#Virginia polytechnic

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Virginia polytechnic institute and state university….lamp

And it looks like someone is getting out of the ear piercing business

BT finds from Boise, ID

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just letting all of you know that i’m morally superior because i fan over serial killers and not sick shooters xx

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College Shitlist (boycott these colleges)

This is the updating list of colleges where pro-palestine protests are present that have brutalized/arrested/punished their students for protesting the ongoing palestinian genocide.

REMEMBER: DO NOT GIVE YOUR MONEY TO THESE COLLEGES. PROTESTS ON THESE CAMPUSES ARE IMPORTANT, BUT KEEPING YOUR INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY AWAY FROM THESE ABHORRENT INSTITUTIONS DIMINISHES THEIR POWER. THEIR ONLY POWER COMES FROM THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR MONEY. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE THEIR PRESTIGE AWAY.

In No Particular Order:

Princeton University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

University of California - Berkeley

Stanford University

Virginia Tech

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

University of Washington

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Harvard University

Yale University

University of California - Los Angeles

Cornell University

University of Pittsburgh

University of Chicago

University of Southern California

University of California - San Diego

Tufts University

Northeastern University

Stony Brook University

University of Connecticut

University of California - Merced

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

University of Iowa

University of Arizona

Arizona State University

University of California - Irvine

George Washington University

DePaul University

University of Pennsylvania

Pomona College

University of Texas - Dallas

The New School

University of Houston

University of Rochester

University of New Mexico

Duke University

New York University

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Barnards College

University of Vanderbilt

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Columbia University

Portland State University

University of Oregon

California Polytechnic Institute Humboldt

California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo

Northern Arizona University

University of Utah

University of Kansas

University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign

Washington University

New Mexico State University

University of Texas - Austin

Tulane University

University of South Florida

University of North Florida

University of Florida

Emory University

University of Georgia

Mercer University

Notre Dame University

Case Western Reserve University

The Ohio State University

Virginian Commonwealth University

University of Virginia

University of Buffalo

State University of New York - Purchase

State University of New York - New Paltz

Brown University

Brandeis University

Dartmouth College

University of New Hampshire

Emerson College

CUNY City College of New York

International List:

University of Amsterdam

University of Alberta

University of Queensland

University of Sydney

University of Melbourne

Australian National University

University of New South Wales

University of Calgary

University of Oxford

Feel free to share this list, send me additional colleges to add (WITH SOURCES), and/or request more information on a particular college

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OC Re-introduction - Tia Everton

Tia was always fascinated by how things worked - from the old-style technology still seen in museums to the most modern, up-to-date machines available to the public. Once she was old enough to be trusted with tools and small parts, she loved taking something apart to see how it worked and it wasn't long before a desire to be the person to develop new technology took root - and it was at Virginia Polytechnic she was able to complete a degree in mechanical engineering at just twenty years old, smashing her grades and so good at what she did it wasn't long before she went freelance.

This was how she first met Sheridan Ó Séaghdha, after being hired by Mercury Aerospace to work on one of their aircraft, and it wasn't long before they became friends - the other woman was very different, far more outgoing and social opposed to Tia, who generally prefers to be in the company of machines than people, but she was friendly and open, and in any case just as enthusiastic about technology given she's normally flying experiment versions of it, so knows the importance of keeping up to date with things, and Tia's worked for Mercury a few times since, appreciating the fact they take their business seriously and don't take shortcuts.

It was through Sheridan that she got to know the Tracy Clan and she gets along with most of them, but of the five brothers she's closest to Virgil, drawn to his sensitive nature and creativity, and loves to watch him paint or listen to him play whenever she visits the island. Of course, she worries about all her friends because she knows they're all trained as a pilot - she much prefers to have her feet on the ground when at all possible, thank you very much (exceptions being when her friends have been seriously injured and she needs to get somewhere quickly...but even then only if someone she trusts is flying the damn thing) - but as with Sheridan she accepts it's part of their life.

These are the broad strokes of her life. The picture they're becoming? Depends on the universe you're in ↓

Thunderbirds 1965

Although Tia's speciality is geared towards land-based vehicles, she's worked on her fair share of aircraft too, and she's helped several of Mercury's into the sky over the last three years. Though she hasn't yet had the chance to work on the Starfinder programme, she marvels at the feat of engineering it is and has no doubt that the others will be a success too. These days it seems to be a running theme - despite the 'no photographs rule' it's still very clear the Thunderbirds are on a whole other level and very clearly what the world needs.

