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Of course, there's a huge logical problem with using tables for layout: the layout of a site is not actually tabular data. And we coders don't like that bit of bad logic. Also, while tables solve the initial layout problem, they are significantly harder to update.
That said, there often comes a time while coding a site when a designer might entertain the wish to give up and use tables. So we made a site based around that frustration we felt when browsers wouldn't obey our CSS. Brian created a flash widget that gives a designer 47 minutes to wrestle with CSS. After that time, the widget buzzes and provides the table code for the designer to use.
The whole thing was a joke that we just got bored enough to execute. But here's where the story gets interesting… After sitting dormant for 9 months, suddenly someone found the site. And not just someone but a very popular code blog called Ajaxian. In one day the site's visitors leapt from 0 to 400. The next day the site was picked up by a reddit user. At the end of the day, we had about 35,000 visitors.
The Google Analytics graph tells the story:
Impressive, huh?
More impressive is that within one day my Google Page Rank shot up to a 5. And while the instant popularity of the site caused envy in my friends who wished their sites could get 35,000 visitors in one day, I knew it wouldn't last. Friends encouraged me to put Google Ads on the site, make t-shirts, anything. "This could be another dramatic hamster, Todd!"
But I declined. Give Up and Use Tables is a pretty pure form of internet meme. It's a site that does one thing — execute a really nerdy joke. We had our day — literally one day — and that was it.
The long graph shows the decline and fall:
It was a fun 24 hours. Golden State even received several referrals from the wave of traffic that hit the site. There are some lessons to draw from this on internet trends, viral marketing, and link-sharing. But I'm still basking in the fun of our joke entertaining so many people (and even inciting real argument). And while Brian and I might have let the domain lapse and the site disappear, Golden State has taken over hosting and will keep it as a geeky museum piece.
So if you've ever felt cross-browser frustration with CSS, feel free to succumb to your urge and Give Up and Use Tables.
Nice Todd 🙂 Good idea. I love one shot websites that do nothing but prove how the internet community works 😛
I've set similar site wyslijserce.pl (send a heart) on valentines day where people could generate valentines message to their loved ones/ friends/ etc..
Page brought around 10k visits in 1 day. Then its over. Funny thing is that after we launched our website, big portal company did the same, but brought millions of visits. They've sent a spam mail on their free mail system with over 4milion registered users.
Conclusions: Find out what people need, give them for free, and they will live with the ads 😛
let us see what the slashdot crowd does to your stats on December 7, 2008
Well this slashdotter just visited 🙂 I really can't be the first?
I came from /. as well 😉
But no! Never give up CSS! NEVER! … visiting also from /.
This MEME was spot on. After having my share of frustration with css, ive settled on using a mix of tables and css.
Absolutely awesome. Hard to argue against your logic.
BTW, I didn't see it on /. Word of mouth.
separating content from format is the way to go. Yes we hate CSS, but sometimes you just gotta do the right thing. Once you start designing for mobile access, tables still suck. 😀
I really liked this post. Can I copy it to my site?
Thank in advance.
Sincerely, Timur.
You guys rock!
You guys have just been linked by Gruber. Check your Analytics graph tomorrow morning.
Love the joke by the way. Nicely executed. 🙂
You're about to spike again: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/02/10/give-up-and-use-tables
I can't wait for CSS3 Grid Positioning….
I struggle with this every day
Give up and use *CSS* tables. 😀
Your argument would be so much more persuasive if your website didn't look like crap in Safari.
Guys, brilliant. Though I do think 47 minutes is too long… mine tends to be 20 minutes tops. Hell, more often than not, for smaller sites I just go right to tables. They Just Work. =)
things should pick up again. this has been mentioned on Daring Fireball.
How much do I wish I'd stumbled upon this site a week ago?! I have a site that was originally laid out in tables a while back. Being a newbie, I thought it was time for me to learn CSS and update it so I rebuilt from scratch. Here I am a week later and I've got 3/4 of it done but have wasted 2 days on that last 1/4, to no avail. Looks like it's time to throw in the towel and plop a table in there. Grrrrrr…
got here from daringfireball.net, i imagine there will be a few of those too.
It isn't just about philosophical notions of beauty though. Properly done, CSS layouts are better for users who rely on accessibility software like screen readers or braille displays. Why? Because it means that you're free to write structural HTML that reflects your meaning and then use CSS to mutate it into the attractive layout for the majority of users.
As for the assertion that tables work the same way in all browsers, well, it only takes a few moments to disabuse oneself of that notion. Especially if we include browsers that don't do a passable job of getting CSS right.
Still learning CSS, although I can already understand why you might want to give up.
You are my hero! Love it!
I'm curious what your GA stats are for today…
Incidentally, I think this site is making the rounds again. I didn't see it the first time – very nicely done.
If you can not be bothered with CSS hire a front end developer
Would be interesting to see an update after the spike you'll probably get from Gruber's mention today.
Crikey! People, it's a JOKE! We don't use tables.
Except when we use them.
Yes! Show us the Reddit vs Slashdot vs Daringfireball effect.
I'm rooting for Gruber.
no! NEVER! DIE!
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I could not agree with you more!
Oh I feel your pain with CSS. I still think that neither css nor tables are the perfect way to layout content on a web page and that we should have a somewhat more flexible and easier way to do it.
I have been working on a client project in which I am converting his TABLE-Based layout to a CSS/XHTML div based layout, and I took a break just to find this article!! At first I did not realize it was a joke (I was a little concerned!), but wow, I love the story!! And I've been there with the Frustration. Especially early on. Now, I find CSS to be downright addicting and a lot of fun. I would never dream of using tables because they are just too hard in the long run and not nearly as search engine friendly as a site made with s and XHTML. I never stopped at 47 minutes!! Hell, I spent months trying to figure it all out!!! Now I can make a layout in under 10min.!!
