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Beginner HTML5:
Semantics: Part 3
Semantics: Part 3
Welcome to Part 3 of the HTML5 Semantic tutorial series. Hopefully you've enjoyed the other two and are looking for a final booster for your HTML5 skills. This tutorial will touch upon the Styling covered in tutorial -part 2 and expand upon it adding some extra clarification about headings with CSS, HTML5 validation, embedded element detection with Javascript and some kick-ass HTML5 resources. Total tutorial time: 20 mintues.
***NOTE: I'm going to assume that since you're reading part 3, you've read parts 1 & 2. Thanks! END NOTE***
Let's Get Started: HTML5 Styling Overview
In my previous tutorial I talked about how even some of the latest browsers don't support the HTML5 elements. Because of this we need to clarify them in your CSS style-sheet with:
section, article, header, footer, nav, aside, hgroup { display: block; }
This now lets the browser recognize our new elements but there is a catch. Even though they now recognize these elements browsers still won't support the new outline algorithm that HTML5 applies. Even still, we can use the semantic heading trick from Tutorial Part 2 to achieve h1 semantic awesomeness.
So in Part 2 I talked about how you can use h1 in each section of content. Semantically this is fine, but when it comes time to add your CSS things can get quite complicated:
h1 { font-size: 2.4em; } h2, section h1, article h1, aside h1 { font-size: 1.6em; } h3, section h2, article h2, aside h2, section section h1, section article h1, section aside h1, article section h1, article article h1, article aside h1, aside section h1, aside article h1, aside aside h1 { font-size: 1.3em; }
So there are the first 3 levels of a page! Crazy I know! And this is just the possible combinations I could think of, there are plenty more that I didn't get.
Thankfully though the new HTML5 outline algorithm is forgiving. If you want to use headings normally like with HTML4.01/XHTML markup then that won't affect HTML5's outline algorithm so you don't end up with that type of mess above.
If you're like me though, a freelancer where time is money then I have something for you! Geoffrey Sneddon has a nifty online app that will generate an HTML5 outline for you! One day maybe we'll all be HTML5 guru's like Geoffrey.
Adding Accessibility: ARIA
Having websites that allow access to all types of users, even ones with disabilities can be critical to some projects. Thankfully, HTML5 and it's forward thinking creators realized that assistive technologies should be included with the specification to allow for a truly accessible web.
So, before HTML5 I would of normally used a "skip navigation" link to allow screen reader users to skip past navigational elements. Now we can just utilize our nav element properly to achieve similar effects without having to provide an extra link to do so.
...Well, that's the idea. They still haven't been able to fully figure out implementation yet so we'll have to make due with what is available to us right now. No point using something if it's not going to work, right?!
Thankfully, their is fantastic support for ARIA: Accessible Rich Internet Applications. At ARIA's highest levels, it allows assistive technologies to fully communicate with all Ajax interactivity. Using ARIA in its basic format however, allows us to specify more semantic markup in our web pages easily. We can do this by using our new friend the role attribute.
If you wanted you can add:
role="search"to a search bar,
role="baseinfo"to a page's footer element, even
role="banner"to your main header element. I could go over all of them, but that would be a tutorial in itself, you can check here for a full list.
Another awesome feature of ARIA is the added semantics of the role attribute for using as styling hooks. Always remember your friend, attribute selectors. They allow you to tell apart the headers and footers of a document from the headers and footers withing sectioning content.
header[role="banner"] { } footer[role="baseinfo"] { }
So, this is how you would avoid our disaster above with the h1 styling by assigning role attributes to your elements. You can even use the role values in HTML4.01/XHTML markup if you want but careful as that markup will no longer validate. Which brings me to the next topic, Validation.
Markup Validation
No, I'm not talking about the validation you get from you mommy for doing a good job. This validation is to see if your recent coding masterpiece is up to specification standards. It can be horrible, painfully degrading, ego bruising or one of the most powerful tools a web designer/developer can use.
Personally, I've seen people use validators as an excuse to dismiss quality work or, in most cases, weed out sloppy craftsmanship. Use its power wisely. For our purposes, we would require an HTML5 validator since that is the markup specification we're using. The one I normally use and probably the most popular one available is the parser created by Henri Sivonen. Even W3C's HTML validator uses Henri's parser as soon as the HTML5 doctype is detected, it's just that good.
Feature Detection
Personally, I prefer to use Modernizr, a powerful Javascript library which can detect support for input types and elements like audio, video and canvas.
if (!Modernizr.inputtypes.colour) { // Javascript fallback goes here. }
Modernizr also is capable of allowing you to style HTML5 elements as well in IE so if you want to include Modernizr, you don't need to use Remy's Javascript IE shiv trick I mention in Tutorial Part 2. No point loading two Javascript libraries when you can get the job done with one.
Closing Thoughts
This is the basics you need to know to have a quick handle on HTML5 and how to implement it into your websites. But it's up to you on how gung-ho you want to be with HTML5. At the very least, you can start to use the new doctype:
<!DOCTYPE html>
And take it from here! The sky's the limit to what you can do, so let's see some awesome, semantically correct, markup! Happy Coding!
HTML5 Resources
- HTML5 Doctor
- HTML5 Boiler Plate
- HTML5 Specification (Web Designers)
- Dive into HTML5 - Awesome HTML5 Book (NO affiliations)
- HTML5 Validator


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Carlos Boozer had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 118-92 rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
It was the third straight game that Boozer has eclipsed 20 points. This time he did it against the team that drafted him in 2002.
Joakim Noah added 11 points and 11 rebounds while Luol Deng had 19 points and seven assists for the Bulls, who beat the Cavaliers for an 11th straight time.
Chicago (19-13), which posted a season-high in points, moved to 11-1 when Boozer and Noah have double-doubles.
Dion Waiters led Cleveland (8-28) with 18 points. C.J. Miles and Kyrie Irving had 15 points apiece.
The Bulls turned a close game into a rout in the second half by dominating the offensive glass and forcing turnovers. Shooting 53.7 percent from the field and hitting 10 of 14 3-pointers didn't hurt, either.
The Bulls' bench, which has also been a glaring weak spot most of the season, helped stabilize the offense as Chicago overcame an early 10-point deficit. Taj Gibson had 18 points in reserve, and Marco Belinelli added 15 as Chicago broke the 100-point barrier for the first time since Christmas Day.
Cleveland had won three of its last four on the road. The Cavaliers haven't beaten the Bulls since March 19, 2010.
Tristan Thompson continued to thrive in relief of Anderson Varejao, who missed his 10th straight game due to a right knee contusion. Thompson scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds. It's just the third time in 10 games he failed to record a double-double.
Irving and Miles each scored nine first-quarter points as Cleveland jumped out to a 30-22 lead, leading by as many as 10.
Belinelli had 13 points in the second quarter to jumpstart the struggling Bulls offense. Gibson added 11 first-half points as Chicago took a three-point advantage into the break.
The Bulls' defense also seemed to kick in as Irving was held scoreless in the second quarter, and Miles was limited to three points.
Irving had four assists in the first quarter, and only two the rest of the game.
Miles left in the third quarter due to back spasms and did not return.