They're also something of an antidote to the many examples of very poor engineering indeed she sees on the news these days - just take the Martian rocket, for example, what genius thought that system up - none of which really helps with the anxiety regarding the safety of her friends. Sure, only Sheridan's still an active pilot but even just going about your life isn't any guarantee of safety these days. If it's not a natrual disaster it's some idiot with a bright idea, no regard for safety and a complete lack of common sense.

Tia tries not to let it worry her too much, but this is easier said than done - especially when she's been in love with Virgil Tracy for the better part of a year and he's already been involved in one crash that she knows about (even if she doesn't know the exact details). She doubts it'll go anywhere, because he's way out of her league and could have any woman he wanted, no matter what Sheridan seems to have convinced herself (and Gordon, lord have mercy) of, and besides, she's busy helping to create new technology that won't go terribly wrong because someone fucked up, which means there won't be any lives put in danger because of it, and that's the bigger priority here. She's able to deal with it most of the time and at least the Tracys aren't throwing themselves headlong into danger...

Only sometimes danger seems to find her people anyway - this is proven when Starfinder One is sabotaged and only saved thanks to the efforts of International Rescue. It's a terrifying situation even once the group responsible have been brought to justice, and there's something Sheridan's not telling her, only she can't for the life of her figure out what, and she knows perfectly well no amount of asking will ever yield an answer - her friend's always been good at keeping secrets, after all.

It's only after another incident months later she finds out, and the revelation sends her reeling as she realises just how many times she came close to losing her friends - to losing Virgil - without ever knowing the true circumstances behind it.

And initially she doesn't deal with it very well at all...

Thunderbirds Are Go

Though Tia doesn't consider herself an expert by any means, space travel being more common means she still has a good knowledge of how spacecraft work, and she first met Sheridan after being hired to work on Starfinder Two. She's been contracted by them several times since, and keeps up-to-date on their programme as they move into more experiemental power sources, like the proton-fusion engines currently running in Starfinder Four, and enjoys working for them because of their strict safety standards - in a world that produces such idiots like Langstrom Fischler (who she would cheerfully strangle if she ever got her hands on the wretched man), it's heartening to see a company run by someone who genuinely gives a shit.

Of course, she's worked on plenty of her own independent projects too that for the most part have been successful, but ironically, for all her misgivings about aircraft and worry over most of her friends being pilots, she's the one who's had to call out International Rescue a few times when things have spiralled out of control - so far there's been the desert vehicle that fell into a sinkhole (caused by illegal mining), the SUV that blew up on a dummy test run and caused a landslide (after a supplier she thought she could trust cut corners), and the satellite that nearly wiped out a village after being struck by a meteor, not to mention the the automatic jungle tracker that malfunctioned and zipped off into the Amazon, never to be seen again (even they couldn't find that.)

Mostly, though, things work out (even if she has to remain vigilant for wannabe supervillains like the Hood and whatever fucking idiots he's convinced to join him), and she always strives to maintain her friendships, even though she often doesn't see people for months at a time. Mostly she has meet-ups with either Sheridan or Virgil, the latter of which has led to much speculation in the tabloids over the years - which is almost but not quite as hilarious as the speculation over Sheridan and John that's been buzzing ever since it leaked that the two roomed together at Harvard, and none of it's ever bothered Tia since she's only ever seen the man platonically and it's going to stay that way, if you don't mind.

(She'd love to say she gets along with all the Tracys, but unfortunately that's not the case ever since one hell of an argument with Scott years ago during Gordon's recovery after he flung an unfounded accusation at Sheridan and she, John and Gordon himself leapt in to defend her when she was stunned into hurt silence - it took Virgil, Kayo and Grandma Tracy to break it up, Sheridan's not set foot on the island since, and Tia doesn't trust him outside of a professional setting.)

None of this means she doesn't worry, especially when life itself can be unpredictable - nowhere more so than space, when the tiniest thing going wrong can lead to utter disaster, so when Starfinder Four is hit by an unexpected meteor strike with the risk of the core destabilsing and vaporizing everything within a ten mile radius (namely the people on board the goddamn ship) it looks like her worst fear is about to come true....