So never give up! At least not permanently. Thanks for sharing!
Great story! I have been designing web sites off and on since 1995, so tables have been my main stay for a long time. Now I use CSS XHTML and DIV etc, but still use the occasional table. I think we should try to follow best practice, but hell! we don't have to make life difficult for ourselves.
I got here from this article:
which is full of good ideas.
I've been working for hours frustrated with the inconsistencies between semi-compliant firefox and non-compliant ie. You know what, I don't care if I'm part of some snooty community whose code doesn't work worth crap on any major browser. I thought about nixing IE but the market share is too much to pass up. Then I found the display: table and thought that was gold. But that doesn't work in IE 6 or 7. Which still have 30.3% market share. Can't look like crap to 3/10.
You know what? I don't care if table's weren't designed for layout, guess what, THEY WORK 100% of the time. And the only person who would notice that I used *gasp* tables for layout will be another designer, and he could just suck it or redesign it to try to make it compliant.
I could give a crap about the search engine's either. They can suck it too. This isn't a website to make money, just for our church. I LOVE TABLES AGAIN!
CSS is the magical unicorn the web. You can spend forever toiling for the dream and still never see it in action. Wasn't CSS supposed to solve all my layout issues? Then why does it seem to create more problems than it solves? How good can it be if it requires so many damn hacks and inelegant solutions?
What is best practice? As far as I'm concerned it's what I can do to get a site up without going insane trying to adhere to "standards". Too much attention is being paid to W3C…I ignore most everything the purists and elitists talk about…in my web life and personal life and I find I'm a lot happier than the person who lives to adjust to "standards". Tables work…pure and simple…and unless Dreamweaver eliminates them I'll use them. My sites are all table-based, Google ranked, indexed, blah blah…only designers who look at the source code complain about my sites…my clients who pop up first in a Google search have no issues. CSS is fine for style sheets…for layout I can't be bothered.
I'm here from StackOverflow.com.
Got here from FAcebook, love it. CSS is a real pain for layout, great fro styles. The real issue is that browser writess should adhere to 'the standards' then all who write web pages can get on with the job.
BTW this site – http://constructyourcss.com/ – is a great help to beat your deadline 🙂
I just checked the source code for this page. It uses CSS.
I guess that probably means that Golden State has an intimate understanding of CSS woes?
Empty vessels make the most noise when it comes to raving about CSSP. So many people get absorbed by standards that are half baked instead of taking the lateral approach and researching the issues. "Look mommy I learn't some new code, it's shinny, hmmmmmm. I gunna use it coz it's shinny."
Give up and use IE(7/8/9).js 🙂 That eliminates about 95% of problems so you can use CSS mostly the way it should be. Then when your 47 minutes are up, you only need one or two simple tables for the trouble spots, which is NOT the same as "table-based layout". Besides, most of the problems with table-based layouts didn't come from the tables. They were from nested-nested-nested tables, plus all of the attributes, font tags, center tags, etc. CSS made table layouts manageable long before the noobs came on the scene and proclaimed that thou shalt use tables only for thy tabular data.
No, this isn't going to die. It's just going to spread naturally.
I bet the traffic grows slowly and consistently over time.
Ah, over 2 years has past, and I've only just found it.
Love the 47 minutes thing. Will it really write my code ? Just another 43 minutes to find out. Here's hoping. Now where are those designer monkeys ?
Its like you read my mind! You seem to know a lot about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you could do with a few pics to drive the message home a bit, but other than that, this is fantastic blog. A fantastic read. I'll certainly be back.
If possible, while you gain knowledge, are you able to mind updating your website with an increase of information? It is rather well suited for me.
OMG! Am I the last guy in America to have stumbled onto 'giveupandusetables'? Still hilarious though, Todd……(r u still there?)
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"Hi, um, it's in Richmond High School," Richmond resident Margarita Vargas told a 911 dispatcher on Oct. 24, 2009. Vargas placed the call after her young brother-in-law told her that, while hanging out near campus, some boys told him there was girl he could go have sex with.
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Two other men have been convicted of the gang rape through plea deals, another two are awaiting trial on lesser sexual assault charges, and others who participated have never been identified by police.
Richmond police officers Todd Kaiser and Gunnar Googins testified Thursday that they saw as many as seven young men run from their approaching patrol cars when they responded to Vargas' 911 call.
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Kaiser said he alerted the victim's father, who had been on campus for about an hour searching for his daughter, that he believed she had been raped. The father started screaming and shaking a residential fence in his grasp.
Kaiser said the owner of the fence told the father, "Hey, if you need to rip that fence out of the ground, you do what you have to do."
Several officers testified about the capture of Richmond resident Manuel Ortega near the campus that night. Ortega, 22, took a plea deal last year in exchange for a 32-year prison sentence and is expected to take the witness stand sometime soon.
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Published: Monday, April 1, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
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Dear Editor: I was simply embarrassed to read the letter to the editor from Gerald Shirley, the superintendent of Selma City Schools, regarding the proposed bill allowing homeschooled children to participate in public school activities such as sports. Many call this the "Tim Tebow" bill. I failed to see any point the superintendent was attempting to make. I would have been proud to have Tebow on any team I was on.
Our children are homeschooled. I am incredibly proud of them. Our children excel in areas I did not even realize existed when I was their age such as public service, government, and self esteem.
Likewise, my wife and I are routinely stopped and asked why our children perform and act as properly as they do. Colleges and universities across the country are singing the praises of this new movement and are targeting homeschooled children for scholarships.
