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This is a very exciting development for CSC – H2 View

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

We see hydrogen as a potential new wave oil and gas, and we are committed to supporting the growth and development of this market in the UK and worldwide.

Those were the words of Jake Martin, Commercial Manager for Hydrogen at Chesterfield Special Cylinders (CSC). The UK-based high-pressure gas containment specialist revealed in early July that it had signed a five-year Framework Agreement with Shell Hydrogen to supply hydrogen storage cylinders for use at refuelling stations across Europe.

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The agreement is based on ground storage solutions, required for safely and efficiently storing hydrogen at high pressure, with CSC having developed a highly effective solution for Shells hydrogen refuelling station needs.

It marks the latest step in CSCs own journey in pressure vessels, having been manufacturing cylinders for over 100 years. The company is a recognised global specialist in this field, supplying safety-critical products to demanding standards across a diverse range of global markets, including defence, oil and gas, power generation and space exploration.

Specialist knowledge and expertise are required for hydrogen to realise its vast potential as nations seek to build and expand green transport networks and drive lower emissions. That knowledge and expertise is held by specialists like CSC.

Some of the very first cylinders we manufactured were used in compressed hydrogen gas applications, says Martin in an exclusive interview with H2 View. Today, the growing hydrogen energy sector is one of our most exciting markets.

Our product is not simply a cylinder, but rather a complete engineered solution to the challenges of storing hydrogen at high-pressure. We develop the solution from initial design through First Time Engineering (FTE) into manufacture and continue to support performance through-life with our world-class Integrity Management service. Periodic in-situ inspection is carried out in line with demanding international standards using advanced inspection techniques and our many years of experience. This integrated approach helps provide the highest level of assurance needed for safety-critical hydrogen storage and fuelling applications.

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So when did this zest for hydrogen first begin? Our hydrogen focus started over two years ago with in-depth market research and detailed technical studies to understand the needs of system developers and operators in the nascent industry, Martin explains. The placement of two major projects for bus refuelling infrastructure signalled our first commercial success and this was further cemented with subsequent contracts for retail sites serving both cars and HGVs.

Working closely with our customers and partners at the front end to define an optimal high-pressure storage solution is fundamental to meeting the technical and commercial requirements of the end-user or operator. CSC has already developed and supplied hydrogen storage systems rated in excess of 700 bar for refuelling infrastructure within Europe, and has now formulated a highly effective solution with Shell.

We expect that carefully developed and tested standard designs will help facilitate and accelerate market growth by making it easy for potential developers and operators to specify integrated solutions and invest in new infrastructure. This approach has been fruitful so far and our project pipeline and order book continue to grow on the basis of continued collaboration with customers.

Exciting development

Its latest announcement with Shell is indeed one of those collaborations.

It comes at a time of significant progress in hydrogen markets, particularly in Europe with the official launch of the keenly awaited EU Hydrogen Strategy. In fact, CSCs partnership with Shell Hydrogen came just hours after that watershed announcement from the European Commission.

Flint & Genesee Chamber working to eradicate the effects of systemic racism – AND Magazine

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

The recent deaths of several African American men and women by police in different cities, along with the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color, has led to some much-needed national soul-searching on the issue of systemic racism and racial inequity.

Earnest discussions are underway in many communities across the country, from the kitchen table to the boardroom to the halls of statehouses and Congress. Meanwhile, policies and reforms are being debated, drafted and introduced that are meant to end the systemic racism that still infects much our society and its institutions.

Conversations and actions are also occurring in Flint and Genesee County, and the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce has a vital role to play, according to Chamber CEO Tim Herman.

In fact, the Chamber is a participant and stakeholder in the Greater Flint Coronavirus Taskforce on Racial Inequities, launched by the Community Foundation of Greater Flint in response to the pandemics staggering toll among African American and Latino populations.

Herman, along with Adrian Walker, the Chambers director of government affairs and community relations, are among the more than two-dozen members on the task force. Other members represent a cross-section of Flint & Genesees public and governmental agencies, private businesses, philanthropic and community-based organizations, and religious institutions.

Accepting an invitation from Isaiah Oliver, Community Foundation president and CEO, to join the task force means taking responsibility for being a part of the solution, Herman said.

This is a tremendous opportunity to hear directly from the people and the communities that were trying to serve, Herman said. Achieving a greater of understanding of the needs, challenges and barriers that persist will go a long way towards helping the Chamber be a better resource for all of Flint & Genesee.

In addition, the Chamber is positioned to share some of the knowledge collected from earlier initiatives launched in response to pressing issues or crises in the community, such the Flint water crisis and economic fallout from coronavirus pandemic.

For instance, the Restart Flint & Genesee Grant Program is a special recovery program the Chamber established to assist small businesses that have suffered economic distress because of COVID-19. The program recently awarded $350,000 to 75 Black-owned businesses. The application process also has provided valuable data about the state of Black-owned businesses locally that will help inform the work of the task forces subcommittee on business, banking and workforce development, which Herman co-chairs.

However, the Chamber isnt focused solely on external audiences on the issue of the racial equity and systemic racism. It is also conducting a self-examination.

In a June 25 column published in the View Newspapers, Herman laid out the charge:

We want to be a part of eradicating systemic racism. To start, we are looking at ourselves to ensure that our values are truly reflected in our organization. Were having intentional conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion with our employees and board members, and listening to their opinions and suggestions for change.

To put succinctly, the Chamber is seeking to walk-the-talk to help cure our ailing civil society.

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Amnesia Scanner Brings Intentional Overstimulation On Tearless – bandcamp.com

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

FEATURES Amnesia Scanner Brings Intentional Overstimulation On Tearless By Claire Lobenfeld July 23, 2020 Artwork by Ville Kallio

Amnesia Scanner have known what its like to exist as an internet entity since they first emerged in 2013. If you wanted hear their music seven years ago, you first had to follow their digital trail of nightmarish videos and cryptically titled tracks. Being net-native was part of their artistic vision. Online subcultures that we were adjacent to informed us both aesthetically and visually, says producer Martti Kalliala, one-half of the electronic duo, via video chat from their native Finland. We used that to think about how we could distribute in a strange, hard-to-follow stream, reposting on different platforms.

The blogs and communities that aided this kind of mysterious distribution model have all but vanished nowthough the groups other half, producer Ville Haimala, who calls in from Berlin, admires Discordbut on their seventh release, Tearless, their ethos remains intact. They credit the cloud-based design, research, and production unit PWR Studio, who supply their artwork and videos, as band members, as well. That makes sense; anything Amnesia Scanner produce, whether sonically or visually, is clearly recognizable as theirs. OnTearless,they decided to smash-cut two different ideas: the possibilities of technology, and the organic nature of rock music.

With this album, it was kind of like imagining Amnesia Scanner jamming and producing a band, Haimala says. There are very few actual instruments being used in the music, but we wanted our music to resemble certain tropes. How does a metal band sound? How does a grunge band sound?

The songs that result are awash in intentional overstimulation, with prominent echoes of trap and n-metal. As Kalliala puts it: Its deep-fried. Double deep-fried.Percussion dominates Tearless, whether its the skittering trap-ish drums on AS Going, or distorted hi-hats on AS Trouble. The albums title track is one of its most volatile, a hybrid of mall-primed pop-punk and maudlin industrialthink: the soundtrack at your local Hot Topic, circa 1999fused with urbano, via vocals by Peruvian singer and frequent Amnesia Scanner collaborator Lalita.

N-metal has remained critically reviled since its inception in the 90s, and the fact that Amnesia Scanner apply its tropes so generously has led some critics to brand their music ironic; that doesnt bother them. I think its also fine for music to be fun and for some things to be silly, Haimala says. There are certain things weve pushed so far that they became like a caricaturebut fun is not sinister. A lot of experimental music can be devastatingly self-serious, especially if you know how things are made.

That doesnt mean their music is without earnestness.When Tearless was first announced, the duo described it as a breakup album with the planet. At the time, they were referring to the climate crisis. The sentiment feels even more profound now, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues and social events move online. Despite their own online origins, Haimala and Kalliala have their doubts about the equitability of the internet circa 2020, especially as music and technology continue to result in uncanny cash-grabs, like Travis Scotts AstronomicalFortniteconcert. Were opposed to being fully enmeshed and dependent on its current makeup, says Kalliala. Haimala agrees. Theres only a certain level of energy that you can deliver through just an image, he says. The presence of others is a strong factor, as well.

Hes talking about the role a crowd plays in performance, but the presence of others is a big part of the duos overall vision for Amnesia Scanner. Its super fun to bring in new collaborators, because they genuinely bring something new to the project without interfering with it, he says. No one is stepping on anyones toes, because there are no toes.

I dont mean to sound corny, but Amnesia Scanner has also become a little bit like a sci-fi franchise, Kalliala says. There isnt one definitive work or one definitive statement. It just defines itself.

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Strauss Accused of Racism, Retaliation, and Wrongful Termination – Urban Milwaukee

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

(MILWAUKEE) Today, Michelle Bryant, candidate for Wisconsins 6th Senate District attended a protest rally outside of the Strauss Meat Processing Plant in Franklin, Wisconsin. Bryant was told that the company has refused to provide adequate social distancing amid COVID-19 concerns and will not provide employees with information about the number of positive COVID-19 cases at the facility.

Additionally, the roughly 35 primarily Latinx protesters leveled claims of racism and unjustified terminations after they raised questions with the human resources department about their concerns. Those concerns have been outlined in a document from VOCES De La Frontera and are included with this release.

Many of the fired employees said they had worked with the company between 12 -20 years, but were shown the front door, after being used to essentially train their replacements. In response, Bryant released the following statement:

At one point, almost half the Covid-19 hotspots in the nation were linked to meat processing plants. Communities surrounding those plants saw a marked increase in positive tests and many called for urgent reforms. Those calls were met with draconian measures, that forced workers in these facilities to choose between their lives and keeping their bills paid. Workers, who complained of unsafe working conditions, were told by the Trump administration that if they didnt report to work, they would be ineligible for unemployment payments. In meat processing plants around the United States, the majority of these workers are immigrants of all races and ethnicities, documented and undocumented.

