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British scientists conducting archaeological digs in Africa say they've found evidence early stone tool making was more sophisticated than originally thought.
At a dig site in Kenya, researchers from the University of Liverpool have found long and slender stone tools made by human ancestors at least a million years ago, nearly twice as long ago as generally thought.
While natural materials such as branches, twigs, and stems were readily available human tool makers from millions of years ago, the findings in Kenya suggest elongate forms were made out of stone by human ancestors much earlier than is usually recognized, a university release said Monday.
Archaeologist John Gowlett said he has found a number of hand axe tools that are very long and narrow.
"Some of the stone tools from Kilombe [in Kenya] and other early sites are almost two and a half times as long as broad and there is no way this can occur by accident," he said in a statement. "They must have been carefully crafted.
"Usually such slender shapes are found far later in the fine blade tools made by Homo sapiens," he said. "The [Kenya] hand-axes were made by the earlier Homo erectus."
They were probably made to carry out tasks of animal butchery or plant preparation, Gowlett said.
"They show that when the need arose early humans were capable of strikingly sophisticated behavior."
The findings are published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
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In a major policy turnaround, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will funnel a bigger share offederal grants used to counter terrorism and other threats tocommunities facing greater risks.
San Diego County did not qualify as a candidate to have its $15 million grant fully renewed, and the region's tenuous position on the list of "at-risk" metropolitan areas has public safety officials and politicians in the county on the defensive.
Overall, the department says it will distribute $756 million in Urban Areas Security Initiative grants this year, nearly 12 percent less than the $855 million Congress allocated last year.
The department says it is also implementing a competitive method for distributing the funds, meaning that each area's grants will be based on an assessment of the terrorism threats or risks of natural disaster or health emergencies it faces.
"We are taking a giant step forward in implementing this risk-based strategy," Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff told reporters.
The agency said 35 metropolitan areas will be eligible for the grants this year, but only if they show they will use the money effectively.
Some of the areas eligible include Chicago; Denver; Indianapolis; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; New Orleans; Boston; Detroit; Dallas; and Columbus, Ohio. The only new metropolitan area added this year was Memphis, Tenn.
Eleven areas that previously received the grants -- including the San Diego metro area --- will still be eligible for sustainment funding, or money that would help maintain equipment and pay for programs implemented with the federal money in previous years.
But under the new distribution method, San Diego and the other areas may be dropped next year unless they can show a compelling need and a sound plan for their share of the grant money, according to the department.
"We're just flabbergasted," said Deborah Steffen, director of the county Office of Emergency Services.
Since the grants were implemented in the wake of 9-11, San Diego County and its cities have received roughly $35 million, which they have spent on training exercises and emergency equipment, such as radiation detection equipment and chemical protection suits, Steffen and other local officials said. The public safety agencies have received an additional $30 million from a separate federal homeland security grant program.
San Diego County's proximity to the international border and its plethora of biotech companies and defense installations make the area susceptible to great losses in the event of a terrorist attack or natural disaster, according to Bill Norris, program manager for the city of San Diego's Office of Homeland Security.
The San Diego office handles the joint grant application and distribution process for all of the jurisdictions in the county.
"Of course, our directive now is to show that we do in fact have significant risks and should be a part of the program," Norris said.
The worst-case scenario, Norris said, is that the county receives grant money this year, then a little less in 2007 and is eventually cut off completely.
The revamped distribution system was implemented in light of criticism by some lawmakers and watchdog groups that the program sent more anti-terrorism dollars per resident to states such as Wyoming than to New York or California.
Steffen said she understood the need to revamp the program and could appreciate the complexities of deciding which areas face the greatest dangers.
"I just have a hard time understanding how Columbus, Ohio, has more risk than San Diego," she said, adding that the federal department does not reveal its formula for determining risk, even to local jurisdictions applying for the grants.
Homeland Security officials could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
San Diego could reappear on the list of candidates in 2007, Steffen said, but if not, then it probably wouldn't qualify for any future grants.
The department's ranking of San Diego's risk has also rankled local politicians, who argued that the area deserved more funding.
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders said at a press conference that heplanned to raise the issue with Chertoff when the two meet nextweek.
And a spokesman for Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, said thecongressman had serious questions about department's decision.
"We're surprised that an area with the nation's busiest border crossing, an international seaport and military and tourist infrastructure would be seen as anything but a critical area for homeland security," said Frederick Hill, Issa's press secretary.
Other local public safety officials, while saying they were worried about the funding cut, said the department's decision should not derail the training programs that have been implemented with the grants.