The real issue here is government versus the individual. I believe I can educate my children more efficiently, morally, practically, and with a stronger emphasis on the important subject matters than the government can.
One look at a report from the state of Alabama or the federal government's own education report card shows that public schools are failing all over our state, including Selma. If the public schools are getting our tax dollars, shouldn't our kids be allowed to play?
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WARSAW, Poland - Poland's prime minister said Thursday that early elections within weeks may be necessary if an expanding political crisis sparked by eavesdropping on political leaders is not contained.
Donald Tusk called for the Polish magazine Wprost — and other media — to release all of the secret recordings of leaders' private conversations that they may have. He said Poland was facing a "deep crisis" and that until it is all published the state will be unstable and his team vulnerable to blackmail.
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The news conference followed an attempt Wednesday evening by police and state prosecutors to seize evidence from the headquarters of the magazine. The chief editor, Sylwester Latkowski, put up strong resistance and the authorities left without taking away any computers.
Wprost recently released secretly made recordings of a restaurant conversation last July between National Bank of Poland chief Marek Belka and Interior Minister Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz, in which they discussed how the central bank might use its power to help the government win re-election in 2015. Critics have decried the apparent collusion as a violation of the bank's independence from political interference.
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The State Bureau of Investigation is probing campaign donations to North Carolina politicians from the video-gaming industry.
The Attorney Generals Office has disclosed the investigation just as the General Assembly is poised to transfer control of the SBI from the AG, a Democrat elected statewide, to the Department of Public Safety, under an appointee of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory. Whos playing politics?
North Carolinians are raising this question as news organizations cover this developing story. Meanwhile, politicians of both parties are pointing fingers.
Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, who is planning to run for governor in 2016, said transferring the SBI is a political move that will hamper the agencys independence. Republican Senate leader Phil Berger questioned why Coopers office disclosed the investigation just as the House and Senate passed budgets that would transfer control of the SBI from the AGs office to the governor and General Assembly.
The investigation began several months ago but was disclosed Wednesday. It comes after The Associated Press reported last year that political donations from Oklahoma gaming software magnate Chase E. Burns may have violated state campaign funding laws.
The campaigns of Berger, McCrory and House Speaker Thom Tillis all received thousands of dollars in donations linked to Burns, but gave the money to charity after Burns was charged with running an illegal gambling enterprise in Florida. The three Republicans, the states highest-ranking elected officials, have denied any wrongdoing in taking the donations.
North Carolinians will have to await the outcome of the investigation, but this is known: Burns and his wife made $235,000 in donations to dozens of candidates from both parties, making him the largest individual donor in the 2012 election cycle in North Carolina.
Court filings reviewed by The Associated Press show one of Burns checking accounts dispersed donations to campaigns via checks mailed or hand-delivered by staff at Moore & Van Allen. McCrory worked at the Charlotte law and lobbying firm until days before being sworn into office in January 2013.
The old adage Follow the money certainly may apply in this case. But its important to keep in mind that none of the recipients of Burns money has as yet been charged with any wrongdoing. So what of the plan to transfer control of the SBI?
Democrats who are out of power have already tried unsuccessfully to block transfer of the SBI from the AGs office to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. Given some of McCrorys questionable political appointments since taking office, it is understandable that some folks may be skeptical of shifting control of the SBI.
Yet, despite the timing of this latest campaign finance investigation, there are solid arguments for the change, including an estimated $750,000 to $1 million in savings and better coordination with federal and other state law enforcement agencies.
State leaders of both parties have for years considered the idea of moving the SBI from the AGs office to Crime Control and Public Safety. Although that agency is headed by an appointee of the governor, the appointee has to be approved by the General Assembly.
Current Secretary of Public Safety Frank L. Perry previously served as commissioner of the Division of Law Enforcement where he oversaw operations of Emergency Management, State Highway Patrol, Alcohol Law Enforcement and State Capitol Police. Perry also served as director of Investigations and Public Affairs for the Foundation for Ethics in Public Service, served 22 years with the FBI as a special agent and senior manager, and has worked with the N.C. State Ethics Commission. He has a strong record of service and argues convincingly for switching oversight of the SBI.
Perry noted that the Perdue and Easley administrations had discussed such a transfer, and he said North Carolina would join a majority of states with this system. Forty-two other states do it this way and its time for North Carolina to evolve and have more integrated law enforcement efforts and this is one way to do that, he told The Associated Press.
North Carolinians have a vital interest in maintaining the independence and integrity of law enforcement. Theres no reason that should not continue if all law enforcement agencies are consolidated under one department as proposed.
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Dennis L. Thombs, PhD, of the University of North Texas Health Science Center, previously found that bar patrons who drink alcohol with diet drinks leave the bar more intoxicated than those consuming full-calorie drinks. A new study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & and Experimental Research is the first to confirm Thombs' finding in a lab setting.
The study quantified lo-cal drinking's impact — 18 percent higher blood alcohol levels. And in an interview this morning, one of the study's authors suggested why sugary drinks keep you more sober.
When you mix alcohol with regular soda, juice, or another mixer with sugar and calories, your body treats your drink more like food, according to researcher Cecile A. Marczinski, PhD, an assistant professor of psychology at Northern Kentucky University.
When you drink alcohol with a diet mixer, the drink flows through your digestive system faster, allowing your small intestine to release more alcohol into your bloodstream.
"Just as we've known for a long time that eating food with alcohol slows your body's absorption of alcohol, sugary drinks also appear to keep alcohol in the stomach longer, which is a good thing," Marczinski explains.
