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Previously secret FBI records released today reveal that Sen. Edward Kennedy may have participated in steamy sex parties with his two brothers, Marilyn Monroe and "Rat Pack" crooners Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.
A racy memo from 1965 notes that a New York woman reportedly had "considerable information about sex parties" involving the Kennedy brothers John and Robert, Monroe, Sinatra and Davis.
While the source of the information is not described fully in the documents, "it was reported" that Jacqueline Hammond, the wealthy ex-wife of a former US ambassador to Spain, knew about the raunchy parties at the upscale Carlyle Hotel on the Upper East Side, according to a report on thesmokinggun.com.
The memo says that Hammond kept an apartment at the tony hotel.
Kennedy, who served in the Senate for nearly half a century, died last August.
The release of the documents had been highly anticipated by historians, scholars and others interested in the life and long public career of one of America's most prominent and powerful politicians.
The Associated Press and other media organizations requested the documents through Freedom of Information Act requests.
The paperwork also includes a report of death threats against Kennedy five years after his failed 1980 White House bid. The documents showed that on May 23, 1985, the US Capitol Police passed onto the FBI a copy of a letter sent to the Secret Service, ostensibly by a Warren, Mich., resident.
The sender, whose name was redacted, declared: "Brass tacks, I'm gonna kill Kennedy and [President Ronald] Reagan, and I really mean it."
The FBI considered the sender armed and dangerous, but an accompanying psychological analysis said she was "merely ventilating her frustrations and projecting her inadequacies."
The 1985 threat was among 2,352 pages of documents the FBI posted on its website regarding the late senator, who died last year at the age of 77 after fighting brain cancer. Most of the documents are about death threats and extortion attempts against the Massachusetts Democrat.
"These threats originated from multiple sources, including individuals, anonymous persons, and members of radical groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, "Minutemen" organizations, and the National Socialist White People's Party," the FBI wrote on its website.
Kennedy faced death threats when he ran for president in 1980 and before that in the years following the assassinations of his older brothers.
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. US Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was slain in Los Angeles on June 6, 1968. Their deaths cast a long shadow on Kennedy's life, and prompted fears he too would be targeted by an assassin's bullet.
About four months after Robert Kennedy's assassination, the FBI office in Seattle alerted the agency's office in Boston and the director's office of four letters containing death threats.
Letter number two, which had originally been received by police in Canada, read: "To whom it may concern, a warning to the Kennedys. John Kennedy number one assassinated, Robert Kennedy number two assassinated, Ted Kennedy number three to be assassinated on Oct. 25, 1968. The Kennedy residence must be well protected on that date."
After his brothers' assassinations, Kennedy wrote in his memoir "True Compass" released last year, that he was easily startled at loud sounds, and would hit the deck whenever a car backfired.
The new files also show that the FBI was told almost immediately of Edward Kennedy's car crash on Chappaquidick Island off the coast of Massachusetts, but authorities kept his identity secret.
The Boston office relayed word to Washington headquarters at 2:45 p.m. EDT on July 19, 1969, after itself being notified by Police Chief Dominic Arena in Edgartown, Mass.
The advisory said that Kennedy — the vehicle's driver — was uninjured.
It also says, "Stated fact Senator Kennedy was driver is not being revealed to anyone."
Mary Jo Kopechne drowned after Kennedy drove the car in which she was riding off a bridge into a pond.
He swam to safety, leaving Kopechne in the car. Kopechne, 28, a former worker with Robert Kennedy's campaign, was found dead in the submerged car's back seat 10 hours later. Kennedy, then 37, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and got a suspended sentence and probation.
In his memoir, "True Compass," Kennedy wrote that his actions on Chappaquiddick on July 18, 1969, were "inexcusable." He said he was afraid and "made terrible decisions" and had to live with the guilt for more than four decades.
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Malaria2012: Saving Lives in the Asia–Pacific will begin in Sydney on Wednesday 31 October, bringing together regional leaders and global malaria experts and advocates to address the major public health threat of malaria.
Australia is calling for a regional approach to address the threat of drug-resistant malaria and to find better ways to coordinate and strengthen the response to malaria and similarly devastating diseases.
Malaria is one of the world's deadliest killers, causing acute illness and enormous human suffering among some of the world's poorest communities in some of the least developed parts of the globe.
In 2010, there were 30 million malaria cases in the Asia-Pacific, resulting in around 42,000 deaths. Malaria leaves men and women unable to work and care for their families and denies children their right to good health and education.
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A number of researchers, experts and advocates from Australia and abroad will speak at the conference as participants work towards a consensus on how to address the challenges posed by the disease.
