About: Kathie Flood / Senior Project Manager
- Kathie specializes in bringing historical newspapers from microfilm to digital, web-delivered images. Besides a keen interest in all things technical, she is passionate about health, fitness and Walt Disney World, where she is currently a member of the Walt Disney World Moms Panel.
Posts by Kathie Flood / Senior Project Manager:
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You are what you eat? Maybe, maybe not,
03 Jun 2011
Low-fat? Low-calorie? Low-carb? Headlines seem to grab the public’s interest every day with warnings about what and what not to eat. With food-related health issues and rising obesity rates getting so much attention in the United States and around the world, it is tempting to think that mankind’s struggles with diet are new. But of [...]
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The End of an Era: The Final Voyage of Space Shuttle Discovery,
03 Dec 2010
The highly anticipated launch of space shuttle Discovery later this month will mark the beginning of an end. The United States’ era of launching manned space vehicles is almost over, or, at least, nearing a lengthy pause. Following the final Discovery launch, only one remaining shuttle mission is planned. After that, government funding looks likely—but not definite—for [...]
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If At First You Do Not Succeed: Walt Disney Introduces Mickey Mouse (May 15, 1928),
14 May 2010
To say that iconic brands are prevalent in today’s society is a bit of an understatement. Everywhere you look, there’s a sign for a name brand, a store, a large company. It may be hard to imagine a time when this wasn’t the case—when not only was that big name unknown, but it was rejected. [...]
