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The GMC Sierra delivers serious towing and hauling capability. The Sierra is built on the same platform and shares mechanicals with the Chevrolet Silverado but exterior styling is quite different.
Sierra offers a choice of 4.8-liter, 5.3-liter, and 6.2-liter V8 engines, plus a hybrid gas-electric. It comes in Regular, Extended, and Crew Cab versions with long and short beds, long and short wheelbases, two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive.
All the V8 engines benefit from variable valve timing and Flex Fuel capability (meaning they will run on E85 ethanol). Active Fuel Management is standard with the 5.3-liter V8. The 5.3-liter and 6.2-liter V8s come with a 6-speed automatic transmission. The 6.2-liter V8 is available for Sierra Extended Cab and Crew Cab models, and is useful for towing heavier loads. A 3.08:1 axle ratio is standard with both transmissions and offers better fuel economy, but it's not recommended for towing.
The Sierra Hybrid uses GM's Two-Mode Hybrid system. It's available only as a Crew Cab model with a specially tuned 332-horsepower 6.0-liter V8 working in conjunction with a battery pack and a 4-speed automatic transmission that houses two electric motors. The Hybrid is EPA-rated at 20 mpg City/23 mpg Highway, while compromising payload and towing capacity (maximum around 6000 pounds).
A choice of interior styles is available. The traditional layout, called pure pickup, has a driver-oriented dash layout with large switchgear and door handles designed for work gloves. The pure pickup interior includes a 40/20/40 split front bench seat with the center section folding down to provide a large storage compartment and wide armrest.
The luxurious Sierra SLT has a cabin similar to that of a luxury SUV, with two front bucket seats separated by a fixed center console. This design places audio and ventilation system controls more easily within reach of the front-seat passenger, who may or may not be a spouse, and it offers space for a navigation system and storage compartments.
The Sierra Denali makes for a comfortable, luxurious pickup with the emphasis on performance rather than payload and towing capacity. The Sierra Denali offers the same sort of high-line content as the upscale GMC Yukon Denali sport utility, and it's available with all-wheel drive. Denali comes with a 6.2-liter V8.
Side-curtain airbags and seat-mounted side airbags are standard on all Sierras, while StabiliTrak electronic stability control with rollover mitigation is standard on 1500 models. A rearview camera is available and we recommend it. Changes for 2011 are minor and include subtle refinements to reduce wind noise. All 2011 Sierra models except the basic Work Truck come with OnStar 9.0.
The Regular Cab is designed for fleet buyers and others who want a basic truck for work, budget play, or a clean slate for customization. It can be equipped with a standard bed (6-foot, 6-inch) or a long bed (8-foot), two bucket seats or a three-person bench seat, V6 or V8 engines.
The Extended Cab has two rows of seats with rear-hinged rear access doors that open 170 degrees and have roll-down windows. The Extended Cab can also be equipped with a standard or long cargo bed, and with seating for five or six people.
The Crew Cab has two rows of seats and four front-hinged doors. It can be equipped with seating for five or six and comes with a short (5-foot, 8-inch) bed.
Standard equipment on the basic Work Truck ($20,850) includes vinyl seating surfaces, air conditioning, AM/FM radio, daytime running lights, tire pressure monitoring system, Smooth Ride suspension, 17-inch wheels, and chrome bumpers. The 4.6-liter V6 engine is standard.
Sierra SL is available in Extended Cab and Crew Cab models, and adds a CD player with MP3 capability, XM Satellite Radio, deep tinted glass, OnStar, carpeting, chrome grille surround, body-side moldings, styled steel wheels, cruise control, remote keyless entry, cloth upholstery, and power mirrors, windows and door locks. The 4.8-liter V8 is standard. Extended Cabs get a handling/trailering suspension.
Sierra SLE adds premium cloth upholstery, leather-wrapped steering wheel, handling/trailering suspension (for all cabs), and illuminated visor vanity mirrors. Crew Cab XFE (Extra Fuel Economy) models get alloy wheels. Options include dual-zone air conditioning, a floor console, power driver and front passenger seats, leather seat trim, audio controls on the steering wheel, and machined aluminum wheels.
Sierra SLT adds leather seat trim, a unique instrument panel, auto-dimming rearview mirror with compass and outside temperatures, upgraded audio system with Bose premium speakers, Bluetooth, front bucket seats with 10-way power adjustment and heat, fog lamps, dual-zone climate control, rear window defogger, remote start, 18-inch chrome-clad aluminum wheels, and the 5.3-liter V8 engine. Crew Cab models also get a rear-seat audio system.
Sierra Denali includes a top-flight interior with leather, unique woodgrain console, park assist and the standard luxury and convenience features from the preceding trim levels. The options include a heated steering wheel, heated/cooled front seats, sunroof, and rear-seat entertainment. The Denali comes only as a Crew Cab with the 6.2-liter V8 engine, 6-speed automatic transmission and rear or all-wheel drive.
Sierra Hybrid, available as a Crew Cab only, uses a 332-horsepower 6.0-liter V8 in conjunction with a battery pack and four-speed automatic transmission that houses two electric motor units. With an EPA rating of 20 mpg, its urban economy is the best of the Sierras, the compromises being price, payload (maximum in the mid-1500-pound range) and maximum towing capacity around 6000 pounds. A towing package is standard, however. Options include a locking rear differential and a power sunroof.
Safety features include dual front airbags, head-curtain airbags that automatically inflate when sensors sense a severe impact to provide extra protection in the event of a rollover or secondary collision, driver and front-seat passenger side-impact air bags, anti-lock brakes, StabiliTrak electronic stability control with rollover mitigation technology, and tire-pressure monitoring. The optional Autotrac active transfer case, ultrasonic rear park assist, and OnStar emergency notification can further enhance safety, as can the all-wheel-drive system on the Denali.
The front of the GMC Sierra emphasizes the truck's wide stance. The GMC emblem is set amid dark horizontal bars in the middle of an upright and chrome-surrounded grille. The headlamps are a pair of stacked, jeweled lenses. The front bumper features round fog lamps and a wide air intake and wraps around the sides of the truck to the front lower edge of the front wheel wells.
Top trim levels get some distinguishing features. The Denali gets its own chromed grilles, both the upper section and the air vent below the front bumper, and the bumpers are painted to match. Hybrid models are festooned with odd-looking H badges.
The Sierra hood has a pair of long, narrow V-shaped power bulges and leads back to a steeply raked windshield. The windshield is tilted back for improved aerodynamics and enhanced highway fuel economy.
The side view features slightly bulging and elongated fender flares that sweep down behind the headlamps. The sides of the cargo bed are higher than on previous models, and the exterior of the tailgate is sculpted, enhancing the rear view of the truck. Stacked tail lamps are on either side of the tailgate.
A cargo management system is available for the bed with side rails and various cargo-carrying and cargo-controlling boxes and dividers and tie-downs.
The GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado are built on the GMT900 platform that debuted in 2007 and shares many underpinnings with the Yukon, Suburban, and Tahoe SUVs. The pickups get a unique rear suspension and stiffer rear frame section. The Sierra and Silverado share mechanical components, with the exception of the unique features found on the Sierra Denali.
Compared with the previous-generation models, the current frame is much stiffer in all directions. This stiffness contributes to a smoother ride and better handling. It also allowed the engineers to reduce the gap between the truck bed and passenger compartment as well as the gaps between fenders and bumpers, all of which enhances aerodynamics and fuel efficiency.
The front suspension uses a coil-over-shock setup and the rack-and-pinion steering gear is mounted to the engine cross-member frame. The truck also has a rear axle design with shock absorbers mounted outboard and more upright for better dynamic control.
Fuel economy ratings, except for Hybrids, run 12-15 mpg City, 18-21 mpg Highway. When using E85 those numbers drop dramatically. The XFE (Xtra Fuel Economy) models with a 5.3-liter V8, 6-speed automatic and axle ratio of 3.08:1 increase EPA ratings from 15/21 to 15/22 mpg City/Highway. Proprietary XFE pieces include aerodynamic upgrades in the form of a soft bed cover and extended front air dam, plus aluminum wheels (including the spare) and lower front suspension arms, locking rear differential, and low rolling resistance tires. A trailering package is standard so XFE models can tow up to 7000 pounds.
Two types of interiors are available. The GMC Sierra SLT boasts interior features popularized by the Yukon sport utility, providing a much more upscale environment for the driver and passengers. GMC hasn't forgotten about owners who use their trucks for work, however. So the other Sierra models use a pure pickup interior with more function, like dual glove boxes, and less luxury.
The pure pickup, as it's called, has a unique dashboard that is more driver-oriented and has large switchgear and door handles that are designed to be easily manipulated by those wearing work gloves. The pure pickup interior includes a 40/20/40 split front bench seat with the center section folding down to provide a large storage compartment and wide armrest.
The SLT's SUV-style luxury-oriented interior puts audio and ventilation system controls more easily within reach of the front-seat passenger and has two front bucket seats with a fixed center console with assorted storage compartments.
Either dashboard sports full analog instrumentation, and may have more information available through digital display. Operating controls are GM simple, especially on the pure pickup, while on the top-line models the central dash has many small white-on-black buttons that may require a short learning curve. Some drivers report peculiar ergonomic details as the steering wheel is slightly offset from the seat centerline (which is not uncommon).
Rear seating is provided for three people in the Extended and Crew Cab versions. With 34.3 inches of rear legroom in the Extended Cab, space is comparable to the competitions'; but the Sierra Crew Cab, with only 39.0 inches of rear legroom, comes up 1.4 to 5.5 inches short of the largest cabs offered by the Ford F-150, Nissan Titan, Dodge Ram and Toyota Tundra. The Sierra Crew Cab's rear seat is split 60/40 and can folded up individually for a flat load floor; this arrangement is also standard on some extended cabs and optional on others, depending on trim level.
Access to the rear seating area of the Extended Cab is eased by rear-hinged doors that open to nearly flush with the bed sides. Sitting in the back seat of the Extended Cab is made more pleasant thanks to the fact that the windows in the rear access doors power fully down.
We've driven multiple versions of the GMC Sierra and found all of them to be comfortable.
The 5.3-liter V8 provided plenty of power for the extended cab SLE models we drove. All engines need to be revved up (by truck standards) for best performance. Generally, the Sierra models match competitors for smoothness.
Of the suspensions, the Z83 is claimed the smoothest ride. The Z85 is slightly stiffer and for those who often tow moderate trailers, a good choice for towing. The Z71 is set up to enhance off-pavement driving yet works very well on the road. In fact, we think the Z71 is the best suspension setup for comfort on the widest range of surfaces. The Z60 configuration is for street performance and includes big 20-inch wheels; we like performance but think trucks should be trucks, so the Z60 is not our first choice. The NHT Max Trailering Package is designed for Sierra owners who need to tow and carry the heaviest loads.
With NHT, the SLT Crew Cab 4x2 is equipped with the 6.2-liter V8 engine. The SLT with NHT suspension is designed for maximum capacity trailer towing, with a special steering gear, shock absorbers, rear axle and tires. We found the NHT suspension compliant relative to its carrying capacity. Isolation and control are both very good. By virtue of its fairly stiff spring and shock rates, the NHT suspension can be driven aggressively on winding roads with tire squeal the primary indication you're approaching the cornering limits. Steering is direct by truck standards and nicely weighted, providing good feedback about how hard everything is working, though the assist can fall behind during repeated full-lock maneuvering as when backing a trailer. However, if you mostly use the truck with it empty and don't often tow, we don't recommend the NHT package, due to its harsher ride. If you do tow, however, this is the hot setup among light-duty pickups.
The integrated brake controller should find favor with drivers who tow RV or box trailers. However, be sure your trailer brakes are compatible with it before choosing the option, as some electro-hydraulic disc conversions do not work with the integrated controller. If it is compatible, it's a great feature, eliminating the mess of installing an aftermarket unit and offering more precise braking. We've found it's much easier to modulate the brakes with the integrated brake controllers than with aftermarket units. With aftermarket units, we find we stop a few feet sooner than intended when braking from a high speed with a trailer attached. With the aftermarket unit, we could stop more precisely and more smoothly.
The highest tow rating for a Sierra is 10,700 pounds on Extended Cab (not long bed) models; top Crew Cab rating is 10,600 and for Regular Cabs it's 10,000 pounds. Note these figures typically apply to a truck with just a driver on board, and vary substantially based on a variety of equipment and options.
The GMC Sierra is an excellent choice among full-size pickups. Those who plan to use their trucks for commuting to work, carrying lots of family members and towing boats, may prefer the SUV-style interior, while those who use their trucks primarily as working tools likely will opt for the more utilitarian-oriented pure pickup design. We like the Sierra SLT Crew Cab for towing car trailers.
G.R. Whale reported from Los Angeles after his test drive of several Sierra models; with Larry Edsall reporting from Phoenix.


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I'm about to set out on a beach-camping trip (as in sleeping-in-tent camping) with the Girl Scouts.
It's raining as I type.
It's supposed to rain on and off for the next 48 hours.
I'm not worried about that though.
What I was worried about was how I was going to get my coffee fix in the mornings.
As luck would have it, I am not the only one who needs a java jolt to function each day, and rumor is that we will have electricity at our camp site.
So I'm bringing my Keurig.
Yup, I am.
I mentioned to another mom that I could bring it and her eyes lit up like a Christmas morning. I don't know her too well yet, but I am pretty sure we're gonna get along. You know what Girl Scouts and coffee have in common? They both are a catalyst to "make new friends!"