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Tamahagane series are manufactured by KATAOKA & Co.,Ltd. in Niigata, Japan.
The word tamahagane means precious steel. Historically, the word tamahagane has been known as a particular, very pure and high quality steel produced using traditional Japanese techniques.
Today, Kataoka uses Tamahagane as the brand name for the exceptional knives it makes from similar quality steels produced using modern techniques.
With their unsurpassed sharpness and edge retention, these knives are definitely precious steel.


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The Battle of Thermopylae was a famous battle of the Persian War in the history of Earth.
In the year 480 BC, King Leonidas of Sparta led a force of men in the defense of a mountain pass at Thermopylae, against an invading Persian army. After a few days, the Spartans were defeated. This proved a pyrrhic victory for the Persians as the various Greek city states were able to use the time the Spartans made possible to rally their own defenses and defeat the invaders.
Julian Bashir invited Ezri Dax to experience the battle with him in 2375, after his long-time holodeck companion Miles O'Brien left Deep Space 9.
When Ezri discovered the battle had a theme ("Fighting to the last man!") similar to the Battle of the Alamo, and they were going to be the Spartans, she asked, "Have you ever talked to a counselor about these annihilation fantasies?" (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")
External links Edit
- Battle of Thermopylae at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Battle of Thermopylae at Wikipedia


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UH System Fall 2006 enrollment maintains same level as 2005
Smaller campuses--Kauai CC, UH West Oahu, and Windward CC--experience greatest percentage increasesUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Kristen Bonilla, (808) 956-5039
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HONOLULU — Preliminary figures released today show that the University of Hawaiʻi system has enrolled 50,310 students for this fall semester, a number that reflects essentially no change in student enrollment from fall 2005 and no dramatic variance despite tuition increases that went into effect this semester.
"I am gratified with these enrollment figures because they show that students are not discouraged by tuition costs from pursuing study in higher education," said UH Vice President for Academic Planning and Policy Linda Johnsrud.
UH system enrollment leveled off in fall 2005 after five years of steady increases, and it remains at the same level this year. The university's four-year campuses experienced slight fluctuations in their enrollments with UH Mānoa experiencing a modest decrease of 1.5 percent and UH Hilo and UH West Oʻahu experiencing increases of 2.5 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively.
At UH Mānoa, enrollment dropped off slightly with 20,307 students registered, a decrease of 312 students compared to 2005.
"UH Mānoa has experienced dramatic growth over the past few years, and our campus community worked hard to respond to the increased demand," said UH Mānoa Interim Chancellor Denise Konan. "This year's enrollment level puts us in a more stable situation in which we can focus more directly on enhancing student life and learning."
UH West Oʻahu experienced one of the largest percentage increases amongst all campuses with 897 students recorded, up from 869 last year, a 3.2 percent increase. At UH Hilo, there are 3,517 students enrolled, up from 3,431 last year.
"We're very pleased with our continued growth in enrollment," said UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng. "We view this development as a validation that more and more students are recognizing UH Hilo as a quality, comprehensive, residential university."
The community colleges saw an overall increase in enrollment with 199 more students at the seven campuses statewide compared to 2005. Total enrollment at the community colleges for the fall semester stands at 25,589, a 0.8 percent increase.
Kauaʻi CC experienced the largest percentage increase of all 10 campuses at 5.3 percent, or 56 more students for a total enrollment of 1,116, followed by Windward CC with a 3.1 percent increase over 2005, or 54 more students, and total enrollment at 1,786. Kapiʻolani CC posted the largest numerical gain of the 10 UH campuses with 173 more students, an increase of 2.4 percent, and total enrollment at 7,480.
Enrollment at Hawaiʻi CC totaled 2,353, down from 2,370, a 0.7 percent decrease; Honolulu CC registered 4,194 students, up from 4,160, a 0.8 percent increase; Leeward CC recorded 5,823 students, down from 5,879, a 1 percent decrease; and Maui CC totaled 2,837 students, down from 2,882, a 1.6 percent decrease.
Visit www.hawaii.edu/offices/app/opp/openenroll for a complete list of enrollment figures by campus and a historical comparison of fall semester enrollments from fall 1996 to fall 2006.
Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawaiʻi is the state's sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawaiʻi, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu .
For more information, visit: http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/app/opp/openenroll/


