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Show 2 -- The Daily Utah ChiwakJe FrUar, Marc 29. .if 11 Incinerator Whistle - chemical weapons. "I have always articulated very clearly that I am not opposed to burning chemical weapons" Jones told Ellin O'Shea, Department of Labor administrative law judge, in a hearing expected to continue through Friday. The Army has sliown tliat burning chemical munitions in short bunts can be done safely, Jones said, but more safety studies are needed for the continuous burning planned by the Army. The Army intends to use the new incinerator this spring or summer to begin destroying the 42 percent of the nation's chemical weapons stored at the depot Seven other states also have stockpiles, and the Army wants to build incinerators or use other means to destroy those by 2004. Jones filed a whisdcblower complaint with the Department of Labor in October 1994, alleging serious safety problems at the $400 million plant He had quit his job as an inspector for the Army's Inspector General to go to work at the Tooele incinerator as safety and security manager in late June 1994. He was fired by EC&G Defense Materials Inc. less than three months later. His Labor Department complaint alleged the plant is so riddled with defects that it could lead to catastrophe. Jones, 46, wants to get back the job that paid him $72,500 a year, - SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) With bear hugs and teary Atlantis' said shuttle astronauts goodbye to the crew of eyes, space Russia's space station Mir and then sealed the hatches Thursday, leaving Shannon Lucid behind for a stay in orbit Later in the day, Atlantis' crew was scheduled to unlatch the shuttle from Mir after five days of docked flight about 250 miles above Earth. The shuttle is scheduled to return to Earth on Saturday. The farewell ceremony was a sentimental moment for all eight space travelers, but especially shuttle commander Kevin Chilton. He wiped his eyes and wrapped his arms around Russian cosmonauts Yuri Onufrienko and Yuri Usachev. "We know we'll sec Shannon again when she comes back," Chilton said. "But there's a big ocean between Russia and America, and we're not so confident, or sure, or certain I should say that well ever sec our two friends Yuri and Yuri again." He paused to regain his composure, then added: "In person." Usachev said he wished they could stay together longer, "but Shannon is with us now ... and well do the good work that needs to be done." With that, the astronauts and cosmonauts clasped hands and then retreated to their respective spacecraft for die undocking. Lucid is the second American and the first U.S. woman to live aboard Mir. When she returns to Earth in August aboard a biochemist and mother of three grown chil- shuttle, the 53 year-ol- d five-mont- h - sec "Whistle" on page 4 yHjii Assassin Convicted Space Shuttle SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Despite alleging problems at the Tooele Army Depot incinerator, whistleblowcr Steven W. Jones testified Thursday he still believes k is possible to safety burn obsolete 199 iec Shuttle on page - JERUSALEM (AP) Putting the internal workings of the Shin Bet under a rare spotlight, a government inquiry said Thursday that mismanagement and carelessness at the security agency exposed Yitzhak Rabin to attack by ; , Jewish extremists. In a scathing report bound to fuel efforts to make Shin Bet more accountable, the inquiry found that the organization was primarily to blame for failing to prevent the prime minister's Nov. 4 assassination, r ' Issued a day after assassin Yigal Amir was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, the report confirmed the widespread impression that the assassination was the result of a security breakdown that could have been prevented. It was the harshest criticism ever leveled at the service, which in the past has sometimes dodged accountability by cloaking itself in secrecy. Some of that cover has already been removed: In January, the new Shin. Bet chief, Ami Ayalon, became the first head of the agency to be publicly identified while in the post The Shin Bet failed to translate abundant intelligence warnings of a possible Jewish extremist attack on the prime minister into better security at the rally where Rabin was shot, the commission said. The parking lot where Rabin was murdered was not properly secured and bodyguards were not looking for an Israeli attacker. top-secr- et i 3 see "Conviction on page 1 Kaplan Courses on Super Highway BMEFS all via the Internet's World Wide Web. The test consists of three sections: quantitative, verbal and analytical. Instant scores are delivered via the along with of answers, tips on explanation and approaches to the various types of questions found KRISTEN SCHUAB Chronicle Staff Writer In addition to various endeavors such as the "Virtual Spring Break," Kaplan Education Centers now offer a new interactive service that allows college students to take a practice Record General First Aid Aided by Technology test-takin- on the GRE. In addition to the features available in ePrep, upon registration, students can access Kaplan's GRE area with bulletin boards and Examination Kaplan's ePrep: GRE is the first test delivered entirely It gives scores and personal feedback with tactical explanation instantly, on-lin- A young child with a persistent cough is being examined at the University of Utah's Wcndovcr Clinic by nurse practitioners. At the