So when you see on the news that the coast is full of stormy weather, don't fret. We've coffee! We'll be OK!
It's all about survival my friends.
If you were going camping on an island with 10 preteen girls, what would you take to survive?
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Island Adventure
I'm about to set out on a beach-camping trip (as in sleeping-in-tent camping) with the Girl Scouts.
Posted by Unknown at 8:48 AM
11 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Have fun camping!! Totally cracking up that your taking the Keurig! We had to make a fire and get it hot enough for the coffee percolator to work! Talking about taking forever!!
- May 23, 2010 9:02 AM
- His Girl said...
okay... this? this is AWESOME!
- May 23, 2010 9:25 AM
- Gretchen said...
Hope it's awesome! I'd bring you, since I don't have a Keurig. Oh, & I lurve ya, so that's another good reason. But gimme the coffee & no one gets hurt.
- May 23, 2010 10:18 AM
- O Mom said...
I too am always worried about the coffee when we go somewhere!
I love how 10 pre-teens, and survival are in the same sentence!
- May 23, 2010 12:40 PM
- Tracey said...
Camping isn't camping without your coffee maker that requires a plug. We bring ours every year.
Have fun!
- May 23, 2010 4:59 PM
- LJ said...
1. Diet Coke
2. Diet Coke
3. More Diet Coke
4. Leaving behind the winers who complain about my snoring!
- May 23, 2010 9:15 PM
- Rachel said...
Oh, I hope its not raining right now! Hoping you're staying warm and dry! I just might bring my keurig too. I'd definitely have to bring some kind of a blow up air mattress 'cause me and the hard ground do not go together. Can't wait to hear about your big adventure!
- May 23, 2010 10:40 PM
- Jen said...
Sounds like fun....especially since you'll have fresh coffee to enjoy!
Hope y'all had a fantastic weekend!
- May 24, 2010 12:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
Dark chocolate--a definite must have!
- May 25, 2010 9:18 AM
- Jolanthe said...
We have an extra Keurig that we take along with us ANYWHERE we go!! :) Can't be without it!!
I knew there was a reason I liked you so much! :)
- May 25, 2010 5:37 PM
- SZM said...
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Samsung today announced that its latest tablet device, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v, will be available exclusively through Vodafone in Australia from "mid-April" for $729 — but for a "limited time only."
Read our Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hands-on, and check out our guide to the best upcoming tablets in 2011.
As its name suggests, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v has a 10.1in display with a resolution of 1280x800. The original Galaxy Tab had a smaller, 7in display, so the new model will compete directly with the upcoming iPad 2, which goes on sale this Friday in Australia, starting at $579.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v runs Android 3.0 Honeycomb, which has specifically been designed for tablet devices. The software doesn't come with any UI overlays and is instead a "vanilla" version of the Honeycomb OS. Key features of Android 3.0 Honeycomb include tabbed Web browsing, support for 3D graphics, added enterprise features like encrypted storage, a redesigned keyboard, and completely redesigned interface that aims to take advantage of the larger tablet screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android tablet also features a rear 8-megapixel rear camera that doubles as a 1080p HD video recorder, a 2-megapixel front camera for video calls, and dual-speakers. The Galaxy Tab 10.1v is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, has 1GB of RAM and 16GB or 32GB of internal memory, but there is no microSD card slot for extra storage. It has a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, but uses a proprietary charging and synchronising port; the same port used on the original Galaxy Tab.
Like its Samsung Galaxy S II Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v is made from sturdy feeling plastic, and features a carbon-like finish on the rear. The tablet devices manages to remain lightweight at 599g.
"Vodafone is thrilled to offer our customers the first to market Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1v, operating on the highly anticipated Android 3.0 'Honeycomb' platform", said Ross Parker, general manager of devices and pricing at Vodafone. "The Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1v is an exclusive limited edition enabling our customers to experience first the full mobile entertainment experience on the ultimate Android 3.0 platform."
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v will be available for a limited time only, both online and in selected Vodafone stores. The device will cost $729 as an outright purchase which includes 6GB data with a three month expiry, or a $259 upfront payment, plus $39 per month over 12 months. The latter includes 1.5GB of data per month.
Samsung also announced two new tablets in a global launch overnight — a lesser specced version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (with the same name minus the v) and the Galaxy Tab 8.9. Both tablets are 8.6 millimeters thin, making them the "thinnest mobile tablets available," while they also feature Samsung's TouchWiz user interface implemented on the Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 8.9 devices are expected to be available in Australia in Q3, but pricing has yet to be announced.


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The sound of ZZK Records combines several electronic movements, such as Electro-Cumbia, Dubstep and other forms of experimental Electro with a sound that goes back to the folkloric groups of Argentina's past. If Atahualpa Yupanqui and Mercedes Sosa grew up listening to Dancehall Reggae, Cumbia Villera and Electro, maybe it would sound like this.
That person that came into the store back in 2008 is Grant C.Dull, also known as El G. He is currently on tour promoting The Future Sounds Of Buenos Aires and has three shows in the Los Angeles area. Be sure to check out one or all of them.
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Food Gal Contest: Winner of the Morton's Steakhouse Dinner, Plus A New Dinner Prize Up For Grabs
Talk about fierce competition for the prize of dinner for two at any Morton's The Steakhouse in the world. I sure am glad my husband, Meat Boy, had the responsibility of choosing the winner this time around, because I would have been hard pressed to pick just one from all the incredible entries submitted.
The winner of this ultimate carnivore contest will be revealed at the end of this post. But before you scroll down like mad, you'll first want to know about the delicious new contest that starts today.
The Tavern at Lark Creek in Larkspur is kindly offering a prize of dinner for two (a total value of $75, which can include beverages, too). The contest for this prize is open to anyone in the world, as long as you can find your way to the restaurant in Marin County, Calif. within the next year. That's because the dining certificate is good — you guessed it — for one full year.
So what do you have to do to win? Read on.
You may recall that the Tavern at Lark Creek was formerly the venerable Lark Creek Inn, a more special-occasion restaurant with fancy tasting menus. Its new incarnation is far more casual and laid-back, with the likes of crispy cornmeal-crusted catfish, shrimp and grits, and a New Orleans muffaletta on the menu.
It's indicative, of course, of the challenging times we are living in.
In this era of cutting back, and making do with less, what have you learned most?
For me personally, it's this:
…That I sure used to waste a lot of time shopping aimlessly in malls, as if it were pure entertainment or a sport. Now that I don't do that anymore, I'm surprised that I don't really miss it. And boy, do I have a lot more valuable time as a result.
…That when times are tough, and unexpected pitfalls happen such as you get laid-off, not only do friends, but people you don't even know or barely are acquainted with, have your back. I can't tell you how grateful and touched I am that so many readers, news sources and distant colleagues, whom I've rarely dealt with in person, if at all, send me leads on jobs or just the most astoundingly heartfelt, encouraging emails.
