1) Yes, NEWSFLASH, technology has improved a lot in 50 years. Of course, not all light cars are more dangerous than heavier cars. However, if you take otherwise identical cars with the same level of technology, the heavier one is going to offer more protection in a collision (and/or is able to include more safety features within its weight limit).

It all depends on HOW you improve gas mileage. Faced with an arbitrary mandate like this, if car manufacturers are unable to meet these limits with new breakthroughs, they will most likely either reduce vehicle weight (with potential safety consequences) or create a few token expensive car models which will not really sell, but that have sufficiently improved gas mileage to bring up their average so that they don't have to change the majority of the fleet.

2) I wouldn't call 2.23x the MPG, 'almost triple'. :)

Because the easiest way to improve gas mileage is to reduce the weight of the vehicle, meaning less steel protecting you in an accident.

Wizard 101 is a good fit for that age group and very kid-safe. It has the added advantage that the base game is free (though you will have to pay to unlock later areas). Especially on the "free" areas, it is easy to create a second account and play at the same time as her.

Also agree with Portal/Baldur's Gate/Lego Star Wars,Harry Potter, etc / Zelda (Nintendo DS).

There are also the MySims' series of games. She may enjoy MySims Agents (I've only played on Wii)

As someone who performs helium-3 MRI on a regular basis, I can hopefully clear up a few things:

- Helium-3 MRI is a research-only technique
- The "veterinary use" is for animals in medical research, not taking "Fluffy" to the Vet.
- Before any recycled helium ever made it to humans, it would have to go through FDA-approved GMP processes. Given the enormous paperwork hassles involved, it is more likely that the recycled helium-3 would only ever be used in animals and in non-medical applications (e.g. low temperature physics).
- Just about everyone performing helium-3 MRI is trying to capture the exhaled gas whenever possible to conserve the supply. There is also a significant push to transition to the use of an isotope of Xenon gas. While Xenon-129 is much more abundant than helium-3, there are differences in its properties that make it better or worse suited for different experiments.

KEEP griping? It's only been what, 5 hours since the award was announced?

I think you meant the other 52 that superconduct, not 92.

Tom's hardware does a best graphics card for the money every month with a breakdown for various pricing tiers. It also has a hierarchy chart that groups cards by performance levels, which helps to compare different models other than the "best" for each category.

Here's the one for May. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-graphics,2296.html

As opposed to the last time CNN/MSNBC/NBC/ABC/CBS/PBS reported anything positive about a Republican? (Other than a story about a Republican that disagrees with the majority of other Republicans.)