језичке мреже Вербалисти и директорком едукативних програма у компанији Продирект
Емисија АКТУЕЛНО
Водитељка: Сања Величковић
јануар 2011.
English Translation:Verbalists – a social network for language lovers
Interview with Jasmina Saric, co-founder of the regional social language network Verbalists and Director of Education Programs at Prodirekt
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Host: Sanja Velickovic
Broadcast on 03 January 2011
It seems that our last week's announcement of the internship post in Prodirekt, a company dealing with education, has encouraged many of you to find out more about the opportunities to learn a language abroad. Our today's guest is Jasmina Saric, director of educational programs in Prodirekt and co-founder of the social network Verbalists, will answer your questions on this matter.
|Jasmina Saric
Jasmina: Let me first thank you for inviting me again on your show, Sanja. There is no doubt the Verbalists is an interesting concept in itself and we're pleased it's attracting so many language students and linguists; however, when it comes to the growing demand to study a language abroad, I believe it should be partly attributed to the fact that we no longer need visas to travel and partly to the fact that people, not just in Serbia but everywhere in the region, are perceiving the times of recession as ideal for education and improvement. Not to mention the fact that to fit a job, a person needs to tick more and more boxes, with the knowledge of at least one foreign language being very important.
Sanja: We've received a lot of questions from our listeners. For instance, Dubravka Markovic from Belgrade would like to know why a student, before choosing a language course, should consult a language expert?
Jasmina: For a very simple reason – consulting a language expert can save you a lot of time and money. What is it that we can do to help every student choose the right course? The first step would be to define the reason for learning a language: it makes a great deal of difference whether you learn English, for instance, to be able to chat on the internet, or whether you learn German with a view to enrolling in an Austrian college; or perhaps you need Spanish to get a promotion in your company's subsidiary in Spain. This is important, because it's a specific level of knowledge that takes you to your goal, but also a specific kind of course. After establishing the goal, we need to determine our starting point and that's why we ask our clients to do a placement test. The purpose of the test is to find out the current level of the language competence as opposed to the desired one. Once we've established these two important points, we can recommend a suitable course.
Sanja: Our listeners would probably like to know how expensive these consultations and the placement test are?
Jasmina: In Prodirekt and with the Verbalists, the consultations and tests are free and they are an integral part of our services. However, it is advisable to make an appointment in advance either by phoning 011 26-237-26 or emailing us at email@example.com.
Sanja: Predrag from Pancevo would like to know whether his 16-year old son who's been learning English for years, both in school and taking private lessons, needs to attend a course in England? I believe this is an interesting question to students of all ages.
Jasmina: We don't learn a language in a classroom only. On the contrary. A classroom is an artificial environment, or shall I say, a simulation of real situations. But even in this case there are differences, both in state or private schools – no matter how good the teaching is, or a teacher, when you learn a foreign language in your own country, you're inevitably surrounded by people speaking the same mother tongue. The communication is bound to slip into that language, sooner or later. In England, or any other country, where you travel to learn its native language, the classes are international, and like it or not, you simply have to communicate in the given language. Even more importantly, outside the classroom, you're forced to practice the foreign language in real life when for instance, you need to order some food, buy a train ticket or invite someone for a drink.
Sanja: What is the age limit for language programs abroad?
Jasmina: If we're talking of programs intended for the teenagers, it's between 12 and 18 years old.
Sanja: Since we're talking of teenagers here, do they travel with a group leader? A tourist guide?
Jasmina: All our groups are accompanied. The person traveling with students is never a tourist guide because these are not tour packages but educational trips. Our group leaders are always experienced foreign language teachers, and in Verbalists's team there are at least 10 such teachers who've been participating in our programs for years. They are always with children, from the first passport control at the Belgrade airport to arrival at destination including airport transfers, through their stay in a foreign college, until they return home.
Sanja: Here is an anonymous but extremely interesting question: I want my daughter to study in Oxford, not wander around doing sightseeing and shopping. Is it compulsory for students to participate in social activities program?
Jasmina: It's not only an interesting question, it's a very common one. Social activities, such as sport in students' free time, sightseeing or creative workshops are not just having fun. Their aim is multifold, but the first and foremost one is continuous communication and socializing in an international environment, only this time in real life situations. Such activities are extremely stimulating and they not only help learning, but also familiarizing with different cultures. And last but not least, they help group leaders have all the students in one place.
Sanja: Do students receive a certificate after they've finished a course?
Jasmina: All students receive a certificate indicating their level of language competency, the length and type of the course they've done. Let me just point out that all the colleges we work with are British Council accredited.
Sanja: Are all your programs intended for teenagers and young people?