The use of insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor house spraying, accurate diagnosis and treatment can effectively prevent and treat malaria.
The most effective treatment for malaria is artemisinin-based combination therapies. Resistance to artemisinin was reported on the Cambodia-Thailand border in 2009 and has since been reported in Myanmar and Vietnam.
The emergence of artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong region presents an urgent public health threat and will affect progress towards control and elimination targets.
Malaria is an important public health issue in the Asia-Pacific which requires a strengthened response. Malaria and malaria drug resistance crosses borders so coordinated regional action is needed to:
The conference and ministerial action meeting aim to invigorate efforts to control and eliminate malaria, leading to a commitment by all stakeholders to address drug-resistant malaria ahead of the 7th East Asia Summit being held in Cambodia from 18–20 November 2012.
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Take a look at why presumably novel businesses are garnering huge investments. While many of these are about nifty tech or fun services on the surface, they're actually attempts to monetize discovery.
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New technologies met old as this year's Broadcast Asia conference kicked off with a programme focused on future technologies as Asia's digital switchover programme reaches completion.
The opening session focused on the business models that can support these new deployments and how operators can navigate the minefield of which to deploy first.
"There are 12 new technologies on the table. Should we take all of them or should we take them one-by-one. How should we decide which one to do first?" said Sharad Sadhu, director of the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union. He exhorted technology vendors to focus on providing business models within the local market, commenting that "success stories in Europe or the United States don't really translate into this region."
The problem of so many choices is leading some operators to consider letting their competitors take the lead, with Aale Raza of Whiteways Systems claiming that many broadcasters may delay investment until the next generation is available, saying "If I invest in an OTT system that costs $1 million how will I get a return on my investment. Should I get in now or wait a year and leapfrog over the other technologies?"
Mock Pam Lum, the CTO of Starhub, reinforced the difficulties of the business case by revealing that "we don't really see the money for traditional players. For new entrants, yes, because they are getting money from the traditional players, but who has a business model for traditional player?"
Other panelists pointed to the success of broadcasters Channel 4 and the BBC in the UK, but the only panelists who admitted to having a successful business model for new technologies was indeed a new entrant. Jonathan Benartzi, the CEO of Live Asia TV, who provide OTT services to niche communities, shared the secret of their success as the humble set-top box, saying that the "only way to get engagement was to give people a box because then you got the forty-plus consumer mums engaging".
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Interview with Andrew Leyden—CEO of PenguinRadio
One of the coolest Internet appliances being developed comes from PenguinRadio. The company was founded by Andrew Leyden and is working toward providing the world with an Internet-based car radio that will allow access to thousands of stations—from anywhere in the world. Imagine listening to your favorite radio station from Madrid (if you have one) while driving away from the latest black tie affair at the Gates mansion, outside of Seattle. This will be possible, eventually, thanks to PenguinRadio.
While they are still in the development and venture capital-raising stages, the prospects are exciting. By partnering with wireless communications developer Ineva.com, PenguinRadio may be able to differentiate itself from Kerbango, its nearest competitor. Ellipso, Inc., called a "sister company" by Ineva, will provide the satellite technology that makes listening to any station, anywhere, possible. Ellipso, as mentioned on their web site, has three patents covering their "elliptical orbit and deployment characteristics". They have found a way to link satellites high above the earth in order to provide uninterrupted service nearly anywhere in the world.
I talked with PenguinRadio CEO Andrew Leyden about the latest developments at PenguinRadio.
Jason: Why Linux?
Andrew: There was never a debate as to the operating system for the PenguinRadio. Not only did Linux meet our needs technically (scalable, stable, inexpensive) but it also fit our ideals philosophically. We believe very strongly in working with others to develop new products that are going to bring the Internet (and Linux) to more people.
Jason: How has Linux worked so far? What problems have you encountered?
Andrew: When we first started developing our box, we were occasionally stumped by hardware conflicts and a lack of drivers for certain parts of the radio, but the Linux community has proven to be a great resource for us in helping us develop this product. We've e-mailed and chatted with people all over the world who have offered suggestions, given guidance and pointed us to the right way to make a device like this become a reality.
One problem that has yet to be overcome is the view (in some quarters) that Linux is little better than shareware. We've demonstrated this not to be the case, but some of those with money and software necessary to make a box like this work are not totally committed to the idea of Linux. They'd like to see machines work on more established systems backed up by "professional" (i.e., paid) support.
Jason: You said that when first developing with Linux "we were occasionally stumped by hardware conflicts..." Could you provide an example?
Andrew: Some of the less expensive hardware we were experimenting with had poorly supported sound chips, making it difficult to produce glitch-free audio output at the $200 price point.