same time, the child is being seen by and talking with consulting physicians who arc 137 miles away at University Hospital in Salt Lake e. on-lin- e. " City. Also, at the same moment, the child's chest taken only minutes earlier in Wendover, is being read by U. hospital radiologists in the hospital's reading room. The expertise and modem technology available at U. hospital arc being used to treat the Wendover child. Welcome to the world of telemcdicinc, where computers, telecommunication lines and video equipment link the U.'s medical center to one of Utah's most remote towns. e The hospital is now with its first telemcdicinc link, providing interactive video and audio and digitized transmission of and other data to and from its clinic in Wendover, Nev. The U. took over operations of the Wendover clinic in July 1994 in cooperation with the College of Nursing. The clinic is staffed primarily by nurse practitioners and is a major teaching site for the college. With only one other health care provider in this desert community, the clinic now provides primary and emergency care for more than 40 patients a day, seven days a week. "So getting up the telemedicine link between the U. hospital and our Wendover clinic was important, but this is just the beginning,'' said Marta Petersen, a U. dermatologist and director of the U. Hospital's Telemedicine g advice links. "Even though it is not as com- - prehensive as the actual classes offered at Kaplan centers, the ePrep is a quick; diagnostic test with helpful strategies and tips," said Laura Barnes, managing editor of Kaplan's Onuser-friend- ly line Services. "The greatest benefit of the prowith gram is that all of it is e on-lin- the convenience of home or library, as opposed to a paper test where one has to get the test and type the answers and get results later," Barnes added. The GRE program is free to see "Kaplan" on page 3 X-ra- UHRONICLE state-of-the-a- rt the Dafy Utah Chnmide a an independent student newspaper published daily Monday dirough Friday during autumn, winter and spring quarters (excluding test weeks and holidays) and weekly during die summer quarter. Chnmide editors and staff art solely responsible for die newspaper's content. Editorials reflect opinions of die editorial board and not necessarily opinions of die student body, die administration or die university's governing bodies. Subscriptions must be prepaid. Forward all subscription correspondence, including change of address to the Business Manager, TheDaify Utah Chnmide, 240 Union Building, University of Utah, Sak Lake City, Utah, 84112. For questions, comments or complaints call (801) on-lin- X-ra- Outreach Program. Working with the Area Health Education Centers Program and funds provided last year by the Utah Legislature, Petersen plans to provide full telemedicine service to the hospital by and to establish data links with hospitals in Nephi, Gunnison, Beaver, Cedar City, Price and Moab by April. With this equipment, telemedicine links also can be established between the U. and other hospitals throughout the country, like Deaconess Medical Center in Billings, Mont., where a cancer patient could be examined via telemedicine, saving him a round trip to Salt Lake r - ... -City.' TTrvy is This technology made possible by telephone lines , with greatly increased transmission capacities and computer-drivecompression of video images. The lines are leased from US West Communications, which ' has worked closely with the U. in the development of this system. is factor. of data The link a a cost to provide to a site is Cost, course, about $8,000, and these costs increase to approximately $100,000 when video is added. And with video comes higher monthly line charges, which x cost as much as $2,500 per month. 5 In addition to state support through the AHEC program and the $200,000 contract from the Department of Health for equipment for rural sites within Utah, U. Hospital has committed about $300,000 to the proi gram. .'Petersen has high hopes that this technology will be helpful to rural healdvcare providers and their patients. "Health-carproviders in rural areas do an incredible job," she said, "but at times they may need the technological backup and the specialists avail- able at the U. Telemedicine brings us all together." 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Possible candidates undergo a lengthy and rigorous application process, reviewing and refining applications to perfection before submis" sion. "It is a very rigorous and highly competitive as well as a lengthy process," said Ryan. The Hinckley Institute is a key supporter of these students. The Institute nominates four students and then begins the process of reviewing applications and preparing the students. By providing government internships, both locally and in Washington D.C., the Hinckley Institute prepares students with leadership opportunities and experience in a government setting. Finalists are subjected to an intense interview by a board of Truman Foundation members. This year, two ,U. students were selected as finalists and traveled to Phoenix, Ariz., for the interviews. this year proved Unfortunately, unsuccessful for U. finalists, both of whom were unable to bring home a H.'::; scholarship. Last year, 79 scholarships were awarded to 67 institutions. . The U. is among such schools as Harvard University, Yale University and Stanford University who have been named Honor Institution award recipients. : 4- I |