"We have to continue to do the preparedness activities and stuff," said Escondido fire Chief Vic Reed, whose city's share of last year's grants was $260,000. "We just may not get as much money to do it with."
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Contact staffwriter David Fried at (760) 740-5416 or email@example.com .


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I'm gonna do my best not to get hung up on the stats side of things this time around though. (Remind me of that in 6 months, yeh?) I'm gonna start things off slowly.Post when I feel like it, post about things that ignite a fire inside me, and hopefully inspire others to read on in the process.
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and now you are glad you came because he did not know that, did you? our next speaker is a true constitutional conservative who practices what she preaches. especially in the areas of tax reform, wasteful government spending, reducing our national debt, and repealing obamacare. [applause] she is the first republican woman to represent minnesota in the house of representatives and the first republican woman to run for president of the united states. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome michele bachmann. [applause] ♪ >> good to see you. thank you so much.
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god bless you. what a wonderful morning. good morning. thank you for that warm introduction. it is always an honor and a thrill to be back at the values voters summit. i want to say a word about this concept you have heard about because the war on women, the so-called war on women. it has about as much reliability and truthfulness as bill clinton's arithmetic. [applause] this week, as we have seen, there is a real war that is going on across the world. that is what i want to take my few moments that we have to data this morning -- i sit on the intelligence committee. we deal with the nation's classified secrets and this is a real issue.
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as we survey the political landscape today, it seems like it is deja vu all over again. we are seeing attacks on our embassy in a way we saw in the late 1970's. you would think jimmy carter was back in the white house again, would you? we are desperate for another ronald reagan. this time, i am sorry to say, it is even worse. the fires of radical islamic traditional limits -- traditionalism is not limited to one country. each week, our christian brothers and sisters from nigeria to kenya are being persecuted. when they go to church, they do not know if they will make it
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home afterwards. now the violence has come to us, the united states. on the anniversary of 911, no less. our libyan ambassador and his courageous the embassy staff lost their lives in a cool, gruesome, intentional terror attack. all the while, the response of this administration has communicated weakness and lack of resolve to the world. [applause] a top official seems incredulously convinced that the only way to curtail this crisis is to put a full frontal attack of the free-speech rights of american citizens. i want to be perfectly clear. this is not just about a movie.
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this was an intentional act that was done by radical islamists who seek to impose their beliefs on the rest of the world and we will not stand for it. [applause] no one here is suggesting that all muslims are radical. but we should not be ignorant of the objective reality that there is a very radical when of islam that is dedicated to destruction of america, israel, and israel's allies. what we are watching developed before our eyes today are the consequences of this administration's policy of appeasement across the globe. policyident's warned
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genius -- beat president's foreign policy genius is now foreign the president's policy genius is now being seen for what it is. it is important to highlight the context of what got us to this point. this did not happen out of nowhere. this goes back to the beginning of the obama administration. in the first television interview president obamas days when he was sworn end with the foreign tv network, he promised he would provide middle east peace in our time. then president obama went on his first foreign policy trip to cairo. he spurned our longtime ally, the egyptian president mubarak, by inviting the muslim brotherhood, who at that time was outlawed in egypt, to attend his speech. he gave them a front-row ticket
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to his speech in cairo when mubarak's policy was to keep the destructive muslim brotherhood at arm's length. when you hear the muslim brotherhood's mission statement, you will understand why president mubarak would want to stop the violent muslim brotherhood. this is their macho. -- mott. -- motto. dying in the way of allah is our highest goal. it was even said that jerusalem will be our capital. i want to be perfectly clear this morning. even though the democrat party had a little trouble with this last week in charlotte, north carolina, the undivided city of jerusalem is not now, nor will
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it ever be anything other than the eternal capital of israel. [cheers and applause] another factor of understanding this administration's policy of appeasement is its relationship with an organization you may have not heard of before. you should know its name. it is called the organization for islamic cooperation. so far, it has gone virtually unnoticed. it is the largest -- the second- largest printer governmental organization in the world. they have authority to represent
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all muslims, even those who live in non muslim countries like the united states. this organization published a 10 year plan of action in 2005 to implement sharia-based speech codes worldwide. listen carefully to what i am telling you right now. they had a 10 year plan of action to implement their sharia-based speech code requirement worldwide. do not take my word for it. they published this plan on their website in english so no one would miss their intent. they intend to internationally criminalize any communication or speech that is deemed by them to be insulting to islam, even in countries like the united states. that explains the story of this week.