…That spending your husband's birthday noshing on pizza and soft-serve can be every bit as wonderful, memorable, and romantic as a six-course tasting menu at a far fancier restaurant.
Now, it's your turn: In this era of cutting back, and making do with less, what have you learned most?
You can answer with just one example or multiple ones; it's purely up to you. The most intriguing or memorable response to that question will win the dinner for two to the Tavern at Lark Creek.
Deadline: Entries must be received by the end of the day, Aug. 7. Anyone can enter, but just know that the certificate is good for one year at this N. California restaurant. Winner will be announced on Aug. 9.
And now, for the winner of the Morton's The Steakhouse dinner for two:
Lisa, who wrote: "This is not only a story about my meat-loving husband, but apparently all meat lovers that appreciate a good, big burger. Nothing makes my husband happier than an In N Out 4X4, animal style. I think I love beef just as much as the next woman (or man), but I tried a bite of his once and found it way too overloaded with meat. So, I usually stick with a single patty cheeseburger. I don't like food that can't fit somewhat neatly into my mouth. On one visit, as we were getting ready to bite into our burgers, I saw my husband make the scariest face I've ever seen on his normally very sweet and mild-mannered face. His eyes bugged out as he stretched his jaw as far down and wide as possible to take a bite. At least three different veins surfaced around his forehead. I thought he looked psycho-killer crazy. In fact, he looked that way with each bite he took, until the entire burger was gone. I told him so, and he didn't understand what I meant because there were no mirrors.
We started looking around, watching others eat, and realized that every other guy in the entire dining area was eating their burgers the exact same way! Deranged carnivores. It was hilarious. He got to see what he was doing himself and laughed. Ever since then I call that look the 'burger face.'
I bet if you watched your male companion next time you eat a burger, you will see him doing the exact same thing. Luckily, I didn't catch any women doing this. Seriously, do guys know they look that psycho when they eat a burger?"
Congratulations, Lisa! You'll want to know that Meat Boy, who picked your entry above all the others because it made him laugh so much, says you've inspired him to try a 4×4 now. He adds that if you and your husband are ever in his hometown of Sacramento, there are two bodacious burgers you must try that he has yet to: The #4 (a 1-pound burger known as the "Football") at Ford's Real Hamburgers; and the "Quad" (four patties) at Nationwide Freezer Meats.
To claim your prize: Lisa, please send me an email (use the "Contact Food Gal" link on the right rail), with the subject line "Morton's Winner," along with your full name, email, and mailing address.


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CSH Surrey is Surrey's largest and longest established NHS community services provider (since 2006). We are part of the NHS, so our 1500+ employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe 'High Cost Allowance' of 5%.
Our nurses, therapists and support staff provide adult community health services in the mid and north west Surrey areas, and children's community health services for the whole of the county. Together we serve a population of more than 1 million people.
In June 2017 our services received an overall 'Good' rating from the CQC, with 'Outstanding' for how caring our teams are.
We provide excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes. We also offer a supportive preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and a well-established rotational programme for therapists. Our nurses and therapists also benefit from access to bespoke clinical skills courses.
If you want to be part of a passionate, person-focused community service, apply to CSH Surrey today!
Thames Medical Hub are loooking to recruit an experienced advanced nurse practitioner to support the delivery of locality hub services, we offer additional training and the opportunity to work collaboratively with system partners. Ideally you should be an independant V300 prescriber with advanced assessment skills for managing frailty.
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MLK's legacy of environmental and social justice family festival
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection once again is co-sponsoring the 17th annual two-day family festival Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice. This FREE festival takes place on Sunday, January 20, 2013, from noon to 4:30 p.m. and Monday, January 21, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven. The festival will focus on environmental and social justice, civil rights, nonviolent advocacy, equality of resources and community enrichment.
The free family festival events are co-sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Citizens Bank Foundation, the Yale Office of New Haven and State Affairs, Subway and Stop & Shop.
"The tradition of honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. continues at the Peabody Museum for the 17th consecutive year, providing educational activities, performances and interactive displays featuring environmental issues in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," said Dan Esty, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. "His efforts to ensure environmental and social justice for all people serves as a model for us as individuals and for communities as a whole."
The two days of educational activities for families and people of all ages and backgrounds include performances by members of the New Haven community and from around the world, including music, poetry, children's storytelling and dance.
On Sunday, January 20th, from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. teens from the Yale Peabody Museum's EVOLUTIONS After School Program will host their 4th annual event celebrating the legacy of Dr. King. In this interactive workshop, teens and young adults will have an opportunity to celebrate the progress we have made toward Dr. King's vision for a just society, and discuss the struggles that we still face in achieving equality for all. In this interactive workshop, we will share some inspiring words of great civil rights leaders, provide opportunities for meaningful discussion of complex current events, and help participants take action on social issues that are important in their own lives.
On Sunday, January 20, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm, Mustafa S. Ali will give a talk on "Environmental Justice in the 21st Century: Moving from Injustice to Justice". This presentation will explore the trials and successes of the environmental justice movement and how environmental justice stakeholders are moving forward to create healthy, sustainable, culturally enriched and economically viable communities.
Highlights of this year's celebration include:
Sunday, January 20, Noon to 4:30 pm
World Stage Performances (Great Hall of Dinosaurs)
1:00-1:30 Neighborhood Music School Premier Jazz Ensemble
2:00-2:30 East Culture Arts, Inc. — Chinese dance
2:45-3:30 Kouffin Kanecke Company — Traditional West African dance and drumming performance
3:50-4:30 White-Eyed Lizard Band — Caribbean steel drum island music
Auditorium (3rd Floor)
12:00-3:00 "Dr. King's Dream: Past, Present and Future" - Teen Summit
3:30-4:30 Environmental Justice in the 21st Century Moving from Injustice to Justice
with Mustafa S. Ali
Storytelling (3rd Floor, North American Dioramas)
1:30-2:15 Joy Donaldson — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Word and Song
2:30-3:15 Waltrina Kirkland Mullins — Never Thought I'd See the Day: Dr. King, The 50s, 60s, and Today Remembered
Monday, January 21, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
World Stage Performances (Great Hall of Dinosaurs)
11:00-11:40 Boogie Chillun
12:00-12:30 New Haven Breakdancers
12:45-1:00 Hillhouse Cheerleaders
1:00-1:30 New Haven Breakdancers
2:00-2:40 Taikoza — Japanese drumming
3:00-3:15 Hamden Academy of Dance & Music
3:15-3:30 The Solar Youth Drummers
3:45-4:30 Michael Mills — Drumming performance and drum circle finale
North American Dioramas (3rd Floor)
11:30 & 12:00 Dr. King's time in Connecticut - Documentary by Simsbury High School (space limited)
12:30-1:30 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Movie (space limited)
2:00 & 2:30 Dr. King's time in Connecticut - Documentary by Simsbury High School (space limited)
Auditorium (3rd Floor)
11:00-12:30 Zannette Lewis Environmental and Social Justice Community Poetry Open Mic — An opportunity for people of all ages to share their original poetry or rap and speak their minds on issues of justice and injustice. Pre-registration required.