Tagging (let me know if you want to be added or removed): @shrinkthisviolet @starstruckpurpledragon @janetm74 @call-me-casual @lenle-g

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Remembering Marta Bohn-Meyer, the only woman to fly in the SR-71 Blackbird as a crewmember

The SR-71 Blackbird

In the 1960’s, the US Air Force (USAF) developed the SR-71 Blackbird, a plane that could travel more than 3 times as fast as the sound produced by its own engines.

SR-71 T-Shirts

CLICK HERE to see The Aviation Geek Club contributor Linda Sheffield’s T-shirt designs! Linda has a personal relationship with the SR-71 because her father Butch Sheffield flew the Blackbird from test flight in 1965 until 1973. Butch’s Granddaughter’s Lisa Burroughs and Susan Miller are graphic designers. They designed most of the merchandise that is for sale on Threadless. A percentage of the profits go to Flight Test Museum at Edwards Air Force Base. This nonprofit charity is personal to the Sheffield family because they are raising money to house SR-71, #955. This was the first Blackbird that Butch Sheffield flew on Oct. 4, 1965.

Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the SR-71 spy plane remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. Flying at Mach 3+ from 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. And in the off chance an enemy tried to shoot it down with a missile, all the Blackbird had to do was speed up and outrun it.

Marta Bohn-Meyer, the only woman who flew aboard the legendary SR-71 Blackbird as a crewmember

The photos in this post features Marta Bohn-Meyer, the only woman who flew aboard the legendary SR-71 Blackbird as a crewmember.

Born in 1957, Marta Bohn-Meyer began her work in aerospace as a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York in the late 1970s. According to Cosmosphere Blog, for three years, she participated in a cooperative research and education program the school held at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

When she finished school, she joined NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (then Dryden) as an aeronautical research and operations engineer. She would eventually rise to the post of chief engineer after 22 years at this same location, after a series of roles with increasing responsibility, including:

Remembering Marta Bohn-Meyer, the only woman to fly in the SR-71 Blackbird as a crewmember

Beginning in her teen years, Marta Bohn-Meyer’s favorite place was in and around airplanes both at work and while off duty. She was an accomplished private pilot and flight engineer, and was the first female crew member to fly at Mach 3 in the SR-71.

Project manager for the F-16 XL Supersonic Laminar Flow Control

Deputy director of aerospace projects

Director of safety and mission assurance

Director of flight operations

Time in the SR-71B with the stick piloting the iconic HABU

In 1991, Bohn-Meyer became the first woman to crew the triple-sonic SR-71 Blackbird. She was assigned as a NASA flight engineer and had been with NASA twelve years by then. Her role was to help NASA obtain high-speed, high-altitude data to improve future aircraft design. The only other woman to have flown in the famously fast plane was Congresswoman Beverly Byron who rode as a VIP guest in 1985.

Bohn-Meyer (who was married to NASA test pilot Bob Mayer) not only flew the Blackbird as Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO) but she also had time in the SR-71B with the stick piloting the iconic HABU.

The story of Marta Bohn-Meyer, the only woman to fly in the SR-71 Blackbird as a crewmember

Marta Bohn-Meyer, Dryden’s chief engineer at the time of her recent death, celebrates her successful 1991 first flight at triple supersonic speeds in the SR-71 Blackbird. Bohn-Meyer was one of two women ever to fly in the storied aircraft and the only one to do so as a crew member; Congresswoman Beverly Byron took a guest VIP ride in 1985.

Only woman who flew aboard the legendary SR-71 Blackbird as a crewmember passing away

Widely known as a precision aerobatic pilot, Bohn-Meyer died on Sep. 18, 2005, when the Giles G-300 she flew in an aerobatic practice routine crashed near Oklahoma City.

Retired NASA deputy administrator Fred Gregory recalls being first assigned to mentor her when she began at Langley as a student:

“She was smart, detail-oriented, opinionated and professional well beyond her age.”

Kevin Petersen, director for Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center at the time of her passing, remarked on Bohn-Meyer’s “strength and her commitment to all she pursued.”

SR-71 print

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“We committed lives to this person’s judgment every day; she was the last line of defense against complacency. And she never let me—or Dryden—down.”