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American Youth Ballet Company. The performing arm of the Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts. Village Shops, 1915 Pocahontas Trail, James City County. 757-229-8535. http://www.capafund.org and http://www.evspa.org.
Hampton Roads Civic Ballet. A nonprofit organization of intermediate and advanced students of the Academy of Ballet in Hampton. Two major productions are staged annually. 4218 Victoria Blvd., Hampton. 757-722-8216. http://www.hrcivicballet.org.
Orchesis Dance Company. Student company of the College of William and Mary dance department performs original faculty and student choreography. Performances in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall on the W&M campus. 757-221-2785. wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/orcdan/williammarydance.
Richmond Ballet. This statewide professional company offers an annual "Nutcracker," large-scale story ballets and contemporary works at its studio. 407 E. Canal St., Richmond. 804-344-0906. http://www.richmondballet.com.
Terpsichorean Dance Company. Hampton University's student dance company performs in Ogden Hall and at community events. 757-727-5317. cecs.hamptonu.edu/hper/terps.cfm.
Tidewater Dance Theatre. A contemporary ballet and modern dance company that offers classes at Northampton Dance Studios/The Dance Center. 12541 Warwick Blvd., Newport News. 757-930-3444. http://www.ah5678.com.
Todd Rosenlieb Dance. A contemporary company that also trains students at the TR Dance Center. 325 Granby St., Norfolk. 757-626-3262. http://www.trdance.org.
Ballet Virginia International. This Norfolk-based company has a school and a professional dance troupe. 700 W. 21st St., Norfolk. 757-446-1401. http://www.balletvirginia.org.
Virginia Regional Ballet. Academy and dance company offers training for all levels through weekly classes and performances. 1228 Richmond Road, Williamsburg. 757-229-2553. http://www.dancevrb.com.
Williamsburg Ballet Theatre. Established in early 2007, Williamsburg Ballet Theatre is the performing company of the Institute for Dance. Classes offered at 3356 Ironbound Road, Suite 501, Williamsburg. 757-229-1717. institutefordance.org.
Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia. More than 250 students from throughout Hampton Roads perform in four student ensembles. 757-618-1800. http://www.bayyouth.org.
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg. This organization presents professional chamber music programs at the Williamsburg Regional Library Arts Center. 515 Scotland St., Williamsburg. 757-258-4814. http://www.chambermusicwilliamsburg.org.
Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble. This local performing group performs concert band and other music throughout the region. http://www.cbwe.org.
F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series. Nationally known classical and jazz artists presented at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. 757-683-5305. al.odu.edu/al/about/Diehn.shtml.
Concerts By The Bay. Concert series presented throughout the year at Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. 804-725-9776. http://www.concertsbythebay.org.
Ewell Recital Series. A music series sponsored by the College of William and Mary's music department. Ewell Recital Hall, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg. 757-221-1082 or 757-221-1044. http://www.wm.edu/as/music/performances/ewellconcertseries/index.php.
Feldman Chamber Music Society. This organization presents professional chamber music ensembles at the Chrysler Museum of Art's Kaufman Theatre in Norfolk. 757-552-1630. http://www.feldmanchambermusic.org.
Hampton Jazz Festival. This annual event presents national smooth jazz, pop and mainstream jazz artists in late June at the Hampton Coliseum, Hampton. 757-838-4203. hampton.gov/coliseum/jazzfestival.
Hampton Roads Men's Chorus. This all-male chorus performs classical and pop material. http://www.thehrmc.org.
Lyric Opera Virginia. Newly established by director Peter Mark, this company presents operas and musicals at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach and the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News. 757-446-6666. http://www.lyricoperavirginia.org.
Norfolk Chamber Consort. Chamber music concerts by local professional performers at Old Dominion University. 757-852-9072. http://www.ncconsort.org.
Peninsula Children's Chorus. This organization, based in York County, presents a children's choir for grades one through eight. 757-870-3903. http://www.peninsulachildrenschorus.org.
Peninsula Concert Band. This all-volunteer community group plays marches and light music on the Peninsula. 757-303-3727. http://www.peninsulaconcertband.org.
Peninsula Youth Orchestra. A student orchestra for various levels in string, wind and brass instruments. Performs several concerts a year. 757-927-8745. http://www.pyo-nn.org.
Port Warwick Concert Series. Area artists perform throughout the summer in Port Warwick's Styron Square. Jefferson Avenue and Loftis Boulevard, Newport News. 757-771-9343. http://www.portwarwick.com/events.html.
Publick Times Chorus of Sweet Adelines International. This Peninsula women's chorus teaches and sings four-part harmony in the "barbershop" style. 757-566-8600. http://www.publicktimeschorus.com.
Sinfonicron Light Opera Company. This student music fraternity performs Gilbert & Sullivan operettas and other works each year in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall at the College of William and Mary.
Tidewater Classic Guitar Society. This organization presents world-class guitarists in venues throughout Hampton Roads. 625-2411 (Norfolk) and 566-3304 (Williamsburg). http://www.tcgs.co.
Tidewater Friends of Folk Music. This organization brings in nationally known folk performers for concerts in South Hampton Roads. http://www.tffm.org
TRADOC Army Band. Headquartered at Fort Eustis, this band plays show tunes, marches and jazz. http://www.tradoc.army.mil/band.
U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band. Military band headquartered at Langley Air Force Base. 757-764-2934. http://www.heritageofamericaband.af.mil.
Virginia Children's Chorus. This children's chorus, based in Norfolk, performs throughout Hampton Roads. 757-440-9100. http://www.vachildrenschorus.com.
Virginia Choral Society. Major choral works and lighter fare are the repertoire of Newport News-based chorus. 757-851-9114. http://www.vachoralsociety.org.
Virginia Chorale. Professional chorus conducted by Charles Woodward sings music from all periods. 757-627-8375. http://www.vachorale.org.
Virginia Opera. A professional, statewide company offering four productions at the Harrison Opera House in Norfolk. Information, 757-627-9545; box office, 757-877-2550. http://www.vaopera.org.
The Virginia Symphony. The region's professional orchestra offers classical and pops series throughout Hampton Roads. 757-466-3060; box office, 757-892-6366. http://www.virginiasymphony.org.
Williamsburg Choral Guild. This community choral group performs several times a year. 757-220-1808. http://www.williamsburgchoralguild.org.
Williamsburg Symphonia. Regional orchestra performs variety of chamber orchestra pieces in the Kimball Theatre. 757-229-9857. http://www.williamsburgsymphonia.org.
Williamsburg Women's Chorus. This community chorus performs a wide range of music. 757-564-7875. http://www.williamsburgwomenschorus.org.
Williamsburg Youth Orchestras. Programs for school-age children include a string orchestra, a chamber music program, a summer camp and a full orchestra. 757-345-8215. http://www.wyomusic.org.
York River Concert Band. This volunteer group based in York County performs year round. 757-642-0195.
York River Symphony Orchestra. This community orchestra performs at the Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton and at other area locations. 757-877-9326; http://www.yrso.org.
Yorktown Chorale. This community group performs classical choral works and music of other genres. 757-345-5209.
Performing Arts
Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center. The performing arts center offers performances and classes. 25th and Wickham avenues, Newport News. 757-247-8950. http://www.downingross.org.
Ferguson Center for the Arts. A multihall performing arts venue on the Christopher Newport University campus in Newport News. 757-594-7448. cnu.edu/fergusoncenter.
Hampton Arts. A mix of world-class performers in music, theater and dance staged at The American Theatre in Phoebus. 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton. 757-722-2787. hamptonarts.net.
Kimball Theatre. On Merchants Square in Williamsburg, this theater presents art films and live performances. 757-565-8588. kimballtheatre.com.
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. A multicultural center located at 110 W. Finney Ave. in downtown Suffolk. 757-923-0003. http://www.suffolkcenter.org
Virginia Arts Festival. An annual spring performing arts festival that presents world-class music, dance, theater and visual arts throughout Hampton Roads. Box office: 282-2822. http://www.vafest.org.
American Youth Players. This performing arm of the Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts trains students and performs musicals. Village Shops at Kingsmill, James City County. 757-229-8535. http://www.capafund.org and http://www.evspa.org.
Broadway In Norfolk. Series brings national touring musicals to Chrysler Hall in Norfolk. 757-823-4299. Broadwaynorfolk.com.
TheaterCNU. A student ensemble based at Christopher Newport University, Newport News. 594-7475; box office, 757.594-8752. cnu.edu/theatercnu.
Court House Players. This troupe performs comedies and musicals in and around Gloucester 804-725-0474. http://www.courthouseplayers.org
Generic Theater. An off-Broadway-style company that offers cutting-edge works in the lower level of Chrysler Hall in Norfolk. 757-441-2160. http://www.generictheater.org
Hampton Players & Company. Classics and contemporary black works in Armstrong Hall on the Hampton University campus. 757-727-5402.
Hurrah Players. This family theater company presents several musicals in the Roper Performing Arts Center in Norfolk. Studio located at 485 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk. 757-627-5437. hurrahplayers.com.
Iron Street Productions. The semiprofessional company presents musicals and dramas in the Mary T. Christian Auditorium on the Thomas Nelson Community College campus in Hampton. Ironstreetproductions.com.
Mystery Dinner Playhouse. Performs at the Clarion Inn & Suites, 5351 Richmond Road, Williamsburg. 888-471-4802. http://www.mysterydinner.com.
Peninsula Community Theatre. This long-standing community group performs out of the former Village Theater in Newport News' Hilton Village. 10251 Warwick Blvd., Newport News. 757-595-5728. http://www.pctlive.org.
Poquoson Island Players. A community troupe known for its local musical and theatrical performances. Performances held in the Mary T. Christian Auditorium at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton. 757-881-9797. pipstheatre.com.
Smithfield Little Theatre. This community theater performs three plays a year in a state-of-the-art theater at 210 N. Church St. near downtown Smithfield. 757-357-7338. http://www.smithfieldlittletheatre.org.
Virginia Musical Theatre. Virginia Beach troupe performs classic musicals in the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. 757-340-5446. Broadwayatthecenter.com.
Virginia Shakespeare Festival. A popular festival features Shakespeare and other productions each summer in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall at the College of William and Mary. 757-221-2683. http://www.wm.edu/vsf.
Virginia Stage Company. The region's professional theater company performs in the restored Wells Theatre at Tazewell Street and Monticello Avenue in downtown Norfolk. 757-627-6988; box office, 757-627-1234. http://www.vastage.com.
William and Mary Theatre. Many theater students in this program go on to professional careers. Performances in Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall on the College of William and Mary campus. 757-221-2660. http://www.wm.edu/theatre.
Williamsburg Players. A community theater troupe performing at the James-York Playhouse. 200 Hubbard Lane, Williamsburg. 757-229-1679; box office, 757-229-0431. http://www.williamsburgplayers.org.
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A NASA video focuses on a piece of debris falling from the external tank, then striking the left wing of the space shuttle Columbia during its launch on Jan. 16, 2003. Investigators say the damage led to the shuttle's destruction 16 days later during atmospheric re-entry.
HOUSTON — Ten years ago, the Columbia tragedy showed that not everyone at NASA had learned the most important safety lesson from the shuttle Challenger disaster, more than a decade earlier. Will the new teams now stepping forward into the American spaceflight arena have to relearn the same bitter lesson?
Beyond the tragic loss of life, the greatest tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia was that NASA should have known better. As an organization and as a team, the agency learned nothing new from the 2003 disaster. Rather, the disaster was a harsh reminder of what NASA had forgotten. Or, as the German philosopher Friedrich Hegel, wrote, "The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history."
After the Columbia and its crew of seven astronauts were lost, an independent investigation board delved deeply into the immediate causes of the disaster. But the board's director, retired U.S. Navy Adm. Harold Gehman, set his team an even more profound task. He wanted them to find out why, just 17 years after operational errors and bad engineering decisions doomed the space shuttle Challenger and its seven astronauts, the same types of management flaws had reinfected NASA's culture and struck again with equally hideous results.
The fundamental safety rule had been to base no belief purely on hope. Safety was a quality that had to be explicitly verified. To assume that all was well unless there were visible hazards was imprudent and irresponsible. Convenient, unverified assumptions of goodness had led to the loss of Challenger and its crew — and Gehman wanted to find out if the same kind of lapse had led to Columbia's loss.
Retrace the final, tragic flight of the space shuttle Columbia, from its launch to its catastrophic end on Feb. 1, 2003.
Over the ensuing months, as investigators developed these deeper insights through extensive interviews and document reviews, they regularly conducted news briefings to answer questions about what they were discovering. I attended those briefings as a newly hired space analyst for NBC News, and I had a tough question on my mind.
"How much of your 'NASA safety culture' assessment," I asked, "could have been written before the accident?"
Gehman paused, thought deeply, and then sighed. "Maybe three-quarters of it," he acknowledged.
This was a dramatic moment: NASA itself could have done the diagnosis and come up with the get-well prescription without the cost of seven lives.
No accident
As it turned out, neither the 2003 Columbia disaster, nor the 1986 Challenger disaster, nor the robotic Mars mission failures of 1999, nor the cascade of near-death experiences of American astronauts aboard the Russian Mir space station in 1996 and 1997, were "accidents" in any traditional sense of the word. They weren't out-of-the-blue surprises, striking without warning. They didn't happen because "space is hard," as NASA apologists repeatedly proclaimed. It wasn't because we were pushing a fearsome frontier and just had to expect, and accept, such losses.
These bad things happened mostly because attitudes toward safety got soft. And as complacent carelessness and time-saving shortcuts crept into the culture, many people had noticed, had given warnings, and had been ignored.
There were many members of NASA's space team who continued to keep faith with the rigorous standards that had gotten America to the moon in the Cold War space race. Those space workers would later come to feel they were betrayed by their colleagues who had dropped the ball, and broken the chain, and made conscious choices that had lethal consequences.
It wasn't a matter simply of hindsight. People inside and outside had been noticing the shift and raising objections to increasingly careless management choices, as front-line workers were overruled for schedule and budget reasons.
As a senior worker at the Johnson Space Center in the mid-1990s, I had been assigned more and more safety-related duties in addition to my primary specialization, orbital design work. As I learned more of the principles of flight safety, I saw more and more disconnects with the way it was being practiced, especially with regard to the diplomatically motivated "shuttle-Mir" program.
Following a series of near-fatal crises while American astronauts were aboard Mir in 1997, NASA managers prepared arguments for continuing the project — a continuation directed by White House officials. One manager wrote, "Despite concerns, there is no hard evidence that Mir is currently unsafe." Another asserted, "The experts that we had asked, the majority of them, determined that there were no technical or safety reasons to discontinue the program."
I had already learned enough about NASA's "best practices" to recognize that these officials had it completely backward. In the real world, you don't assume safety and seek evidence of danger — especially when working with the Russians, who regularly covered up flight hazards. You must decide positively to continue only after a thorough hazard review, and without it, you do not continue. If a vocal minority, or even one engineer objects, you address those concerns head-on.
Looking back, looking forward
After leaving the NASA program in 1997, I was able to write more candidly about these safety concerns, both with respect to the mismanagement of a fleet of Mars robots in 1999 and a book chapter on Mir safety in 2002
I concluded an article written for Scientific American with a warning: "NASA will have to address its systemic weaknesses if it is to avoid a new string of expensive, embarrassing and perhaps in some cases life-threatening foul-ups."
Quoting retired colleagues whose judgment I had learned to respect, I noted in a 2000 report for New Scientist that critics were accusing NASA of "repeating the errors that led to the Challenger disaster."
"The consequences of a future accident could, also, be fatal," I wrote, three years before the Columbia disaster. "So far, no more human lives have been lost, but the question NASA must answer is whether this will continue."
So when Admiral Gehman acknowledged that an accurate diagnosis of the systemic flaws leading to the disaster could have been made before seven astronauts died, I knew he spoke the truth. And I knew that the next generation of "safety hawks" and pain-in-the-ass picky whiners in the space effort would need to be more effective than I was.
Those chapters are yet to be written.
More about the Columbia tragedy:
- 10 years later, Columbia's loss still stings
- NASA celebrates its fallen astronauts
- Film finds uplifting story amid Columbia's loss
- Special report on the Columbia tragedy
NBC News space analyst James Oberg spent 22 years at NASA's Johnson Space Center as a Mission Control operator and an orbital designer. He is the author of several books on space history and space policy.