1:00-4:30 Annual Invitational Zannette Lewis Environmental and Social Justice Poetry Slam.
Plus more than 25 hands-on educational activities for families.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy of Environmental Justice Family Festival has grown during the last 17 years, with attendance increasing from 1,400 visitors the first year to more than 6,000 during the 2012 celebration. Activities are for adults and children of all ages, including teens. For further information contact the Yale Peabody Museum at (203) 432-6646 or visit www.peabody.yale.edu/events/mlk/.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. strove to raise awareness about urban environmental issues and public health concerns that disproportionately affect communities of color. While these issues have not disappeared in the last 43 years, progress has been made in many places to bring such inequalities to light and to improve living and working conditions.
"The Connecticut DEEP is dedicated to honoring the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy and is committed to addressing environmental and health equity into its core programs and is now poised to demonstrate that a sound integrated approach to environmental, public health, natural resources and energy policy can lead to sustainable economic growth and job creation," added Commissioner Esty.
Environmental justice is based on the principle that all members of a society have the right to clean air, water and soil, as well as a right to live in communities where they can raise their families in healthy and nurturing natural environments. Further, environmental justice includes a guarantee of equal access to relief and the possibility of meaningful community participation in the decisions of government and industry.
Directions: In New Haven, Connecticut, take Exit 3 off Interstate 91 (either north or southbound) onto the Trumbull Street connector, and make a right turn at the second intersection onto Whitney Avenue (follow the posted signs to the Yale Peabody Museum).
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There's more to Kentucky than Anthony Davis — and that's what made the Wildcats almost impossible to beat.
Davis' supporting cast made the most of their turns in the spotlight Monday night, picking up the scoring slack for their freshman star and overwhelming Kansas for a 67-59 victory in the NCAA title game that gave the Wildcats their eighth national title.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist set the tone a minute in, staying in the game after a hard foul that looked as if it might have dislocated his shoulder, and Marquis Teague and Doron Lamb hit clutch shots that kept the held back the Jayhawks' late rally.
Terrence Jones and Darius Miller also made their marks in just the type of team effort the Wildcats (38-2) had given all season.
The 'Cats other NBA prospects handled things on the offensive end while Davis went 1 for 10 from the field. The AP player of the year remained his dominant self in every other phase of the game with 16 rebounds, six blocks and five assists.
Lamb, who finished with 22 points, said his only goal when he returned for a second year at Kentucky was to win a national championship.
The sophomore has been a steady force all year for the Wildcats and he was the only Kentucky player who shot well in last year's national semifinal loss in Houston. He brought his shot to the Superdome this weekend, too.
After Kansas (32-7) cut it to 10 midway through the second half, Lamb squared up and hit a pair of 3-pointers in a 23-second span to snap the 'Cats back after they'd been 3 of 14 from the field with six turnovers to start the second half.
He finished shooting 7 of 12 from the field.
Then it was Teague's turn.
The point guard was considered the key to keeping the Wildcats playing together and followed in the shoes of John Calipari's prodigies such as John Wall, Brandon Knight, Derrick Rose and Tyreke Evans. He finished with 14 points, three assists and two turnovers, making his biggest impact late.
With Kansas closing, Teague buried a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 2:50 left that pushed the lead back to double digits, then hit two free throws inside a minute that helped seal the victory and finish Kentucky's eighth title run.
Kentucky set the tone early.
Kidd-Gilchrist, who had 11 points and six rebounds, careened hard into the court after being fouled by Elijah Johnson just over a minute into the game. He stayed down for a few tense moments, then got up, got to the line and made his first free throw even though his right shoulder was clearly bothering him.
Jones, who had nine points and seven rebounds, also had an injury scare when he crumpled to the court in the first half, appearing to badly roll his right ankle. He got up with a limp but stared at the bench with a look that said there was no way he was coming out of this game.
He was still hobbling at the half, but never asked out.
The Wildcats never had a more serious injury this season than when he missed two games in December with a dislocated left pinky finger.
Miller, the senior leader, set a school record with his 152nd appearance early in the first half, and then quietly provided five points and six rebounds in 25 productive minutes.


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Homepage Redesign: We're Listening
Late Friday night, we launched a new homepage and since then many of you have been weighing in with your feedback—good and bad. Yes, our homepage has changed, but there's a lot that's still the same—we're still publishing the most passionate, discerning, and inclusive food writing online (or anywhere else for that matter!), 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We're still a friendly, inviting place to connect with other like-minded serious eaters and chew the fat. We still offer full RSS feeds of all our posts, recipes, and Talk topics. All of this and more is still available to our community of merry eaters for free, thanks to the advertising you see on the site. We made the changes with our community's best interests in mind, and we now realize we may have fallen short in that regard.
Design Goals
In redesigning our homepage, we had a few different audiences in mind: the community of Serious Eats regulars we see here every day, readers who are passers-by and may only visit Serious Eats once a month, and our advertisers.
For Serious Eats regulars, we want to make it easy for you to scan the homepage and see what's new since you last visited. We also want to make sure it's easy to see when your favorite columnist has updated in the "Latest Columns" sidebar.
For Serious Eats passers-by, we want to make it easy for you to quickly grok what Serious Eats is about. We publish a lot of new posts and recipes every day that can get lost as it moves further down the page, so we created the photo carousel to highlight some of the best and most interesting articles. We want to introduce you to our knowledgeable and passionate community and to explicitly invite you to participate. That's why we've added the big promo for SE Talk on the upper right of the page.
We also needed to make design changes to accommodate new kinds of ad programs that will enable us to provide you with more of the posts, recipes, and stuff you love. It's probably worth noting that the number and placement of display ads on the homepage has not changed except for the removal of one tower that used to appear on the right side of the page.
We hope everyone will take the time to click around and get a little more comfortable with the new look and give us some time to tweak the new format. Like most everything on the web, this, too, is a work in progress.
Your Feedback
We're reading all your comments, below are some that highlight the most common complaints, and what we'll be focused on improving.
You miss being able to see the latest from Talk on the homepage:
"I miss having the Talk Column on the right. My usual pattern was to visit the site a couple of times a day, scan the new articles quickly and check for interesting talk topics. Now I have to move around too much to find them and I just don't have the time or interest to do it. Serious Eats was all about "Talk" and now it's gone." —smallblondemom
Us, too! And we've already added it back.
