Non-IT News Thread
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Nichelle Nichols -- famous for her role as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on Star Trek -- took to the skies this week on a NASA mission aboard SOFIA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, the largest airborne observatory in the world! The 82-year-old Nichols has collaborated with NASA for decades to help them recruit more diverse candidates to the space program and encourage young people's interest in science. In the 1980s, she also flew on SOFIA's predecessor, the Kulper Airborne Observatory.
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Almost space.... "near space". Still very cool.
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@mlnews said:
Nichelle Nichols -- famous for her role as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on Star Trek -- took to the skies this week on a NASA mission aboard SOFIA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, the largest airborne observatory in the world! The 82-year-old Nichols has collaborated with NASA for decades to help them recruit more diverse candidates to the space program and encourage young people's interest in science. In the 1980s, she also flew on SOFIA's predecessor, the Kulper Airborne Observatory.
That is awesome.
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It really is. She's done so much work to encourage science programs over the years. This is a really neat tribute.
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John Jay High School: Football Players Suspended for Hitting Referee Say Act Was Under Coach's Orders
The suspended players, Michael Moreno and Victor Rojas, told "Good Morning America" that their assistant coach, Mack Breed, ordered them to collide with the referee during a September game.
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Volkswagen: Automaker Ordered to Recall Nearly 500,000 Cars by Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA made the order on Friday, claiming the company used software intentionally designed to circumvent environmental standards on Volkswagen and Audi vehicles.
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Santa Clara, Utah: Native American Boy Told Mohawk Haircut Violates Elementary School's Dress Code
Jakobe Sanden, 7, was told his mohawk hairstyle violated Arrowhead Elementary School's policy and that he should cut his hair. Sanden's father defended the cut as part of Native American culture.
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Snap Elections, the fifth in six years, in Greece
It is going to be a close race in Greece as they go to the polls yet again to elect a new government.
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Concorde May Fly Again
After many a year grounded, a group of enthusiasts is working to fund a project to get the Concorde back into flight by 2019. The world's second fastest passenger plane remains far faster than any transportation method available today, an uncommon situation where our modern world lags significantly behind the available technology and comforts of just twenty to forty years ago.
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Ig Nobel Prize Goes to the Research on Universal Urination
A study shows that nearly all mammal urinate for about the same duration of time.
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Cedarburg, Wisconsin: 2,000-Pound Pumpkin Breaks North American Record, Report Says
The pumpkin, grown by Gene McMullen, broke the North American record for largest pumpkin produced, Fox 6 reported. It was certified Saturday at the Cedarburg Wine and Harvest Festival.
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Santiago, Chile just had ANOTHER earthquake within the hour. 6.5 this time, but it might be a warm up, who knows. Tsunami warning but no watches yet.
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Kathleen Kane: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Suspends Attorney General's Law License After Arrest
The court on Monday moved to temporarily suspend Kane's law license. Kane was arrested in August on charges she revealed classified information and then lied about it under oath.
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Common Core: Father Writes Check to Elementary School Using Math Strategy From Teaching Standards
Doug Herrmann posted a Facebook photo of a check he wrote to Melridge Elementary in Painesville, Ohio, using the technique his child was taught through Common Core standards.
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@mlnews said:
Common Core: Father Writes Check to Elementary School Using Math Strategy From Teaching Standards
Doug Herrmann posted a Facebook photo of a check he wrote to Melridge Elementary in Painesville, Ohio, using the technique his child was taught through Common Core standards.
Is it sad that I can't read that
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It has two of the core mistakes in schools today: cursive and common core freak math. Two things that have no place in the adult world but take up a huge amount of time in "schools".
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@Dashrender I can't either, wtf is that
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@scottalanmiller said:
It has two of the core mistakes in schools today: cursive and common core freak math. Two things that have no place in the adult world but take up a huge amount of time in "schools".
What's funny, there was a meme running around FB last weekend where a teacher wrote the student a note on their homework stating that Cursive was not allowed, and they have been warned twice before, and would now be written up for it.
I can't tell if I'm comin' or goin' anymore... LOL
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
It has two of the core mistakes in schools today: cursive and common core freak math. Two things that have no place in the adult world but take up a huge amount of time in "schools".
What's funny, there was a meme running around FB last weekend where a teacher wrote the student a note on their homework stating that Cursive was not allowed, and they have been warned twice before, and would now be written up for it.
I can't tell if I'm comin' or goin' anymore... LOL
That, for once, is encouraging. Cursive would never be allowed in business. That's craziness.
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@scottalanmiller This is true, but weren't a lot of documents originally written in "script" of some form instead of the "print" letters that so many of us love? If we are not going to teach kids to write cursive, at least teach them to read it.
I get letters from family members every now and again... their print is barely legible, but their cursive is beautiful to look at, lol. (It forces them to slow down and do it right).