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• Aereo Announces Expansion, $38 Million in Financing – Aereo will bring the ability to watch live, broadcast TV on multiple devices to 22 new cities this year, including Houston.
T-Mobile will launch refreshed Galaxy S III with LTE support – T-Mobile could launch its LTE network in Las Vegas by the end of this month. Also T-Mobile launching nationwide HD Voice, plans to cover 100 million people with LTE by mid-2013 and T-Mobile chief: iPhone availability might come some time in the next three months, maybe
• T-Mobile appeals with free 4G in laptops; no-contract unlimited smartphone data – T-Mobile's bringing its unlimited 4G plan to certain HP and Dell Windows 8 notebooks, along with free sample: 200 MB of free 4G data for two years.
• Exclusive interview: Valve's Gabe Newell on Steam Box, biometrics, and the future of gaming – Newell talks about the Steam Box, the game device his company's been working on for a while.
• Broadcom chip ushers in H.265 and UltraHD video – Video resolution is about to get ratcheted up a few notches.
• It's official: 3D is dead – Other gimmicks have pushed 3D TV out the door at this year's CES. Good riddance.
• Hands-on with Kingston's 1TB USB Stick – No word on pricing, but it should launch in the first quarter of this year.
• Microsoft: 60 million Windows 8 licenses sold to date – That's up from 40 million at the end of November. The number includes both sales to PC manufacturers for new systems, as well as upgrades.
Other tech
• Apple Working On a Less-Expensive iPhone – The Wall Street Journal says Apple will use different materials and possibly components from older iPhones to produce a new device, possibly aimed at emerging markets. The WSJ has reported this before.
• Could Verizon, AT&T Follow T-Mobile in Ending Subsidies? – AT&T and Verizon executives are watching T-Mobile's experiment, but they know that U.S. customers don't want to pay big costs up front for their smartphones.
• Microsoft confirms Messenger will be retired and users migrated to Skype on March 15 – All contacts will be brought over to Skype, so you'll be able to keep track of them on Skype.
• Online Banking Attacks Were Work of Iran, U.S. Officials Say – Repeated attempts to disrupt the websites of multiple U.S. sites were too sophisticated to be the work of individual hackers, experts say.
• Student Suspended for Refusing to Wear RFID Tracker Loses Lawsuit – The student, at John Jay High School in San Antonio, believed that the chip was the biblical "Mark of the Beast".
• Facebook invites media to event at HQ next week – Some announcement is coming on Tuesday.
• Dish Network Makes Bid for Clearwire, Topping Sprint Offer – The bid is unsolicited and values Clearwire's shares at $4.9 billion.
• U.S. Spy Law Authorizes Mass Surveillance of European Citizens: Report – It extends the U.S.'s warrantless wiretapping to people living in Europe.
• Google Withdraws Patent Claims Against Microsoft – Google had sought to stop Microsoft from using a certain video compression technology on its Xbox game console.
• Improving Twitter search with real-time human computation – Human annotations help provide context when people began searching Twitter related to events happening in real time.