Jasmina: People learn languages for different reasons; in today's globalised world the question of speaking languages and being able to communicate successfully is actually the question of professional survival. Verbalists have developed 24 language programs aimed at all ages and levels. A substantial percentage of our clients are adults – students, young professionals, business people. We also offer a unique service in language consulting to corporations.


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OKLAHOMA CITY - Kyrie Irving scored 14 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Oklahoma City 114-104 Wednesday night, giving the Thunder their third straight loss since the All-Star break.
Jarrett Jack scored 21 points, Spencer Hawes had 19 and Tristan Thompson added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Cleveland shot 14 for 21 from the field in the fourth quarter against the Western Conference-leading Thunder.
Kevin Durant had 28 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Russell Westbrook had 24 points and nine assists, and Serge Ibaka added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder. Oklahoma City is 0-3 since Westbrook returned from his latest knee surgery.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin had 23 points and 16 rebounds and reserve Darren Collison scored seven of his 19 points in the final 2:09 to lift Los Angeles past Houston.
The Clippers won for the sixth time in eight games, converting 20 Houston turnovers into 30 points. DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his 30th double-double. His previous career high was 12 last season.
Jamal Crawford, who had a season-high seven 3-pointers Monday night in a win at New Orleans, was 1 for 6 behind the arc against the Rockets and left the game for good with 13 seconds remaining in the first half because of a left calf strain. He had eight points in 15 minutes.
Dwight Howard had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and James Harden added 18 points for the Rockets.
CHICAGO (AP) — Taj Gibson scored 21 points, Carlos Boozer added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Chicago used a big third-quarter run to win for the seventh time in eight games by pounding Golden State.
Jimmy Butler scored 16 points after missing two games with bruised ribs, Mike Dunleavy Jr. added 15, and Joakim Noah grabbed 17 rebounds for the Bulls.
They also dominated on the glass 56-41, forced 16 turnovers and held All-Star Stephen Curry in check while bringing Golden State's four-game win streak to an emphatic end.
Jordan Crawford scored 16 points for the Warriors and David Lee came off the bench to get 11 points in 20 minutes after being hospitalized with a stomach flu and missing two games, but Curry tied a season low with five points on 2-of-10 shooting.
DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki shook off an early shoulder issue to finish with 18 points in Dallas' victory and New Orleans All-Star Anthony Davis was knocked out of the game with a similar problem.
Nowitzki went to the locker room 31 seconds into the game holding his left shoulder but emerged a short time later and returned to the game. He even had a spin move and finished with a left-handed finger roll in the first half.
Davis, the Pelicans' leading scorer and rebounder, was holding his sprained left shoulder on his way to play defence and didn't return after leaving the game during a New Orleans timeout with 4:13 left in the first half.
The Mavericks (36-23) are a season-high 13 games over .500 after their fourth straight win, and the Pelicans stayed winless since the All-Star break at 0-5.
Eric Gordon led New Orleans with 19 points, and Brian Roberts had 17.
Monta Ellis led Dallas with 23 points, seven assists and four steals, while Vince Carter scored 17.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Will Barton had a season-high 20 points and career-high 11 rebounds, providing a spark off the bench for short-handed Portland in its rout of Brooklyn.
The Blazers won their fourth straight game despite missing forward LaMarcus Aldridge. The team's top scorer and rebounder has been out five games with a left groin sprain.
Jason Collins, who became the NBA's first openly gay player when he signed a 10-day contract with the Nets on Sunday, entered the game without fan reaction and played a pair of scoreless stretches in the fourth quarter.
Mo Williams scored 21 points and Nicolas Batum had 19 to lead seven Portland players in double figures.
Deron Williams had 12 points for the Nets, who had their lowest point total this season.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Marco Belinelli had 20 points to lead eight San Antonio players in double figures, and the Spurs worked through a lethargic start to beat Detroit.
Kawhi Leonard had 15 points in his return from a 14-game absence due to a broken finger. Manu Ginobili scored 16 points, Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter had 13 apiece, Boris Diaw added 12, Patty Mills 11 and Cory Joseph 10.
Josh Smith scored 24 points for Detroit, which has lost three straight. Will Bynum added 18 points, Rodney Stuckey 17 and Andre Drummond had 16 points and 17 rebounds.
San Antonio got off to a sloppy start despite having two practices during a five-day break following its annual Rodeo Road Trip that lasted nearly a month.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gordon Hayward had 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead a balanced offence and Utah cruised to victory over slumping Phoenix.
Richard Jefferson scored 17 points, Diante Garrett had a career-high 15 and the Jazz had seven players in double figures.
The Jazz shot 57.5 per cent from the field, the highest mark of any Phoenix opponent this season.