Jason: What operating system do you use at work/home?
Andrew: We've got a mishmash of machines around our offices and home. We use Macs for a lot of our web design work, Windows machines for some of our office functions, and Linux boxes to keep them all running straight. Our chief designer actually has a Linux box set up to maintain a web cam in his house so he can check up on his dogs while he's at work.
Jason: When is the product expected to be available to the public?
Andrew: Our goal remains sometime this summer or fall, but in order to make the device easy enough for my mother to use (i.e., she knows how to dial the phone) I have to spend more time making it easier to use.
People expect a radio to work every time they turn it on. Computers can crash and have blue screens of death, but a radio is something that you turn on and it works. If it doesn't, you throw it out and get a new one. We need to meet this expectation of a 100% fool proof device, which is a bit difficult.
Jason: What is the projected price range?
Andrew: We feel we can get these devices out in the $200-$250 U.S. price range.
This is what we consider the "one spouse" price point, i.e., one spouse can purchase without the permission of the other. Your mileage may vary on this...
Jason: What station would you listen to from, say, Cairns, Australia?
Andrew: We currently have about 50 Australian radio stations in our database, including a few from around Queensland, and are working to improve this number on a daily basis.
There's actually a very strong interest in a product like this in island nations like New Zealand, Australia and the U.K., where traditional radio has very real geographic limitations.
Jason: Could you please provide a bit of background information about yourself and your company?
Andrew: Most recently I served as Counsel to the Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. This is the committee of jurisdiction over the telecommunications network, the Internet and all commerce in the United States. I conducted a number of oversight matters into technology, and it was while working with the committee that I came up with the idea of the PenguinRadio.
I was spending some time writing a memo, playing a streaming media feed in the background when I ran into a problem many people have confronted: the computer could not handle the decoding and the other task at the same time. There were blips and beeps and delays. Initially I said, "buy a new computer that is more powerful", but then it hit me, "no, go the other way. Make a streaming media device." I did a bit of research into the sector and decided this would be a great device to have in my own house, regardless of whether or not I sold a million units. I left the committee about a year ago, raised an angel round from some interesting investors and recently closed on my first VC round from the Internet Partnership Group.
Jason: Will you be releasing any of your work to the Open Source community?
Andrew: We haven't figured out what is going to be released and what is to stay with us, but I'm pushing hard to be generous to the Open Source community as they have been so helpful with us. We already allow other web pages access to our portal of thousands of radio stations and plan to work with other device manufacturers to allow them access to the work we've been conducting.
Jason: What sort of help do you need from the Open Source community, in terms of development work and so on?
Andrew: Comments, suggestions, rants, raves. Whatever they feel might be helpful, or any problems they've encountered in working on embedded systems are greatly appreciated.
Jason: Which Linux kernel are you using?
Andrew: We've been experimenting mostly with the 2.2 series.
At this stage, we want to use a fairly modern kernel and we're not as concerned about the kernel size, since memory is cheap and getting cheaper all the time.
Jason: Have you released the source code to your Linux port?
Andrew: We don't mean to sound evasive, but the streaming audio landscape is evolving and changing so quickly that we're not ready to release anything at this point. Our work is mostly in writing customized applications, so there's nothing really tricky or unusual with the distribution that we'll use.
Jason: Is there a demo of the radio available, or are you still in the development stage?
Andrew: We have built some prototypes, but there's not an official demo unit.
Jason: Who would you identify as your main competition?
Andrew: As far as the hardware arena is concerned, the company formerly known as Kerbango comes to mind. But that's just one dimension of PenguinRadio. We've partnered with Ineva.com to deliver Internet radio just about anywhere a satellite signal can be received. PenguinRadio is also geared towards the wireless community, as we deliver the sounds of the Internet via our stripped-down portal, phoneradio.com.
Jason: Thank you for your time, and best of luck.
Jason Schumaker (firstname.lastname@example.com) has worked for Linux Journal for nearly two years. He is Assistant Editor and a staff writer and spends much of his time outside work injuring himself while playing various sports. He's a jock.
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Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed an extension of unemployment benefits on a voice vote. The Senate, however, has yet to act on the same measure, as various senators are throwing up procedural roadblocks. On Wednesday night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) asked for unanimous consent to approve an extension, only to see the motion blocked by Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) over "a dispute over how [the bill] should be funded."