In the study, Marczinski and her team dosed participants with either vodka mixed with Squirt or diet Squirt. Researchers recorded the participants' blood alcohol content and asked them to rate their level of intoxication, fatigue, impairment, and willingness to drive. Although the subjects had higher blood alcohol levels after drinking the diet drinks, they did not think they were more intoxicated.
"What we found was, when people consumed the same amount of alcohol with a diet drink instead of regular, their [blood alcohol levels] were 18 percent higher," Marczinski said. "But I think probably nobody realizes that this is a concern, so awareness of this effect is the key thing."
Women should be especially aware of this effect, Marczinski says. They're more likely than men to order alcohol with diet drinks, and women are already more sensitive to the effects of alcohol. Marczinski's safe drinking tip? Alternate between alcoholic drinks and something non-alcoholic to both limit calorie consumption and keep intoxication levels in check.
- Republished with permission from EverydayHealth.com


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Following the Summer Olympics in Beijing? It may be interesting to see news coverage from 100 years ago in the Deseret News, posted at the Library of Congress Chronicling America site. The newspaper image is courtesy of the University of Utah, which of course hosts many historical newspapers from Utah at digitalnewspapers.org.
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FREMONT -- When Ishan Shah interrupted his college studies last year to care for a parent stricken with cancer, he didn't know then that putting his life on hold would help the two dreams closest to his heart come true. Less than a year after Shah returned to Fremont, his mother has fully recovered, and coming home has helped him reach the goal of holding political office. The latter achievement became official last week, when Ohlone College trustees appointed Shah to the community college's board, making him Ohlone's first Indian-American trustee and the youngest member in the board's history.
Shah, 21, a Mission San Jose High graduate and former Ohlone student, bested two other finalists to nab the appointment.
"Ishan brings the perspective of being a recent student at Ohlone College," board President Garrett Yee said. "That's a perspective that none of the other board members can bring."
While barely old enough to legally enter a bar, he already is a political veteran. In 2009, he ran for City Council at age 16. A year later, he ran for an open Ohlone College board seat. He lost both races but gained valuable experience and a reputation as a solid candidate with fundraising abilities beyond his years.
He also caught the eye of local and state leaders.
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed him to the California Student Aid Commission, on which he served while studying political science at the University of Southern California. He also has served on the Alameda County Human Relations Commission.
"Ever since (losing the Ohlone election in 2010), a significant part of my life has been spent on fighting for students," he said. "I think the board saw in me someone who could say to the student body, 'I get what you're going through.'"
Shah plans to commute between Fremont and Los Angeles, splitting time between Ohlone College and USC until he earns his bachelor's degree later this year.
He joins Ohlone's seven-member board amid some unexpected changes. Shah fills a seat left vacant by ex-trustee Kevin Bristow, who resigned in March when he moved out of the college district boundary.
Yee, an Army Reserve brigadier general, next week will start a 12-month tour of duty in Kuwait, leaving Ohlone's board one member short. The remaining trustees likely will leave Yee's post vacant, as they have done during his past two military deployments.
While Yee departs for the short term, Shah begins what he hopes is a long political career. He shrugs off any concerns that he is too young or inexperienced for the job.
"There's never a perfect time to seek office," he said. "When you're called on it and have the ability to do so, you should do it."
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


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Tuesday September 11, 2012
Augusta, Ga--We're now a few weeks into the high school season and a few surprises are starting to dot the landscape of the CSRA. One of them, still a work in progress, but the Westminster Wildcats.
Andrew Bryan's team is three and 0 here in the early going and last week's win over Briarwood was a good one. The Cats trailed 22-zip early on but found a way to rally for a five point win. You can see the confidence grow by leaps and bounds with this squad.
"There was a progression after the first couple of games but really after the last game, our guys have seen the confidence level shot up." said coach Andrew Bryan "We know we're not the best in the world but we're still taking a move in the right direction."
Remeber now, westminster is just in their third season of playing varisty football. They take on a winless Bethlehem Christian this week so goals may be changing for the Wildcats. One thing's for sure, these kids now believe they can win.


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Three juveniles were arrested after allegedly stealing 19 iPads from Springfield High School and selling them to unsuspecting buyers, a release from the Springfield Police Department said.
The juveniles were caught when police purchased two of the electronic devises during a sting operation.
The merchandise, valued at $7,851, was stolen Nov. 3 from the school and extensive vandalism to the building was also reported. The three suspects have been booked in the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center.
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There were 55 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday. At that time, there were 1,443 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Apartment robbery: A group of six men, described as one white, one Latino and four black males, entered an unlocked apartment in the 600 block of North Harrison Street shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, punched the male occupant and stole his wallet and cash, police said. The men claimed to be gang members before leaving the scene.
Store robbery: Two men used a handgun to rob a business in the 2300 block of West Hammer Lane shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday , police said. The robbers were both described as black men, of slender build, in their 20s. The gunman was described at 5-foot-8, and wearing dark clothing. His accomplice was 6-foot-1 and clad in all black clothes.
Theft, burglary suspect nabbed: Police officers investigating a family disturbance call in the 9100 block of Fitzpatrick Circle arrested a 16-year-old boy at 11:30 a.m. Saturday after identifying him as a suspect in separate incidents of burglary and auto theft.
Evading arrest: Alejandro Romo, 33. was arrested about 4:17 p.m. Saturday by officers involved in a multi-agency violence-suppression program. When officers tried to stop a Ford Mustang at Main Street and Airport Way for traffic violations, the driver fled. After a four-minute pursuit, the car became disabled at Hunter Street and Hazelton Avenue, where Romo was taken into custody.