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NASA scientific balloon flights to lift off from Antarctica

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Antarctica's icy expanse to kick off the annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, where two balloon flights will carry a total of nine missions to near space. Launch operations will begin mid-December from the agency's Long Duration Balloon camp located near the U.S. National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station on the Ross Ice Shelf.

"Antarctica is our cornerstone location for long-duration balloon missions, and we always look forward to heading back to 'the ice,'" said Andrew Hamilton, acting chief of NASA's Balloon Program Office at the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. "It's a tremendous effort to stage a campaign like this in such a remote location, and we are grateful for the support provided to us by the U.S. National Science Foundation, New Zealand, and the U.S. Air Force."

This year's Antarctic campaign includes investigations in astrophysics, space biology, heliospheric research, and upper atmospheric research, along with technology demonstrations. The campaign's two primary missions include:

GAPS (General Anti-Particle Spectrometer), led by Columbia University in New York, is an experiment to detect anti-matter particles produced by dark matter interactions. The anti-particles stemming from these interactions in our galaxy can only be observed from a suborbital platform or in space, since Earth's atmosphere shields us from the cosmic radiation. GAPS aims to provide an unprecedented level of sensitivity to certain classes of anti-particles, allowing the exploration of a currently unexplored energy regime of the elusive dark matter.

Salter Test Flight Universal, led by NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, will test and validate long-duration balloon and subsystems, while supporting several piggyback missions on the flight.

Piggyback missions, or smaller payloads, riding along with the Salter Test Flight Universal mission include:

MARSBOx (Microbes in Atmosphere for Radiation, Survival, and Biological Outcomes Experiments), led by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, will expose melanized fungus, called Aspergillus niger, to the stratosphere's extreme radiation and temperature fluctuations, low atmospheric pressure, and absence of water—conditions much like the surface of Mars. Knowledge of how this fungus adapts to protect itself in this harsh environment could lead to the development of treatments to protect astronauts from high radiation exposure.

EMIDSS-6 (Experimental Module for Iterative Design of Satellite Subsystems 6), led by National Polytechnical Institute − Mexico, is a technological platform with experimental design and operational validation of instrumentation that will collect and store data from the stratospheric environment to contribute to the study of climate change.

SPARROW-6 (Sensor Package for Attitude, Rotation, and Relative Observable Winds—6), led by NASA's Balloon Program Office at NASA Wallops, will demonstrate relative wind measurements using an ultrasonic anemometer designed for the balloon float environment.

WALRUSS (Wallops Atmospheric Light Radiation and Ultraviolet Spectrum Sensor), led by the Balloon Program Office at NASA Wallops, is a technology demonstration of a sensor package capable of measuring the total ultraviolet wavelength spectrum and ozone concentration.

INDIGO (INterim Dynamics Instrumentation for Gondolas), led by the Balloon Program Office at NASA Wallops, is a data recorder meant to measure the shock, rotation, and attitude of the gondola during the launch, float, and landing phases of flight. Data will be used to improve understanding of the dynamics of flight and to inform the design of future components and hardware.

The remaining two piggyback missions are led by finalists of NASA's FLOATing DRAGON (Formulate, Lift, Observe, And Testing; Data Recovery And Guided On-board Node) Balloon Challenge, sponsored by the Balloon Program Office at NASA Wallops and managed by the National Institute of Aerospace.

The challenge was created for student teams to design, build, and fly an autonomous aerial vehicle, deployed from a gondola during a high-altitude balloon flight. The teams' student-built data vaults will be safely dropped from around 120,000 feet with the capability to target a specific landing point on the ground to manage risk. The missions participating in the Antarctic campaign are Purdue University's Purdue DRAGONfly, and University of Notre Dame's IRIS v3.

NASA's zero-pressure balloons, used in the Antarctic campaign, are made of a thin plastic film and are capable of lifting up to 8,000 pounds of payload and equipment to altitudes above 99.8% of Earth's atmosphere. Zero-pressure balloons, which typically have a shorter flight duration from the loss of gas during the day-to-night cycle, can support long-duration missions in polar regions during summer.

The constant daylight of Antarctica's austral summer and stable stratospheric wind conditions allow the balloon missions to remain in near space for days to weeks, gathering large amounts of scientific data as they circle the continent.