Late last night, Democrats made repeated attempts to pass the extension by unanimous consent, and Bunning blocked them all. He then complained that the Democrats' insistence on trying to ensure that unemployment benefits not expire had caused him to miss a college basketball game:
I want to assure the people that have, heh, watched this thing until quarter of twelve — and I have missed the Kentucky-South Carolina game that started at 9 o'clock, and it's the only redeeming chance we had to beat South Carolina, since they're the only team that has beat Kentucky this year — all of these things that we have talked about and all the provisions that have been discussed, the unemployment benefits, all these things. If we'd have taken the longer version of the job bill…we wouldn't have spent three hours plus telling everybody in the United States of America that Senator Bunning doesn't give a damn about the people that are on unemployment.
(Bunning's beloved Kentucky Wildcats went on to defeat South Carolina.) Watch it:
At one point, while Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) were asking him to relent, Bunning was overhead blurting out "tough sh*t" as he sat in the back row.
Not only did Bunning's antics go on all night and ultimately prevent an extension from passing, but other Republicans went to bat for Bunning, arguing that the Democrats should simply respect Bunning's hold. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said, "I believe we're stooping to a low level. This is not the way the Senate functions. Everybody in the country now knows that the senator from Kentucky has a hold on this bill. … That's something that we honor in this body."
"I just don't think one senator ought to be able to heap this kind of suffering and misfortune on people who are already struggling in this economy," Durbin said. "This is a wild pitch you are throwing tonight because it is pitch that is hitting somebody in the stands." 1.1 million workers are scheduled to have their unemployment benefits expire next month, and 5 million will lose their benefits by June.
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BY ROBERT EVATT World Staff Writer
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1/22/13 at 6:54 AM
Everyone brace yourself. It's time for yet more crazy rumors and speculation about the iPhone.
Apparently it's never too soon to try to read the tea leaves about what the next iPhone will bring, and this cup of Chinese Breakfast Blend is predicting three different models.
A report from China Times claims that an updated iPhone 5 will launch in June, along with a device sporting a 4.8-inch screen called "iPhone Math" - either that's a mistranslation or someone is a serious fan of "Adventure Time."
That would be an odd move, since Apple Inc. already has stretched the screen with the iPhone 5 and we've just gotten a round of rumors that Apple is trying to make the iPhone smaller and cheaper.
Then again, makers of Android phones keep beefing up their screens and seeing their products getting more popular. Plus, Apple released a smaller iPad in an Android-style 7-inch size, and it's selling like crazy after years of Steve Jobs saying we didn't want a smaller iPad.
An even odder move would be the third iPhone mentioned by China Times, which would come out for next Christmas and feature a 12-megapixel camera. Would an update that minor be enough to spur sales?
For those who doubt any big changes are on Apple's immediate horizon, remember that the company refreshed the iPad after just six months, and that plenty of Android manufacturers have been churning out sequels so quickly they're hard to keep up with.
Added to all this is the report that Apple is cutting in half the parts orders for the iPhone 5 because of weaker-than-expected demand.
Is Apple trying to renew interest in a struggling brand? Maybe not. Multiple analysts now are saying the iPhone 5 is still selling great, and that the reduction in parts orders is due to manufacturing improvements that have lowered the number of defective parts.
After looking at all those wild, contradictory rumors and speculation, I'm confident enough to say that Apple is a company that exists and will release products of some kind.
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The quest to create truly human-like artificial intelligence just hit a hilarious roadblock.
Watson, the IBM supercomputer most famous for defeating Ken Jennings in Jeopardy!, is continually fed new information to help it pass the Turing Test - in other words, so it can communicate with anyone in any given situation and fool them all into thinking they're talking to a human being rather than a machine.
One wrinkle is that we don't always talk in the Queen's English - we pepper our speech with all kinds of slang, and our text with netspeak.
Recently, someone at IBM got the great idea to upload the crowd-sourced and rowdy slang website Urban Dictionary to Watson's memory. The result? IBM created a supercomputer that wouldn't stop swearing at them.
The company's researchers wiped Urban Dictionary from Watson's memory and chained him with a profanity filter. Which is a shame, since tackling how normal people use and abuse language really is a complex problem to overcome if we're going to build a bona fide faux person.
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Column: WHS speech team enjoys excellent season
WORTHINGTON — What does a student get from choosing speech as an extra-curricular activity besides early mornings and grueling Saturdays of competition?By: Linda Neugebauer, District 518, Worthington Daily Globe
WORTHINGTON — What does a student get from choosing speech as an extra-curricular activity besides early mornings and grueling Saturdays of competition? Students who participate in speech are honing their critical thinking skills, writing skills, researching skills, oral communication skills and vocabulary while taking part in a competitive academic activity. They extend the walls of the classroom while acting as ambassadors for Worthington High School.