Gerald Green had 17 points and rookie Archie Goodwin matched his career-best with 16 for the Suns.
Playing their only road game in a nine-game stretch, the Suns have been looking to improve their playoff position. However, with a third straight loss, Phoenix leads Memphis by just one-half game for the eighth and final Western Conference berth.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Courtney Lee scored 18 points, Marc Gasol had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Memphis weathered Los Angeles' late 3-point shooting display.
Tony Allen added 17 points, James Johnson 14 and Zach Randolph 13 for Memphis.
Jodie Meeks led the Lakers with 19 points, Wesley Johnson added 18 and Pau Gasol had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lakers were 7 of 11 on 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Jordan Farmar's 3 from 29 feet with about 15 seconds left pulled Los Angeles to 106-103. However, Lee's two free throws closed the scoring.
BOSTON (AP) — Jerryd Bayless scored a season-high 29 points in a rare start, and Rajon Rondo added 22 points and 11 assists to help Boston break a five-game losing streak with a victory over slumping Atlanta.
Six players scored in double figures for Boston. Rondo's double-double was his second straight and fifth overall since he returned from a knee injury on Jan. 17.
Jeff Teague had 26 points and DeMarre Carroll scored 24 off the bench for Atlanta, which lost for the 10th time in 11 games.
Back home after an 0-4 West Coast trip, the Celtics had only nine healthy players after a sore toe forced rookie Kelly Olynyk to the bench alongside regular starters Jared Sullinger and Avery Bradley.
The Hawks were missing five injured players, including starters Al Horford and Paul Millsap.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jameer Nelson scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and Nik Vucevic had 21 points and 13 rebounds to help Orlando snap a 16-game road losing streak.
Nelson added 12 assists for the Magic, who last won on the road at Chicago on Dec. 16. Victor Oladipo added 17 points, and Maurice Harkless and Tobias Harris scored 13 apiece.
Thaddeus Young had 19 points for the Sixers, who lost their 12th straight overall and 11th in a row at home. Tony Wroten scored 15 points, Eric Maynor 13 and Henry Sims 10 for Philadelphia, which bought out the contract of Danny Granger earlier Wednesday.
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The Live with Kelly and Michael host willingly wrapped herself in a poncho and sat under a huge balloon filled with four gallons of water.
Fallon and Ripa played a trivia game in which their chairs were raised upward toward the balloon depending on whether they answered their questions correctly. Oh, and they were wearing large hats with pointed tips on the top.
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"The AAA's Ad Hoc Commission on Anthropology's Engagement with the Security and Intelligence Communities (CEAUSSIC) continues its work. Our main activities at present include: 1. the writing of a report to the AAA on the widely and hotly debated Human Terrain System of the U.S. Army, 2. The editing of a casebook illustrating the diversity of kinds of practicing anthropology, including associated ethical questions, with a primary emphasis upon the security sector broadly conceived, 3. And providing support for the AAA's ongoing ethics process. In an effort to keep our work transparent and part of the public and disciplinary discussion of all of the above, CEAUSSIC is also going to be contributing a monthly entry to the AAA's blog. Each entry, by different CEAUSSIC members, will address topics that have arisen or that we have been thinking about, which we will continue to discuss via the blog, a discussion in which we hope you will also participate."
November 30, 2009
Jean Jackson, Prof. of Anthropology, MIT
Perusing the various articles in Anthro News about ethics shows that the review of the Association's Statement on Ethics is well underway, and that it continues to be controversial. I consider below some ways that CEAUSSIC's work connects to the general debate on ethics.
Although the charge to CEAUSSIC encompasses a much broader area than the Army's Human Terrain System (HTS) program, it was clear to us that evaluating it was of high priority, given the attention it was receiving in the media, and the concerns expressed by AAA members. The "Report on the Army's Human Terrain System Proof of Concept Program" was sent to the AAA Executive Board (EB) in October, and will be available to the public on Dec. 3.
Our research into HTS allowed CEAUSSIC members the opportunity to discuss a number of fundamental ethics issues, most particularly ethical research practice. The debate has not involved the question of whether anthropologists should work for the military; in my view, and that of my CEAUSSIC fellow committee members, anthropologists may ethically work for the military in any number of capacities. For example, they might work in a Veterans' Hospital. They might be hired to teach military personnel in a stateside university. They might serve as archaeologists. They might be hired to conduct internal research on whether the organization of a particular unit is optimal. The question is, when does work for the military, intelligence, or security communities skirt the edge, or cross over into, unethical practice?