TOP IMAGE: A scientific balloon is inflated during NASA’s 2023 Antarctic campaign in McMurdo, Antarctica. Credit: NASA/Scott Battaion

LOWER IMAGE: NASA’s Long Duration Balloon camp is located about eight miles from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station on Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf. Credit: NASA/Scott Battaion

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5 min read NASA-Funded Science Projects Tuning In to ‘Eclipse Radio’ On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross parts of the United States. For millions of people along the path of totality, where the Moon will completely cover the Sun, it may feel like an eerie daytime darkness has descended as temperatures drop and wind patterns change. But these changes are mild compared to what happens some 100 to 400 miles above our heads in an electrically conductive layer of our atmosphere known as the ionosphere, where the “false night” of an eclipse is amplified a hundredfold. Three NASA-funded experiments will investigate the eclipse’s effects on the ionosphere through the power of radio, a technology well suited to studying this enigmatic layer of our atmosphere.  The Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse douses Umatilla National Forest in shadow, darkening the sky and rimming the horizon with a 360 degree sunset. NASA/Mara Johnson-Groh Whether you’ve heard of the ionosphere or not, you’ve likely taken advantage of its existence. This electric blanket of particles is critical for long-distance AM and shortwave radio. Radio operators aim their transmitters into the sky, “bouncing” signals off this layer and around the curvature of Earth to extend their broadcast by hundreds or even thousands of miles. The ionosphere is sustained by our Sun. The Sun’s rays separate negatively charged electrons from atoms, creating the positively charged ions that the ionosphere is named for. When night falls, over 60 miles of the ionosphere disappears as ions and electrons recombine into neutral atoms. Come dawn, the electrons are freed again and the ionosphere swells in the Sun’s illumination – a daily cycle of “breathing” in and out at a global scale. A total solar eclipse is a scientific goldmine – a rare chance to observe a natural experiment in action. On April 8 the three NASA-funded projects listed below are among those “tuning in” to the changes wrought by a blotted-out Sun. SuperDARN The Super Dual Auroral Radar Network, or SuperDARN, is a collection of radars located at sites around the world. They bounce radio waves off of the ionosphere and analyze the returning signal. Their data reveals changes in the ionosphere’s density, temperature, and location (i.e. movement). The 2024 eclipse will pass over three U.S.-based SuperDARN radars. A team of scientists led by Bharat Kunduri, a professor at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, have been busy preparing for it. An aerial view of a SuperDARN radar site outside Hays, Kansas. Credit: Fort Hays State University “The changes in solar radiation that occur during a total solar eclipse can result in a ’thinning’ of the ionosphere,” Kunduri said. “During the eclipse, SuperDARN will operate in special modes designed to monitor the changes in the ionosphere at finer spatiotemporal scales.” Kunduri’s team will compare SuperDARN’s measurements to predictions from computer models to answer questions about how the ionosphere responds to a solar eclipse. HamSCI While some experiments rely on massive radio telescopes, others depend more on people power. The Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation, or HamSCI, is a NASA citizen science project that involves amateur or “ham” radio operators. On April 8, ham radio operators across the country will attempt to send and receive signals to one another before, during, and after the eclipse. Led by Nathaniel Frissell, a professor of Physics and Engineering at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, HamSCI participants will share their radio data to catalog how the sudden loss of sunlight during totality affects their radio signals. Students work with Dr. Frissell in the ham radio lab on campus. Simal Sami ’24 (in orange), who is part of Scranton’s Magis Honors Program in STEM; Dr. Frissell; and Veronica Romanek ’23, a physics major. Photo by Byron Maldonado courtesy of The University of Scranton This experiment follows similar efforts completed during the 2017 total solar eclipse and the 2023 annular eclipse. “During the 2017 eclipse, we found that the ionosphere behaved very similar to nighttime,” Frissell said. Radio signals traveled farther, and frequencies that typically work best at night became usable. Frissell hopes to continue the comparison between eclipses and the day/night cycle, assessing how widespread the changes in the ionosphere are and comparing the results to computer models. RadioJOVE Some radio signals don’t bounce off of the ionosphere – instead, they pass right through it. Our Sun is constantly roiling with magnetic eruptions, some of which create radio bursts. These long-wavelength bursts of energy can be detected by radio receivers on Earth. But first they must pass through the ionosphere, whose ever-changing characteristics affect whether and how these signals make it to the receiver. This radio image of the Sun was made with a radio telescope by astronomer Stephen White (University of Maryland). The radio emission was detected with the Very Large Array radio telescope at a wavelength of 4.6 GHz. The image shows bright regions (red and yellow) of million-degree gas above sunspots. Credit: Courtesy NRAO / AUI / NSF The RadioJOVE project is a team of citizen scientists dedicated to documenting radio signals from space, especially Jupiter. During the total solar eclipse, RadioJOVE participants will focus on the Sun. Using radio antenna kits they set up themselves, they’ll record solar radio bursts before, during, and after the eclipse. During the 2017 eclipse, some participants recorded a reduced intensity of solar radio bursts. But more observations are needed to draw firm conclusions. “With better training and more observers, we’ll get better coverage to further study radio propagation through the ionosphere,” said Chuck Higgins, a professor at Middle Tennessee State University and founding member of RadioJOVE. “We hope to continue longer-term observations, through the Heliophysics Big Year and beyond.” Find out more about the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse on NASA’s eclipse page. By Miles HatfieldNASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