You want to be able to get to content quickly and you prefer longer excerpts:
"Attractive, but two changes will reduce how frequently I visit and how frequently I click through to stories: 1) I now need to page down just to see whether there's any new content; and 2) There's no longer enough content before each story jump to help me decide whether I'm interested." —AHR
This is something we'll be tweaking in the next week and beyond. Our goal is to find the right balance between preserving the ability to quickly scan the page and providing enough information for you to decide whether you are interested in reading more.
You don't like the photo carousel:
"My only gripes are the little article snippets and smaller pictures. Oh and that single ginormous photo is a little annoying too; takes forever to load and occupies more space than it's worth." —SaltyDonuts
We still think this is a good concept, especially with the goals we have in mind, but we certainly can improve on the execution. We will be tinkering with this until we have something that adds and does not detract from the Serious Eats experience.
The homepage is less accessible:
Major problem: it now *requires* a widescreen monitor, which I don't have. So much for people with bad eyes/visual disabilities, too, who run 800x600. Make the site detect user resolution and then adjust per user. This is pretty standard web stuff. You should be able to do this with very little work." —Garvey
Garvey is right—we should be able to do this with very little work. We'll have a solution in place by the end of the week.
What Happens Next
We're going to continue to listen to your feedback, and continue to tweak the homepage design. In return, we ask for your continued patience and support; it is greatly appreciated. We'll be kicking off a couple of projects in the coming weeks to improve site search and our recipe sections. We'll be actively soliciting your input into these projects, and hope you'll share your feedback and ideas with us. Together, we want to make sure that Serious Eats continues to be the best food community out there.
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'Newt Gingrich has more baggage than the airlines." Romney is akin to "big spending liberals." Beware of "smooth talking politicians." In Iowa, after a breather for Christmas, voters are once more being deluged with attack ads 24/7 that go after whoever is leading in the polls.
The attack ads are largely funded by super PACs. These nominally independent political action committees are run by relatives or close associates of the candidates. These organizations are allowed to raise anonymous sums of unlimited amounts. And as Mitt Romney has pointed out, by law, they can't "coordinate" with a candidate. So, they can do the dirty work while the candidates profess their innocence or impotence. "I'm not allowed to communicate with a super PAC in any way, shape or form," says Romney. "If we coordinate in any way whatsoever, we go to the big house." But he later admitted he could speak publicly against negative ads but wouldn't, "because this is politics."
The result of this absurdity is a campaign of relentless negative attacks and consummate silliness. There are no super PAC ads calling for new policies on poverty. No ads detailing clear answers to mass unemployment. Negative ads are on the air because they work.
When Newt Gingrich complained about the barrage of negative ads unleashed by the "independent" super PAC "related to" Romney's candidacy, Romney replied that "if you can't stand the heat in this little kitchen, wait until the Obama Hell's kitchen turns up the heat."
Sadly, that is probably true. We're headed into a campaign in which dueling super PACs, funded by anonymous contributions, including millions from corporations, will spend a billion or so on ads attacking the other candidate.
And candidates will repeat, to use the technical legal term, lies that the press will be too intimidated or too impotent to correct. So, Rick Perry says that there is a war on Christianity across America. Newt Gingrich summons up Sharia law as a mortal threat and "dictatorial" judges that should be impeached or ignored at will. Mitt Romney charges that Obama wants not equal opportunity but equal results — without any conceivable evidence to support the charge.
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Amidst the din, Americans will have to sort out who has any clue about what to do about the fundamental problems facing this society.
Across the country, teachers are being laid off. Preschool and afterschool programs are being cut back. Fees and tolls are going up. Buses and subways are hit with service reductions. Layoffs will reduce the number of police who keep our streets safe, the inspectors who keep our food safe. Wages are declining; mass unemployment continues. Home heating support for the elderly poor will be reduced this winter.
All these are treated as separate issues, as products of necessary "shared sacrifice" to deal with budget deficits. But in fact, they are about two fundamental questions this election should address:
Who pays for the mess? And how do we pay for it in a fashion that will put people to work and strengthen our economy for the future?
We need a big, honest and clear debate about these questions. President Obama invited it in his speech in Osawatomie, Kan. Mitt Romney burlesqued it in his "closing statement" in New Hampshire. The attack ads that are what most Americans will see of the campaign will duck it altogether.
This will be the test for citizens and for the press. Can we force the candidates to talk clearly about their vision and agenda for America? If Iowa, after many debates and weeks of attack ads, is any example, we haven't gotten there yet.


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From processions of medieval monks to Olympic opening ceremonies, torches have lit the way throughout history. A passionate Latvian wants the world rediscover their soulful glow.
A favorite party question of mine to foreigners is: "What do you think is the most popular flavor of potato chip in Latvia?" (Mike Collier, eng.lsm.lv)
Summer in Latvia is short therefore no day should be wasted. Every sunny weekend from June to August, is of golden value – swimming, sunbathing, camping or gardening. Most of these activities can be combined with a cultural event.
Relations between the leader of the free world, Canada, and the leader of the European Union, Latvia, are getting ever closer, as evidenced by the
Latvia was my first visit to a Baltic country, and it didn't disappoint.
I would never have thought that I am going to be one of those people, who would return to his native country because quite frankly saying, I never
Hello, dear readers! I'm Mary, a Chinese architect and artist. I have been working as an architect in China for 20 years, but then we decided to move away from China. And then I found Riga – my happiness!
I moved to Latvia in 2015 because of its rich musical tradition, its high standards for performance, and the passion of its people for choral music
Mes premiers contacts avec les Lettons et mon premier séjour à Riga, au milieu des années 1990, ont eu lieu au cours d'un échange entre un théâtre universitaire français dont je faisais partie et la première promotion d'étudiants de théâtre de l'académie de la Culture de Lettonie.
Liepaja the third biggest city in Latvia, located in the south-western side of the country, on the Baltic Sea coast. Liepaja is famed for its incomparable sense of culture and Liepaja is home to some of the local entrepreneurs who are spending their time to create an extra value for clients. Let's have a look on some of the most perspective ones.


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Scientists and policy makers face significant challenges when attempting to engage the public about climate change. An important first step is to understand the number and nature of the audiences one plans to target—a process known as audience segmentation. Segmentation involves identifying, within an audience or target population, homogenous subgroups that share similar demographic and/or psychographic profiles. After segmenting an audience, climate change communicators can target their messages based on the unique characteristics of each subgroup. For example, to stimulate engagement and behavior change, messages aimed at audiences that are skeptical about climate change may require different content and framing than messages aimed at audiences already deeply concerned about climate change.
The notion of matching message content to audience characteristics has a long history, dating back to the Ancient Greeks. More recently, audience segmentation has played a central role in targeted advertising and also social marketing, which uses marketing principles to help "sell" ideas and behaviors that benefit society. Applications to climate change communication are becoming more common, with major segmentation and communication initiatives being implemented across the globe.