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islamic-enforced speech codes. no one, not muslims, not americans are allowed to say anything islamists see as insulting to their religion. they intend to force us to kiss our freedom of speech and religion goodbye, and that is why we are being forewarned today. [applause] unbelievable, last december, they succeeded with president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton's help. they pushed through the united nations the passage of u.n. resolution 1618, which called upon all countries to enact laws that prohibited derogatory maintenance of islam, which prohibit our freedom of speech.
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they urged our white house to do a complete purge of any federal training material from references to the ideology of its lime to ensure that all trainers in our u.s. mint -- ideology of islam to be sure that our trainers in our u.s. military be retrains so that they would be brainwashed in political correctness toward islam and enforce islamic speech codes here in the united states. all done with the help of our president and secretary of state. it took only days for the obama administration to reply to the letter promising to set up a task force to immediately begin this unprecedented purge of our counterterrorism training in every federal agency across the board. it is breathtaking. never been done before. when members of congress started
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to ask questions about the identity of who these people were who were leading the spurs in our government and what it was they were purging from our training material, the obamas -- obama administration told us the information was classified. we could not know who was behind this. we are now today is very late in the game. we are quickly losing our sense of who we are as a nation and we are losing our ability to identify our radical islamist in. it is time for us to stand this week for our freedom and our values and draw the an unmistakable red line for our enemies across the world. [cheers and applause] in light of the attacks this week on our embassy in cairo, we
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need to tell the muslim brotherhood controlled government in egypt, if you continue to influence sentiment against the united states, we will immediately put an end to the united states taxpayer gravy train we are sending your way. [cheers and applause] it starts with the $1.50 billion we sent in aid and the $1 billion in loan forgiveness and the $5 billion international monetary loan program we are backing. we need to stop the upcoming state to visit president obama agreed to to welcome egyptian president morsi into the white house. we need to cancel the planned joint military operation we planned with the egyptian
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military. janet napolitano needs to stop granting visas to members of u.s.-designated foreign terror organizations. we are granting them peace us -- visas so they can be escorted through the white house to meet our president's foreign security staff, including the mastermind of the 1993 world trade center bombing. you would think this is a novel you are reading, not reality. president obama needs to get his priorities straight. he needs to cancel his interview with david letterman, canceled his meeting with beyonce and agree to meet with the -- cancel
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his meeting with beyonce and agree to meet with the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. [cheers and applause] america and israel have a commonality of interests. too many lives have been given to sacrifice our freedom of speech and freedom of religion. and what we stand for here in the united states. of our forefathers sacrificed so much for us. we owe it to our posterity to continue to stand for freedom, for liberty, for justice, for righteousness, fortress. as we consider our way forward, -- for liberty, for justice, for righteousness, for truth.
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if you know your enemy and you know yourself, you will not fear 100 battles. this administration has virtually outlawed understanding who the enemy is. the president seems insistence on apologizing for who we are as americans. i am no master war strategist. but i know enough that if we refuse to acknowledge to the enemy is and we shame americans for standing up for who we are, president obama is following a strategy of complete defeat. this is not a new battle for america. we learned in the first international war we face as a new country that appeasement does not work. it was in the early days of the new republic when the government was paying extortion rise to people in north africa and the barbary states and try to stop
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them from attacking our ships and taking people and making them slaves. 1/6 of our u.s. budget at that time was going to pay these extortion price. along came thomas jefferson, the first democratic president in 18 01. he decided we were going to -- in 1801. he said nothing would stop the demand of these pilots -- pirates. it will be more economical to use the same means at once. he built the navy and deployed that american navy to the enemy. our troops were victorious and the message to the world was clear. we will not tolerate attacks on our citizens or our sovereignty and you do so at your own peril. [cheers and applause]
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it was thomas jefferson's policy of strength and determination in complete contrast to the policy of the obama administration of apology and appeasement that has been our american tradition of foreign policy. all political parties, democrats and republicans ever since. where has that american spirit gone? where are the travis' at the alamo who told the enemy, here and no further? where are the generals like washington and grant and sherman who understood that victory is the only goal of war because they understood the terrible consequences of defeat. i am reminded of general macarthur, who led troops across the pacific in the face of severe military aggression. in his speech to the cadets at west point, he told those young
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warriors, the long gray line has never failed us. a million ghosts in all of drab khaki willkathy -- rise and shout those honorable words, duty, honor. we need to remember this gift of freedom and liberty given to us who have gone before. we need to live those three words that they are echoing through the pages of history down to us today through history, through duty, through honor, and through country. let's make sure that with everything with an us that we lay it on the line in the next three days. it is my belief and my opinion that barack obama has been the most dangerous precedent we have
