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Sunday, July 7, 2013
Flipping fish adapt to land living
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Researchers have found that the amphibious mangrove rivulus performs higher force jumps on land than some other fishes that end up on land. This new study shows that unlike the largemouth bass, which makes very few excursions on land, the mangrove rivulus, which can live out of water for extended periods, has a strong jumping technique on land to locate new food resources, avoid predators, escape poor water conditions and also to return to the water.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Ancient jigsaw puzzle of past supercontinent revealed
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A new study has revealed the past position of the Australian, Antarctic and Indian tectonic plates, demonstrating how they formed the supercontinent Gondwana 165 million years ago.
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_science/~3/659d_1HLtKA/130705101538.htm
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Ford Flex styling is standout feature
By Ann M. Job/The Associated Press
The bold, boxy exterior of the Ford Flex is such a forceful statement, it can distract from the other notable features of this generously sized, six- to seven-passenger crossover vehicle.But Flex stylists aren't retreating. For 2013, they updated the Flex front end with new fascia, grille and headlights for a more impactful appearance.
Even the blue Ford logo has been removed from the grille now, leaving the word "Flex" spelled out in large letters across the front edge of the hood.
If this is not enough of a distinctive look, Flex buyers can opt for a roof color that's different from the body of the vehicle. As an example, the test 2013 Flex came with a Silver, two-tone roof atop a body painted Deep Impact Blue.
Try finding this combination on a factory-built Honda Pilot or Dodge .
The Flex also is one of the few large people haulers that offers a turbocharged, gasoline V-6. Ford's EcoBoost V-6 generates 365 horsepower and 350 foot-pounds of torque at 3,500 rpm in the hefty, 4,800-pound Flex. This compares with the 250-horsepower, non-turbo V-6 with 253 foot-pounds of torque at 4,800 rpm that's the only engine available in the Pilot.
Consumer Reports lists the Flex as a recommended buy with average reliability overall, but prices -- particularly for a Flex with EcoBoost engine -- can be eye opening.
Starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge, is $31,795 for a base 2013 Flex SE with front-wheel drive. This
base model comes with naturally aspirated, 287-horsepower V-6 and cloth seats with middle second row that's a bench. The lowest starting retail price, including destination charge, for a 2013 Flex with all-wheel drive is $36,145 and this also includes the non-turbo V-6. The lowest starting MSRP and destination charge for a 2013 Flex with the turbo V-6 is $45,195.This luxury-segment price stems from the fact the turbo is only available on the top-of-the-line Flex Limited which comes with standard luxury features such as perforated leather seats, 19-inch wheels, blind-spot monitor, navigation system and Sony audio with 12 speakers. Also, the turbo engine is only in the 2013 Flex Limited with all-wheel drive.
In comparison, the starting MSRP, including destination charge, for a base, 2013 Pilot with front-wheel drive is $30,350, and a 2013 Dodge Durango which has three rows of seats and a 290-horsepower, naturally aspirated V-6, has a starting retail price of $30,490 with rear-wheel drive.
The Flex can be difficult to describe. Some people call it a crossover SUV because it sits lower to the pavement than a traditional SUV and has more car-like ride and handling. But others see the Flex exterior shape as a wagon, albeit one that stretches 17 feet in overall length and stands 5.7 feet tall.
These dimensions make the Flex longer than the Pilot and but shorter in height.
But then, the Flex does not have as low a floor as a minivan does, and it requires a bit more work than a minivan to get inside to the third row.
Whether it's the odd looks, the difficulty in describing what the Flex is or the pricing, the Flex is the lowest-selling Ford-branded SUV/crossover/wagon. Sales last calendar year totaled 28,224, which is only a quarter of the total U.S. sales for the Pilot. And so far in calendar 2013, Flex sales are down another 22 percent from what they were last year at this time.
Still, the roomy interior of the tester was impressive. Front-seat passengers get nearly 42 inches of headroom and nearly 41 inches of legroom. In comparison, front-seat headroom in the Pilot is 40 inches, with 41.4 inches of legroom.
In the second row, Flex riders can have an amazing 44 inches of legroom as the separate captain's chairs can slide fore and aft to adjust legroom between second and third rows.