House fire: A vacant home at 622 E. Worth St. burned and sustained extensive damage Saturday night, fire officials said. The first report of the blaze in the two-story structure was received at 10:45 p.m. Damage was limited to the one house and no one was injured.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- At least two foreign airliners have aborted landings at San Francisco International Airport following the crash of Asiana Flight 214, and the Federal Aviation Administration now wants all pilots for foreign carriers to use their cockpit GPS systems to automatically align their planes for arrival at SFO.
"The FAA took this action after noticing an increase in go-arounds at SFO by some foreign carriers that were flying visual approaches into the airport," the FAA said in a statement.
The advisory is in effect until runway-based landing equipment is replaced in late August.
The FAA on Monday could not immediately provide data on the number of "go-arounds," or aborted landings, at SFO since Asiana Flight 214 crashed July 6 while trying to land on Runway 28 Left. But two weeks after the crash, another Asiana flight aborted its initial landing at SFO. Then on July 23, a Taiwanese EVA Air flight also performed a go-around after approaching SFO "at a lower-than-normal altitude," according to the FAA.
The FAA's advisory does not pertain to U.S. pilots, who typically prefer to "hand-fly" their planes while landing at SFO as long as weather conditions allow them to land "visually," or without relying on cockpit instruments.
Several former commercial airline pilots who were based out of SFO say the advisory raises questions about the cockpit abilities of some pilots trained by foreign carriers.
"Basically, the FAA is saying that some foreign pilots don't meet the qualifications of American pilots," said Barry Schiff, a retired commercial airline pilot and aviation consultant who has flown more than 355 types of aircraft. "My God, what does that say about those willing to buy a ticket on those airlines?"
Asiana Flight 214 was being flown by a veteran pilot attempting his first landing at SFO in a Boeing 777. He was under the supervision of a training pilot making his first flight as a trainer. They were cleared to land visually before the crash, but they came in too low and too slow and hit the runway's seawall. It's unclear whether they were using the GPS system. Three people were killed and dozens injured.
Like other veteran pilots, retired United Express pilot Neal Lansing of Campbell worries that the FAA's advisory will further exacerbate the pilot phenomenon known as "automation dependency" that lulls pilots into a state of complacency as problems start to develop in the cockpit.
"In the future they're not going to be called pilots," Lansing said. "They're going to be flight-system managers where all they do is program the computers rather than actually flying the plane."
On June 5, the FAA sent a "Notice to Airmen" that the ground-based glide slope system used to help pilots line up correctly for landings at SFO was not working for Runways 28 Right and 28 Left because of construction to extend the runways.
Until the system can be replaced sometime in late August, the FAA advisory means foreign pilots are advised to use cockpit GPS systems that will line them up at an elevation of 1,100 feet to come in on a consistent 3-degree angle of descent to land safely.
But pilots will still be required to take over the controls just before touching down at SFO.
Only a few airports around the world allow planes to land on autopilot, said Robert Herbst, a retired American Airlines 767 pilot who has made hundreds of landings at SFO -- "all by hand."
"With the GPS system, you kind of set it up 100 miles out, turn on the autopilot and it will guide the aircraft very close to the runway threshold," Herbst said. "But it does not land the airplane. There's no technology on that runway that allows the autopilot to land the aircraft. Pilots are still going to have to disengage the autopilot and hand-fly the airplane to land at that runway at that airport."
Air traffic controllers typically stagger planes so they land right after one another on Runway 28 Right and 28 Left, which represent two of SFO's four runways.
But using the GPS system and autopilot mode requires pilots to keep greater distances between themselves and other planes while landing, meaning planes could arrive later than normal and cause airport delays, Herbst said. The airport referred all questions to the FAA.
Immediately after the Asiana crash, the National Transportation Safety Board documented the switch positions of many of the instruments inside the Boeing 777 cockpit. But no public announcements have been made about how the switch positions affected the plane's performance as it tried to land well below the optimum speed of 137 knots, or 158 mph.
At seven seconds before impact, someone in the cockpit said the airspeed was too low. Four seconds before the crash, the pilots' "stick shaker" sounded a warning of an imminent stall.
Then, just 1.5 seconds before the crash, a pilot called out "go around" in a failed attempt to abort the landing.
Contact Dan Nakaso at 408-271-3648. Follow him at Twitter.com/dannakaso.


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Simple Definition of fumigate
: to remove germs, insects, etc., from (a room or building) with smoke or gas that destroys them
Full Definition of fumigate
transitive verb
: to apply smoke, vapor, or gas to especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests
fumigationplay \ˌfyü-mə-ˈgā-shən\ noun
fumigatorplay \ˈfyü-mə-ˌgā-tər\ noun
Examples of fumigate in a sentence
All the hospital rooms had to be fumigated.
We had to fumigate our apartment to get rid of the ants.
Origin and Etymology of fumigate
Latin fumigatus, past participle of fumigare, from fumus + -igare (akin to Latin agere to drive) — more at agent
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This week, SB 229, which I am sponsoring this session, was third read and passed in the Senate and now moves on to the House for consideration. The bill modifies provisions regarding employment in the Mental Health industry, which brought the need for this bill to my attention.
Currently, the Mental Health Employment Disqualification Registry keeps a list of individuals restricted from working in direct care positions if they were convicted of certain criminal offenses such as abuse, neglect and/or misuse of funds. This would include any public or private facility of residential care, day programs, or other specialized mental health services. In addition, current employees could be discharged if they are found to be in violation of the provisions of this legislation.
The new legislation includes drug-, stealing- and alcohol-related offenses, as well as crimes of supporting terrorism and aiding in the escape of a prisoner to the list of disqualifying offenses. We must protect our most vulnerable citizens by not placing their care in the hands of someone who may have the propensity to harm them.