For the last several months in Milwaukee, we have been told about the spike in COVID-19 cases in the Latino community. We also have been told that roughly 60% of Strauss employees reside in Milwaukee. Strauss has refused to provide workers with any information on the number of employees who have tested positive in the plant.

We should question whether the increase in positive cases is connected to what former employees allege is occurring at Strauss. What also became clear from talking to protestors today, is that there are very few African-Americans employed by Strauss. Many of the protestors said that the decision not to hire more African-Americans seemed to be intentional and based in prejudice. The concerns, raised today by Milwaukee residents formerly employed with the company, are troubling. My time with the protestors presented more questions about the Strauss deal than it answered. I left feeling uneasy and with a knot in my stomach. Folks, who had given 12-20 years of service to Strauss, said they ended up training their replacements. No matter whos working there, we need answers. As a state and city, where these workers reside we need to advocate for worker protections. Todays replacements could be tomorrows patients.

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Pennsylvania Is Becoming More Racially Diverse. And That Could Be A Big Deal For The 2020 Election. – 90.5 WESA

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

Amilcar Arroyo recalls that when he first came to Hazleton, a small city in southern Luzerne County, in 1989, he was one of just a handful of Spanish-speaking people who lived there.

But things have changed so much since then.

Almost 60% of the people who now live in Hazleton are Latino. In 2002 Arroyo, who is originally from Peru, launched a Spanish-language newsletter to help people find services and community, and it blossomed into a monthly newspaper,El Mensajero International. As its publisher, he takes pride in listing all the businesses grocery stores, restaurants owned by immigrants from the Dominican Republic, Mexico and countries in Central and South America that now line the citys streets.

Hazleton was a town of elderly people with a very small young population, Arroyo said of his early days in the city. If Latino people didnt come to this area to live in Hazleton, it would be, I dont want to say a ghost town, but thats what people say.

Hazletons transition from a mostly white to a mostly Latino city was relatively quick, and has beenwell-documentedandanalyzedovertheyears. But its just one high-profile example of a change thats gradually happening all across Pennsylvania that has big electoral and political implications.

While surrounding Luzerne Countycast ballots overwhelmingly for Donald Trumpin 2016, Hazletonvoted two-to-one for Hillary Clinton.

Trump won Pennsylvania by a hairs breadth, thanks largely to a surge in support from white voters specifically, oneswho dont have a college degree.

Its a group that hasincreasingly undergirdedthe Republican Partys base for years but its also one that is steadily shrinking in crucial swing states like Pennsylvania.

Demographic data shows that if Trump intends to capture the commonwealth again this year, hecant rely on the same coalitionhe relied on four years ago.

If everything remains the same in 2020 as it was in 2016 of course it wont, but in terms of turnout patterns and support levels among these different demographic groups just that much demographic change would be enough to tip the election to the Democrats, said Ruy Teixeira, a fellow at liberal-leaning think tank the Center for American Progress.

Teixeira has tracked demographic changes and their impact on elections over many cycles, and said the changes Pennsylvania sees during every four-year presidential term have lately followed a basic pattern.

Numbers of what he calls white, non-college voters decline, and Latino, Black and Asian residents make up a growing share of the voter base.

He said in 2016, that meant Trump would have needed a huge swing in his favor among white, non-college voters, who are still a huge proportion of the Pennsylvania electorate and by God, thats exactly what happened.

That swing was unusually large, he noted Hillary Clinton lost the demographic by about 29 points, while Mitt Romney had carried it by 20 points four years previously.

In 2020, that all-important swing will have to be even larger if the president isnt able to make inroads with, for instance, white college-educated voters. They make up a significant portion of the Philadelphia suburbs, which Republicanshave long considered crucial.

He has to hold his base, thats absolutely certain said Chris Borick, a political science professor who runs the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion. But he also has to grow it, so he needs to find areas to do it, including marginal gains in places like Philadelphia and suburban Philadelphia.

Borick pointed to recent polls that show Trump has becomeless popular overallsince the coronavirus pandemic began, and noted that he generally ranks more unfavorably than favorably among suburban voters thougheconomic issues remain one potential GOP strong pointwith that group.

He also agreed with Teixeiras assessment of Pennsylvanias shifting demographics.

Just look at the census and state data on population changes over time, he said. If you overlay growing counties with counties that are losing population and then overlay the 2016 map theres not many red counties growing.

Change, by the numbers

When Trump turned out white, non-college voters four years ago, their influence was especially pronounced in the historically blue,working-classtowns and cities whereDemocrats were once dominant.

Take the three counties that turned red in 2016, for instance: Erie, Northampton and Luzerne.

In 2012, Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney by about nine percentage points in Erie and five in Northampton and Luzerne counties. Four years later, they swung to Trump by one, four and a whopping 19 percentage points respectively.

Pennsylvanias Department of State, whichkeeps those numbers, doesnt break down the votes by demographic group though Teixeira noted, while white, non-college voters comprise 51% of the commonwealths overall electorate, they made up about two-thirds of Trumps 2016 voter base.

But by looking atcounty-level demographic data overall, its possible to get a clearer picture of the people who make up the electorates in key counties, and how those electorates are changing.

At the end of 2019, Erie County was 84% white. But in the last four years, as its total population declined by 2.3%, the countys white population shrank by 3.2% while its Latino and Asian populations grew by 5% and 12.8%, respectively.

That pattern holds up in Northumberland, which remains 75% white. That white population is down 1.6 percent since 2016, but overall population has increased slightly notably, thanks to a 12.2% increase in Black residents, a 12.6% increase in Latino residents, and a 9.2% increase in people who identified as two or more races.

Luzerne County, 79% white, has had a fairly stable population over the last four years, but its number of white residents shrank notably, by 4.2%. Meanwhile, its number of Black residents grew by 13.9%, and its share of Latino residents increasedby 26.1%.

Tim Schock, an analyst who keeps track of these demographic numbers at the Pennsylvania State Data Center, noted that within the last four years, Pennsylvanias total Latino population broke a million, a pretty significant shift during that time.

In places like Luzerne, he added, the changes are especially stark. Since Trump carried the county, numbers of Latino residents have grown by almost three percentage points and now comprise nearly 14% of the population.

Its pretty dramatic, Schock said. We dont always see changes like that occurring.

Another group thats rising in several key counties, Black voters, is often discussed less in conversations about demographic impact on elections. In large part, thats because of Black voters historically strong support for Democrats. Nationwide, only about6% of Black peoplevoted for Trump in 2016.

However, Black turnoutdropped sharply in 2016, and Black support for Hillary Clinton was notablylower in 2016than it was for President Barack Obama in 2012 and 2008.

State Sen. Anthony Williams, a Democrat from Philadelphia, said he thinks results like these show that Democrats often take Black voters for granted to the partys detriment.

I dont think its intentional, but theres an assumption that there is some homogeneous perspective when it comes to Black people, Williams said.

He says if Democrats want to motivate Black voters to turn out in big numbers, they need to engage them on a wider variety of issues.

Other than saying things like we want to get rid of poverty, Ive not heard the party talk about how we bring in real, quality education, how in a city where the majority of the community is Black people, were not significantly employed in law firms, professional firms, he said.

The human impact

Shifting demographics dont just look dramatic on spreadsheets theyre keenly felt by people living in evolving communities.

Arroyo, the Hazleton newspaper publisher, has known that firsthand for decades.

When he got to the city in 1989 he was one of maybe 100 Latino residents, and said he didnt notice any ill will from the mostly white people who already lived there.

But, he said, when the people who were born and raised here noticed more and more Latino people coming here, and the clash of cultures, and the way they live, how they speak, how they play their music that is when we started having a problem.

From his perspective, the situation hit rock bottom in 2006.

Thats when then-mayor Lou Barletta, a Republican and lifelong Hazletonian, pushed an ordinance that would have barred undocumented immigrants in Hazleton from being hired or renting housing.It never took effect a federal judge blocked it immediately and it wasultimately shut down completely. Barlettas relatedeffort to make English Hazletons official languagemet the same end.

But Arroyo said the damage to the community was profound.

It was an ordinance against undocumented immigrants that turned [Hazletons white residents] against everyone who looked Hispanic, who was Hispanic, who was speaking Spanish, he said. It was very bad years between 2006 and 2008, I would say.

Barletta has since departed from public life. After his mayoral tenure, he won a seat in Congress, became a staunch Trump surrogate, then badly lost a U.S. Senate bid against Democrat Bob Casey.

Arroyo doesnt dwell too much on Barlettas tenure anymore. He said these days, Hazleton still has a couple guys who wont accept new immigrants, but overall the city is no longer so divided. Most native Hazletonians, he said, welcome immigrants, have largely recognized their contributions to the business community.

Beyond Hazleton, he noted, is still a different story.

Luzerne is, after all, a county that voted heavily for Trump. Arroyo, who lives outside the city, recalled that in the 2016 general election it took him much longer to vote than usual he thinks because so many white people who generally wouldnt vote turned out to support Trump.

The appeal feels familiar to him.

What is going on in the United States at this time, we suffered that discrimination and racism in 2006, 2007, 2008, he said. The message when Donald Trump was a candidate was making a division to paint the Latino people as invaders that they dont pay taxes, that they dont speak the language, that they sell drugs, that they are bad hombres, like he said.

Trumps large margins in Luzerne County likely would have looked different if the rapidly growing Latino population had stronger voter turnout. Latinos are not a monolith polling has shown thata considerable portion skew conservative but theyve long been seen asan untapped source of votes for Democrats a so-called sleeping giant.

Arroyo, for one, said he thinks that turnout will happen. Itll just take time.

It is coming, but little by little, he said. We are a baby generation. Weve just lived in this area for the last 10 to 15 years. A generation takes more than that to understand, really, the American way to live. We love this country, believe me.

The X factor

Demographic changes will be just one part of the 2020 presidential equation.

Teixeira couches his observation that, all things equal, those changes would wipe out Trumps 2020 win with the reminder that all things will not, of course, be equal.

For one thing,polling averagesinPennsylvaniahave shown Joe Biden cutting significantly into the presidents margins among his crucial white, non-college voters Teixeira estimates the former vice president has as it stands today shaved about 10 to 20 points off Democrats 30 point 2016 deficit in that group. Biden is also pulling strong support among white college-educated voters.