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Chuck Bass may be an heir of a legendary hotel at New York, but his alter ego, Ed Westwick, rocks the runway show of Phillipp Plein's Spring/Summer 2013 Menswear at Milan Fashion Week. Doesn't he look enchanting enough, spotted without a suit on just for once? Say "xoxo" if you would love to see him more on the runway....
images are courtesy of Just Jared
Monday, June 25, 2012
Ed Westwick Strides the Milan Fashion Week Runway
Posted by Laura Clayderman
Saturday, June 23, 2012
365+ days with love and joy
Posted by Laura Clayderman
I have been busy working and going back home , meaning traveling for more than 20 hours of flights and airport sickness to get to my hometown, Indonesia. My blog has turned to one year old! Thanks to my lovelies, followers, readers, and anyone who has ever clicked and read my blog. Thanks for reading, thanks for listening, thanks for commenting, and more importantly, thanks for being here and sticking out with me for 365 days ++... CHEERS to you that I am still keeping this blog posted with fun and entertaining pictures and stories. It has been my pleasure to share with you lovelies what revolves around my bittersweet world. Let's keep our minds expressed freely and enjoyably in any possible way :) xxoo- laura
Here are some pictures of my sis' wedding at Bali, Indonesia approximately a year ago. I have enjoyed every moment of it.. And I still wish to enjoy my summer 2012 vacation back home at Indonesia. I wish you lovelies the best of summer holiday you could ever dream of! <3
Thank you....
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Posted by Laura Clayderman
Hey lovelies, sorry that I haven't posted anything in a while. I have been busy enjoying my summer holiday here in Indonesia. I love the food, love seeing my family, and love hanging out with my friends. Foremost, love the feeling that I don't have to worry about school and work for now ... LOL Here are just some sneak peaks of what my life is all about through Instagram lense ;) Please follow me @lclayderman for instagram.. You will see many amazing food and beverages post as well :)
See moreeeee @lclayderman.... ;) I gotta go take a rest now, coz I am having a sore throat :( I hope that I won't catch a flu! :(
See moreeeee @lclayderman.... ;) I gotta go take a rest now, coz I am having a sore throat :( I hope that I won't catch a flu! :(
Monday, June 11, 2012
Miranda Kerr for Vogue UK June 2012
Posted by Laura Clayderman
Here it is again, one of my favorite VS angel, Miranda Kerr. She is a good role model for us who want to have a great body for Summer , yet also ignoring outside pressures. I've been doing yoga for several months, let me tell you... the result is amazing! It calms my mind and thoughts. I used to have difficulty in controlling my anger , but since I am currently obsessed with exercising yoga everywhere, anyhow, and whenever, it helps me with my breathing system too and makes me feel good about myself both physically and mentally :) You should try yoga , then maybe some pilates or body balance to opt for more choices for your gym exercises :)
Here we go, Miranda Kerr, poses for Vogue UK June 2012 issue ...
all pics are courtesy of Vogue UK and whowhatwear
Here we go, Miranda Kerr, poses for Vogue UK June 2012 issue ...
This is by far, my most favorite photo :)
all pics are courtesy of Vogue UK and whowhatwear
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Elle [July 2012 issue] with Selena Gomez
Posted by Laura Clayderman
Having Kristen Stewart to post for Elle June 2012 issue, now it's time for the-Disney-growing-up teen star , Selena Gomez, to post for Elle July 2012 issue ... I have liked and adored Selena Gomez since her first debut album coming out .. I am not a big fan of Disney or her roles in Disney movies. But, I gotta admit she has a great potential talent in her music career... Dating Justin Bieber seems to also make other female teens, especially the Beliebers fans out there going all jealous LOL...
Love love her photoshoots for Elle, accompanied with her "indies" looks...
all photos and video are courtesy of Elle
Love love her photoshoots for Elle, accompanied with her "indies" looks...
all photos and video are courtesy of Elle


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The first question from those who miss out on Dragon*Con is always "how were the costumes?" Too great to explain in words. The amount of craft, effort and sometimes sheer genius that goes into Cosplay is overwhelmingly amazing. Dragon*Con distinguishes itself from other conventions by having more of a fantasy angle than specifically sci-fi or comics, but the Cosplay is all over the board — from movies to TV shows and fantasy novel series, almost no fandom goes unrepresented by the devoted. One of the biggest parts of Dragon*Con is the parade, and though I don't know the exact numbers yet for this year, I know that the con grew 30% in attendance from last year, which means about 60,000 folks, plus all of those who just showed up for the parade and to see the costumes and sights.
For pictures of all kinds of incarnations of the Avengers, Star Wars, Star Trek, Catwoman, Bane, MegaMan, Doctor Who, Avatar, even Legends of the Hidden Temple (a personal favorite), and some things that just can't be defined, hit the jump.