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Mackenzie Rose is a survivor. On August 26, 2017, only two days after her 28th birthday, the man with whom she shared a home plunged a chef’s knife into her throat, past her tongue, and through the roof of her mouth. After eight days of recovery in the hospital, Mackenzie re-entered the world with a limited ability to speak, a PEG feeding tube, and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). After relentless therapies, she began to reclaim some semblance of normality and retrained her voice to carry her new narrative. Mackenzie is a professor of Communications and English at Shenandoah University and a PhD student of trauma studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She can be found speaking at public functions about destigmatizing trauma. With her dog, Bertie, Mackenzie Rose frequently escapes to the beautiful wilderness of the Shenandoah National Park to recharge and find peace in Nature’s healing qualities.

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Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

Extension Division News, Virginia Polytechnic Institute. August 1926.

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Noriko X2 (1985) Mugita Kenji, Itani Yu, Nomura Masanori, Fukuyama Microcomputer Club, Japan. At the August 1985 World Micromouse Contest in Tsukuba, "The first to take the lead was Fukuyama Microcomputer Club's "NORIKO-X2," which recorded a time of 16.03 seconds on its fourth run, thrilling the crowd. After that, there were a series of retirements, but in the afternoon, the "NORIKO-X series" recorded times in the 10-second range one after another, and the top spot on the rankings changed each time." – Mouse: Journal of the Japan Micromouse Association, September 1985.

Second place went to Noriko X2, achieving a time of 20.05 seconds. "Noriko X2, [was] among the top six winners at Tsukuba. This type of mouse, developed by the Fukuyama Club, is a state-of-the-art mouse that employs a built-in micro-gyroscope to sense direction. The ability of such a mouse to turn a corner at full speed is amazing." – Peter Rony, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

November 1985 saw the Boston Mouseathon where "Nine English and Japanese robot micromice engaged in a heated nose-to-nose competition, dubbed the Boston Mouseathon, before a diverse crowd last November at The Computer Museum. The miniature self-guiding and self-propelled mice showed their intelligence and speed in the official 16 x 16 ... Micromouse Maze previously used for the World Micromouse Competition held August 1985 in Japan. Sweeping the contest by taking first, second, and third places were the Japanese entries, Noriko X1, X2, and X3. The winning strategy of the gyro-stabilized Noriko mice called for a preliminary, slow pass to determine where all the turns and dead-ends in the maze were, then storing the information and comparing it with subsequent passes." – Japanese micromice dominate Boston Mouseathon, IEEE Micro, February 1986.

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Dr. Lyman Beecher Brooks (May 27, 1910 - April 20, 1984) the first president of Norfolk State University (1938-75) was born in Blakes, Virginia to John Robert Brooks and Mary Anna Burrell Brooks. He received his early education in a one-room school where his mother taught. Mathews County had no high school for African Americans, he lived with an aunt while attending the Middlesex Training School in Richmond. He spent his fourth year of high school at Virginia Union University’s secondary school and majored in Mathematics. He graduated second in his class.

He taught at the Middlesex Training School. he became a founding principal of the new Essex County High School. He received an MA and Ph.D. in Education from the University of Michigan.