Those poll averages peg Biden as having a seven to eight percentage point advantage over Trump. Of course, Hillary Clinton also led the president in polls for much of the 2016 campaign. Asked whether hes factoring in potential for change or error, Teixeira laughs.

Absolutely, he said. Sure, it could definitely happen, polls arent perfect. Are thereshy Trump voters? Are they under-sampling white non-college voters? Its always possible.

But, he added, there would have to be a pretty big and unlikely polling error to reverse the trend hes seeing right now: that the presidents hoped-for wave of white voters just needs to be higher if its going to carry him to victory.

Trump Judge Casts the Deciding Vote to Reverse District Court Ruling to Suppress Evidence Obtained in Violation of the Fourth Amendment: Confirmed…

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trumps judges on Americans rights and liberties.Cases in the series can be found by issue and by judge at this link.

In June 2020, Trump Eleventh Circuit judge Elizabeth Branch cast the deciding vote to reverse a district court ruling that suppressed evidence obtained after officers re-entered a home to conduct a protective sweep without a search warrant. The case isU.S. v. Yarbrough.

In August 2016, Officer Thomas Monroy received an anonymous text message from one of Anthony Yarbroughs neighbors. The message said that Yarbrough was at home in his yard with other people. Monroy was particularly interested in this message because there was a warrant out for Yarbroughs arrest and Monroy had difficulty executing the warrant. Since the message indicated that others were at the house with Yarbrough, Monroy asked Investigator Matt Sims to meet him there.

When Monroy and Sims arrived at the house they saw Yarbrough and two other men. They were all placed in handcuffs without incident. None of the men were armed and a pat down check revealed they had no contraband on them. Monroy asked Yarbrough if his wife was in the house, since there was also a warrant out for her arrest. Yarbrough affirmed that she was home. Monroy approached the house, yelled her name and announced that he was from the sheriffs office. Through a screen door, Monroy saw her run out of one room of the house into another room and shut the door. Monroy entered the house and followed her into the room, which turned out to be a bathroom. When he asked her why she ran, she told him she had to use the bathroom. Monroy placed her in handcuffs and walked her outside.

Monroy claimed he thought that someone could possibly still be in the house, but he was not certain. He went back inside the house and performed a protective sweep of the house. He noticed two shotguns in the master bedroom and a mint tin with a crystal-like substance on the dresser. The sweep took less than a minute. He took the firearms outside, cleared them, and put them in his police car. Monroy left the mint tin in the bedroom and did not search any drawers or closed containers.

Yarbrough moved in district court to suppress the evidence obtained after he and his wife were handcuffed because the officers did not have a warrant to search the property.

The district court granted Yarbroughs motion to suppress the evidence obtained after officers re-entered their home to conduct a protective sweep without a search warrant. The government appealed to the Eleventh Circuit.

In 2-1 decision, the majority held that the totality of the circumstances showed that the officer had a reasonable suspicion that a dangerous person might have been in the house and that the protective sweep was justified.

Judge Ursula Ungaro, a George H.W. Bush appointee, strongly disagreed. She explained that law enforcement officers have the authority to conduct protective sweeps along with valid arrests only when they have an objectively reasonable belief that the area to be swept harbors an individual posing a danger to those on the arrest scene. Officer Monroys sweep was based on speculation and it was brief. She went on to say that without specific and articulable facts showing that another individual, who posed a danger to the officers or others, was inside the house, the officers cannot justify a warrantless sweep. The Government failed to prove that the protective sweep met constitutional muster.

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Trump Judge Casts the Deciding Vote to Give Qualified Immunity to Officers Who Violated Fourth Amendment: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears – People…

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

In June 2020, Trump Eleventh Circuit judge Britt Grant cast the deciding vote to reverse the district court ruling that denied qualified immunity for officers who falsified information to obtain a search warrant, detained the plaintiff in violation of her Fourth Amendment rights, and shot and killed her husband. The case is Hooks v. Brewer.

In 2014, David Hooks called the police to report a robbery on his property. A car and several guns were taken. The person who stole the car and guns Rodney Garrett turned himself in. When speaking to police, Garrett admitted that he also took from Hooks garage a scale, money, and a bag. In the bag, he said, was methamphetamines. Garrett denied ever knowing Hooks, but Officer Christopher Brewer was convinced that he had enough information from Garrett to search Hookss property.

In the search warrant affidavit, Brewer included Garretts statements , as well as information from an investigation Brewer worked on 5 years prior where a man indicated he supplied Hooks with meth. That mans claim was never corroborated and the police department never opened a file to investigate Hooks.

Shortly before midnight, officers approached Hookss home. Teresa, Hooks wife, saw the cars and individuals from the window. She didnt know the individuals were the police. She thought they were being robbed again. She rushed downstairs to wake up her husband. As officers pounded on the back door, Hooks came out of a bedroom, holding a gun. The police entered the home, fired shots, killing Hooks after, officers claim, Hooks raised his gun. Teresa ran into the master bedroom, locked the door, and called her son to report that they were being robbed. She asked her son to contact the police. Moments later, she recognized the sound of police radios and opened the bedroom door. Officer Steve Vertin handcuffed her and Sherriff William Harrell searched her. Teresa Hooks was detained for some time before being released. No drugs were ever found on the property.

Teresa sued the officers in district court. She alleged that the search of her home, the shooting of her husband, and her detention violated her Fourth Amendment rights. In addition, she claimed that the police included false information and left out key facts in the search warrant affidavit, which made the warrant and its execution invalid.

The officers invoked qualified immunity and moved for summary judgment, but the district court denied qualified immunity and the motion. The district court ruled that all of Teresa Hookss claims must go to trial.

All of the judges on the panel affirmed the district courts order as to Brewer, but, in a 2-1 decision they reversed the district courts qualified immunity decision as to Harrell and Vertin. The majority said that Vertin did not violate any clearly established law, so he is entitled to qualified immunity. Officers may temporarily detain occupants of a house while executing a search warrant. As to Harrell, the same rationale applies. The unlawful detention claim fails because Vertin is entitled to qualified immunity.

Judge Adalberto Jordan strongly dissented. He asserted that Teresas two-hour detention was a clear Fourth Amendment violation far outside any narrow exception permitted by Supreme Court precedent. All prolonged detentions must be supported by probable cause. No search was ever conducted during Ms. Hooks detention. After the shooting, Officer Vertin handcuffed Ms. Hooks with metal handcuffs behind her back and had her sit on a patio chair by the pool. Another officer searched Ms. Hooks person and found nothing of note. Officers Vertin and Harrell should not have been granted qualified immunity.

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How does the Fourth Amendment apply to my child while at school? – Lawyers.com Blog

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

As drugs and weapons infiltrate our nations schools, it is imperative that schoolofficials take the necessary steps to maintain safety and preserve order in your childsschool. With that being said, your child has a right to privacy and school officials mustnot be overzealous in their investigation of alleged violations of school policy. Thefollowing will provide you, as a parent, with a basic understanding of the rights your childhas, as well as the requirements your childs school must adhere to regarding thesearch of his or her person or property while in school.The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects persons fromunreasonable searches and seizures by agents of the government, which includes schoolofficials. [1] The Fourth Amendment provides that, The right of the people to be secure intheir persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,shall not be violated and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause [2] First, wewill discuss your childs Fourth Amendment rights while he or she is at school and theapplicable standard that will allow school administrators to conduct a search. Second, wewill look at the permissible scope of locker and desk searches, searches of personalitems, such as knapsacks and pocketbooks, as well as the use of drug testing, snifferdogs and metal detectors.How does the Fourth Amendment apply to my child while at school?The application of the Fourth Amendment to an in-school search of your child ortheir property differs from the more generally applicable criminal standard. With respect tothe criminal standard, the Fourth Amendment requires law enforcement officials to firstdemonstrate that they have probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed.This usually means that evidence must be presented to a judge and a warrant must beobtained before law enforcement officials may conduct a search of private property.Unlike the criminal standard, the requirements for conducting a permissible search of yourchild while he or she is in school are somewhat different.The United States Supreme Court has articulated a clear-cut standard that schoolofficials must adhere to when conducting a search of your child or his or her property.First, school officials do not need to obtain a warrant before conducting a search of yourchild or his or her property. [3] The Court reasoned that requiring school officials to obtain awarrant would interfere with their ability to obtain evidence and maintain the informaldisciplinary procedures that schools use to preserve order. [4] Moreover, the need tomaintain safety in the school environment at all times outweighs the warrant requirement.Unlike the criminal standard that requires probable cause, the legal standard setforth by the court for in-school searches by school officials is reasonable, under all of thecircumstances. In determining what is reasonable, the Court has developed a two-foldinquiry before a search may be conducted of your child or his or her property. First, thesearch must be justified at its inception. Second, the search must be permissible in itsscope. [5]

What does justified at inception mean?A school official that conducts a search of your child must have reasonablegrounds for suspecting that the search will reveal evidence demonstrating that your childhas violated or is violating school rules or the law.[6] Here, unlike the probable causestandard requiring probability that a search will produce evidence, school officials usingthe reasonableness standard may conduct a search irrespective of whether it is probablethat a search will reveal evidence of wrongdoing. School administrators, however, mustnot abuse this leniency in conducting a search and must do so with reason and commonsense.[7] This relatively relaxed approach, while justified in deference to the safety of theschool population, pertains only if at the time of the search, school officials hadreasonable suspicion in conducting a search of your child or his or her property.Reasonable suspicion sufficient to satisfy the justified at inception prong can befound in many different ways. For example, if your child is acting in a manner indicatingthat he or she has consumed alcohol or has taken illicit drugs, this will likely be found tobe reasonable. Additional examples include, the smell of alcohol or drugs on your child, orother students informing school officials that your child may be engaging in activityinconsistent with school policy or the law.To justify a search of your child or their property, school officials must have a logicalreason for doing so in order to satisfy the justified at inception requirement. If a schoolofficial is able to demonstrate that school safety concerns were the primary factors forconducting a search, it is likely that the search will be found reasonable.