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ever had on american foreign policy. [cheers and applause] we cannot sustain another four years of jimmy carter-life policies. you see, -- we cannot sustain another four years of jimmy carter-like policies. look at your hands and looked at my own. it is our hands that will determine -- look at your hands and look at my own. it is our hands that will determine the future. i believe we are worthy of the task. and nothing but the memory of the fallen should guide us. god bless us now. god plus us in the future. gob bless us in the moment when we make all decisions about the
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future. in his mighty name we pray about the future of america. >> we can keep investing in the wind and solar and clean coal. our construction workers can build homes and factories that waste less affinity and retrofit old buildings. >> i will take advantage of our oil, our coal, our gas, our nuclear. north america will be in the independent within 8 years. >> whites and engaged with c- span as the president campaigns -- watch and engage with c-span as the presidential campaign moves toward the october debates. foreign policy is the focus of the final debate on october 22. the presidential -- the vice presidential candidates' debate
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on october 11. -- candidates debate on october 11. >> i like c-span because they bring us the news in an unfiltered manner. i watch whatever is going on on c-span and i do not have to worry about some supposed expert trying to tell me what i should think about it. this is a chance to make your own opinion about what is going on. some lean to the left and some lean to the right and some go down the middle. you know what is said and you can make your own opinion about what is happening. >> he watches c-span on comcast'. c-span is brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> let's look at what the
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emancipation proclamation at said. if freed since late people in those states or parts of states still in rebellion on january 1, 1863. it did not freak everybody, just those states or parts of states still in rebellion. there were several places in louisiana where several still existed. the union army did not have control of that area. there were parts of virginia with the union army had a foothold. slavery still existed in those areas. >> president lincoln presented an early version of the emancipation proclamation. this weekend, also is an historians take your questions on the battle and repercussions of the single bloodiest day of fighting in american history. at noon eastern on c-span 3.
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>> president obama called the men who were killed and the consulate attack patriots. the president, vice president biden, secretary of state clinton, and dickens secretary panetta attended the transfer of remains of the victims had andrews air force base. this is 35 minutes.
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gracious god, on behalf of a grateful nation and in the presence of grieving family members and colleagues, we welcome home for the final time ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods. we give you thanks for the lives and the service of these men who wanted nothing more than to make a difference in the lives of other people. to bring justice and freedom to others, who possessed not only character and resolve, but courage and good will. we mourn their loss. bless the memories of these men through those who knew and loved them, especially their families, for whom we ask your comfort, your divine care, and your piece in this difficult time. on this occasion, we continue to pray for our nation and its
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leaders. we asked your blessing on all who served on the military and civilian. we pray for our nation's people. we pray for the defeat of the terror and evil that seems to plague our planet. we pray earnestly for peace. creator of all, let's like perpetual shine upon chris, sean, glen, and tyrone. amen. you may be seated. ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present to you the secretary of state, hillary clinton.
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>> thank you very much, a chaplain. mr. president, mr. vice president, secretary panetta, family members, members of the state department family, ladies and gentlemen, today, we bring home four americans who gave their lives for our country and our values. to the families of our fallen colleagues, i offer our most heartfelt condolences and deepest gratitude. sean smith joined the state department after six years in
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the air force. he was respected as an expert on technology by colleagues in baghdad, montreal, and the hague. he enrolled in correspondence courses at penn state and had high hopes for the future. sean leaves behind a loving wife, heather, two young children, and scores of grieving family, friends, and colleagues. that is just in this world. online, in the virtual world that he helped to create, he is also being mourned by countless
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competitors, collaborators, and gamerse who shared his passion. tyrone woods, is known to most as rone, spent two decades as a navy seal, serving multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. since 2010, he protected american diplomatic personnel in dangerous posts from central america to the middle east. he had the hands of a healer as well as the arms of a warrior. earning distinction as a registered nurse and certified paramedic. our hearts go out to to his wife and his three sons. along with his grieving family, friends, and colleagues.
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glen doherty was also a former seal and an experienced paramedic. he died protecting his colleagues. he was employed to some of the most dangerous places on earth, including iraq and afghanistan, always putting his life on to safeguard other americans. our thoughts and prayers are with his father, his mother, his brother, and sister, and their grieving families, friends, and colleagues. i was honored to know ambassador chris stevens.