He became the director of the Norfolk Junior College division of Virginia Union University in a room in the Black YMCA. The college had 115 students. It became a separate entity called Norfolk Polytechnic College with him as its first president.

In 1951 following appropriations from the Virginia legislature, 55 acres of land in Norfolk was allotted for the development of the physical infrastructure of Norfolk’s first HBCU. In 1969 Norfolk State College became an independent institution when it severed its ties with Virginia State University.

He remained president of the institution. He married Evelyn Fields (1954), a local schoolteacher, and they had two daughters. He chaired a project funded by the Cooperative Research Branch of the US Office of Education to study the effectiveness of vocational education in assisting unskilled workers in securing jobs. He was a joint-author of project reports published as “Training the Hard-Core Unemployed: A Demonstration-Research Project at Virginia State College, Norfolk Division,” and “Re-Education of Unemployed and Unskilled Workers.”

He oversaw its enrollment growth from fewer than 500 students in 1942 to more than 5,400 students in 1975. Ηe published Upward: A History of Norfolk State University through Howard University Press. The Lyman Beecher Brooks Library in the center of the campus, is dedicated to his legacy. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha

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Routledge Textbook US National Cybersecurity

US National Cybersecurity: International Politics, Concepts and Organization, one of the 14 volumes in the Routledge Studies in Conflict, Security, and Technology series, identifies and analyzes challenges to the national cybersecurity of the United States. Published in 2017 and edited by University of Glasgow lecturer Damien Van Puyvelde and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University professor Aaron F. Brantly, the volume strives to strike a practical balance between academic and government perspectives.

The US National Cybersecurity organized book chapters by roughly a dozen contributors to offer a comprehensive overview of modern cybersecurity issues and the debates around them. The volume discusses three problems that prevent officials from effectively governing cyberspace: controlling the contemporary information environment, upholding international standards, and supporting collaboration among diverse partners. Insightful chapters in US National Cybersecurity include “The Outlook for Constraining International Norms for Offensive Cyber Operations” by Brian M. Mazanec and “Evolving Cyber Intelligence” by Stephen “Scuba” Gary and Randy Borum.

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Marta Bohn-Meyer (1957-2005)

In memory of a remarkable woman who helped break the glass ceiling in aviation. Sadly, she passed away in an accident 18 years ago. Marta was the only woman who flew in the SR 71 as a crew member.

In 1991, Marta Bohn-Meyer became the first woman to crew the triple-sonic SR-71 Blackbird.

Born in 1957, Marta Bohn-Meyer began her work in aerospace as a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York in the late 1970s. According to Cosmosphere Blog, for three years, she participated in a cooperative research and education program the school held at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

When she finished school, she joined NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (then Dryden) as an aeronautical research and operations engineer. •Project manager for the F-16 XL Supersonic Laminar Flow Control

•Deputy director of aerospace projects

•Director of safety and mission assurance

•Director of flight operations

She was assigned as a NASA flight engineer and had been with NASA for twelve years. Her role was to help NASA obtain high-speed, high-altitude data to improve future aircraft design.

(The only other woman to have flown in the famously fast SR-71 was Congresswoman Beverly Byron, who rode as a VIP guest in 1985.)

Marta was known as a precision aerobatic pilot. Bohn-Meyer died Sept. 18, 2005, when the Giles G-300 she flew in an aerobatic practice routine crashed near Oklahoma. "She joins an elite group of female aviators.