Messages crafted to meet the needs of specific audience segments are more likely to be read, understood, and recalled than generic ones, and are also more likely to change behavior. However, despite these successes, the approach has not been uniformly embraced. Controversies have emerged related to the cost effectiveness of segmentation strategies, choice of segmentation variables, potential effects related to social stigmatization, whether segmentation encourages shallow (as opposed to deep) change, the extent to which segments are "found" as opposed to socially constructed by researchers, and whether interindividual differences are best conceptualized in terms of categories or dimensions.
Keywords: audience segmentation, social marketing, climate change, profiling analysis, message tailoring and targeting, public engagement, behavior change, communication
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Disney is getting serious about fans singing along to the tunes of their box office hit Frozen.
The studio is putting out a special sing-along version hitting 1,000 theaters nationwide starting January 31.
The new version will feature on-screen lyrics with a magical bouncing snowflake to follow along. Just add off-key, joyful singing as moviegoers will be encouraged to join in with the film's stars Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff.
"Frozen fans have embraced the film's original songs and its soundtrack with such passion," Dave Hollis, Disney's executive vice president of theatrical distribution said in a statement. "It's a great opportunity for families to get together and have some fun with these songs."
The new version won't hurt the film's Oscar chances after Frozen received two nominations for best animated feature and best song (Let It Go). The film has already earned $773 million worldwide after it's record-breaking Thanksgiving opening.
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Academic round-up
Citizens United v. FEC, one of the most high-profile decisions of the 2009 Term, struck down limits on corporate campaign spending (and, by implications, limits on union spending as well). The decision has already been the subject of numerous academic articles attempting to gauge its likely effect on campaign finance regulation and the potential for political corruption.
Two articles forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review propose methods for countering the political corruption that some fear will result from corporate contributions. Samuel Issacharoff suggests that reforms designed to increase campaign contributions by non-corporate donors would help to diminish corporate influence. He also favors prohibiting such spending by entities uniquely capable of distorting government policy, such as government contractors. In a separate article, co-authors Lucian Bebchuk and Robert Jackson contend that decisions regarding political spending differ from ordinary business decisions, and thus they propose new rules to align corporate political speech with shareholder interests.
In a forthcoming article in the Michigan Law Review, Rick Hasen predicts that the Court will find it difficult to apply the decision's sweeping statements regarding the First Amendment and campaign contributions consistently in future cases. For example, the majority's rationale suggests that there can be no limits on campaign contributions by foreign nationals""a position that he doubts the Court will be able to sustain in the face of hostile political and public reaction. Hasen thus concludes that Citizens United will exacerbate existing doctrinal incoherence in this area of the law as the Court is forced to make exceptions to its broad pronouncements.
Finally, Deborah Hellman's article in the Minnesota Law Review challenges the assumption that contributing money to campaigns constitutes speech protected by the First Amendment. Hellman concedes that money facilitates speech, but she points out that money facilitates the exercise of many constitutional rights and yet spending in furtherance of other rights is not always constitutionally protected. As Hellman acknowledges, her article questions an assumption that the Court now takes as a given, and that it is unlikely to abandon in the near future.


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TOREZ, Ukraine (CNN)-
A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet crashed in a rebel-controlled area of eastern Ukraine on Thursday, prompting swift accusations from Ukrainian officials that "terrorists" shot down the aircraft.
The United States also has concluded that the plane was shot down, but hasn't pinpointed who was responsible, a senior U.S. official told CNN's Barbara Starr.
The Boeing 777 carrying 295 people fell from the sky near the town of Torez in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, according to a Facebook post from a top Ukrainian official, as it flew at about 10,000 meters (nearly 33,000 feet) on the way from Amsterdam to Malaysia.
A radar system saw a surface-to-air missile system turn on and track an aircraft right before the plane went down, the senior U.S. official said. A second system saw a heat signature at the time the airliner was hit, the official said. The United States is analyzing the trajectory of the missile to try to learn where the attack came from.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the plane never made a distress call.
He called for an international team to have full access to the crash site.
"We must and we will find out precisely what happened to this flight. No stone will be left unturned," he said.
"If it transpires that the plane was indeed shot down, we insist that the perpetrators must swiftly be brought to justice," Najib said.
Ukrainian officials maintained that pro-Russian separatists were behind the crash, which sent the jet falling from the sky in a fireball with a trail of black smoke.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine's military campaign against the separatists was to blame.
"This tragedy would not have happened, if there had been peace on that land, or in any case, if military operations in southeastern Ukraine had not been renewed," Putin said in televised remarks. "And without a doubt the government of the territory on which it happened bears responsibility for this frightening tragedy."
Ukraine's state security chief accused two Russian military intelligence officers of involvement and said they must be punished for their "crime."
Valentyn Nalyvaichenko said he based his allegation on intercepts of phone conversations between the two officers. "Now you know who carried out this crime. We will do everything for the Russian military who carried out this crime to be punished," he told journalists.
Emergency crews scrambled to what witnesses described as a staggering scene of death and utter destruction.
"People said the plane kind of exploded in the air, and that everything rained down in bits and pieces, the plane itself, the people inside," said Noah Sneider, an American freelance journalist who interviewed witnesses at the scene.
Charred wreckage stretched for kilometers, he said. Stunned rescue workers and rebel fighters combed the area, Sneider said, planting sticks with white cotton ribbons where they find bodies in the fields.
"As you walk through the fields, you see a man with his cracked iPhone sticking out of his pocket. You see sort of people's clothing everywhere. Most of it's kind of ripped off by the air. There's some suitcases and stuff in a pile by the road," Sneider said.
There were many bodies left to be found as night fell, he said, and people were trying to figure out what to do next.
Locals in the rural area trying to help were overwhelmed, he said. Firemen who rushed to put out the flames found they had a hose with holes in it, spraying water everywhere, he said.
"One man said to me, 'Nothing's happened in this village for 30 years, and now this,'" Sneider said.
As details emerge, accusations fly
Details — and accusations — quickly poured in about Thursday's crash, which came the same week that Ukrainian officials said a Russian fighter shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane while the aircraft was in Ukrainian airspace.
Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, said in a Facebook post that "terrorists" fired on the plane operating a Buk surface-to-air missile system.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko described the crash as a "terrorist action."
"We do not exclude that the plane was shot down and confirm that the Ukraine Armed Forces did not fire at any targets in the sky," Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said, according to his website.
Firm details about what happened remained scarce.
Vice President of Malaysia Airlines Europe Huib Gorter told reporters that the 15 crew members on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were all Malaysian nationals.
He gave a breakdown of the known nationalities of the 280 passengers: 154 were Dutch, 27 were Australians, 23 were Malaysians, 11 were Indonesian, six were from the United Kingdom, four were from Germany; four were from Belgium, three were from the Philippines and one was Canadian. Authorities were still trying to determine the nationalities of the other passengers.