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Biodiversity Summit Must Tackle Destructive Impacts of Food Productionby and -
Nagoya delegates need to plan how the world achieves food security, before ecosystems reach critical tipping points.
This piece originally appeared on the Guardian website.
Governments from around the world will arrive in Nagoya, Japan next week for the high level ministerial segment of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting. Their task is daunting. Even the modest target set in 2002 of reducing the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010 has proved beyond reach using current strategies. But rather than wringing their hands over the tide of species losses that has swept the planet, delegates should turn their attention to the root cause of the problem: the ways in which we meet our need for food.
What does food supply have to do with conserving species? Everything. It is a leading factor in the five principal pressures causing biodiversity loss: habitat change, overexploitation, invasive species, pollution, and climate change (see Box).
Food Production: Key Culprit in Biodiversity Loss
Habitat conversion: Approximately 43% of tropical and subtropical forests and 45% of temperate forests have been converted to croplands.
Over exploitation: 70% of global freshwater use is by agriculture.
Invasive species: The introduction of aquatic alien fish species has led to the extinction of native species in many parts of the world.
Pollution: Only a fraction of nitrogen applied as a fertilizer is typically used by plants, the rest ends up in inland waters and coastal systems, creating eutrophication and dead zones.
Climate Change: Agriculture directly contributed to around 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 and drives additional emissions through its role in deforestation.
Sources: IPCC 4th Assessment Report, 2007; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment General Synthesis; and "World Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2005," World Resources Institute.
Ironically, while producing food relies on harvesting nature's bounty, food production often degrades the very ecosystems it depends on. The Brazilian Amazon, for example, provides critical water and climate regulation services that the region's agricultural sector depends upon for its survival. Yet one fifth of the Brazilian Amazon has been deforested, primarily by farmers, and ranchers.
The Policymaker's Paradox
Delegates at the conference face a paradox. Dramatic increases in food production over the past 50 years have supported significant improvements in human wellbeing, but at the same time have diminished Earth's diversity and capacity to provide ecosystem services (including fish, food, freshwater, pollination, and water regulation). Scientists worry that this results from a time lag between the degradation of ecosystems and the resulting effects on human well-being.
The Amazon, for example, could reach a tipping point due to deforestation beyond which it experiences widespread dieback and transitions into savanna-like vegetation. The reductions in rainfall would devastate efforts to raise crops and cattle in the region.
Upping the challenge, population growth and rising per capita incomes are expected to double the demand for food in the next 40 years, according to the UN's food and agriculture chief, Jacques Diouf. To devise a successful new strategy to preserve the diversity of life on Earth, the CBD needs to take a quantum leap in its partnership with food producers, to change how the world achieves food security, before ecosystems reach critical tipping points in the face of ever growing demands for food and climate change.
Implications for the 2020 Global Biodiversity Strategy
The new 2020 global biodiversity strategy under discussion at Nagoya must focus first and foremost on reducing the pressure of food production on biodiversity and ecosystems. This will also help maintain the resilience of ecosystems and prevent dangerous tipping points from occurring. To achieve this food security experts need to work alongside agriculturists and biologists to maximize use of existing land for food and minimize further ecosystem loss. Three key strategies can help meet this goal:
Restore degraded lands
Globally, over one billion hectares of land is believed to have restoration potential. Restoring even a small part of this for food production would help reduce pressure on natural ecosystems. In Indonesia, for example, the World Resources Institute is seeking to develop a scalable model for diverting new oil palm plantations that would otherwise replace virgin forests on to degraded land. Similar opportunities exist to divert the expansion of cattle ranches from the Amazon's forests to degraded lands.
Increase productivity on existing farmland
While intensification doesn't immediately come to mind when thinking about conservation, it is nevertheless a key strategy to reduce stress on natural ecosystems. The challenge is to find ways to get more food out of land without the unwanted consequences such as ecosystem services trade-offs that have dogged current intensive production systems. We need to deploy proven technologies that use ecosystem services much more efficiently such as new varieties of seeds, drip irrigation, integrated pest management and conservation agriculture. At the same time, we must make major investments in further innovation and a new generation of technologies.
Manage demand for food
Opportunities for managing demand for food include promoting the use of vegetable protein over meat, reducing food waste - estimated to be around 40% of food produced in the United States - and advancing certification programs and other types of incentives for sustainable food production. Fairtrade is paying Afghan farmers, for example, almost double the going rate for providing raisins that meet environmental criteria such as the sustainable use of water – and making a viable business of it.
The proposed 2011-2020 strategic plan that ministers will be discussing in Nagoya does include some targets to address the destructive impacts of food production such as reducing pollution from nutrient runoff and promoting sustainable farm management. But a much greater and more holistic effort is needed. Too much of the strategy takes a "remove-the-impacts" approach, a sure recipe for repeating the disappointment of not meeting the 2010 targets to reduce biodiversity loss.
If, by 2050, the world celebrates success in providing food security and in navigating ecological tipping points, it will be because of the ingenuity of farmers and conservationists, agricultural experts and ecologists in finding ways of learning and acting together. COP10 delegates can play a role in stimulating that action by ensuring the new 2020 targets tackle the hungry elephant in the conservation room - how to double food production while protecting ecosystems.
Frances Irwin is a former Fellow in the Institutions and Governance Program at the World Resources Institute.


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Smooth and Easy Move
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Highly recommended
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Great Job!!!
Will use them again!
Professional piano movers
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Very polite and hard working
Will use them again
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Great service
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Great efficient service
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Empty my 10 x 30 storage building
Prompt, hard working, courteous. Will hire again. Very satisfied.
Great service!
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Second Life Founder Tries Bringing Aspects of the Virtual World to Real Life
Coffee & Power, which was started by the founder of Second Life, is launching an online marketplace that allows people to buy and sell small tasks with one another — or even to meet up in person at a company-owned cafe in San Francisco.
The site is a little like Craigslist, but focuses on giving people a venue to sell things such as tutoring lessons, software development services, commissioned art or something as random as Hula Hoop lessons.
The concept draws from the latest trend in making small amounts of money from things you may already possess, through a designated community.
Others examples include Airbnb, which assists with renting out a room in your house; RelayRides, which lets you make money by leasing your car; and Zaarly, another online marketplace for people to sell used items or hire someone for their skills.
Coffee & Power was started by Philip Rosedale, the founder and former CEO of Second Life, a virtual world that flourished into a small economy, where players buy and sell items made within the game.
Rosedale explained to me how Second Life overlaps with what he's doing at Coffee & Power:
"Second Life became more inspiring for me than anything else — not because it was an unbelievable Lego set, but because of what people did economically with the Legos. People were able to use it to create new jobs and inspire themselves to do new things with their skills they weren't doing previously."
For instance, Rosedale said, a person might be a software engineer in real life, but on Second Life, they might design women's shoes and make $2,000 a month selling them to other players.
"We saw that in Second Life, and if we are right about Coffee & Power, we can affect even more people," he said.
The site first went live in April, but is relaunching today. In that time, Rosedale said that 2,000 people have used it, completing 700 so-called "missions" — which are transactions — for a total of $10,000. The average value has been $15.
Some of the missions include offering to shop at Trader Joe's for $25, or asking if someone could turn a suit into a zombie costume. Rosedale's son will bake you brownies or teach you card tricks.
With all of these sites, there's potential for fraud or deceptive practices. Airbnb had the most public example, when an apartment was ransacked by a renter and the owner's identity was stolen.
Coffee & Power is employing some of the usual tools to help verify a person's identity, such as allowing users to link their Facebook or LinkedIn profiles. But the most original part of the company's concept is funding a coffee shop in downtown San Francisco, where members can meet up to exchange items and drink coffee for free. The cafe at 1825 Market Street is the first site, and Coffee & Power plans to open up additional spaces in other locations as it expands.
Another twist is that Coffee & Power does not let people transact in U.S. dollars. As with Second Life, all missions are conducted in a virtual currency.
Coffee & Power will charge people 15 percent to cash out whatever they earn, which in turn will encourage people to keep the money on the network and spend it on other items in the community.
The company raised $1 million in funding early this year from angel investors, including LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman and Amazon's Jeff Bezos, who also invested in Second Life. It has three founders and one full-time employee, and has gotten most of the development work accomplished through hiring software developers online.