The first question has to do with whether HTS research complies with Institutional Review Boards, whether located within the military, other government agencies, or civil sector institutions that conduct research on human subjects. Clearly research should only be undertaken after informed consent has been obtained, and the Report addresses this question with regard to HTS in detail, in particular whether informed consent is possible in situations where military personnel are asking questions in a zone of occupation, especially when they are dressed in camouflage and sometimes carrying a weapon. Evaluating this aspect of HTS has been a lot easier than resolving a number of the larger ethical issues under discussion among CEAUSSIC members, the Committee on Ethics, the EB, and the AAA membership.
A second, related issue is the question of whether it is possible to separate Human Terrain Team (HTT) members' roles as researchers from roles as combatants. The literature put out by HTS argues that such a distinction is easily made. In our discussions we considered the evidence available from HTS, other military sources, and the media regarding HTS performance, and also addressed the question more broadly—hypothesizing about the possibility of conducting "pure" research in the context of military operations in occupied zones. The numerous concerns that have arisen with respect to the way HTTs are configured have been amply discussed in venues such as the several sessions devoted to the topic at the 2007 and 2008 AAA meetings, the Savage Minds anthropology blog, and CEAUSSIC's blog posts.
An additional issue is what happens to the research findings. They are property of the military, and, unlike much other research funded by U.S. taxpayers, do not become public. Nor are civilian research subjects given access to any data collected—perhaps not a very important consideration in tribal areas of Afghanistan or Iraq, but potentially far more significant in a future field site where HTTs are deployed. This point relates to the much broader issue of proprietary research, in which a researcher is hired by an organization (in industry, the nonprofit sector, the federal government), and the findings are the property of the employer and not available to the public or the study community. This is the stickiest point for many Association members, the divide being sharpest between academic and practicing anthropologists.
A final issue concerns ethics only indirectly, but given that it continues to take up a lot of air space, I will attempt to lay it out. What is the relationship between "what should card-carrying anthropologists do and not do?" and "what is ethical anthropological practice?" The HTS program has provided us with a telling case study with which to consider the difference between the two questions. A significant amount of the discussion of HTS has been about the potential harm to anthropology's image. A particular worry concerns the possible damage to anthropologists' ability to carry out their field research: "If HTS continues to be developed and HTS teams deployed, won't my ability to conduct research be jeopardized? I will be seen as a CIA or Army spy no matter where I go." Anthropology has a spectacular history of problems resulting from its practitioners getting involved with U.S. military, intelligence, and security activities.1 Project Camelot is one example, as are the various scandals connected with the war in Southeast Asia that were denounced at AAA meetings in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (See David Price's books, Anthropological Intelligence: The Deployment and Neglect of American Anthropology in the Second World War and Threatening Anthropology: McCarthyism and the FBI's Surveillance of Activist Anthropologists.) It is true that most HTT members are not anthropologists, no matter how you define them. But because HTS is perceived to recruit anthropologists, the nature of HTS employees' practices is a legitimate concern, especially given that "anthropologist" is the main label the Army initially used for HTT researchers (it has since changed its terminology), and "anthropology" continues to be used by the media to describe HTS personnel and the kind of research they are carrying out. The tribal societies residing in most of the locations in Afghanistan and Iraq where HTS teams are deployed certainly look like traditional anthropological research terrain. In certain respects they evoke some of the small-scale communities targeted by Special Forces in Vietnam, who drew on published anthropological research. Having been trained in anthropology, we do not need to be told why we should be concerned with such trafficking in anthropology-as-symbol by the military and media, even when actual practice does not involve anthropologists to any major extent. I believe that debates over what kinds of research practices potentially damage anthropology's image should take place at this analytic level. Such discussions are important and are related to—but distinct from—those concerned with unethical anthropological research practices.
A final comment on the disagreement voiced in two previous blogs regarding whether or not discussions about ethics should include the political context: Carolyn Fluehr-Loban (October 13) says that "ethics is about principles, not politics," whereas David Price (September 11) argues that there is "no political neutrality. Instead there is only silence or engagement on these issues…the convenience of a categorical separation of 'the ethical' from 'the political' has left large issues unaddressed, and like most unaddressed issues I suppose that in the future these will surface in all sorts of predictable and unpredictable ways." Fluehr-Loban is describing a philosophical domain, and she is correct that if people are to have a fruitful conversation about an ethical problem, then they need to agree on how terms are to be defined—otherwise they will either talk past each other or continue to squabble about definitions throughout the discussion. During this process of establishing definitions and "rules of engagement," the political context should be kept in the background, as disagreement over it can impede arriving at an agreement about terminology and ground rules. (Of course a given term's political connotations can be discussed when selecting or rejecting it.) Price, on the other hand, stresses the need to always keep in mind the political context within which conversations about ethics take place, decisions are reached, and actions are taken. He is correct, and not only because just about every human (and sometimes non-human—consider social animals) action that anthropologists are interested in has a political dimension, but also because we are engaging in these conversations, and the media and other parties are interested in their outcome, because of the larger political context. To quote the EB: "In the context of a war that is widely recognized as a denial of human rights and based on faulty intelligence and undemocratic principles, the Executive Board sees the HTS project as a problematic application of anthropological expertise, most specifically on ethical grounds" (from the EB's memo on HTS). Whether a given anthropologist agrees or disagrees with this statement, no one can deny that the context is 100% political.