Always feel free to contact me throughout the year with any comments, questions, or issues by calling my office at (573) 751-5713 or by visiting my website at www.senate.mo.gov/brown.Thank you for reading this and for your participation in state government.
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Q To Barbara Waaland and Sarah Morgan -- the ladies who were complaining about motorcycle riders and freeway signs urging drivers to look twice for motorcyclists in Monday's column:
I have been riding motorcycles for more than 20 years and have been nearly run over or hit on freeways and surface streets by distracted drivers, most of whom have been women. Women in minivans full of unruly children, "chatty Cathys" having social time while driving with friends, people texting and talking on their phones, women with their yappy dogs on their laps or turning to give a child a juice box.
There are "little old ladies" with poor timing pulling out of driveways in their tank-like sedans, and drivers listening to music so loud that they can't hear my bike next to them and who then change lanes. Oh, then there is the "I have to put my lipstick on while driving 65 mph."
So ladies, it is not just riders that are dangerous. Although you may feel that we all deserve tickets, the lifetime consequence if you kill or maim one of us with your vehicle won't be worth not looking twice. Look twice for motorcycles (and bicycles for that matter). Your long-term mental health may depend on it.
Rose Litvin
San Jose
A Monday's column on this generated a large response, and today motorcyclists and others who like the safety messages posted on electronic freeway signs weigh in. But let's be fair, Rose. Men and women drivers both need to be on the alert.
Q I was shocked by your "Don't tell me to look out for motorcycles" column. When Barbara Waaland says she "has yet to see a motorcyclist that didn't deserve a ticket for some unsafe maneuver," and "if one chooses to get too close with a bonehead maneuver, he will have to take the consequences," I saw red. What a ridiculous thing to say.
The vast majority of automobile vs. motorcycle accidents are caused by motorists who don't follow the rules of the road and take a good look. And when a motorcyclist goes down the question is never, "Did he get hurt?" It's "How badly was he hurt?" or "Was he killed?" There's no such thing as a fender-bender on a motorcycle.
Dave Martens
San Jose
A Unfortunately, a year ago Dave and his wife were injured in a motorcycle crash on Highway 84.
Q We were out for a pleasant ride one afternoon when an automobile coming from the opposite direction outside Livermore pulled an illegal U-turn in front of us and we hit him broadside at 50 mph. The aftermath has been horrible for us, to say the least. Perhaps if he would have heeded the "Look twice for motorcyclists" warning, an awful lot of pain and suffering could have been avoided.
Dave Martens
A Continue, please.
Q We were both taken to a trauma center. My wife, thank goodness, used me as her personal air bag and then went airborne for 10 or 15 yards, ending up on the side of the road. She was scraped and bruised, with a sore neck and missing tooth.
I took the majority of the impact, and needed to be airlifted by the Stanford Life Flight helicopter. I had a broken arm, torn tendons in my hand, massive rotator cuff tear (three of the four shoulder muscles were torn clean off the bone), broken hip socket, crushed knee and ankle as well as a concussion and road rash.
I've had four surgeries at Stanford, with one more to go. I will wind up with two new and one rebuilt joint on my left side alone.
Dave Martens
A Dave has one final comment.
Q I say that reminding motorists to "Look twice for motorcyclists" is some of the best advice ever given.
Dave Martens
A I so agree. It is silly to rail against a freeway message to look twice for motorcyclists.
Q Thank you, CHP. You have made my life much safer since the start of your "Look twice for motorcyclists" campaign. I couldn't believe my recent experience lane-splitting south on Highway 1 through Santa Cruz. Motorists were giving my friends and I a wide berth and some hand-waving as we passed. Be assured there were a few motorists with issues, but what a wonderful difference. Looks like we have a chance that most everyone may get the word that to share the road is a good thing. I now have a little hope.
Bud LeVesque
San Jose
A I hope your hope spreads.
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Ranking number seven among all 50 states, Missouri's transportation system is one of the largest in the nation. Even though it is quite impressive, the economy has had a toll on the state's transportation system.
MoDOT has reduced the workforce throughout the state by 1,200. The lake area has not seen as much downsizing, but two buildings have been closed within the past year.
"MoDOT has downsized in this area by closing a building in Osage Beach and the Stover building in Morgan County," area engineer Bob Lynch said. He added that the staff from those buildings were shifted to other locations. The lake area's fleet has stayed the same.
"We are still offering the same services, we just may be coming from a different building," Lynch added.
The two lake area buildings were just two of 110 across the state that were closed. Some supervisors have also been shifted to a regular employee position helping MoDOT reduce their salary budget.
The state has a whole is focusing on maintenance projects and straying away from bigger expansion type projects.
Lynch said that the lake area's five year plan will focus on projects that maintain the system including replacing bridges, overlaying roads and resurfacing projects.
The Hurricane Deck Bridge in Camden County is a major project. "The last of its kind in this area," according to Lynch.
Two other bigger projects are in the works including the Route 5 project in Sunrise Beach, which will add a center turn lane and an extension of an outer road in Osage Beach. Both of these projects were initiated by each city and are being completed with monetary help from each city.
"If communities are willing to do bigger projects and partner with MoDOT, MoDOT will find a way to make that happen," Lynch said.
To learn more about Missouri's transportation system, visit www.missourionthemove.org.
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The tablet industry hasn't been very competitive over the past year or so despite the number of tablets available on the market. Apple's iPad/iPad 2 have dominated tablet sales and left Android-based tablets in the dust. According to a recent comScore study, iPads accounted for
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But in five days, Amazon's Kindle Fire will hit the market as a representation of Android (even though Amazon has created its own build of Android's 2.3 Gingerbread operating system), and this fresh-faced tab is expected to be the first worthy competitor of the iPad.