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i want to thank his parents and siblings who are here today for sharing chris with us and with their country. what a wonderful gift you gave us. over his distinguished career in the foreign service, he won friends to the united states in far-flung places. he made those people's hopes his own. during the revolution in libya, he risked his life to help protect the libyan people from a tyrant. he gave his life helping them build a better country. people loved to work with him. as he rose through the ranks, they loved to work forehand. he was known not only for his
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courage, but for his smile. goofy, but contagious. for his sense of fun and that california cool. in the days since the attack, so many libyans, including the ambassador, who is with us today, have expressed their sorrow and solidarity. one young woman, her head covered and her eyes haunted with sadness, held up a handwritten sign that said "thugs and killers do not represent a
or islam." the president of the palestinian authority, who worked closely with chris sent me a letter of remembering his energy and integrity and deploring "an act of ugly terror." many others from across the middle east and africa have
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offered similar sentiments. this has been a difficult week for the state department's and for our country. we have seen the heavy assault on our post in
bad took lives of those brave men. we have seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing to do it. it is hard for the american people to make sense of that because it is senseless. it is totally unacceptable. the people of egypt, libya, yemen, and tunisia did not trade the tyranny of the dictator for the tyranny of a mob. reasonable people and responsible leaders in these countries need to do everything they can to restore security and hold accountable those
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behind these violent acts. we will, under the president's leadership, keep taking steps to protect our personnel around the world. there will be more difficult days ahead, but it is important that we do not decide of the fundamental fact that america must keep leading the world. we owe it to those four men to continue the long, hard work of diplomacy. i am enormously proud of the men and women of the state department. i am proud of all those across our government, civilian and military ally, who represented erech of broad. -- who represent america abroad.
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if the last few days teach us anything, let it be this. this worked, and the men and women who risked their lives to do it, or at the heart of what makes america great and good. we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spine, and face the future undaunted. and we will do it together. protecting and helping one another, it just like sean, tyrone, glen, and chris always did.
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may god bless them and grant their families peace and solace. may god continue to bless the united states of america. let's we have a great honor of the injured -- let me have a great honor of introducing someone who came to the state department earlier this week to grieve with us. he understands and values the work that these men were doing for our country. the president of the united states. >> the scripture teaches us greater love hath no man than
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this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. glen doherty never shied from adventure. he believed he could make a difference. he served with distinction in iraq and afghanistan. in
, he laid down his life. today, glen is home. tyrone woods devoted 20 years of his life to the seals. the quiet professional. rone also served in iraq and afghanistan.
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, he was far from dorothy and tyrone jr. and he laid down his life, protecting his friends. today, he is home. sean smith live to serve, first in the air force and then at the state department. he knew the perils of his calling from his time in baghdad. in
, he surely thought of his children and he laid down his life for us all. today, sean is home. chris stevens was everything america could want in an
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ambassador, as the whole country has come to see. a first went to the region with a young man in the peace corps during the revolution. he arrived on that cargo ship. he believed in libya and his people and they loved him back. in
, he laid down his life for his friends. , libyan and american and for us all. today, chris is home. 4 americans, four patriots. they loved this country. they chose to serve its and served it -- serve it and served it well. they had a mission and they believe in it. they knew the danger and they
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accepted it. they did not simply embrace the american ideal, they lift it -- lived it, they embody it, courage, the whole, the idealism. a fundamental american belief that we can leave this world a little better than before. that is who they were and that is who we are. we want to truly honored their memory. it is who we must always be. i know that this awful loss has terrible images of recent days. there are pictures we are seeing again today. there is no doubt these are difficult days. in moments such as this, so much anger, violence, even the most
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hopeful among us must wonder. amid all the images of this week, i also think of libyans who took to the streets with homemade signs stressing their gratitude to an american who believed in what we can achieve together. i see the man in
with his sign in english. it said, chris stevens was a friend to all libyans. chris stevens was a friend. that is the message these four patriots since. that is the message each of you ds every day, civilians, military, to people in every corner of the world. america is a friend who cares not just about our own country, not just about our own interests, about there is.
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even as voices of suspicion and mistrust seek to divide, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. we will never stop working for the dignity and freedom that everyone deserves, whatever their creed, whatever their faith. that is the essence of american leadership. that is the freedom the best spirit that sets us apart. this was the work in
and this is the work we will carry on. to you, their families and colleagues, to all americans, know this. their sacrifice will never be forgotten. we will bring to justice those who took them from us.