Meantime, even adults can sit decently comfortable in the Flex's third row seats for two with an impressive 38.7 inches of headroom -- vs. 37.8 inches in the Durango -- and legroom of 33.3 inches. This third-row legroom surpasses the 31.5 inches in the Durango and 32.1 inches in the back of the Pilot.
The Flex dashboard can appear a bit massive, but the selection of soft-touch plastics and textures looked good in the test vehicle.
But the sizable metal pillars at the sides of the windshield were major obstacles for a driver trying to make turns into crosswalks.
Because the Flex tester had the turbo, it came with suspension tuned for a bit tighter body control than a base Flex. As a result, the test vehicle rode through twisty mountain roads without conveying a loose feeling of uncontrolled weight shift back and forth.
There was a less tippy feeling overall, but passengers felt road vibrations, and the optional 20-inch wheels sometimes sent strong impacts from potholes through the vehicle.
The uplevel, 3.5-liter, double overhead cam, turbocharged V-6 delivered power smoothly and strongly and worked through a six-speed automatic.
In the Limited, there are paddle shifters at the steering wheel so a sporty-minded driver can select forward gear shifts on his or her own. But it's debatable how many Flex buyers want to use this feature.
Fuel economy isn't great, even when the Flex carries only one person and no cargo. The tester averaged just 18 miles per gallon, which is on par with the federal government ratings.
Some 2013 Flex models were among nearly 400,000 Ford vehicles recalled late last month because a fuel module may crack and cause fuel to leak, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
2013 Ford Flex Limited AWD
Base price: $30,900 for SE; $33,300 for SEL FWD; $35,250 for SEL AWD; $39,200 for Limited FWD; $41,150 for Limited AWD; $44,300 for Limited AWD with EcoBoost.
Price as tested: $50,310.
Type: Front-engine, all-wheel drive, six-passenger, large wagon.
Engine: 3.5-liter, double overhead cam, 60-degree, turbocharged, EcoBoost V-6 with iVCT.
Mileage: 16 mpg (city), 23 mpg (highway).
Top speed: NA.
Length: 201.8 inches.
Wheelbase: 117.9 inches.
Curb weight: 4,839 pounds.
Built at: Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Options: Equipment group 303A (includes 20-inch wheels, adaptive cruise control, collision warning, power folding third-row seat) $2,980; refrigerated console $795; second row 40/40 reclining seats $750; Silver two-tone roof $395; rear-seat inflatable seat belts $195.
Destination charge: $895.
Source: http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_23603197/ford-flex-styling-is-standout-feature?source=rss
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Russian rocket crashes in Kazakhstan
2 July 2013
Last updated at 00:56 ET
The rocket exploded over the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan
An unmanned Russian Proton-M rocket has crashed just seconds after its launch from the Russian Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan.
Dramatic video footage broadcast by Russian TV shows the rocket break up before exploding into a fireball over the Baikonur cosmodrome.
Russia's Interfax news agency reported that up to 500 tonnes of poisonous rocket fuel may have been released and contaminated the crash site.
There were no reported injuries.
The rocket was carrying three satellites for Russia's Glonass (global) navigation satellite system.
It is not yet clear what caused the accident.
It is not the first incident involving a Proton-M rocket, according to the BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Moscow.
A similar rocket crashed shortly after it was launched six years ago, and in 2010 another rocket failed to put three navigation satellites into orbit.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23140665#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
'Dexter' Season 8: Will Dexter Survive The Season?
The new season of "Dexter" premieres on Sunday night, and with Season 8 confirmed as the series' final one, the question on everyone's mind is whether or not Dexter (Michael C. Hall) will make it through.
"Dexter has been playing faster and looser with the code for some time now, and I think there's some unconscious desire to reveal himself and that may manifest itself through reckless behavior," Hall told TV Guide.
Less cryptically, Jennifer Carpenter, who plays Deb, said she had a feeling Dexter wouldn't die. "At the end of the season? No," she said. "Someday? Yes, because we all do."
As for how fans will react to the finale season and Dexter's fate, EP Sara Colleton knows she won't be pleasing everyone.