As news broke of the crash, Malaysia Airlines confirmed in a tweet that it lost contact with Flight 17 and that the jet's last known position was over Ukrainian airspace.
CNN's Richard Quest, an aviation expert, said that it would be "extremely unusual" for an airliner at nearly 33,000 feet to be shot down. From the ground, one could simply look up and tell whether a plane was a commercial aircraft.
"It looks like a commercial aircraft, it squawks a commercial aircraft. So something is absolutely appalling that's gone on here," he said.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said that Ukraine's president had accepted an offer of U.S. experts to help investigate the crash.
"They will be on their way rapidly to see if we can get to the bottom of this," he said.
Biden said the plane was apparently shot down, adding "not an accident, blown out of the sky."
Russia-Ukraine dispute
The route the Malaysian plane was on, between Kuala Lumpur and the Netherlands, is a common one, CNN aviation safety consultant Mary Schiavo said Thursday. She said that the plane was flying over a troubled area and that close communication with air traffic controllers would be a key necessity.
Torez is in a rebel-held area.
In hostile or disputed areas, "any alteration from your course, and you can have a problem," Schiavo said.
Tensions have been high between Ukraine and Russia since street protests forced former pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych from power in February. Russia subsequently annexed Ukraine's southeastern Crimea region, and a pro-Russian separatist rebellion has been raging in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
Ukrainian forces have been struggling to quell the separatist unrest. Ukraine's government has accused Russia of allowing weapons and military equipment, including tanks, to cross the border illegally into the hands of pro-Russian separatists.
The Pentagon said Wednesday that Russia now has 12,000 troops on the border with Ukraine, as well as some heavy weapons. The troop numbers had fallen to about 1,000 previously from a high of an estimated 40,000 forces earlier this year.
On Thursday, CNN reported that Ukrainian officials said a Russian fighter shot down a Ukrainian jet Wednesday as the jet flew in Ukrainian airspace.
Tensions are high over that incident, separate from the breaking news of the Malaysian flight Thursday.
Three months ago, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying in areas not far from where Flight 17 reportedly crashed Thursday. "Due to the potential for conflicting air traffic control instructions from Ukrainian and Russian authorities and for the related potential misidentification of civil aircraft, United States flight operations are prohibited until further notice in the airspace over Crimea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov," the FAA said in April. Thursday's plane crash reportedly was in eastern Ukraine, scores of miles north-northeast of the Sea of Azov.
On Thursday, French transportation official Frederic Cuvillier ordered that French airlines avoid Ukrainian airspace until the cause of Thursday's Malaysia Airlines crash is known, the French Transportation Ministry said in a news release.
Putin expresses condolences
Putin "expressed deep condolences" to Malaysia's Prime Minister over the crash, a post Thursday on the Kremlin's website said. He "asked to pass the most sincere word of condolences and support to families and relatives of (the crash) victims," the post said.
Near the end of a phone call Thursday morning with President Obama, Putin noted to the President the early reports of a downed passenger jet near the Russia-Ukraine border, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said.
Obama directed his staff to be in touch with senior Ukrainian officials, Earnest said.
Later Thursday, Obama said the crash "looks like it may be a terrible tragedy" and he said efforts were underway to determine if any Americans were aboard.
Poroshenko said he has expressed condolences to Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte about the crash.
Airline's troubles
Thursday's crash marks the second time this year that Malaysia Airlines has faced an incident involving a downed plane.
On March 8, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared. That Boeing 777 had 239 people on board. Searchers have found no trace of 370 or its passengers, despite extensive search efforts.
Flight 370 probably flew into the southern Indian Ocean on autopilot with an unresponsive crew, Australian authorities said last month.
During the early phase of the search for Flight 370, aircraft and ships scoured vast stretches of the surface of the southern Indian Ocean but found no debris.
Pings initially thought to be from the missing plane's flight recorders led to a concentrated underwater search that turned up nothing.
A new underwater search, farther south, will be broadly in an area where planes and vessels had already looked for debris on the surface of the water. It is expected to begin in August.
The first Boeing 777 entered service in June 1985, and the airplane has flown almost five million flights, accumulating more than 18 million flight hours, according to Boeing's web site. The plane is capable to flying up to 43,100 feet.
What next?
Aviation experts cautioned against jumping to conclusions about Thursday's crash at this early stage.
But all agreed that a massive investigation should be launched, involving parties not involved in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia,
The families of people on board will demand a transparent international investigation, and so will the global community, Quest said.
CNN aviation analyst and pilot Miles O'Brien said he thinks it would be difficult to mistake the plane for a military or hostile aircraft.
"A civilian airliner at that level, at that flight path, would be very difficult to mistake for something that has hostile intent," he said.
The wreckage path, O'Brien said, will reveal a lot. If a plane breaks up in midair, which is likely what would happen in a missile strike, there would be a large swath of wreckage, he said, but if it breaks down due to mechanical failure, the debris field would be more concentrated.
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Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's basketball team fell, 90-88, in double overtime as they hosted Old Westbury in their Skyline Conference opener this evening in Farmingdale, N.Y. Senior forward AJ Matthews (Brooklyn, N.Y.), who fouled out with 1:36 remaining in regulation, led the way for the Rams with 32 points and 23 rebounds.
Trailing 68-67 with 2:45 remaining in regulation, Matthews converted a layup to give Farmingdale State (2-2, 0-1) a one point lead. After an Old Westbury (3-1, 1-0) miss, Matthews was fouled and hit a pair at the line to give the Rams a 71-68 advantage with 2:03 left on the clock. A Panthers free-throw and Joshua Bailey (Brooklyn, N.Y.) layup with 34 seconds remaining tied the game at 71-71. The Rams missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the game headed to overtime.
In the first overtime, Old Westbury junior guard Tyrik Tucker (Brooklyn, N.Y.) broke the 76-76 tie as he connected on a 3-pointer off Rashawn McCarthy's (Westbury, N.Y.) pass. Farmingdale State forced a second overtime on a 3-point basket by senior guard Ryan Davis (Flushing, N.Y.) as Terence Henderson (Bronx, N.Y.) recorded the assist with 36 seconds remaining.
Old Westbury opened up an 88-84 lead in the second overtime before a pair of free-throw's by Davis pulled the Rams within two. On Old Westbury's next possession, Tucker converted 1-of-2 at the line to extend the lead to 89-86 with 48 seconds left to play. The Rams would again pull within one, but fell short 90-88.
Davis recorded 22 points, six boards, four steals and four assists, while senior guard Christian Nunez (White Plains, N.Y.) added 17 points and seven rebounds for Farmingdale State.
The Panthers were led by McCarthy who tallied 26 points, while Tucker scored 20 and had a team-leading six assists.
The Rams next will host NYU-Poly in a Skyline Conference game on Saturday, December 1st at 6:00 p.m.