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It took a while to figure out a consistent-enough color scheme that I felt that I didn't have to list each of these individually, but finally, just in time for summer when I really want to eat them, the crayon rocket pops have landed in my pumpkin+bear etsy shop:
Willow, however, was happy to drag herself away from the seven-hour book and computer feast that it's been every day that Sydney's been away at day camp to help me out with some modeling:
I mentioned to Willow as she drew that these crayons would work really well for coin and leaf rubbings, and I was shocked to learn that she didn't remember ever doing those types of activities at all! Has it really been that long? Clearly, after we finish building the model rocket and the wooden dollhouse and dye the playsilks and tie-dye the socks, we have something else fun to add to our homeschool to-do list.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Crayon Rocket Pops in the Pumpkin+Bear Etsy Shop
2 comments:
- Teresa Robeson said...
Now, that is a brilliant idea! I hope you sell tons of these because they are truly the most fun crayons I've ever seen.
- June 12, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- Pepe Fanjul said...
Such a great idea!! I really like it,they are amazing I have ever seen, Thanks for sharing...
- June 17, 2011 at 9:19 AM
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Friday, April 16, 2010
I really want to visit Iceland someday. It is an island country in the process of being ripped apart by the biggest forces of Nature on earth; how cool is that?
Reading the wikipedia page on the latest volcanic eruption in Iceland is fascinating. The bad news is that it's making life difficult for the 500 or so people who live near the volcano, disrupting air travel all over Europe, and might kill a bunch of sheep via flourine poisoning.
I wonder if all the flourine getting dumped on Europe along with the volcanic ash will give them stronger teeth...
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I was wondering whether all this might be a bit of an overreaction, until I read this riveting account of a British Airways flight over Indonesia back in 1982.
Not the only one, either. KLM had a very similar incident in 1989.
The good news is that everything ended up OK in both of these flights. But molten glass + jet engines turns out to be not a very good combination.
- Gavin Andresen said...
Yeah, volcanic ash is nasty stuff-- we got dusted a couple of times one winter when I lived in Anchorage, Alaska and it made all the snow an ugly gray and got into EVERYTHING.
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Average project will be in excess of $10 million
The government stimulus package could fast-track 400 wastewater projects valued at $6 billion, which otherwise would have remained on hold due to lack of funding. These additional projects have been added to McIlvaine Municipal Wastewater Facilities and People service. There are 16,000 municipal wastewater plants, 4,000 of which purify more than one million gal per day. At any one time, about 20% of these plants have minor modification plans and 10% have major expansion or modification plans including additional plants.
The funds will likely be distributed to various community projects through the existing Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs in the form of loans and grants and will target those "ready-to-go" projects that can begin construction within 120 days of receipt of funds. The average project will be in excess of $10 million, as shown in the following examples:
• Approximately $135 million is expected to be approved for construction and upgrades for municipal wastewater and sewage treatment plants in Connecticut.
• Vero Beach, Fla., needs to build a new wastewater plant to replace a 30-year-old plant which is nearing the end of its life and is inadequate for present needs. The cost is projected at $100 million. Lack of funds has prevented the project from going forward. The city is now optimistic that the stimulus funding will allow it to begin soon through availability of interest-free loans.
• Live Oak, Fla., is requesting $20 million, which will cover the total cost of five projects that have been permitted, engineered and awarded bids. Among the projects are the second phase of the wastewater treatment plant, the reuse line at the treatment plant, the first phase of the storm water project, the relocation of the city well fields and the rehabilitation of the sanitary sewer system.
• Barre City, Vt., is looking at the stimulus package as a way to move forward with a $5 million wastewater upgrade.
• The county of Hawaii is looking for support on $487 million of projects from the stimulus package. Several wastewater projects are included.
• Frederick, Md., hopes for $40 million to upgrade its wastewater plant.
• Suffolk County, N.Y., Wastewater Task Force has announced 19 sewer-related projects, nine of which would be ready for immediate implementation for stimulus funding. The projects, which total $746 million, are projected to create 36,242 jobs and bring $4.7 billion into the local economy.
• Grand Valley, Colo., is requesting $30 million to upgrade its wastewater plant at Fruita.
• Barstow and San Bernardino County, Calif., are hoping to position themselves to take advantage of any funds that may trickle down. The Barstow wastewater plant upgrade would probably be eligible for funding through the Revolving Fund, which would receive about $415 million under the plan.
• Washington State anticipates $101 million for wastewater treatment projects due to the plan.