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we will stand fast against violence on our diplomatic missions. we will continue to do everything in our power to protect americans serving overseas, whether that means increasing security at our diplomatic posts, working with countries who have an obligation to provide security, and making clear that justice will come to those who harm americans. most of all, in our grief, we will be resolute. we are americans. we hold our head high. , knowing that because of these paiots, because of you, this country we love for always shine a light onto the world. great love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
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the flag they served under now carries them home. god bless the memory of these men who laid down their lives for us all. may god was over their families and all who love them and made god bless these united states of america. >> before our benediction, we will stand together for the playing of the national anthem as we render honor to the nation that these men loved and for which they died.
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[nation anthem plays]
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>> let us pray. almighty god, creature of us all and lover of the human race. we commend to you our brothers chris, sean, glen and tyrone. to your merciful hands receive them. deliver them from all here, stand them in your presence and
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give them peace. amen. ["america the beautiful" plays]
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This application is a division of applicant's co-pending application U.S. Ser. No. 10/767,799, filed 29 Jan. 2004 and titled INFINITELY VARIABLE, ORDER SPECIFIC, HOLISTIC ASSEMBLY PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, which application is pending.
This application claims priority under 35 USC � 119(e) from U.S. Provisional Application 60/444,416 filed Feb. 3, 2003 under 35 USC � 111(b).
The present invention relates generally to computer implemented manufacturing systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to computer integrated manufacturing workstations wherein production and assembly of parts are monitored. Specifically, the present invention relates to an infinitely variable, order specific, mistake-proofing system for ensuring quality in a production or assembly environment.
While the use of automated production and assembly systems in product manufacturing is well known, such work is still predominately accomplished manually by human operators. In a typical manufacturing facility, one or more operators may be required to build one or more assemblies using a number of tools, steps and component parts. Such operations are subject to a number of opportunities for error i.e. omission of required parts, use of the wrong assembly tool, use of the wrong part in a particular location, incorrect torque, etc. These problems are only compounded in facilities where numerous models or variations of parts are assembled on the same line. Such errors or defects, if left undiscovered result in recalls, rejections by customers or returns or warranty claims by end users, all causing a great deal of expense for the manufacturer, distributor and dealer, and a general dissatisfaction among end users. The flowchart of
Thus, in recent years a concerted effort has been made by many manufacturers to improve quality and reduce manufacturing errors or defects. The effort to improve the quality of products and attain cost savings by the manufacture of products without error is a continuous goal. A number of efforts to attain these goals have been attempted in the past. However, in the assembly process the human factor is difficult to include in a mistake-proofing system. Numerous tools and techniques have been developed to aid in controlling the assembly process, but attempts to date have only been capable of monitoring single product configurations or are so expensive and complicated to configure, deploy and sustain that they are virtually impractical. Some of these efforts do well to transfer design knowledge and make it accessible to manufacturing operators, yet stop short of the actual control of the manufacturing process. Other initiatives combine instructional information and testing with process reporting. These are limited to not allowing the display of the next instruction set and instructions are specific to each product. This strategy is good, but in a manufacturing situation where an assembly line has significant variability in product configuration, it is not manageable. Other known efforts incorporate a variety of sensing devices into the monitoring of a machining process. In this approach, the machine is pre-programmed and the variability of human actions do not come into play, and the resultant corrections of machine function to correct a sensed error must be programmed as well. Still other approaches go to considerable effort to assure that the correct part combinations in a significantly variable assembly process are available and managed. While these approaches do much toward always knowing where a product is in the assembly process and that the components are available and accounted for, they do not go beyond this component matching, and tracking strategy to improve quality. In order to be practical, mistake-proofing must be order specific at the component level and must be adaptable to mixed model production scenarios. First and foremost the human factor must be assured.
As such, there is a clear need in the art for a holistic, order specific mistake-proofing system for assembly operations which is infinitely variable and adaptable to a variety of manufacturing scenarios, while addressing the human factor. Without the mistake-proofing method described below, the number of methods, tools, and options for mistake-proofing are limited by a variety of typical assembly process complications that limit what methods can be used to solve individual process or part verification techniques. Such things as product option configurations, mixed model production, and cycle time at a given assembly station make previous solutions impractical.
To be successful in the creation of an effective yet holistic mistake-proofing method that is flexible enough to be utilized for all manner of production situations and product variability encountered in manufacturing, it is necessary to integrate source data to minimize the error risk of data duplication. It is thus necessary to design a solution to utilize any and all configurations to minimize maintenance. The creation of standardized approaches can greatly simplify the complexity and drive implementation savings through the economy of scale. The human interface needs to utilize technology to allow for a system to automate and eliminate the interaction of the individual required in as many ways as possible. The method needs to provide for closed loop processes, and the notification of errors in clear, concise recognizable language when errors do occur. The system for monitoring assembly processes needs to be an open architecture design to accommodate any currently available sensing device and also future devices not yet available. The assembly process mistake-proofing strategy needs to prevent further movement of the product along the assembly line until sensed errors are corrected, and if not correctable, reported, so product disposition can be resolved.