In fact, a new ChangeWave survey conducted by RBC Capital Markets, a Canadian investment bank, said that 26 percent of those who pre-ordered a Kindle Fire or strongly plan to have delayed the purchase of an iPad.
The ChangeWave survey, which included 2,600 "early adopters types," found that 5 percent had pre-ordered a Kindle Fire or strongly planned to. In 2010, the survey found that only 4 percent were very likely to purchase the original iPad.
Of the 5 percent who pre-ordered the Kindle Fire (or planned to), 26 percent said they would put an iPad purchase on hold.
The Kindle Fire has some real perks to it, such as a $199 price tag compared to the iPad 2's price tag of $499 and up. However, Kindle Fire isn't a full-featured tablet like the iPad 2. Some Kindle Fire specs include a 7-inch multi-touch display, a 1 GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4 dual-core processor, 512 MB memory, 8 GB storage capacity, 802.11n Wi-Fi connectivity, and Amazon's new Web browser Amazon Silk. Amazon has also announced extras such as
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The iPad 2, on the other hand, offers a few extras that Kindle Fire doesn't, such as a 3G option, a camera, and a microphone. It also offers up to 64 GB of storage.
Despite these differences, the Kindle Fire is holding its own as a strong competitor, since it still possesses basic abilities such as internet browsing, apps, music and video playback. Some reports even estimate that Kindle Fire will
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In other mobile-related news, a new study by Flurry, which builds mobile application analytics, has found that iOS and Android-powered devices are taking over in the portable game software realm, which was once dominated by the likes of Nintendo.
According to the study, Nintendo's DS dominated the share of U.S. revenue generated for portable games in 2009 at 70 percent, while iOS and Android-powered devices were at 19 percent and Sony's PSP sat at 11 percent. In 2010, these numbers changed to 57 percent for Nintendo DS, 34 percent for iOS and Android, and 9 percent for Sony PSP. In 2011, where November and December were estimated based on the prior 10 months of this year, iOS and Android climbed to the top position with 58 percent, Nintendo DS at 36 percent, and Sony PSP at only 6 percent.
In just two years, iOS and Android tripled their market share from about 20 percent in 2009 to about 60 percent in 2011. Together, iOS and Android game revenue was at $500 million, $800 million, and $1.9 billion for 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively. For Nintendo DS and Sony PSP combined, they posted $2.2 billion, $1.6 billion and $1.4 billion for 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively.
Experts say free or 99-cent apps compared to $20 to $60 cartridges are what's tipping the scale. Back in March, Rovio Mobile CEO Peter Vesterbacka even went as far as saying
console games are "dying" in favor of mobile games
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It's not totally worthless. I agree that it would have been more useful to only survey people in the market for a tablet (or at least ask the early adopters if they were in the market for a tablet.)
I personally AM an early adopter. I have preordered a Kindle Fire (that puts me in the 5% group.) I have NOT put an iPad purchase on hold. Why? Because I never intended to buy an iPad in the first place. The 1.3% of the sample set could well be ALL of the people who were considering buying an iPad. It also could be a much smaller portion. It would have been valuable had they asked ALL of the early adopters if they were planning on making an iPad purchase, but unfortunately they did not.
What IS clear is that Apple should be VERY worried about this trend. The Amazon Fire clearly is displacing iPad sales, and it hasn't even been released yet.
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Hello all - I am having some calf pain in my inside calf area. It seems to bother me when I increase my distance/time and usually only hurts when I am not running. It kinda comes and goes like a pulse but eventually gets better with time. My question is, will a compression sock help with this? Very new to running and not sure what compression socks actually are supposed to do.
Hi Laura,
Compression socks or calf sleeves should help with circulation and reducing leg fatigue. They are also great for recovery, so I can say that they do make a world of difference. Some runners suggest that they are a benefit for overall endurance, as well. It is okay to wear compression gear even when you are not running.
Calf pain can come from a variety of sources, but compression socks compliment the vascular system in the legs and add additional support/stability for the muscles, so it certainly would not hurt to try them.
Wishing you all the best.
I really like my compression sleeves. I use them after almost every run. I also wear them after doing heavy legs/calves at the gym. Sometimes, if I ran the day before the gym (like today), I'll wear them during my whole leg workout. If the pain is only in your calf area, I would definitely recommend them.
I totally recommend compression socks after a long run. I tried the cheap ones from Walmart as well as the more expensive ones from a running store and honestly both work great. I didn't notice a difference. Since you have some pain, I would recommend the following stretch:
After that use the foam roller on your calves, spray some bio-freeze on your calves, put on your compression socks and rest I hope you feel better soon!
It's possible you are developing posterior tibial shin splints. Rest the area for a week, ice several times daily. As pain subsides, begin stretching and use a foam roller to massage the area. Add calf raises and flexion exercise to strengthen the anterior tibialis muscle. Shoes with more arch support would also be of benefit.
Hi Laura,
This link provides lots of information regarding compression and how it works and how it can benefit you. Compression is a very loose term and you need to be aware of what some brands are clearly saying on their product. This product adheres to medical standards of improving venous return in the lower leg.
This should answer all your questions with compression socks. The benefits with this company are that they take specific measurements of your lower leg such as ankle, calf, shin length and also take your height and shoe size into consideration ensuring you get the right squeeze for you. Something which other brands fail to do.
Hope this helps.
Hey Laura, calf pain is one of the most common ailments that runners face (especially with increased mileage, intervals, frequent hills, etc). I have found a few great tools to help with my tight calves. Calf Compression Sleeves are great because you can wear them while you run, or when you are resting, and they help increase blood flow to the damaged calf muscles. I use the Cho-Pat calf compression sleeve: http://www.medi-dyne.com/estore/cho-pat-brand/cho-pat-calf-compression-sleeve.