1 Also see Mary Louise Pratt on E.E. Evans-Pritchard's military role: "Fieldwork in Common Places." In James Clifford and George E. Marcus, Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography. Berkeley: University of California Press: 27-50.
[All guest commentary on this blog is posted with the permission of contributing authors. If you wish to reproduce work that appears here, please contact each author directly.]


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They tell you not to hang around and learn what life's about
And grow up just like them, won't you let it work it out
As I type this, thousands of youth are out in the streets of Montreal, in defiance of a police decree set at 22h30 EDT that their protest tonight is illegal. They are ostensibly protesting the planned hikes of tuition fees set in the last Quebec budget by the tired and corrupt Liberal government headed by former Mulroney Conservative Jean Charest.
This Spring, they aren't out there looting after a professional hockey loss.
They aren't out there sitting in tents in a park like the Occupy movement.
They're rather mobile in fact, as if they well understand the difficulty for the police in hitting a moving target.
And they clearly aren't in any mood to negotiate.
As someone who watched in horror while the 2010 Toronto G20 summit devolved into a disgraceful showcase of police belligerence against peaceful protesters, I shudder to think of where this is all heading.
My question for CLASSE: was it ever really about tuition fee hikes? Or was that just an excuse to get the ball rolling on a push for revolutionary social change? And how many of your followers will follow as far as you want to take this?
In the context of a super-corrupt and tired Charest government, I have to think this is all becoming the biggest test of our social fabric since the '95 referendum.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Québec Students: You're Coming Along
Posted by Scott in Montreal at 12:26 AM Recommend this Post
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- Anonymous said...
Why is it that you can't get any news on what's happening about this situation in Quebec? I googled and could only find an old article that the CBC put out. I have yet to hear someone ask the students if a) they can get student loans b) why is the increase in tuition so onerous? what is the unemployment situation with youth like? Ironically, the only current video was something done by a Japanese media outfit and not available for viewing. It kind of reminds me of the situation in Greece in the beginning - no one talked about the real issues.
- Thu Apr 26, 12:13:00 PM EDT
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Swimming Pool Blog
Pool Safety: Mesh Safety Pool Covers
by Rob Cox, August 28, 2010
On the market now for more than 50 years, the mesh safety cover was invented by Fred Meyer, founder of Meyco Pool Covers, in 1957. Millions have been installed, and not just the Meyco brand. Loop-Loc came along, followed by Merlin, Rayner, HPI, Cantar and many more manufacturers of swimming pool safety covers.
Over time, the product has improved, with stronger, more durable mesh or smaller strap spacing available, longer warranties, triple tack points - but the original design aspects of the mesh safety cover are still employed by all of the major pool cover manufacturers.
The design is rather simple, sew together 5'x5' pieces of mesh polypropylene with heavy strapping on every edge. Sew the strapping monolithically, with cross tacking where they intersect. Where the strapping connects to the edge of the mesh cover, attach a double ended stainless steel spring, and finish off with an aluminum strap tip.
The installer of a mesh pool cover drills a 3/4" hole into the wood or concrete deck and taps in a brass cover anchor. For every strap on the edge of a mesh safety cover, an anchor threads up to put the pool cover on, and threads down flush into the deck when the cover is removed.
A mesh cover is long lasting, with most warranty periods covering at least 10 years. They are very low maintenance, no cleaning required. The look beautiful, and if I may say so, almost elegant. But the thing I like most about mesh safety pool covers, is that word "safety". Mesh pool covers are the safest type of pool cover available today.
Top Pool Safety Reasons to use a Mesh Safety Pool Cover
- No other barrier to entry prevents access better
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- Mesh pool covers give peace of mind
- Keeps pool clean as it keeps it safer
- Mesh Covers can even save an inattentive drivers life
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Many stories of animals, critters and beloved pets that are saved, in addition to kids, grandkids, neighbor kids that fall on the cover, or run across the cover. Usually the stories include the statement "...if that had happened on our old pool cover, it would have been a tragedy".
We are proud to represent many brands of Mesh Safety Pool Covers, and hope that you will consider one this year to keep your pool safer.