Minnesota State High School League Speech consists of 13 individual categories. Some of these categories are interpretive in nature and the students use works of literature as their presentations. The students select and cut the material to fit into the time limits while keeping with the author's intent. These categories are Poetry, Drama and Prose. Other categories require the students to write their own selections. Some of these include Original Oratory, Informative, Creative Expression and Great Speeches.
Some categories are unscripted and extemporaneous in nature. The students have nothing but their research and the will to survive combined with the luck of the draw. They choose from three possibilities and prepare their selections in 30 minutes. These categories include Storytelling, Extemporaneous Reading and Extemporaneous Speaking.
The Worthington Trojan Speech Team has had a fantastic season. They have been traveling throughout southwest Minnesota and attending meets at Marshall High School, Redwood Valley, Fairmont, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato East, St. Peter, Southwest State University and New Ulm. There have been many standout performances on the team, but the primary ingredient to their success has been the drive to achieve personal bests each Saturday of competition.
The team has had some excellent senior leadership in the co-captaincy of Whitney Prins and Jack Martin. They, along with fellow seniors Kami Vogt and Lexy Teerink, work hard to inspire the team with laughter, encouragement and group warm-ups.
The team has had a wonderful year. We look forward to continuing the proud tradition next season.
Linda Neugebauer is the Worthington High School speech coach.
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- Laurie! said...
Congrats, Carrie!
And cute holiday projects! - 12:05 PM
- Diana Waite said...
GREAT layout and card!
- Carrie Krupke said...
Yay! And glad you're feeling better!!:)
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Here is a beginning page on some of the pavilions in House Greydragon.
We have sewn several different sizes of pavilinos, based on the design of and article by Master Dafydd ap Gwystl, of Atlantia. While the intent is to provide detailed pictures, here are a few showing the tents, and other detailed pictures (which take to you other pages of information). Dafydd's original article is linked above.
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Our IBM CEO Study of over 1700 CEOs, articulated that CEOs are finally opening their eyes to Social
Do you think this is doable at our CEO level today? What are you doing with your CEO to get them "using" Social and driving a Social Business!
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I believe that only companies who have reached a certain level of maturity (e.g. Graves L5) are ready to embrace social collaboration media to benefit from their social intelligence.
Has anybody heard of something like a 'Social Media / Business Readiness Check'?
IBM does have a checklist that we use in the Social Business Agenda workshop that we do. But I'd love to see any others as well.
True colors: as CEOs get on the bandwagon and the drgee to which they engage will influence + or – their companies. Perhaps Jim Collins will write a book about it!
Agree completely!
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Thanks John! Let me know the response! Sandy
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Wow lets now imagine 7-10 years. The world is becoming more interconnected and integrated requiring emotional intelligence and social eminence embeeded into the culture of each organisation. Great eye opener and valuale C-Level executives!
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Fantasy Half Life
July 18th, 2009 by nickOf course both liberal and conservative judges have legislated from the bench, liberals more often than conservatives, naturally, but let's not quibble. Sometimes legislating from the bench has been, rarely, but still, not only a good thing, but a necessary thing. For example, in the Brown vs. the Board of Education decision (that's the only one I can think of).
The fact that Supreme Court nominees must now pretend that legislating from the bench is anathema, is not a good thing, because sometimes it is actually the right thing to do.
But who started it? Who started making ideology a determining factor in Supreme Court nominations, trumping all other qualifications? It started with Robert Bork's nomination.
I'm not saying taking ideology into account is wrong. I'm just saying that legislating from the bench, necessary as it may be in very rare cases, is not a very popular idea. As a result, Democratic nominees now sound exactly like John Roberts, only not as smart, handicapped as they are by being chosen for their gender and ethnicity, rather than their God-given and personally developed abilities.
I listened to Shields and Brooks tonight on the PBS Jim Lehrer News Hour. They did not disagree about a single thing, health care, cap and trade, Sotomayor, you name it. I think Obama and the Democrats are in big trouble. The economic realities, not to mention the foreign policy realities, are about to catch up with Obama's fantasies.