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|Most Reverend John M. Quinn
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The subcommittee assists the bishops in reviewing and approving certification standards and procedures to be used on a voluntary basis by arch/dioceses and national organizations in the certification of specialized ecclesial ministers. It also offers consultative services aimed at improving the quality of lay ministry formation programs that are sponsored by arch/dioceses and by academic institutions.
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- Embody the concerns and priorities of the bishops of the United States for ministry, namely, that those who minister in the name of the Catholic Church, each according to his or her status in the Church, are humanly and spiritually mature, well-prepared through education and formation, possess professional competence and pastoral skills, and adhere to the authentic teaching of the Church.
- Review and approve sets of competency-based certification standards and certification procedures that have been developed for voluntary use by dioceses and national associations for various ministry specializations in such roles as campus minister, parish catechetical leader, youth minister, pastoral associate, director of music ministries, as well as hospital, prison, and seafarer chaplaincies.
- Promote the development and application of voluntary certification standards for specialized ministry that are based on expectations and competencies reflected in the four areas of formation outlined in the U.S. bishops' document Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord, namely, human, intellectual, spiritual and pastoral.
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It's been a long while since I've posted. I have been busy, I promise. Blogging, just isn't on the top of my priority list. I wanted to introduce the newest member of our family. Why am I doing it on my photography blog? Because, I have started to work with the group that supplied us with our new family member.
Zoey is a 5 year old Golden Retriever and we love her very much!! We have been on multiple Golden Rescue lists for a few months. But when Arizona Golden Rescue called and told us they'd found us a girl for our family. We were so excited, Miss Zoey is Perfect!
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Lynn, Cardinals beat sloppy Nationals
WASHINGTON — Lance Lynn won his fourth straight start and delivered an RBI double after yet another error by Washington, and the St. Louis Cardinals scored three unearned runs to beat Jordan Zimmermann and the Nationals 4-3 Saturday.
Tony Cruz drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have won nine of the last 10 games between the teams.
St. Louis took control with a three-run second inning fueled by third baseman Anthony Rendon's throwing error, capped by Lynn's first career extra-base hit. The Nationals, in their first season under former Gold Glove third baseman Matt Williams, are averaging more than an error per game and lead the majors in miscues.
Lynn (4-0) gave up one run and five hits over 5 2-3 innings in becoming the NL's first four-game winner. After the right-hander lost his control in the sixth, Kevin Siegrist retired Danny Espinosa on a two-out fly ball with the bases loaded.
Trevor Rosenthal worked the ninth for his fifth save, but not without difficulty. Washington put runners on second and third with one out, and Kevin Frandsen drove in a run with a groundout before Rosenthal struck out Jayson Werth on three pitches.
Espinosa homered for the Nationals, but he was the only player to get past first base against Lynn until the sixth.
Zimmermann (1-1) allowed four runs, only one of them earned, in seven innings. He struck out six and walked two.
Although Zimmermann came into the game 0-3 with an 8.27 ERA in six career games against the Cardinals, Williams insisted that would have no bearing on this appearance.
"I don't know if we make too much of it," Williams said before the game.
Zimmermann took the loss but probably deserved a better fate. The right-hander has beaten every NL team except St. Louis and Pittsburgh (one start).
St. Louis bolted in front for good in the second inning.
After Rendon threw wide on a potential force play at second, Cruz sliced a two-out, two-run single to right field and scored on a double by Lynn. It was the pitcher's first extra-base hit in 115 career at-bats and his fourth RBI.
The tainted inning extended a series trend that began Thursday night, when the Nationals made three errors, and continued Friday when Washington scored two unearned runs in a 3-1 win.
Espinosa led off the fifth with his first home run since last May 5.
In the Washington sixth, Werth singled and Adam LaRoche walked before Rendon looked at a third strike after getting ahead in the count 3-0. Lynn then walked Ian Desmond on four pitches before Siegrist retired Espinosa.
Matt Holliday delivered a two-out RBI single for St. Louis in the seventh, and successive doubles by LaRoche and Rendon got Washington to 4-2 in the eighth.
NOTES: Washington left fielder Bryce Harper exited after six innings. There was no explanation given by the Nationals. … The game drew a sellout crowd of 41,084. … The Nationals activated OF Denard Span from the 7-day disabled list and optioned OF Steve Souza Jr. to Triple-A Syracuse. Span started in the leadoff spot and got two hits. … Stephen Strasburg (1-2) starts for Washington in the series finale Sunday against RHP Shelby Miller (1-2), who went 2-0 against the Nationals last year. … Cardinals manager Mike Matheny remains undecided on his starter Monday against the Mets, although he suspects it will likely involve a roster move. The spot became vacant when RHP Joe Kelly strained his left hamstring Wednesday and went on the DL.


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For Kelsey Grammer, the fourth time was the charm.
The former "Cheers" star wed Kayte Walsh, a flight attendant, yesterday afternoon in New York, People magazine reported. The ceremony took place at the Longacre Theatre, where Grammer starred in the Broadway musical "La Cage aux Folles." It is the actor's fourth marriage.
Grammer's representative issued a statement: "Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh were married today [Friday] at a private ceremony for family and friends."
U.S. & World
People also reported that the couple and their guests had a reception at the Plaza Hotel. The setting evoked Hollywood with candles and flowers. Dinner consisted of fillet mignon, wild mushroom risotto and a chocolate tart. A 55-inch Sylvia Weinstock carrot cake accented the occasion.
Grammer told People in January: "I've never been happier in my life."
Recently, a judge granted Grammer and his now-ex wife Camille a divorce. "I wish Kelsey and Kate love and happiness in their new marriage," Camille said in a statement, according to Reuters.
News of Grammer and Walsh's engagement came in December.
Selected Readings: People, Reuters, "Kelsey Grammer Free to Wed Again, as Judge Grants Divorce from Camille"


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Dahlstrom Display Becomes First Certified Color-Logic Screen Printer
Dahlstrom Display makes another print medium available to print buyers
Dahlstrom Display—a diversified graphics source providing large format silkscreen and digital printing, retail merchandising, installations, fulfillment, distribution and warehousing—is the first screen printer to gain Color-Logic certification. Dahlstrom is located in suburban Chicago, Illinois. Announcing the qualification, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves commented: "As the first screen printer to meet the Color-Logic criteria for printer certification, Dahlstrom Display makes another print medium available to print buyers, brand managers, and graphic designers. To qualify for Color-Logic certification, printers must produce test forms using the Color-Logic process and submit them to our team for verification that they were produced within the required Color-Logic tolerances, as well as visual integrity. The standards for Color-Logic certification are quite stringent, thus print buyers, brand managers, and graphic designers seeking a printer to print Color-Logic files can rest assured that certified Color-Logic providers are experienced and qualified to print even the most difficult images and designs."
Also commenting on the certification was Ross Iazzetto, Dahlstrom Display President and Chief Idea Officer: "Dahlstrom Display is proud of what we've achieved with our Color-Logic certification, and pleased to be the first screen printer in the world to achieve this qualification. Our display and print customers are already benefitting from this dramatic new method of reliably producing metallic images and designs with color quality consistency."
Since 1968, Dahlstrom Display has partnered with some of America's most recognized brands, building effective marketing communications programs. From concept development to national merchandising campaigns, Dahlstrom produces in-store signage; window, wall, and floor graphics; fleet wraps; event planning; and point-of-sale material. From a one-man operation, Dahlstrom Display has grown to an industry-leading, diversified visual communications resource, in an 83,000 square-foot facility with more than 100 full-time customer service, print production, and sales and marketing professionals. Dahlstrom Display is a key partner and supplier to some of the largest financial, advertising, retail, and telecommunications corporations. For more information, visit www.gotodahlstrom.com.


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Before You Visit
We'd love to have you visit on Sundays at 10am! Here are some things you'll want to know:
- Our Sunday service starts at 10am at 330 Barbara Street, Millersville, PA (right behind the Sheetz on route 741).
- When you arrive you will be greeted and directed where to park by our friendly traffic folks.
- We have a handy drop off area right in front of the church building as well as disabled, expectant mothers and elderly parking.
- Our welcome table is staffed by helpful people who can answer your questions.
- We have a short guest reception after each meeting (around noon) with light refreshments where you can find out more about Crossway and ask questions you might have about us.
- Our facility is handicapped and wheelchair accessible
- Every Sunday we seek to remember and celebrate what is of first importance: Jesus, the Son of God, has come in the flesh to live a perfect life on our behalf, die a substitutionary death, and rise from the dead, so that we might be forgiven and reconciled to God. This gospel, or good news, is what we remind ourselves of as we sing, pray, read Scripture, give, hear God's Word preached, participate in the sacraments, and fellowship together.
- Our meetings normally last around 1.5 hours in length.
- Our children's ministry, Entrust, provides care and instruction for 1-year-olds through fifth graders.
- During the meeting we provide a room with a video feed for mothers with infants.