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Sylvia Scudder, retired collection manager, conducted extensive archaeopedological research in the Caribbean area. Here are a few of her past projects:
Evidence of Sea Level Rise at the Turks and Caicos Islands
Scudder, S. J. (2001) Evidence of sea level rise at the Early Ostionan Coralie site (GT-3), ca. AD 700, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. Journal of Archaeological Science 28(11):1221-1233.
Abstract: Soil and sediment analyses were conducted on samples from the early Ostionan Coralie Site (c. 705± 60) on Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, the earliest dated settlement site in the Bahama Islands. The focus of these analyses was a sand layer mantling archaeological features discovered on a buried land surface. The tapering, wedge-shaped configuration of the sand body prompted the hypothesis that it was deposited by water-either a storm surge or a more gradual rise in sea level. This hypothesis was tested using soil morphological descriptions, particle-size distribution analysis and grain characteristics, contents of organic carbon and total phosphorus, and identification of invertebrate organisms found in the soil samples. A fining upward trend in particle size, round and rolled grain shapes, and a rich shallow-water micro-invertebrate infauna indicated a gradual marine transgression over the site, as opposed to either a catastrophic storm event or aeolian deposition. These results explain the incremental inland shift of settlement activity over time at Coralie.
Identifying Anthropogenic Soils from pre-Columbian Puerto Rico
Scudder, S. J. (2001) Soil resources and anthropogenic changes at the Tibes Site, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 37(1-2):30-40.
Abstract: Soil and landscape analyses were conducted at the pre-Columbian civic-ceremonial center of Tibes in south-central Puerto Rico, near the city of Ponce, to characterize intrasite activity areas and to evaluate soil resources available to the original horticulturists who settled there. Comparisons were made of chemical signatures of activity areas and off-site soils, including relative concentrations of soil elements that characteristically accumulate as a result of human activities. In particular, total phosphorus contents were determined for anthropogenic and non-human-influenced soils and presented as marker values for this and similar sites in the region. Also examined was the relationship between site selection and landscape attributes, including characterization of local soil types in terms of fertility and physical structure, the effects of alluvial processes on the site, and intra-site variation in soil characteristics. Soils changed from west to east across the site: those closest to the western margin and the Río Portugués contained more silt and fewer rocks than the pebbly, clayey soils of the hillside footslopes to the east. The overall characteristics of the site soils suggested a stable climate throughout the period of site occupation. Clear differences existed in phosphorus content of soils from cultural features, non-feature site areas, and off-site localities, providing a general means of chemically identifying these three types of soils at similar sites.


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Alers Selected Team MVP For Second Straight Year; Three Others Honored With Awards
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Goalkeeper Bobby Thalman, who led the Ivy League in save percentage (.852) and saves (92), has been elected captain of the 2012 Yale men's soccer team. The announcement was made at the postseason banquet on Wednesday night following a team vote.
"It truly means a lot to me to have the confidence of my teammates and the support of the coaching staff," Thalman said. "It's a great honor to be elected captain knowing the quality of the individuals who have held the title before me, as well as the character of the guys on the team right now.
"As captain I hope to be able to improve on this season and keep the program moving in a positive direction. It has been amazing to be a part of the turnaround this team has put together, and I am very optimistic that even greater achievements are in store for us in 2012."
In the last two years, Thalman has played 3061 of a possible 3185 minutes in the Yale goal. This fall, he started all 17 games, finished with a 0.92 goals against average and was named second team All-Ivy. He earned Ivy League Player of the Week honors after making eight saves in a 1-0 victory over Harvard. That was one of his three shutouts on the season.
"Bobby has great stature and presence on and off the field," said Yale head coach Brian Tompkins. "He is highly respected by his peers and the coaching staff and has all the qualities to be an outstanding captain. As we look to build on the accomplishments of 2011, Bobby's drive and enthusiasm make him the ideal leader for the challenges ahead."
Five team awards also were presented at the banquet. Sophomore Nick Alers was the recipient of the Walter J. McNerney Award as the most valuable player for the second straight year. Alers had another strong season on Yale's back line, earning first team All-Ivy recognition. He was the anchor of a Yale defense that yielded only 16 goals and posted four shutouts. Alers also excels in the classroom. He was named to the Capital One Academic All-America third team.
"Nick was outstanding again this past season and has established himself as one of the better defenders in the Ivy League," Tompkins said. "His defensive play was a key component in the team's improved results."
Senior Charlie Paris received two awards. He was presented with the Frank Dunne Award as the most improved player and also was the recipient of the Jack Marshall Award, given by the Yale Soccer Association to the member of the team who demonstrated the qualities of team spirit, loyalty to his fellow players and dedication to the game.