"We all know that no matter what we do there are going to be a lot of people who are unhappy with it," she told The Hollywood Reporter. "We're trying to not think about that and just think of what everyone who has been on the show from the beginning feels is right and that's all we can do. No matter what we do we'll still be excoriated."
Catch the season premiere of "Dexter" on Sun., June 30 at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime.
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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/30/dexter-season-8-fate_n_3526461.html
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Oregon case shows NCAA playing with blinders
wwltv.com
Posted on June 27, 2013 at 12:40 PM
OPINION
Bradley Handwerger / WWLTV.com Sports Reporter
Email: bhandwerger@wwltv.com | Twitter: @wwltvsports
The NCAA issued a basic slap on the wrist to Oregon on Wednesday in a case that showed, once again, the institution is making things up as it goes along.
From the way it handled the Miami case by improperly obtaining information to overreaching on Penn State to hitting Ohio State for what seems like small stuff, the NCAA is proving to be as inconsistent as anything you can think of.
The latest case mostly involved Oregon?s relationship with Willie Lyles, who owns a Texas-based recruiting service, and what the NCAA?s infractions committee found to be a questionable payment to him.
But at least the NCAA got one thing right in this case ? it appears to have put the burden of the punishment on Chip Kelly, the former head coach who fled college for the NFL when it became apparent investigators were sniffing.
While the school received only one scholarship reduction per year and reduced paid visits for three years, Oregon will not get a bowl ban.
However, should Kelly go down in a quick ball of fire with the Philadelphia Eagles, any school trying to hire him will have to present him in front of the NCAA infractions committee in what is known as a show-cause procedure.
In other words, the NCAA isn?t completely punishing those still at Oregon for Kelly?s poor job in overseeing the program and the relationships it help during his stint.
Many times the NCAA seems to punish those innocent bystanders the hardest.
This time, while the school and players did receive something, it was Kelly who was hit the hardest.
The show-cause puts the burden of the infractions on him. It says he was responsible for the missteps, for not keeping both eyes on the program as the head coach should.
Still, if Ohio State was burdened with a postseason ban for players receiving free tattoos, among other things, then Oregon deserves to miss out, too.
The NCAA got the Oregon decision right. It messed up everywhere else. Hopefully this is showing a trend in the right direction.
Hernandez arrested, NFL owners shudder
Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was arrested Wednesday morning nearly a week after a Boston semi-pro football was found dead near the New England player?s house.
The Patriots released the tight end from his contract hours before he was formally charged with murder.
This comes on the heels of a rookie Cleveland Browns linebacker being arrested for attempted murder after allegedly punching a man outside a bar in New Jersey.
Which came about two weeks after Adam ?Pacman? Jones was arrested and charged with assault after police said he hit a woman at a bar.
Here?s the point.
NFL owners must hate the offseason. There?s a reason coaches want it to last as little amount of time as possible. It?s when there?s no oversight and when there?s the biggest time for trouble.
Owners have millions of dollars tied up in these players. While the vast majority of players are playing by the rules of the law and not getting in trouble, it?s the few who are not who are bringing shame upon the league and their employers.
Like fans, owners must be thinking the last week of July can?t get here quickly enough.
Bring back Rosenblatt Stadium
UCLA earned its first NCAA baseball title Tuesday night when it finished off a sweep of Mississippi State in the College World Series.
And it did it without hitting a home run.
Of course, the Bruins weren?t alone. In 14 games, just three home runs were hit.
That?s one, two, three.
According to an Associated Press story, the problem isn?t TD Ameritrade Park as much as it is a confluence of other things.
The dimensions of the new stadium match those of Rosenblatt Stadium. But the bats have changed, deadened to take life out of the ball, and the field faces a different direction than it used to, changing the wind direction for batters.
There are simple changes that can be made that won?t cost what it would to rebuild Rosenblatt, which isn?t happening.
The bats can be livened back up a bit. The seams on the ball can change. Though expensive, the fences can be brought in some.
But one thing is for sure ? pitchers are now rewarded for bad pitches instead of being punished.
That has to change.
Source: http://www.wwltv.com/sports/Oregon-case-shows-NCAA-playing-with-blinders-213320351.html
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