What does permissible in its scope mean?A search will be found permissible in its scope when the measures that schoolofficials employ in searching your child or their property were reasonably related to theobjective of the search, and that the search was not excessively intrusive in light of theage and sex of your child. [8]First, when conducting a search, school officials must show that the search wasrelated to the object of the search. Therefore, if your child is accused of allegedlypossessing or selling illegal drugs, a more thorough search may be tolerated. On the otherhand, if your child is accused of possessing a bottle of alcohol, a search of herpocketbook or his knapsack may be reasonable, while the removal of clothing would likelybe unreasonable.Second, the search should not invade the legitimate privacy right of your child inrelation to the search. Taking into consideration your childs age and sex, different searchprocedures will be subjectively evaluated. For example, a school was found to haveviolated a thirteen-year old girls Fourth Amendment rights after school officials wereinformed that she allegedly possessed prescription painkillers. Following a search of thegirls knapsack, which revealed no evidence of prescription drugs, she was sent to thenurses office for a strip search, which further revealed no evidence of prescription drugs.Due to its highly intrusive nature, a strip search of your child should only be conductedwhen there is reasonable suspicion of danger or the resort to underwear for hidingevidence of wrongdoing. [9] Conversely, pat-downs are held to be minimally intrusive.Thus, the means used in conducting a search, along with the age and sex of your child,are pertinent factors that school officials must consider before conducting a search ofyour childs person or their property.

[1] New Jersey v. T.LO., 469 U.S. 325 (1985).[2] U.S. Const. Amend. IV.[3] New Jersey v. T.LO., 469 U.S. 325 (1985).[4] Id. at 340.[5] Id. at 341-342.[6] Id. at 342.[7] Id. at 343.[8] Id. at 342.[9] Id. 2643.

If you have questions about any education matter, please contact Joseph Maya at 203-221-3100 or by email at JMaya@mayalaw.com.

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Ga. voters will decide thorny ‘sovereign immunity’ issue this fall – Georgia Recorder

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

A lengthy legal battle over a controversial 2012 abortion law between the state of Georgia and a few physicians reached the states highest court in 2017, but the doctors objections to the law banning abortion after 20 weeks were never heard.

The state Supreme Court upheld a lower courts decision that then-Gov. Nathan Deal and the state were protected by whats known as sovereign immunity. The government, the court ruled then, must first agree to be sued in state court before someone can challenge the constitutionality of a law.

Simply put, the constitutional doctrine of sovereign immunity forbids our courts to entertain a lawsuit against the State without its consent, Justice Keith Blackwell wrote at the time.

This November, Georgians will finally decide at the ballot box whether that should change. A constitutional amendment one of two on the ballot would open up state courts to those who want to challenge the constitutionality of state and local laws. Legislators had tried without success to make the change in the past, only for two different governors to veto those attempts.

Lawmakers, though, were able to circumvent the governors office this year by pushing the change through as a constitutional amendment that puts the question in voters hands. A constitutional amendment cannot be vetoed.

The 2017 Lathrop vs. Deal ruling gave the state and local governments more latitude to use sovereign immunity as a defense against lawsuits and left the federal court as the best option to fight back in some instances. For example, physicians and abortion providers are currently challenging a 2019 abortion law in federal court.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, which represented the three physicians in the Deal lawsuit, says state and local governments should be held accountable for the laws they pass.

The doctors argued in the 2012 lawsuit that a then-new Georgia law banning abortions after 20 weeks violated the Fourth Amendment right to privacy. The Supreme Court said the state was shielded from the lawsuit because of sovereign immunity.

So-called sovereign immunity allows the government to trample on Georgians constitutional rights with reckless abandon, said Sean J. Young, legal director of the ACLU of Georgia. When the state violates Georgians constitutional rights, courts must be able to step in and remedy that violation.

The Deal lawsuit was one of several court cases that prompted a bipartisan group of legislators to push for legislation putting an end to the barrier.

Despite getting nearly universal support in both legislative chambers, it was twice struck down by a governors veto because of arguments that lawsuits would stifle a governments ability to function.

Kemp noted in 2019 that the public can already take legal action against state officers and employees for breach of contract and some tort claims.

Novembers ballot question will ask voters if the state constitution should be changed to put aside sovereign immunity when a legal challenge questions whether a government has exceeded its authority.

Georgians must have the legal recourse for their lawsuit to be considered by a judge if they feel the government committed an unconstitutional act, said Rep. Chuck Efstration, a Dacula Republican and co-sponsor of the measure.

If voters waive sovereign immunity, Georgians can file a lawsuit asking a judge to issue a declaratory judgment on whether the state or local government is violating a particular law. No monetary damages will be awarded if the judge rules in the residents favor.

Since the state of Georgia can already be sued in federal court for violating federal constitutional rights, its only right that state superior court judges be allowed to hear claims that state or local laws violate a persons rights, said House Minority Leaders Rep. Bob Trammell, who is a sponsor of the resolution.

If you ask most people where they would go to seek redress if the government aggrieved them, the logical answer they would give you is court, said Trammell, a Luthersville Democrat who is also an attorney.

This measure simply seeks to make sure that they have the keys to the courthouse, and that the door is open, he said.

The law of sovereign immunity dates back centuries.

The king can do no wrong so the king can only be sued when the king says he can be sued, said Atlanta attorney Scott Cahalan, who specializes in construction law and government procurement.

Tossing out sovereign immunity in these cases speeds up the process of reviewing a constitutional statute, Cahalan said.

Its much faster than if you have to wait until somebody has been harmed by it, he said.

A rash of overzealous lawsuits isnt likely to become a problem should voters back the constitutional amendment, said Rusi Patel, general counsel for the Georgia Municipal Association, which represents the states 538 cities.

If cities or counties are not following the written law, then there should be recourse, he said.

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Shot Twice in the Back: A Case Tests the Fleeing Felon Defense – The New York Times

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

In August 2019, a man stood on a highway bridge over the Colorado River in Rifle, Colo., and pointed a gun to his chest as two police officers urged him not to kill himself.

No! Go away, said the man, Allan George, a 58-year-old construction worker who was wanted for possession of child pornography. He stuffed the gun in his pocket and scratched his head. Then he began to run slowly down the shoulder of the busy highway.

What happened next was captured, as with so many recent fatal encounters with the police, by a bystanders cellphone.

One of the officers took aim at Mr. George as he ran and shot him twice in the back, killing him.

The local district attorney declined to charge the officer.

Now, a year later, Mr. Georges family has filed a federal lawsuit against the officer, the police chief and the city of Rifle, claiming they violated his Fourth Amendment rights by using excessive force.

The suit challenges the fleeing felon defense that has given the police near impunity to use deadly force against a person escaping their custody. It is also unfolding as legislators in Colorado and other states raise the standards for when an officer can intentionally kill someone running away from them.

The complaint cites a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that restricts the use of lethal force against someone who is fleeing the police to cases in which officers believe the person poses a significant threat to officers or the public.

However, a subsequent Supreme Court ruling and states own interpretations of the 1985 decision have largely protected the police when they are investigated by prosecutors or are sued. In many cases, the police have successfully argued that they felt they had no choice but to use deadly force to protect themselves or the public.

The video of Mr. Georges death could test that defense, legal observers said, especially at a time when states are under growing pressure from a public demanding change after the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.

In Utah this month, Sim Gill, the district attorney in Salt Lake County, sent state legislators recommendations for changing the laws governing the use of force by the police, including that states fleeing-felon statute. Mr. Gill, who said he had long examined how use-of-force statutes conflict with the publics expectations, concluded that state laws were more generous to the police than to the public.

George Floyd sparked our consciousness in a very visible way, in a way that we cant simply talk around it, and that is because of the advent of technology and having the facts in your face, Mr. Gill said.

His recommendations came days after he announced that two officers had acted within state law when they shot an armed man who was running away from them, which led to protests outside his office.

If we want different outcomes, then we have to change the law, he said in an interview.

Until last month, the law in Colorado allowed police officers to use deadly force if they reasonably believed it was necessary to prevent death or injury. Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, signed a law that restricts officers from using deadly force except in cases where someone poses an immediate threat.

Colorado and Utah are among other states and towns or cities that have recently announced plans to re-examine standards for the use of deadly force to stop someone who is fleeing from the police, said Raleigh Blasdell, a criminologist at North Central College in Illinois.

What we are seeing at the local level is police departments are updating and amending their policies to provide citizens with greater protections, Professor Blasdell said.

Most states, Professor Blasdell said, have tailored their fleeing-felon statutes around the 1985 Supreme Court ruling in Tennessee v. Garner, a case involving a 15-year-old boy who was killed as he fled from a police officer in Memphis even though the officer who shot him was reasonably sure he was unarmed.

In Graham v. Connor, in 1989, the court ruled that the use of force by the police must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene.

The case involving Mr. George in Colorado is not clear-cut, said Chuck Wexler, the executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, an organization of law enforcement officials that provides recommendations for police departments.

The charges he faced were more serious than the accusation of using a counterfeit $20 bill that led to Mr. Floyds arrest in Minneapolis. But the circumstances the shooting of a suicidal man who had not threatened anyone but himself are a reminder that departments should not rely on the Graham decision to justify deadly force and instead train officers to consider other tactics, Mr. Wexler said.

If this person had just committed a murder or it was an active-shooter situation, it would be very clear, he said. You want to make sure the bar is high in using deadly force.

The case underscores the tension at the heart of excruciating decisions police officers feel forced to make quickly, said Bianca Harris, director of the criminal justice program at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C., and a former warden at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women.

People want to be safe and protected, she said.

But they want it to look fair, be fair and nonviolent, Ms. Harris said. Unfortunately, the reality is that safety and protection are not always achieved in nice pretty packages and often there must be a decision made that will serve the many and reinforce their safety while costing the few very heavy prices.

Jefferson J. Cheney, the district attorney for Colorados Ninth Judicial District, cited the 1985 ruling when he concluded that the officer who shot Mr. George, Cpl. Dewey Ryan, had acted lawfully.

Mr. George, who pleaded guilty in 2009 to possession of child pornography, knew he was being investigated again for the same offense and had told his wife he did not want to go back to jail. She called the police to tell them that she was worried he might kill himself, and that he had told her he was not going back to jail without a fight, according to Mr. Cheneys report.

Mr. George was driving home from work when Corporal Ryan and another officer pulled him over on a section of State Highway 13 that crosses the Colorado River.

The officers drew their weapons and ordered Mr. George out of the car. He showed them his gun and walked toward the bridge, yelling, Its all over, and threatening to jump.