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Staff/Faculty Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Resources
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The Staff Council, Human Resources and Continuing Education are pleased to announce the 2011-2012 class of the Staff Leadership Institute. Congratulations to the following individuals:
Participant Title Department
Melinda Bailey, BSA - Housing & Residence Life
Jessica Dunnegan, Office Coordinator - Biology
Anthony Elliott, Testing Specialist - Distance Learning
Lisa Epley, Testing Specialist - Distance Learning
Melissa Flowers, Advising Associate - Academic Advising and Retention
Cynthia George, Safety Compliance Specialist - Environment Health & Safety
Stephanie Hammons, Office Associate - Honors College
Martha Holloway, BSA - Facilities Management, South Campus
Keith Lancaster, Systems Administrator - WKU Health Services
Stephen Lancaster, Sr. Desktop Support Consultant - Tech Support Services
Michael Loftis, Computer Lab Consultant - Academic Technology
Jason Owen, Interactive Video Services Tech - Communication Technologies
Debbie Pace, Project Manager - Capital Construction
Tammy Price, BSA Teamleader - Facilities Management
Liza Ramirez, Office Associate - E'Town/Ft.Knox/Radcliff Regional Campus
Jennifer Ragan, Administrative Assistant - Women's Basketball
Patricia Reynolds, Office Associate - Ogden College, Dean's Office
Debbie Richardson, Business Operations Associate - Academic Technology
Michael Samec, BSA - Facilities Management
Whitney Turner, Student Records Associate - Registrar's Office
Alternate Fran Matheis, Financial Analyst - WKU Foundation
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Version 0.6.4 of the WikiArticleFeeds Extension has just been released. This is the first of my extensions to go into the wikimedia SVN repo. You can check it out here:
In MW 1.14, the format for anchor tags for heading sections changed. The only difference between WAF 0.6.3 and 0.6.4 (other than the location change) is that 0.6.4 now correctly accounts for the new anchor tag format.
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First Published - January 1999
Softback, 67 Pages
The objective of this document is to assist suppliers of
engineering analysis services to approach quality certification to
Quality System BS EN ISO 9001 1 and NAFEMS Quality System
Supplement to BS EN ISO 9001 2. The procedures have been reviewed
and deemed compliant against the requirements of the
above-mentioned controlling standards by an ISO 9001 Lead Assessor.
It was intended that the procedures should be as simple as
possible, while satisfying the requirements of the controlling
Overview of the procedures
This document is an example of a quality manual comprising a quality system for engineering analysis. The procedures describe the process of engineering analysis in compliance with the requirements of the controlling standards. Rudimentary sample forms upon which quality records can be created are included in Appendix D.
The procedures are arranged in three main sections:
(a) Quality system executive - relating to management of the quality system
(b) Support environment - relating to management of the analysis resources and records
(c) Engineering analysis - relating to management of the analysis process.
Organisations intending to implement this quality system will need carry out some customisation prior to implementation, e.g. quality policy, description of the analysis supplier's organisation, specification of individual responsibility and authority, etc.). An understanding of BS EN ISO 9001 and NAFEMS Quality System Supplement is assumed.
Introduction 7
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1.1 Quality Policy 10
1.2 Organisation 11
1.3 Quality system review 12
1.4 Internal quality audits 14
2.1 Training 17
2.2 Analysis resources 19
2.3 Documentation and records 23
3.1 Analysis input 26
3.2 Analysis process 31
3.3 Analysis output 32
References 36
Bibliography 36
Appendix A Cross-reference between the procedures and BS EN ISO 9001 37
Appendix B Third party certification 38
Appendix C Glossary of terms 39
Appendix D Sample forms 40
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Dennis and Coleen Meehan of Loves Park, IL, formerly of Camillus, NY announce the engagement of their son Matthew James of Washington DC to Virginia Lee Neale of Washington DC, daughter of Thomas and Janet Neale of Alexandria, VA. Matthew is the grandson of Marjorie Hommertzheim and the late Wilfred Hommertzheim of Garden Plain, Kansas and Marie Meehan and the late Aruthur Meehan of White Plains, New York. Virginia is the granddaughter of Donna Berte and the late Robert Berte of Damascus MD and Gloria Neale and the late Thomas Neale of Larchmont, NY. Matthew is a graduate of Bishop Ludden High School and The Catholic University of America and is a Financial Crimes Consultant for Wells Fargo. Virginia is a graduate of Quince Orchard High School and Miami University of Ohio and is the Associate Director of Government Relations for Northwestern University. A May 4, 2013 wedding is planned in Washington DC at St. Patrick's Church with a reception to follow at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall.
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Love these - truly spill proof
By Mom to 2
from San Diego CA
About Me Parent of Two or More Children
Comments about Mighty Grip Flip Straw Cup- 10 oz- 2 pk - Pink:
This cup is truly spill proof. I'd give it 5 stars except my kids can't flip the lid open by themselves. If the valve was a bit easier to flip it'd receive 5. The question is...if it were easier though, would it be as spill proof :)Love and plan to buy more!
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terrible bottles
By cs
from san diego
9 out of 10 times the bottle will leak even when we are very careful about closing the lid. The bottles are made of very cheap plastic and requires strong suction to get out the fluid. My baby doesn't like it even though she has no trouble with straw bottles of other brands.