After appearing in only six games in his first three years, Paris played in all 17 this fall, including making 12 starts, and tied for second on the team with three goals. For his efforts, he earned second team All-Ivy recognition. He also scored one of the biggest goals of the season, the game-winner in overtime at Penn.
The Walter Leemann Trophy, awarded to the senior member of the varsity team who, by sportsmanship and team play, upholds the ideals of former coach Walter Leemann, was awarded to Chris Dennen, the 2011 Yale captain.
In addition to providing outstanding leadership, Dennen started all 17 games, scored two goals and added three assists.
"I have the difficult task of following Chris Dennen," Thalman said. "He is a man who personifies all of the ideal qualities of a Yale captain and was able to flawlessly handle the responsibilities over the last season. One of his best qualities that I will attempt maintain within the men's soccer program is the selfless determination and drive that he brought to every aspect of life. He was a leader who could motivate a group of individuals without saying a word, and that's an attribute you don't find all too often."
Junior Adrian Wright was the recipient of the Bob "Doc" Holliday Award, presented to the squad member who regardless of playing opportunity or personal recognition has consistently demonstrated a selfless commitment, a positive attitude and has contributed to team spirit in ways that have improved the well-being of the Yale soccer program. Wright appeared in two games this fall.
Yale finished the season with an 8-7-2 overall record and a 4-3 Ivy mark. The Bulldogs won five more games overall than a year ago and three more Ivy games.
Thalman is confident the future is bright.
"We have a great dynamic within the team that will allow us to push even harder this offseason to put us in better position come August," he said. "We will never become complacent until we win an Ivy title and are able to compete on the highest levels."
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Editor's Overview
A 5-passenger compact crossover SUV that expands the automaker's reach into an entirely new market segment, the 2013 Buick Encore seamlessly melds youthful design and practical packaging with the division's traditional emphasis on refined luxury. Attractively priced, the Encore comes standard with an efficient turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and offers impressive handling whether in front-drive or all-wheel drive configurations.
You'll Like The 2013 Buick Encore If...
Fans of basic Buick panache will find plenty to favor in the new Encore, thanks to its combination of refinement and comfort complemented by a bounty of standard/available features, solid value orientation and outstanding fuel economy.
You May Not Like The 2013 Buick Encore If...
Some will find alternatives with more horsepower preferable to any potential fuel-economy gains the Encore has to offer. This new Buick's lack of a tow rating also may be a deal breaker for those who demand a vehicle with light-duty trailering capabilities.
What's New
Armed with an attractive package that Buick believes will appeal to a wide range of both the young and younger-thinking mature buyers, the Encore provides the automaker with a more than competitive entry in the hot-and-growing compact crossover SUV arena.
Interior Features
The Encore's passenger compartment displays the same kind of upscale ambiance and Buick character cues found in all of the division's latest offerings – packaging that's effectively complemented by an even more sophisticated variation on the Quiet Tuning theme. Whether rendered in cloth and leatherette or available leather, the well-finished, well-appointed cabin rich in soft-touch surfaces offers room for five with a 60/40 split rear bench that accommodates two average-sized adults plus a kid in the center spot. The Encore's large hatch provides easy access to its 18.8-cubic-foot cargo bay, which expands to 48.4 cubic feet with the aft seatbacks folded.
Exterior Features
A bastion of 21st century Buick styling cues – from its waterfall grille and faux portholes to painted lower body panels – the new Encore puts a more contemporary spin on each of these elements to create a package that's skewed towards a more youthful, progressive mind-set. The Encore's highly sculpted bodywork and a tasteful assortment of bright accent bits are effectively set off by prominent blue-accented projector beam headlights and LED-infused taillights. Brushed-aluminum faux front/rear skid plates and an 18-inch wheel/tire fitment add a bit more aggressive flair to the overall mix.
Driving Impressions
Spun from GM's small global small-crossover platform, the Buick Encore's solid core structure, well-sorted suspension and electrically boosted power steering endow it with a confident and well-controlled feel that properly complements its quiet, comfortable passenger compartment. This enlightened chassis tuning delivers a smooth ride in cruise mode and keeps body roll well in check when negotiating corners while the Encore's generously proportioned 215/55 low-rolling-resistance tires – on 18-inch alloy wheels – serve up a surprisingly high level of grip. As for caveats, the 1.4-liter EcoTec engine in this versatile Buick hauler proved quite capable of holding its own in city traffic and freeway running, but the added mass of the all-wheel-drive system does impact its enthusiasm, particularly when the passenger count rises or on sustained uphill runs.