Corporal Ryan told Mr. George to think of his children and repeatedly told him to drop the gun, Mr. Cheney said in his report, adding that the officers would have been justified in shooting Mr. George the moment he showed them his firearm.

Mr. Cheney wrote that the officers commanded him to drop the gun about 46 times and submit to a lawful arrest.

Corporal Ryan had reason to believe that Mr. George might be running toward downtown Rifle to take cover and shoot officers or others, the report says.

Mr. George bought the gun legally in July 2019, according to the investigation.

David Lane, the lawyer for Mr. Georges family, called the investigation a whitewash of an unlawful killing.

Mr. Cheney said he disagreed with Mr. Lane, but declined to comment further, citing the federal case. Lawyers for Corporal Ryan and Chief Tommy Klein of the Rifle Police Department, who is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, declined to comment.

There were other ways the officers could have stopped Mr. George, Mr. Lane said, including by using a stun gun.

The police dont get carte blanche to kill people who are suicidal, he said.

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Wronged by the Police? How to Defend Your Rights – Legal Reader

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

Contrary to popular opinion, the amount of force used has very little to do with the underlying crime. When officers exceed these levels, its considered police brutality.

Dealing with the police is intimidating and the cops know that. The police have rules for encounters with civilians, but they often push the line. Sometimes, they even cross it. Not knowing how to protect your rights when dealing with the police can lead to misunderstandings, arrests, and even injuries. Know your rights.

Your Rights When Dealing with the Police

Here are a few basics for police encounters:

The Right to Know Why Youre Being Stopped

Law enforcement officers need a reason to stop you. They are allowed to speak to you without cause, but youre under no obligation to talk to them in a consensual encounter. Valid reasons for a stop include:

Police have to make contact with civilians to do their job, but they must respect your rights, as well.

The Right to Remain Silent

If the police want to question you and you are not free to leave, they must advise you of your Miranda Rights. These include the right to remain silent. Miranda applies to custodial interrogation, but custody doesnt necessarily mean under arrest. You may not have been arrested, but are still not allowed to leave. If you have any questions as to whether youre in custody or not, ask if youre free to leave. If not, youre in custody.

Your Fourth Amendment Privacy Rights

You have the right to privacy. That means that the police cannot search you, your home, or your vehicle without a warrant. There are, however, exceptions. These include:

Police Violence

Law enforcement officers have guidelines for the amount of force that they can employ to effect an arrest. These are dictated by the level of resistance that the subject is displaying. Contrary to popular opinion, it has very little to do with the underlying crime. When officers exceed these levels, its considered police brutality.

What to do if Your Rights are Violated

If youve been involved in a police incident or arrested, your rights may have been violated. You can seek justice through compensation. The Billion Dollar Attorney, Chris Stewart helps the victims of police overreach obtain justice. Dont let bad cops get away with it. Protect yourself and your community from recalcitrant law enforcement officers and systemic injustice. Contact a civil rights attorney in your area now.

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Proud Boys posters popping up (and being ripped down) in Kamloops – Kamloops This Week

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

Kamloops Mounties are aware of posters in town promoting the hate group Proud Boys Canada and have distributed copies to officers so they are aware, but the local detachment has had no interactions with anyone claiming to be with the group.

RCMP staff Sgt. Martin Van Laer said police received a report on July 12 from someone using the detachments online reporting tool. The person said they came across the poster along a walking trail near366 Waddington Cres. in Sahali and removed it.

We dont have anything else than this one report so far, Van Laer said.

Kyle Mardon was headed into the Royal Bank of Canada branch in the Columbia Place Shopping Centre on July 11 at about 7:30 a.m. when he noticed a copy of the 8.5-inch-by-11-inch sign on the outside of that building.

The promotional flyer for the Proud Boys asks people to contact them via email and lists their tenets, which include minimal government, maximum freedom, closed border, anti-racial guilt, anti-political correctness, glorifying the entrepreneur and venerating the housewife.

Founded in 2016 by Canadian right-wing activist and Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes, the Proud Boys is an all-male, far right group with a history of street violence. Members are to swear off masturbation and declare themselves Western chauvinists who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube have all banned the group from their platforms.

Mardon said he was surprised and disgusted to see the groups poster, adding he didnt think such organizations existed in Kamloops.

Upon seeing it, he took a picture of the sign and ripped it down, but didn't report it to police.

The group may seem innocuous, but their leaders and a large percentage of their members are considered white supremacists he said, noting his wife is of Indian descent and he doesnt want their children to have to face discrimination.

Mardon said he was aware of the groups online presence, but noted this was the first time he had come across a posted flyer. He is concerned the group may be operating in Kamloops.

I do not want to see such groups as the KKK, Antifa or Proud Boys getting a foothold here they are not wanted, Mardon told KTW, noting Canada is a multicultural society that accepts everyone regardless of where they are from or what they believe.

The last thing I want to see is any group becoming violent or racist towards any other group of people, he said.

As he drove away from the bank, Mardon said he noticed another copy of the sign posted on a nearby dry cleaners store and assumes there are others.

Other copies have the signs have been spotted in Kamloops and reported on social media by people who note they, too, have removed the messages.

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(BPRW) THE COMMISSION ON THE SOCIAL STATUS OF BLACK MEN AND BOYS ACT PASSES THE HOUSE | Press releases – Blackchronicle

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

(BPRW) THE COMMISSION ON THE SOCIAL STATUS OF BLACK MEN AND BOYS ACT PASSES THE HOUSE

(Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. Today the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act (S.2163/H.R. 1636), introduced by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, to establish a 19-member commission examining the social disparities that disproportionately affect black males in America. Led by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the Senate unanimously passed a companion bill, S. 2163, on June 25. The two lawmakers created a similar commission when they served together in Floridas state legislature.

I am elated that this legislation, which I have been fighting for several years to pass, is now poised to become national law. The commission will review police brutality, gun violence, fatherhood, recruiting and training black male teachers, and even sneakers, which play an important role in the lives of black boys. Welfare reform and the 1994 crime bill, which includes the controversial three strikes provision and harsh sentencing guidelines, also will be revisited. These federal policies left a devastating impact on black men and boys in America, said Congresswoman Wilson. The commissions underlying goal is to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline and to better understand and eventually eliminate the educational and social chasms that have made it extraordinarily difficult for black males to become upwardly mobile.

The Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act establishes a permanent, bipartisan commission within the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Its 19 members will include congressional lawmakers, executive branch appointees, issue experts, activists, and other stakeholders who will examine social disparities affecting black men and boys in America. Based on its findings, the commission will issue policy recommendations to Congress, the White House, and federal agencies. The bipartisan, bicameral Caucus on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, which Congresswoman Wilson founded and co-chairs, will craft legislation to implement those recommendations.

Perhaps the most dangerous issue facing black boys in our country is racism itself. Too often they are perceived as criminals by the time they reach the age of five. Theyre labeled delinquent, not rowdy. They are hardened criminals, not misguided youth. Their very existence is often seen as a threat. It is a tragic reality that black males in America are treated as their own class of citizens, Congresswoman Wilson continued.

This treatment is reflected in social outcomes in such areas as education, criminal justice, health care and employment. More than one out of every six black men who today should be between 25 and 54 years old have disappeared from daily life. Low rates of high school retention among black male students directly relate to the high rates of joblessness and incarceration. More than two-thirds of black male dropouts end up serving time in state or federal prison. And while black males overall make up roughly 13 percent of the U.S. population, they represent nearly 40 percent of all men serving time in state and federal prisons.

The final passage of the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act is a little bittersweet for me because my dear friend and colleague, Congressman John Lewis, did not live to witness this landmark day. He was one of its fiercest advocates and devoted countless hours during my tenure in Congress to inspiring hundreds of boys who are members of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, a mentoring and dropout prevention program I founded 30 years ago. I am honor to share this legacy with him, Congresswoman Wilson added.

The legislation is cosponsored by more than 200 members of Congress and has been endorsed by more than 20 renowned civil rights leaders and organizations, including Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, actor Omari Hardwick, My Brothers Keeper Alliance, NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Council of the Great City Schools, Teach for America, the National Football League, Reform Alliance, Teach for America, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc.

America is undergoing a transformative movement, as we confront and combat the racial injustice and police brutality that are killing hundreds of black Americans, particularly black men and boys, saidSpeaker Nancy Pelosi(D-CA). Today, the Democratic House will advance our drumbeat of action to achieve justice by passing H.R.1636 to establish a Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, led by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson: a warrior for justice on behalf of the voiceless and vulnerable. This commission will be a critical force for acknowledging the institutional racism that black men and boys face every day in America and then to working to end it.

I thank Rep. Wilson for introducing this bill, which I was proud to bring to the Floor today, saidMajority Leader Steny H. Hoyer(D-MD). Too many African-American men and women are losing their lives as a result of racial profiling, hate, and bigotry. The killing must end, and we must address the disparities and inequalities impacting African-American men and boys when it comes to educational attainment, arrest and incarceration, crime and violence, income and wealth, and health care.Thats why a commission of the kind Rep. Wilsons legislation would create is so essential. I applaud her for her work on this critical bill, and I was pleased to see it pass the House with strong, bipartisan support today.

As we witness the deadly outcomes of interactions between black men and police from Walter Scott to George Floyd, we must seek comprehensive reforms that will change this narrative,Majority Whip James Clyburn(D-SC)said. Police reforms are necessary, but we must also restructure the system that has adversely impacted black men since birth. I applaud Congresswoman Wilsons tenacity to establish this commission that will develop a plan to address the systemic conditions that have led to historic disparities between the experiences of white and black men in this country.

From the moment slave ships landed in Virginia more than 400 years ago, black men and boys have had a target on their backs. Even though we have made progress in America, the events of the last few months have highlighted how far we still have to go. Unless we take the time to give our young men the opportunity to be successful, the system will take advantage of the opportunity to give them some time. I applaud Congresswoman Wilson for her tremendous leadership to get the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act passed in the House, saidRep. Hakeem Jeffries(D-NY), chair of the House Democratic Caucus and an original co-sponsor of the bill.