By Linds
from Junction CIty, KS
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These are near impossible to suck any liquid through the straw. Even my nine year old and myself find it near impossible, let alone my one year old. : (
Mixed emotions about these cups
By Ribster
from New York, NY
About Me First Time Parent
Comments about Mighty Grip Flip Straw Cup- 10 oz- 2 pk:
On one hand, I like the straw sippies, it doesn't leak when the straw is hidden, it is easy to clean and assemble/disassemble (just need to follow the directions), and my little one likes a straw sippie. On the other hand, it is hard to draw from the straw (even for me) and you need to squeeze the valve to help the baby get going. It does leak through the straw if it lands on the floor and rests on the straw. Going to keep, but also going to try some others.
Not for shakes
By Raquel Freundlich
from Seattle, Wa
The straw is difficult to clean. I just realized that goop from shakes is remaining stuck in the straw, so you can imagine bacteria would grow easily. You have to blow on the straw to get all the liquid out. I threw these all away and will look for another option.
Good For Children Beyond Bottles
By Engmama
from San Diego, CA
This straw cup has worked great for my 2-yr old since 1 year old, and it continues to be the favorite. I recommended it to a friend of a toddler, and it has been very well received. My toddler takes it to bed every night and clutches it while walking around in the morning.If you assemble it properly, it's easy to suck out the liquid. It is not super easy to clean (meaning you have to disassemble it completely, which we do every time), but our toddler only drinks water from it, so we're not trying to clean out sticky juice. The opening is wide, so we add ice a lot, which our toddler loves.It does not leak if you turn it over, knock it over, etc., however, you can overfill it, which overwhelms the valve, and it will leak a little. Also, only if full, it does leak as the liquid warms (as I mentioned, we use ice a lot), and the pressure inside the bottle rises, pushing the liquid out of the valve.Salient takeaways: Don't overfill it (but you can fill it to the top), do disassemble to clean, do assemble properly, great sippy for toddlers.
My favorite!
By Mama Mia
I've been in search for a good sippy cup for my 2 year old for months. I've used a total of 6 different styles and this is hands down the best cup I've come across. The problems I've experienced the most are 1) straws that allow liquid to set inside the straw and overflow and 2) portability. This cup solved both those problems. It's properly pressurized and is a dream to take on the go.The only downfall is loading the straw into the lid. It takes a little bit of skill and patience, but once you get the hang of it, you're looking at about a 20 second construction time.I'd prefer to deal with a complicated straw over a leaky cup any day!!!
Great Cup!
By Stephanie
from Singapore
My youngest started using this at 1 year old and it's great for his little hands. He can open up and close it on his own which I cannot say the same for other cups. Best of it is the price. I can afford to have 2 or 3 of them around and change new ones every few months.
Great for toddlers that like to bite....
By achatman09
from Lynnwood, WA
Comments about Munchkin Mighty Grip Flip Straw Cup- 10 oz- 2 pk:
This is the best cup for a toddler that likes to bite on straws. These are very durable cups and I would recommend them to anyone.
Only Cup That Doesn't Leak
By brittcole
from Dallas, TX
We have tried pretty much every brand & style of sippy cup out there. My daughter (who is now 14 months) has preferred a straw since she was about 8 months old, and I have searched high and low for a good straw sippy cup. Every single other type I've tried leaks. These can be tricky to put together, but the trick is to push the bottom part of the straw into the top part and then twist as much as you can so that they cannot be any closer. As long as you do this, they are easy to drink out of and do not leak!
Great straw cups
By jsellie
These are great straw cups. I have a young toddler and transitioned from bottles to sippy cups and straw cups. I've have no leaks and cups are easy to assemble/disassemble and clean. The valve that makes them leak-proof was hard for my litle guy at first, but I taught him how to use a straw in regular cups first and once he got the hang of it, he had no problem with these cups. I've been really happy with this purchase.
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Worst sippy cup EVER!
By Frustrated Mommy
from Chicago, IL
Imagine this...kids waiting to drink out of their new fancy sippy cup and when they get it in their hands nothing comes out of the straw. Who designed this? Clearly they don't have children. It is so difficult to suck any drink through the straw that the kids are frustrated and crying with sore cheeks by the time they get a drip. Clearly the manufacturer doesn't have kids or a thorough quality check process.WASTE OF MONEY!!!
By LJ
from Doylestown, PA
These straw cups are awesome! I don't understand why there are bad reviews about this cup. It's not difficult to assemble at all, it doesn't leak, and my son has no problem using it. If it wasn't for this cup, my son would probably still be on a bottle!!! It's the only sippy cup he will take!