In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the invention to provide an integrated assembly process monitoring and mistake-proofing system.
Another object of the invention is the provision of an integrated assembly process monitoring and mistake-proofing system that is order specific for mixed model assembly scenarios.
A further object of the invention is to provide an integrated assembly process monitoring and mistake-proofing system that is holistic and infinitely variable.
An additional object of the invention is the provision of an integrated assembly process monitoring and mistake-proofing system that takes into account the human factor and ensures proper assembly of parts by way of easy to use non-intrusive operator interface.
In the approach taken by the present invention, current typical manufacturing practices and process analysis methods are used to develop the product structure, product specifications, assembly processes, and quality controls. All of this data is stored in locations typical of many manufacturing operations. One of these steps is a Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA). The result of a PFMEA for a given assembly station is referred to as Risk Priority Number (RPN). The purpose of this method and the value of the RPN result is to identify assembly processes that are not adequately controlled enough to assure a process that will deliver the highest expected levels of quality during the production process. All product processes for the given production assembly station are evaluated so that a strategy to address the identified shortcomings. Once the critical processes are identified and a strategy developed, the Manufacturing Engineer (ME) assures that assembly station layout, tool locations, and part locations are defined, labeled for clarity and maintained. This is important not just for system development, but it is a good manufacturing practice in general. Once this effort is completed the configuration of the assembly station for mistake proofing can begin. Facilities Engineering, a.k.a. Integration Engineers (IE), order necessary part indication hardware, Process Logic Controls (PLC's) or expand existing PLC capability to accommodate part indicator lights for part locations called out by the ME assembly station layout. These components are installed and wired to the PLC and logic for their control is configured and logged in with necessary data locations pre-defined. This method allows for standardization of a part indication configuration and enables a very simple interface for ME to setup and maintain part indications. As soon as ME has defined the part locations, and the PLC is enabled, the Control Plan Delivery System will adapt product Bill of Material (BOM) information to indicate parts used for the given product being assembled at the assembly station based on the order identified in that station at that time. A number of methods to identify work at a given station can be utilized. At a launch station in a given assembly zone, a barcode scan of a serial number can be utilized, then the completion of that product can transfer the serial number data to next station or another subassembly line upon completion, so as to act as a queue for work to be assembled in a set order. A product tracking system may also be utilized to develop and deliver this work queue of serial numbers for a given zone. In the development of product structure, assemblies that are combining component parts to make up a given order are assigned to the assembly station where the work will be preformed. A given serial number will combine these assembly numbers at a given station, and in turn define the order specific components required for that serial number, at that station, with the current specifications for that day's build. For a given assembly, a single component, a combination of components, a single process, or combination of processes or all components and processes, may have been identified as high risk, during PFMEA analysis. To address this infinitely variable combination of component parts, and process risk abatement, a unique approach is defined by the present invention. A definition of specific actions to address and individual process risks is defined by ME. Each action can be designed to look for a sensor state change, a count of sensor state changes, and/or trigger any combination of logic events which have been pre-programmed into PLC logic. The action configuration is infinite by design. Once the action is defined, an appropriate understandable error message is also described for the Control Plan Delivery System to display to the operator so that he or she is aware that a specific action has failed. The definition of these actions is sent to IE and a requested affectivity date established. The IE purchases appropriate hardware and installs and programs logic in the PLC. The IE then stores the information as required. In most typical production operations, a given assembly process requires that multiple actions be monitored to assure quality. To avoid redundant work, the actions defined above can be re-assigned and combined to address variations of one assembly to another where, for example, the only difference may be locations of individual parts. To simplify and reduce effort, the ME is given a means to simply select any combination of defined actions into an action group. Once the action group is described and affectivity date logged, it is then related to an assembly number. Another method to reduce maintenance and workload is utilized wherein an Action group is applicable to many assembly numbers in a given station, here the Action Groups can be associated to multiple assemblies. The definition of these Action Groups is sent to IE and a requested effectivity date established. The IE programs logic in the PLC. The IE then stores the information as required for the system. The system is thus capable of a holistic approach which can address infinitely variable and/or order specific sequences; with the ability to monitor any critical assembly process, trigger any number of actions and processes if a process is in error, or allow the release of the product to the next assembly station if process was within the control defined.