From the days of chattel slavery, black men and boys have been forcefully removed from their families, tortured, murdered, racially profiled, and oppressed in our country.As the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus,I am proud to support my colleague,Congresswoman Fredericka Wilson,in highlighting the psychological and social disparities faced by black men and boys.This important legislationdevelops abipartisan Commission on the Status of Black Men and Boys to begin the process of addressing the barriers of targeted systemic racism towards black men and developing policy solutions todismantlethem. Rep.Karen Bass(D-CA), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Now more than ever, it is imperative that we take action to address the racial inequities that continue to plague our nation, saidSenator Marco Rubio(R-FL).America is more successful when its citizens have equal access to economic opportunity and prosperity, and this is particularly relevant for young black men. As we confront the challenges of the 21st century, we will need to rely on the talents and contributions of every American. I applaud the House for passing the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act, and I urge the President to sign it into law without delay. I was pleased to lead this legislation in the Senate, and I look forward to the work the Commission will do to address the racial and economic disparities affecting our communities today.

It is time that we come to terms with the fact that America has never fully addressed the systemic racism that has existed in our countryparticularly toward black men and boys, saidSen. Kamala Harris(D-CA).This bipartisan commission is the very beginning of a long overdue effort to confront the negative treatment black men and boys face every day in America. Next, we must continue our efforts with substantive legislation to right historical wrongs that have led to generations of racial inequities. I applaud Congresswoman Wilson and the House of Representatives for taking this step.

Almost eight years ago, my son, Jordan, was shot and killed while sitting in the back seat of the car at a gas station with his friends. A man didnt like the loud music they were playing, saidRep. Lucy McBath(D-GA), an original co-sponsor of the bill.On this day, while we look back at the life and legacy of John Lewis and remark at how far weve come, I must also look toward a future without my son and I see how far we still must go. This commission will search for ways to address the hurdles and inequities that many black men and boys continue to face, and help us all work together to create a better world for our children, for our grandchildren, and for American families across the country.

As governor, I signed legislation to create a Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys in Florida, and Im proud to join Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, Senator Marco Rubio, and our colleagues to bring this effort to the national level. This is an important step to help make critical changes across our nation, saidSen. Rick Scott(R-FL).

The National Football League is pleased to support this bipartisan legislation, which is both necessary and timely. We applaud Congress for passing this bill, and for taking steps to develop comprehensive, research-based solutions to the systemic social and economic challenges that impact black men and boys in our society, saidTroy Vincent, EVP of Football Operations, NFL.

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Alien Life Dwelling Beneath the Surface of Mars? New Theory Emerges – Webby Feed

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

Scientists had been hoping to find alien life on Mars for a lot of time, but they could witness a totally different turn of events. If little green men dont exist on the Red Planet, that doesnt mean that its impossible for them to live beneath the surface.

No life forms had been detected above or beneath the Martian surface, but theres no use losing hope just yet. A new study made by the astrophysicist Dimitra Atri from the Center for Space Science at NYU Abu Dhabi claims that conditions below the surface of the Red Planet could potentially support life.

As Atri claims, humanity could catalyze organic activity below the surface of Mars with energy provided by the steady bombardment of penetrating galactic cosmic rays (GCRs). The scientist declared:

It is exciting to contemplate that life could survive in such a harsh environment, as few as two meters below the surface of Mars,

When the Rosalind Franklin rover on board the ExoMars mission (ESA and Roscosmos), equipped with a subsurface drill, is launched in 2022, it will be well-suited to detect extant microbial life and hopefully provide some important insights.

Besides Mars, few other cosmic objects could theoretically sustain any life forms. We can also count on Enceladus, Europa, and Titan. Two of them are moons of Saturn (Enceladus and Titan), while Europa revolves around Jupiter.

Hopefully, well get rid of all doubts as soon as humanity lays foot on Mars. This is supposed to happen if the upcoming Artemis mission of NASA will successfully return humans to the Moon. The next step is to send a man and a woman to Mars, and that will only be the beginning of a much larger project of terraforming the Red Planet in the far future.

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Fernando Redondo and the rise to immortality at Real Madrid – These Football Times

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

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The scholars of ancient Rome believed that every man has agenius; a guardian angel who blesses the household, ensures its prosperity, and protects it from bad spirits and harm. The modern interpretation of the word speaks to something entirely different, of course: an exceptional creative power or natural ability, one that spurs advances in a particular field. The greatest midfielder in Real Madrids modern history meets both definitions.

Fernando Carlos Redondo was born in Adrogu, a leafy suburb of Buenos Aires, in 1969. He had a middle-class childhood. There were no dodgypotrerosto escape from here; no deprived communities or rasping poverty to rail against.

Little Fernando couldve done anything, but it was clear from an early age that football was his passion. His father, a former midfielder himself, was a rabid Independiente fan who would gather his family around the television forgames. Together, they would be transfixed as Ricardo Bochini and Daniel Bertoni ledEl Rojoto successive Copa Libertadores trophies in the 1970s. Bewitched, Fernando would emulate their triumphs in the back garden with his brother Leo, before seeking more organised competition with the local youth team.

It was inevitable that he would be noticed. Even as a child he stood apart, spindly yet authoritative, slight but imposing.Fernando didnt have much in the way of pace orstrength, but there was something glacial in his technique, something implacable about his decision-making. Every pass was precise and intelligent, every dip into space the product of a decision that had been taken two seconds before everyone else.

Aged 11, Argentinos Juniors scout Oscar Refojos had seen enough. He visited the Redondo home, imploring that their son be allowed to join the same club that had nurtured talents like Jos Pekerman and Diego Maradona.In the Redondofamily, commitment means something. It explained why Redondos father also called Fernando, like his own father before him thought nothing of the hour-long commutes to his sons training sessions in La Paternal. It explained, too, why his son had raced straight from the chapel on the day of his first communion to take part in a youth game. Redondos turned up and did the work, no matter what got in the way.

It was just as well because coach Fernando Cornejoknew there was more to be done. The Argentinos trainer, who had first spotted Maradona as a grubby eight-year-old, was quick to see the qualities of his clubs bristling young recruit. But he was too flashy, using tricks and flicks when a simple pass would do. I always had a tendency to use the gambeta, Redondo admitted to Argentine reporters years later.He told me it was a weapon that you have to use at certain times.

It says something about Redondo that he won aninternational trophy five months before his professional debut. In April 1985, he had been the best player in an Argentina team that lifted the prestigious Under-16 South American championship. In front of 40,000 fans at the Estadio Jos Amalfitani, he had outshone Diego Maradonas brother Hugo in a 3-2 victory over Brazil, proceeding to give a valedictory speech to pitchside reporters after the game. Lithe and good-looking, the TV cameras couldnt help but be drawn to this precocious teenager on a path to legend.

It was no surprise, then, when Redondo finally made his debut as a professional against Gimnasia that September. Thirty minutes into the match, coach Jos Ydica threw him on in place of Armando Dely Valds.Unruffledby the occasion, the youngster delivered a calm, mature performance in the 1-1 draw that followed, but he would only become a first-team regular upon the departure of Sergio Batista to River Plate in 1988.

Read | Valdano, Redondo, Rafa and Rocha: the unforgettable rise and fall of Tenerife in the 1990s

Asked about the archetype of an Argentine player,Redondo would later tell journalist Daniel Balmaceda that he had to be, Skilled, talented, with character. A winning player who overcomes difficult moments. Intelligent, knows how to read the game. Without even trying, he had summed up the very qualities that made him the first name on the Argentinos teamsheet. By 1990, it was clear to every pundit and commentator that he was ready to make the jump to Europe.

Argentinos had inadvertently helped grease the wheels by forgetting to issue contract renewals to their players at the end of the season. As a result, the entire squad was released. To the relief of the club administrators, they all returned except for one.

Redondo had been approached by Jorge Solari uncle of future Real Madrid winger Santiago and a respected player and manager himself who had just been appointed boss of LaLiga side Tenerife. Having barely survived relegation the previous year, the islanders were determined to build a side capable of reaching the European places.Promising young talents like Albert Ferrer arrived on loan, as well as more exotic imports like Tata Martino. It was the arrival of the latters youthful compatriot, however, that would really set theTenerfioson the path to success.

All eyes were drawn to the young midfielder, and not just because of the luscious brown hair that rolled down his shoulders. Redondo was very much a number 5, but not in the traditional Argentine sense. Much of that countrys footballing identity can be summed up by the eternalbattle between the practicality and aggression of thecinco,and the effervescent creativity of thepibe.

Yet Redondo, as his performances at Tenerife would attest, was a devastating amalgam of both. He was an excavator of space, unearthing pockets of the pitch with a flick of movement or a chisel of a backheel. He was almost feminine in the way he glided across the Canarian pitch, his elegance given ballast by a winners temperament and a simmering aggressive streak. On one occasion in a match against Osasuna, he had even got into an altercation with an irate opponent, sending him crashing to the floor before throwing a clump of grass in his direction and telling him to eat, donkey!

Despite all the investment, however, Tenerife failed to rise beyond mid-table. The only highlight of the following year had been a final-day victory over Real Madrid that had deniedthem the title. By then, Solari had been sacked, replaced by Jorge Valdano.

The Argentine had barely retired when he was offered the job as a 36-year-old. His arrival brought an instant upturn in fortunes, with Tenerife narrowly escaping relegation, but it was the following year when they really wowed onlookers, storming to fifth and a place in the UEFA Cup. Redondo was ever-present, the lynchpin of an aggressive and dynamic midfield. If there is one thing I have to say to him, Valdano would later confess, its that hes one of the few players who can do with their feet what they think with their heads. He is the only player I ever wanted in my team.

It was only natural, then, that he should take Redondo with him when he accepted the Real Madrid job in the summer of 1994. TheMadrileosnew number 6 became an instant favourite at the Bernabu, and no wonder. Rarely has matrimony between club and player felt so natural. Redondos style was all about class and sophistication; his talents were pristine, almost regal.

That, and his movie-star features, had led international teammate Diego Simeone to jokingly christen him as El Principeduring a tournament in Saudi Arabia two years earlier. It was a fitting sobriquet, with Redondo ruling benignly over LaLigas footballing serfs. With his long, straight hair and all-white outfit, he looked more like a bride on a wedding day, pledging everlasting love to the ball at his feet.