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not too great
By behappy27
from New York, ny
About Me Parent of Multiples (Twins etc)
if you take out the straw to wash it, good luck getting it back in. I spent almost 1/2 hour on one straw and then it popped out. I think i need a phD to figure it out.oh well, will try playtex next!
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Read the instructions!
By SD mom
from San Diego
These cups work better than any other we've tried. I don't think people who gave negative reviews read the instructions on how to disassemble and reassemble the cup properly, or that before the first use you have to squeeze the straw to open the valve. The only negative is that it does leak a bit when my daughter tips it upside down and shakes it, but other than that I have no complaints, I'm buying more.


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VIDEO: Deputies Seek Public's Help In 30-Year-Old Cold Case Murder
KSAL Staff - Thu 12:19 PM 04/26/2012
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving a 30-year-old cold case murder.
In the early morning hours of May 31st, 1981, deputies were dispatched to a remote area southeast of the City of New Cambria in regard to a medical emergency. They found 30-year-old William "Billy" Farmer slumped over in the front seat of a 1971 Chevrolet Caprice 2 door, black vinyl over blue car. Farmer was deceased from multiple gunshot wounds.
Deputy Jim Hughes says that new information on the 1981 case has surfaced. In a media conference on Thursday with Farmer's wife and two sons, Hughes said that over the years there have been several "people of interest" identified. Some of those people are now deceased, and Hughes believes that has prompted new information from people who may have been afraid to previously come forward.
Farmer's wife Brenda, who has now remarried, said it's way past time to solve this case. She said " I have children and grandchildren who need closure".
Farmer's sons Bronson and Brady say that they are encouraged by the new interest in the case.
Hughes said "with the right information, this 30-year-old case can be solved". He added "there are people who know what happened", and went on to say "those people can safely come forward".
Anyone with any information about the 1981 murder of William "Billy" Farmer is asked to contact the Saline County Sheriff's Office at 785-826-6500, or Crime Stoppers at 785-825-TIPS (8477) . You could receive a cash reward of up to $1,000 and can remain anonymous.
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Thursday 26 April 2012 12:26 Report this comment
Yeah! It's about time! Let's look at some other cases as well, Nellie Hubbrad, "The Legs Lady, Ms. Cyphers, Mildred Hawkes to name a few!
Friday 27 April 2012 08:12 Report this comment
You can add the Steve Bettles to that list also. The problem has not changed over the years. When these murders happen the Sheriff's Department lets out very little or any information to the public. People notice things and if more information was presented to the public someone just might remember seeing or hearing something that might solve these cases. Now as in this case 30 years later they are asking for public help. If anyone saw something they forgotten it in 30 years. So citizenjane we all will probably have to wait another 30 years for them to seek more information on the cases both of us mentioned.
Friday 27 April 2012 13:22 Report this comment
So you want our help? Find but we want to know what information you have gotten for you to reopen the case. The sheriff's department plays games with the public constantly withholding information that might solve cases. In this instance 30 years later is not going to hinder any investigation by releasing the facts.
Monday 30 April 2012 08:47 Report this comment
Sometimes cases do not get resolved but most of the time is because law enforcement lacks the tools and are always tight lipped. The public generally see's more than anyone might imagine. Saying that people are deceased and no longer can hurt anyone that tells me there is evidence or knowledge who might have done this. I have to agree put out the information you have to the public and stop playing games as has been previously stated if you truly want to resolve this case.
Monday 30 April 2012 08:51 Report this comment
t-bone there are two theories to the Tom Young case. First is he was involved with the underworld in running guns and/or drugs and a hit was put out on him. The other is that someone very infullential in Salina that he crossed had the killing done. Either way these stories have been going on for years and most of the people who were around him moved on shortly after he was shoot mafia style.


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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, pronounced /ˈnæsə/) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958 from its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA has led U.S. efforts for space exploration ever since, resulting in the Apollo missions to the Moon, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle. Currently NASA is supporting the International Space Station and developing new Ares I and IV launch vehicles.
In addition to the space program, it is also responsible for long-term civilian and military aerospace research. NASA Science is focused on better understanding Earth itself through the Earth Observing System, advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program, exploring bodies throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic missions such as New Horizons, and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang, through the Great Observatories and associated programs. Since February 2006 NASA's self-described mission statement is to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research."
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Two minds can be better than one: Thought-controlled virtual spacecraft
Scientists at the University of Essex have been working with NASA on a project where they controlled a virtual spacecraft by thought alone.
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US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot point-blank in the head during a January meeting with voters, has spoken out in her first interview since the attack, discussing her remarkable recovery.
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