The foregoing and other objects of the invention together with the advantages thereof over the known art, which will become apparent from the detailed specification which follows are attained by a system which utilizes existing and proven technologies in a new way. Interfaces are provided which integrate mistake-proofing concepts in a way easily understandable by the operator and easily configured by a manufacturing engineer. As mistake-proofing concepts are developed, tables are populated and associated with specific assembly processes. Sensors are employed to monitor parts selection and tool usage. Sensors used for tool use and parts selection, error messages and actions to be performed or monitored are all defined and related in the tables and in turn to specific assembly orders. The tables are also populated with logic pointers, which are referenced by a Process Logic Control (PLC) unit that has been programmed to recall and carry out infinitely variable monitoring or control of the assembly process. For example, when a particular order has been identified to the PLC by way of a scanned barcode or other means, a bill of material and assembly sequence is provided to the operator by appropriate means such as a CRT monitor. Parts bins and assembly points may be indicated by visual or other means to indicate parts and tools to be used and assembly points. Sensors determine when the proper part has been selected for the particular assembly step and/or whether the appropriate tool is used. The PLC then provides feedback to the operator to indicate whether all necessary steps have been accomplished in the proper order, with the proper parts using the proper tools. The PLC will provide the operator with understandable error messages indicating when a step has been improperly completed. The PLC can also control stops on the line to prevent the assembly from moving forward until all steps have been completed according to the specific order program. An override means may also be provided to bypass the PLC controls in which case an error log is compiled and an automated message is sent to supervisory personnel indicating that the system was overridden by the operator and follow up action is required.
To acquaint persons skilled in the art most closely related to the present invention, one preferred embodiment of the invention that illustrates the best mode now contemplated for putting the invention into practice is described herein by and with reference to, the annexed drawings that form a part of the specification. The exemplary embodiment is described in detail without attempting to show all of the various forms and modifications in which the invention might be embodied. As such, the embodiment shown and described herein is illustrative, and as will become apparent to those skilled in the art, can be modified in numerous ways within the spirit and scope of the invention—the invention being measured by the appended claims and not by the details of the specification.
For a complete understanding of the objects, techniques, and structure of the invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, wherein:
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An assembly workstation sequential mistake-proofing process according to the invention is shown in
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It should now be recognized that the mistake-proofing system of the present invention is a highly adaptable, infinitely variable holistic approach to the assembly process. By defining specific actions and then compiling action groups the process allows subsets of assembly information to be used in multiple model configurations wherein identical assembly steps are used. Accordingly, it is not necessary to redefine an action or action group when a step is to be reused or used in another model assembly, instead it is only necessary to program a pointer into the system to retrieve the action or action group data. Based upon the updated assembly information an operator can flawlessly transition from one model to another in a mixed model scenario by simply scanning a bar code that triggers the retrieval of all necessary assembly information. Changes to an assembly process are seamlessly integrated by making simple changes in the system without the need to retrain operators.
Thus it can be seen that the objects of the invention have been satisfied by the structure presented above. While in accordance with the patent statutes, only the best mode and preferred embodiment of the invention has been presented and described in detail, it is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Obvious modifications or variations are possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiment was chosen and described to provide the best illustration of the principles of the invention and its practical application to thereby enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the invention in various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. All such modifications and variations are within the scope of the invention as determined by the appended claims when interpreted in accordance with the breadth to which they are fairly and legally entitled.
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|May 4, 2010
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
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The Detroit Pistons may very well max out Andre Drummond when he's eligible, despite doing something worse than any other player in the history of the Association: shooting free throws.
This season, he shot a putrid 35% from the line, which is the lowest in league history for players who shot enough to qualify for this statistic. Along with others like DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard, this deficiency may ultimately be the reason Adam Silver and the League make a move to eradicate the "hack-a-bad-free-throw-shooter" rule that contributes towards making some game unwatchable.
But Drummond is concerned with improving. According to his head coach Stan Van Gundy, Andre is open to shooting free throws underhand.
"As far as shooting underhand or anything else, it's fair to say my discussion with Andre yesterday and the discussions Jeff and I have had and staff — everything is on the table," Van Gundy said Thursday during the season wrap-up at The Palace.
"It won't be a unilateral decision; we'll do some research on some things and come up with what we think is a good approach, talk to Andre and see what he thinks and develop an approach going forward.
"We all know it's an important thing — Andre more than any of us – he's pretty open to anything. There's a lot of ways to attack this problem and we'll all have a hand in it."
H/T: Detroit News