Read | Predrag Mijatovi: the LaLiga diaries

Needless to say, Valdanos Real side secured the title at the first time of asking. At times, the football was breathtaking, Ivn Zamorno and Michael Laudrup the beneficiaries of Redondos vision and accuracy from deep. I loved playing there, Redondo would later gush to journalist Diego Berlinsky about his role at the base of midfield. It is a position from which you have a very important vision of your team and the game. There are times when you have to slow down, and others to deepen and accelerate. The 5 gives defensive balance to the team and contributes to the elaboration of the game. It seems to be a key position.

As welcome as the league title had been, a millstone hung steadfastly on Real Madrids neck. The Champions Leaguetrophy had eluded them for three decades. Despite domestic success, Valdano hadnt been able to crack the code, departing midway through a wayward sophomore campaign. His successor, Fabio Capello, had struggled too, even as he managed to nab another league trophy. By the beginning of the 1997/98 campaign, Reals image was in real danger of being tarnished.How could a club that was synonymous with success fail so abjectly to win the Champions League?

It was a question on Redondos mind too. He had been a mainstay of Capellos team, with the Italian leaning heavily on a player he gushingly described as tactically perfect.Yet one world-class talent does not a team make. Whilst Real Madrid faltered on the grandest stage, Silvio Berlusconis AC Milan raced to the fore. The Italians now had five European Cups to the Spaniards six. A new hegemony was being threatened, with Real Madrids disastrous domestic campaign suggesting little in the way of opposition.

Indeed, manager Jupp Heynckes was virtually assured of the sack even as his side progressed through the knockout rounds against Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund. In the first leg against Matthias Sammers reigning champions, Redondo had been superb, single-handedly inspiring a 2-0 victory.

But fellow finalists Juventus were stronger in every department: better players, better tactics, better manager. On the eve of the final in Amsterdam, Reals nail-bitten players skulked the corridors of their hotel, staying upuntil 4aminthe lobby exchanging stories. They convinced themselves that they werent afraid, that they were ready to turn the page on a calamitous season.

The 1998 Champions League final was possibly the most important game in Real Madrids history, club captain Manolo Sanchs later admitted toESPN. Thats not to say that the others werent, but the club had been waiting for 32 years.In all that time the hunger had been growing among the fans, the players and the club, and you can imagine the desire we had when the day came.

Redondo faced arguably the greatest challenge of all. His direct opponent was Zinedine Zidane alongside Ronaldo the best player in the world at the time a man who would shortly lead France to World Cup glory. In the opening half, the Argentine struggled to contain him, left gasping as Zidane summoned all of his powers.

Gradually, however, Redondo gained a foothold, gently constricting his opponent until there was simply no air left for Zidane to breathe.As the Frenchmans confidence waned, Real Madrids determination grew. With 67 minutes gone, Predrag Mijatovi scored the goal that brought the club back to the promised land.

Read | Ral, Fernando Morientes and the reshaping of Real Madrid as a continental power

Half a million people poured onto the streets of Madrid in the parties that followed. It was a night of vindication for club president Lorenzo Sanz, whod been elected in 1995 on the promise of European glory. It was justification, too, for the millions he had spent in recruiting the likes of Roberto Carlos, Clarence Seedorf andDavor uker.Mostly, however, it was a rendezvous with fate. Real Madrid, the club of the European Cup, had reclaimed its legacy after decades of yearning and strife.Redondo, selfless in his dedication to the cause, had been at the centre of it all.

Having already resigned to his fate, Heynckes left the club. His replacement, Jos Antonio Camacho, fared little better, sacked after less than a month due to a fall out with the president. Guus Hiddink arrived to a group that had become complacent and unfit, with his normally telepathic sense for player management having little effect on a squad that was bloated and bereft.

By February 1999, he too was gone after publicly criticising the efforts of his wayward stars. When I arrived at the end of February, it was a very difficult time, revealed interim coach John Toshack in the bookToshacks Way. There was no drive among the players. There was a general malaise caused by a few bad apples in the group. It was enough to drag the team down and keep them there. Most of them were not training hard enough and they were not as fit as they should have been.

Toshack setting about stomping on his players egos, seeing fit to run them into the ground during every training session. By seasons end, the Welshmansltigo(whip) had salvaged a second-placed finish in the league.He made way in the summer another presidential fall-out, another departure, another interim hire.

Vicente del Bosque was placid and demurring, a man Sanz could mould to his will. Hewas a guarantee of tranquillity at a club in increasing danger of becoming a basketcase.Redondo identified a kindred spirit in his new coach, however.Del Bosque had the same temperament: respectful and decent, almost introverted. He had been a left-footed playmaker too, reliant on technical gifts rather than physical prowess.

Del Bosque, in return, singled out the Argentine as the key to his rebuilding effort. Redondo was the player with the most personality, the Spaniard would later reveal, calling him an inspiring footballer who dominates the centre of the field by himself.

Personality wouldnt be enough to get Real winning again, however. The team needed strengthening. Nicolas Anelka was the headline recruit of a hectic summer, but equally important were the captures of Michel Salgado and Ivan Hlguera for a combined fee of 10m. Steve McManaman, meanwhile, was captured on a free from Liverpool.

Del Bosque had done much to reinvigorate the dressing room, but results still faltered. By Christmas, Real had succumbed to embarrassing home defeats to Valencia and bitter rivals Atltico.The club had stumbled through the Champions League group stages, chastened by twin collapses to Bayern Munich. When they were drawn against title holders Manchester United in the quarter-finals, mostMadridistasresigned themselves to another year of hurt. A goalless draw at home in the first leg only worsened that fear. Some bookies gave them long odds of 66-1 to progress.

Read | Nine trophies in 342 games: the colossal legacy of Vicente del Bosque

It feels reductive to say thathistory was made in a single moment. We all know that events are influenced by a myriad of factors; a network of often unrelated happenings, coinciding to produce art, love, even time itself. Yet there is an undeniable weight about one moment in particular from that second leg at Old Trafford.

You already know what it is. You are conjuring the visitors black and gold jersey in your minds eye, imagining the slick of Redondos hair as he runs towards the touchline with 52 minutes gone. You are imagining Henning Berg, expertly closing down the space. Reals number 6, for the first time all night, has nowhere to go.What happens next is part instinct, true but what happens next also sums up Redondos most brilliant strengths.

His peerless positioning and angelic technique; his understated arrogance and unfathomable cojones.Attempting to describe El Taconazo(The Heel)with mere words does no justice to its phenomenon; only YouTube clips, circulated on 19April every year, come anywhere close. If there were one moment, from one player, in one match to sum up an entire clubs ethos, this was it.

It didnt matter if you were the reigning European champions, managed by the most successful coach in modern history; it didnt matter if you were Henning Berg, Roy Keane, or David Beckham. In one stunning moment, Redondo reminded the world that Real Madrid was the only show in town. An entire stadium was left delirious as he ran to the byline, rolling a clever ball to Ral: 3-0 on the night, and one of footballs greatest moments captured in all its floodlit glory.

United rallied but it was to no avail. The champions were out, Old Trafford defying itself to offer a round of applause to their conquerors. Berg, in the words of his teammate Raymond van der Gouw, would be killed by the moment that so crystallised Redondos quality. But the Real man had no time for praise and accolades vengeance was on his mind.

The semis pitted Real against a team that had already scored eight goals against them that year. Stefan Effenberg, Ottmar Hitzfeld and Lothar Matthus were the scions of a Teutonic dynasty, keen on their own revenge after a disastrous final defeat the season before. On this occasion, however, their desires would not be sated.

In front of 95,000 supporters at the Bernabu, Redondo was one player in a team of 11 captains. The semi-final performance spoke to Reals transformation under Del Bosque and the influence of his on-field lieutenant. Each player hounded and fought, launching salvos from the safety of Redondos steadying presence in the middle of the field.

Inevitably, he was involved in the first goal, building the play neatly with McManaman before the Englishman shifted the ball to Ral. The Argentine, seeing Anelka break away from the Bayern defence, pointed urgently into space, imploring his teammate to put the ball through.Ral obeyed and Madrid took the lead.

Read | Juan Romn Riquelme: the dream comes first

Jens Jeremies own goal set up a comfortable lead for the return-leg but that didnt stop the Germans going straight for their opponents throat from the off. Carsten Jancker scored first, but Anelkas equaliser was the heartbreaker.Even as lber nodded in a second, Real clung on. It was their first final since1998.

Valencia offered one final hurdle. They were younger, fitter and in better form, with Gaizka Mendieta on an upward curve that would see him voted UEFA Midfielder of the Year. Yet Redondo, 30 years old and with several finals already behind him, had time for one last lecture.On a warm evening in Paris, one of the most lopsided finals in European history unfolded. Valencia were fretful and jittery, juxtaposed perfectly with the wise old heads in white. Redondo, ably assisted by McManaman and Ral, led a meticulous obliteration of the opposing midfield.

The first goal from Fernando Morientes effectively killed the game. Normally defensive and stern, Hctor Cpers men didnt know how to take the game to their masters.Two more goals from McManaman and Ral followed, and Los Blancos for the eighth time in their history were European champions.

Perhaps it is too simplistic to say that Sanz losing the presidential election that summer put paid to Redondos time at the club. Perhaps it is too crude to say thatLos Merengues, with all their politicking, backstabbing and favour-currying, sunk to a new low by jettisoning their best player, the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in the off-season.

Perhaps it isnt, though. In the build-up to the vote between Sanz and challenger Florentino Prez, Redondo had nailed his colours firmly to the formers mast. And why wouldnt he? Sanz, after all, was the president who had deliveredLa Sptima.His was the tenure that had brought the current European title too, not to mention luminaries like Capello, Roberto Carlos, Seedorf and Morientes. Redondo knew a winner when he saw one, even if there had been a few too many errant league campaigns and managerial casualties along the way.

It was probably fitting, however, that Redondo departed the club before it became a parody of itself. He had been the visionary director of an arthouse feature and had no meaningful place in the brainless franchise of theGalcticosera that followed.The least he deserved, though, was to be informed about his own departure before the club announced it.

Reals new president denied him that courtesy. It didnt matter when Redondo protested publicly: Real is my home and as far as it depends on me, I see no reason to desire another. If Real do not want me, it is clear that one way is to get rid of me.The club even tried to spin the departure as being of Redondos own making; Real fans, knew better. He left the city having returned its biggest club, across six glorious seasons, to the pinnacle of the European game.