She was married to NASA test pilot Bob Mayer

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Peace lilies, Spathiphyllum spp. are easygoing houseplants that seldom suffer from disease issues when provided with the right care. In fact, they are so easy to grow that Dr. Leonard Parry, Horticulture Professor at the University of Vermont says that they have been called the “perfect houseplant.” In our guide to growing peace lilies, we cover how to cultivate these popular plants indoors. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. For best results, they require a location that receives six to eight hours of bright, indirect sunlight, and well-draining soil. Applying fertilizer once a month during the growing season, watering when the top inch of soil dries out, and occasional repotting is just about all that’s needed to keep them happy. However, while it doesn’t happen often, these tropical foliage plants can sometimes fall prey to disease. In this guide, we’ll cover the most common diseases that can affect peace lilies, and what you can do about them. Common Peace Lily Diseases These diseases are primarily a problem when commercial growers have large-scale plantings of peace lilies to produce them for sale. You should be able to avoid these issues by purchasing your peace lily from a reputable nursery, and inspecting it before you bring it home. Select healthy specimens, and avoid those with yellow leaves, mold on the surface of the potting soil, and wilting foliage. 1. Cylindrocladium Root Rot Cylindrocladium root rot is a fungal infection caused by Cylindrocladium spathiphylli. Your houseplant can be vulnerable to this disease if it is overwatered, or is planted in soil that lacks adequate drainage. Photo by Mary Ann Hansen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org, via CC BY-SA. In warm, moist conditions, this fungus can destroy the entire root system in the space of a few weeks to a few months. It can be difficult to detect, because the rot can progress for several weeks before the peace lily shows any symptoms of infection on its leaves. Typically, the first you’ll notice of this infection is the yellowing of the lower leaves, and possibly wilting foliage. On closer examination, the leaves and petioles may also have dark brown spots, particularly on the lower portions of the petioles. By the time you notice this discoloration, it’s likely that the roots are severely rotten, and you have little hope of saving your peace lily. Discard the plant and all the soil from the pot into the trash. You’ll need to sterilize the pot if you wish to reuse it, as the fungus produces infectious resting structures called sclerotia that can survive in soil and organic matter. Find more tips on preventing root rot here. 2. Dasheen Mosaic Virus This viral disease causes a mosaic pattern of yellow to light green to appear on new leaves of plants that are infected. It generally does not cause much, if any, reduction in growth or failure to thrive. The virus is typically spread between plants by insects, such as aphids, infected potting soil, or gardening tools. There is no cure for this virus, and while your peace lily may not show any ill effects, apart from discolored foliage, keep in mind that it can infect other related houseplants, such as anthurium, dieffenbachia, and philodendron. 3. Leaf Blight Phytophthora nicotianae is a water mold (oomycete) that causes leaf blight on a large variety of plants. It is generally spread by splashing water. High moisture levels and humidity are ideal conditions for infection. The primary symptoms of this disease are leaf margins and centers that have black or brown dead spots. If conditions are moist, the spots may appear wet and mushy. However, if the foliage is dry, these spots may be dry. As the disease progresses, the spots will expand into larger lesions. The damaged tissue can also be colonized by secondary fungi that can change the appearance of the disease. If you catch it in the early stages, you can try repotting your plant into a new, sterilized container, using fresh sterile potting soil. Cut off the damaged foliage and dispose of it in the trash, as the spores can persist in plant debris. Also dispose of all old potting soil and be sure to sterilize the container if you intend to reuse it. A soil drench with Monterey Garden Fos Disease Control Fungicide, available via Amazon, can be applied immediately after repotting, according to package instructions. Monterey Garden Fos Disease Control Fungicide Watering at the base of the plant and keeping the foliage dry can help to prevent this pathogen from taking root (or leaf in this case). 4. Pythium Root Rot Pythium root rot is caused by another water mold, Pythium spp. The leaves of plants infected with this water mold usually appear yellowish and wilted. Photo by Penn State Department of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology Archives, Penn State University, Bugwood.org, via CC BY-SA. By the time you notice the symptoms on the foliage, the roots will be black and mushy. This disease can be difficult to distinguish from Cylindrocladium root rot, the most notable difference being that in the case of Pythium root rot, the petioles are typically not affected. Damp conditions favor the development of this disease, so avoid overwatering, water at the soil level, and make sure your plant has well-draining potting soil. Early-stage treatment is the same as that for Cylindrocladium root rot: repotting into fresh potting mix, and a soil drench using Monterey Garden Fos Disease Control Fungicide. However, if your peace lily is severely infected, you are best served starting over with a new plant. Remember to dispose of all infected potting soil and plant debris in the trash. You May Never Encounter These Diseases As mentioned, most of these diseases have their origin in commercial nurseries where large numbers of plants are grown and propagated in close proximity. Although I will admit that I did lose a peace lily to root rot, odds are good that you can grow your Spathiphyllum plants unscathed. By keeping the foliage dry, watering only when the top inch of soil is dry, and providing your plants with adequate light, you will likely never have to contend with any of these diseases. Have you struggled with a disease on your peace lily? If so, let us know in the comments section below. And for more information on growing peace lilies, check out these guides next: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published January 2nd, 2021. 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