Tight calves often times lead to more serious injuries so it's important for runner's to address calf pain. What most runners do not realize is that there is a simple preventative solution: Stretching! The ProStretch Plus is a great tool to help increase the degree of calf stretch. It gives you a stretch similar to the link previously posted, but offers a deeper, more controlled calf stretch. You can find it on amazon or here's more info: http://www.medi-dyne.com/estore/prostretch-brand/prostretch-plus.
Good luck and happy stretching!
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This is a sampling from Bay Area News Group's Political Blotter blog. Read more and post comments at www.ibabuzz.com/politics.
Feb. 12
Cox Media Group Washington correspondent Scott MacFarlane tweets that Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, and Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., are the first two members of Congress to arrive in the House chamber today to save seats for tonight's State of the Union address.
Lee arrived eight hours early to camp out along the center aisle, according to MacFarlane's tweets, "wearing midnight blue suit has folders of papers to occupy her during long wait in House chamber, saving prime seat."
Lee's office hasn't yet responded to my inquiry of whether there's something specific Lee intends to say to the president as he moves by. If I had to guess, I'd say it'll have something to do with drone warfare and Lee's ongoing effort to repeal the use-of-force authorization Congress passed in September 2001. Of course, she'll have to be rather succinct.
The Washington Post has a fun story today about congressional "squatters" who arrive many hours in advance to claim prime seats in order to claim five seconds of national television time with the president of the United States as he enters the chamber.
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A new bill co-authored by a Bay Area congresswoman would establish due process protections for Americans against government-operated unmanned aerial drones in U.S. airspace.
HR 637, the Preserving American Privacy Act by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, and Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, would also forbid law enforcement and private drones from being armed with firearms or explosives while operating within U.S. airspace.
"The expanded use of drones on U.S. soil raises serious constitutional and civil liberties issues that Congress needs to address," Lofgren said in a news release. "These devices should be used in a safe, open and responsible manner. This bill would ensure that drones follow strict guidelines to protect Americans' privacy while still realizing their practical applications for science, border security, public safety and commercial development."
Said Poe: "Just because Big Brother can look into someone's backyard doesn't mean it should. Technology may change, but the Constitution does not."
The bill would require that government agencies must obtain a warrant to use drones to collect information that can identify individuals in a private area, and get a court order and provide public notice beforehand to collect information that can identify individuals in defined public areas. Those requirements would be subject to exceptions for emergencies, border security and consent, however.
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS - Colorado Mountain College's board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday to lend the college's support to an immigrant student tuition bill that's currently working its way through the Colorado Legislature.
The move came after members of the local student group, Association of Youth United in Action (AJUA), asked the CMC board at its regular meeting on Monday to support the so-called ASSET bill (Senate Bill 33).
ASSET (Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow) would extend eligibility for in-state college tuition rates to undocumented students who attend Colorado high schools for three years and graduate.
CMC trustees indicated at the Monday meeting that they were sympathetic to AJUA's request, but wanted to put the question on a future agenda and have a formal discussion first. A special teleconference meeting of the trustees on Thursday on another matter provided that opportunity.
"This is ultimately about giving students a better opportunity to succeed ... and is a continuation of the American Dream," CMC Board President Glenn Davis said. "We owe it to these students to support a bill that gives them that opportunity to get ahead, and to develop a better life for themselves and their family."
CMC Trustee Pat Chlouber said she has wrestled with the question of providing resident privileges to undocumented immigrant students.
"No amount of arm-twisting on the issue is as compelling as when these students spoke to us about how this issue has affected their lives directly," Chlouber said of the AJUA student
The CMC board voted 5-0, with board member Mary Ellen Denomy absent.
AJUA member Junior Ortega of Rifle was listening in on Thursday's meeting and thanked the trustees for their support of the bill.
"CMC reaches a large segment of Latino students," Ortega said, noting that the Latino student population exceeds 50 percent in many public school districts within CMC's six-county taxing district.
"We would like to be able to work with CMC to encourage more of these students to come to CMC," he said.
SB 33, if passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper, would grant the in-state tuition rate to any high school graduate who has attended a Colorado high school for three years, regardless of immigration status.
Many students, including several of the AJUA members who have been active on immigration issues in recent years, came to the United States with their undocumented parents at a young age and have grown up here.
The ASSET bill and other previous attempts at immigrant student tuition bills have failed to make it out of the state Legislature. But this year's bill has strong bipartisan support and is expected to pass, said John Giardino, CMC's state legislative lobbyist.
The bill passed out of the Senate Education Committee with little opposition, and is now scheduled before the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Giardino, who also participated in the Thursday meeting.
College trustees asked Giardino to testify in support of the bill on the college's behalf, and possibly invite some AJUA members to testify as well.
CMC Trustee Ken Brenner noted that it's significant that the ASSET bill is being considered at the same time that Congress seems more willing than ever to consider comprehensive immigration reform on a national level.
"This is certainly something that will help a lot of Latinos who have been attending school in our district to go on and pursue higher education," Brenner said. "It's an exciting time, and I wish our Latino population nothing but success."
One question CMC officials would need to address if the ASSET bill passes is whether to extend its lower in-district tuition rate to students who graduate from high schools within the district. The bill, as worded, only addresses in-state tuition.
CMC is one of two special community college districts in Colorado. In-district students taking first- or second-year classes currently pay $56 per credit hour, as opposed to $95 for students from elsewhere in Colorado and $299 for out-of-state students.