Pricing Notes
The Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the 2013 Buick Encore starts at just under $25,000. Moving up the line, the Encore Convenience opens around $25,800, the Encore Leather commands close to $27,500 and the Encore Premium commences just below $29,000. All-wheel drive on any version will add $1,500, and a fully-loaded top-line Encore will hit the street just below $34,000. Although not the lowest priced among its competitive set, the Encore does become a far more compelling value when you factor in its more extensive roster of standards in each trim grade, including features like IntelliLink telematics, Active Noise Cancellation and a rear-view camera, not to mention potential savings in fuel costs. On sale early in 2013, Kelley Blue Book has not yet established a resale value for the Encore. However, residuals on the full-size Buick Enclave have tended to fall slightly below other vehicles in its segment.
Notable Equipment
The well-equipped base Encore includes numerous power assists, air conditioning, Buick IntelliLink telematics with a 7.0-inch touchscreen, a tilt/telescoping steering column, cruise control, a power driver's seat, satellite radio, Bluetooth connectivity, a rear-view camera, and more. The Encore Convenience trim level adds dual-zone climate control, remote starting and fog lights, while the Encore Leather trim nets the obvious plus heated front bucket seats/steering wheel, a power passenger seat and driver-seat memory. The top-line Encore Premium boasts Bose audio, front/rear park assist and Forward Collision Alert/Lane Departure Warning. All models feature StabiliTrak, OnStar with six months of Directions and Connections and 10 airbags.
Notable Options
Largely prepackaged within its base/Convenience/Leather/Premium hierarchy, the Buick Encore does offer several individual extras. All but the base model can be fitted with a GPS-enabled navigation system, a power sunroof, an oil-pan heater and 18-inch chrome-alloy wheels as well as the 7-speaker premium Bose Audio system – which is already included in the Encore Premium kit.
Favorite Features
In addition to the benefitting from Buick's highly-efficient Quiet Tuning regimen, the Encore introduces a new element to the mix: Active Noise Cancellation circuitry that effectively filters out low-frequency engine sounds to ensure an even more serene passenger compartment.
Available on all Encore variants, this computer-controlled AWD system automatically engages the all-wheel drive as surface conditions dictate as well as each time the vehicle stops to ensure smoother off-the-line acceleration. If no slip is present, it progressively disengages to promote better fuel economy.
Under the Hood
Every version of the Buick Encore, whether front-drive or all-wheel drive, shares the same basic powertrain. The engine is GM's familiar 1.4-liter turbocharged EcoBoost 4-cylinder that makes 138 horsepower and 148 lb-ft of torque. Here, it's paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission that features manual-style shifting capabilities via a lever-mounted rocker switch on front-drive Encore models. The combination yields respectable acceleration and impressive EPA figures for a vehicle of its type, with front-drive Encores earning 25 mpg/33 mpg stats on the city/highway cycles and AWD models netting 23/30 mpg numbers. To complement its mileage-maxing prowess, the engine is designed to run on regular gasoline, not the premium grade required by many of the Encore's chief rivals.
1.4-liter turbocharged inline-4
138 horsepower @ 4,900 rpm
148 lb-ft of torque @ 1,850-4,900 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 25/33 mpg (FWD), 23/33 mpg (AWD)
Editors' Notes
A well-mannered, well-finished compact crossover SUV that goes on sale in February, the 2013 Buick Encore expands the division's reach into an entirely new market segment. Intended to capture the hearts and minds of both younger urban buyers as well as empty nesters that want a versatile vehicle but no longer need an Enclave-scaled SUV with seating for seven, the 5-passenger Encore matches premium character with an accommodating interior and attractive pricing. Powered by a 1.4-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, the Encore delivers exceptional fuel economy in both front-wheel-drive (FWD) and available all-wheel-drive (AWD) configurations. Collectively, those admirable qualities should serve it well against key rivals like the Ford Escape, Mazda CX-5, Mini Countryman, Nissan Rogue and Volkswagen Tiguan.


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Mercury contamination in California to last 10,000 years
Toxic remnants of gold rush will seep into San Francisco area waterways for millennia
M.B. Singer
California's gold rush ended more than a century ago, but the contamination it caused will last thousands of years, a new analysis shows.
Some hydraulic gold mining processes use the toxic metal mercury to separate gold from gravel. In the mid-1800s, gold mining released more than a cubic kilometer of mercury-laden sediments into Northern California's Sierra Nevada foothills. The sediments fanned out and inundated rivers that flow into the San Francisco Bay. Researchers estimate that 90 percent of the mercury is still trapped within the sediments.
To understand how flooding and erosion may trigger future releases of the poison, researchers led by Michael Bliss Singer of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland measured mercury levels in sediments at 105 locations upstream of the bay.
Drawing on historical flood data to predict sediment flow, the team reports October 28 in the Proceedings