In another sense, though, Redondo never left Madrid. He will never leave. His elegance still haunts the vaulted corridors of the twinkling Bernabu. His charisma still suffuses the famous old pitch, his legacy recalled in every world-class signing, every first-place finish, every Real captain who gets to hold the Champions League aloft. His legacy lives on in Real Madrid hearts, minds and trophy cabinets alike.

By Christopher Weir @chrisw45

Art by Tom Griffiths @ArTomGriffiths

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Will Seath the Scaleless Be In FromSoftware’s Elden Ring Too? – Screen Rant

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

FromSoftware games are known to feature lots of parallels to previous titles, but could one of the studio's most famous enemies pop up in Elden Ring?

From Dark SoulstoBloodborne,Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and (hopefully soon enough)Elden Ring, studio FromSoftware has created some of the most visually-distinct and intricately-designed video games ever made. Although many of its gamestake place in their own, self-contained universes, the developer is wont to sprinkle inan Easter egg or two every now again, leading players to wonder whether the worlds of the undead, hunters and samurai may be connected after all.

Unless FromSoftware breaks this tradition, their upcoming open world RPG Elden Ring is sure to feature a few leftovers from previous projects. How prominent a role these leftovers will play in the story and gameplay is, however, another question altogether. While players should probably expect to find the rusted armor set of an Ashen One discarded by some smoldering camp fire, they could very well get to face off against one of the developer's oldest and most iconic enemies, too.

Related: Elden Ring Might Be A Sci-Fi RPG Disguised As Fantasy (Really)

That enemy is, of course, Seath the Scaleless. First introduced in the original Dark Souls, Seath was one of the Everlasting Dragons who allied himself with the game's final boss, Lord Gwyn, and turned against his own kind. Born, as his name suggests, without the powerful and magical scale armor of his brethren, the monster would go on to spend the rest of his life in search of immortality a right which, unlike other dragons, he had been denied.

Why would Seath appear in Elden Ring? For one, he fits the setting. Not only is the world of Elden Ringmodeledafter a medieval society filled withfantastical creatures, said world has also been designed by none other than George R.R. Martin, the writer behind the popular fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire and, by extension, HBO's hit show Game of Thrones. As dragons feature prominently in Martin's work, chances are they will show up in Elden Ring as well.

Of course, just because dragons could show potentially up in the game that does not mean one of them is going to be Seath. And yet, the preliminary themes of Elden Ring clearly resemble those of Seath's own story. Not only has FromSoftware's director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, stated the game will be a "natural evolution" of the Dark Souls series in particular, he has also said that the game is going to center aroundideas of will and ambition. On top of that, the game's trailer promises asociety whose balance has been tipped. Sound familiar?

Even if Seath will not make a direct appearance in Elden Ring, the game will likelyfeature a character similar to him as the narratives of FromSoftware's various games, despite being set in different universes, frequently parallel one another. In each game the studio has ever made, the player character has a tenuous relationship with death, and ventures through a kingdom in decay in search of salvation.If Seath won't make a direct appearance, then, surely his spiritual successor will.

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White House report outlines integrated strategy for space exploration and development – SpaceNews

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

WASHINGTON A new National Space Council report argues that the exploration and development of space must be an integrated effort that involves not just NASA but other government agencies, as well as international and commercial partners.

The report, A New Era for Deep Space Exploration and Development, released July 23 by the White House, is intended to outline how various government agencies will play a role in implementing national space policies, including a human return to the moon and eventual human missions to Mars.

Although NASA is, and will remain, the primary United States Government entity for civil space exploration efforts, other departments and agencies have increasingly important roles to play in space, the report states.

The report builds on existing policies, in particular Space Policy Directive (SPD) 1, which called for a sustainable return to the moon led by NASA with various partners, as well as a 2018 National Space Strategy, a broader space policy document that called for peace through strength in the space domain.

A senior administration official, speaking on background, said that the new report was intended to emphasize an integrated approach to space exploration and development. A lot of people werent aware of how our approach on space was not just about NASA, not just about Space Force, the official said. The point of the report was to build on SPD-1 and also to paint a whole-of-government picture about what we were doing.

The report describes three major areas of effort in that overall space exploration strategy: commercializing low Earth orbit activities, returning humans to the moon permanently and then sending humans to Mars. Those elements, the report says, also support science and education.

To carry out that strategy, the report identifies five major roles for government: promoting a secure and predictable space environment that involves both addressing space traffic management as well as regulatory reforms, supporting commercial activities in space, funding research and development of key space technologies, investing in private space infrastructure by being a reliable customer and backing space-related scientific activities.

The report is not intended to set new policy or direction, but instead outline how existing policies will be implemented by NASA and other agencies. One appendix in the report lists ongoing programs at various agencies that support space development, including those at NASA as well as the Departments of Commerce, Defense and Transportation, among others. A second appendix does the same with proposed programs.

Its not a binding policy document, but is something that indicates the exploration rationales for our priorities as we go forward, the senior administration official said.

That can be useful in discussions with other countries about international partnerships, the official said. Representatives of those nations are looking for additional details beyond policy documents like SPD-1 about the administrations plans as they consider potential cooperation. This is hopefully a useful communications tool for dialogue with other space agencies, expressing strategic intent, the official said.

The report was requested by Vice President Mike Pence, chairman of the National Space Council, at an August 2019 public meeting of the council. The report, originally due to be completed six months after that meeting, was developed by space council staff, but the official said that there was an interagency review to get feedback from NASA and other agencies. The councils Users Advisory Group also reviewed the report prior to release.

Those reviews did shape the document, the official said. The Users Advisory Group argued for more attention about the role of academia in the strategy that was later incorporated into the report. NASA feedback led to more discussion about LEO commercialization.

While the report emphasizes commercial partnerships in implementing the strategy, it is subtly critical of those who seek to move ahead, in the reports view, too quickly. Some people argue that humanity is destined to develop space settlements and become a multi-planetary species, the report states, invoking a phrase often used by Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and advocate of human settlement of Mars. Achieving that, the report states, requires both technical knowledge about how to use space resources as well as economic rationales to sustain such settlements.

At present, we do not yet know if any of these conditions are possible, the report concludes. What we do know is that we will not be able to determine the answers without a space exploration and development effort that reaches beyond low-Earth orbit.

A space exploration fan, jazz artist Gregory Porter to sing for NASA launch – Reuters

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

(Reuters) - Jazz artist Gregory Porter, whose new single Concorde is an ode to space exploration, is set to perform on Thursday as part of a ceremony marking the launch of NASAs next generation rover that will search for signs of habitable conditions on Mars.

The Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter is scheduled to sing the Ray Charles version of America The Beautiful during the U.S. space agencys broadcast of the countdown to the launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Porter said he will perform from his living room in Bakersfield, California because of the coronavirus pandemic. His record label said Porter was invited after NASA officials heard Concorde.

I wrote the song when I was on an airplane thinking about the idea of ascension, both in the body but in the mind as well. Flying into the stratosphere, Porter told Reuters. And so, anyway, NASA caught wind of it and they were interested... in partnering in the release of the song and the release of the video.

In the Concorde music video, Porter is dressed as an astronaut and appears opposite his young son, Demyan.

When Im floating around in the galaxy, hanging out with the stars, the sweetest thing to do is to come back down, to drop down to and to be on the soil and to be with your loved ones. And thats what the song is about, Porter said.

Porter said he has been a spaceflight fan since watching NASAs first shuttle launch in 1981. He remembers as a 9 year old being concerned about how the astronauts would return to Earth and making sure they landed back at Edwards Air Force Base, not far from his childhood home.

The robotic rover is intended to study Martian geology and seek signs of ancient microbial life.

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JPL Interns Are Working From Home While ‘Going the Distance’ for Space Exploration – Meet JPL Interns | NASA/JPL Edu – NASA/JPL Edu News

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

Most years, summertime at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory arrives with an influx of more than 800 interns, raring to play a hands-on role in exploring Earth and space with robotic spacecraft.

Perhaps as exciting as adding NASA to their resumes and working alongside the scientists and engineers they have long admired is the chance to explore the laboratory's smorgasbord of science labs, spacecraft assembly facilities, space simulators, the historic mission control center and a place called the Mars Yard, where engineers test drive Mars rovers.

But this year, as the summer internship season approached with most of JPL's more than 6,000 employees still on mandatory telework, the laboratory and the students who were offered internships at the Southern California center had a decision to make.

"We asked the students and the mentors [the employees bringing them in] whether their projects could still be achieved remotely and provide the educational component we consider to be so crucial to these experiences," said Adrian Ponce, deputy section manager of JPL's Education Office, which runs the laboratory's STEM internship programs.

The answer was a resounding yes, which meant the laboratory had just a matter of weeks to create virtual alternatives for every aspect of the internship experience, from accessing specialized software for studying Earth and planetary science to testing and fine-tuning the movements of spacecraft in development and preparing others for launch to attending enrichment activities like science talks and team building events.

We were able to transition almost all of the interns to aspects of their projects that are telework-compatible. Others agreed to a future start date, said Ponce, adding that just 2% of the students offered internships declined to proceed or had their projects canceled.

Now, JPL's 600-plus summer interns some who were part-way through internships when the stay-at-home orders went into effect, others who are returning and many who are first-timers are getting an extended lesson in the against-the-odds attitude on which the laboratory prides itself.

We wanted to hear about their experiences as JPL's first class of remote interns. What are their routines and home offices like in cities across the country? How have their teams adapted to building spacecraft and doing science remotely? Read a collection of their responses below to learn how JPL interns are finding ways to persevere, whether it's using their engineering skills to fashion homemade desks, getting accustomed to testing spacecraft from 2,000 miles away or working alongside siblings, kids, and pets.

"I am working with an astronomer on the NEOWISE project, which is an automated system that detects near-Earth objects, such as asteroids. The goal of my project is to identify any objects missed by the automated system and use modeling to learn more about their characteristics. My average day consists of writing scripts in Python to manipulate the NEOWISE data and visually vet that the objects in the images are asteroids and not noise or stars.

My office setup consists of a table with scattered books, papers, and pencils, a laptop, television, a child in the background asking a million questions while I work, and a bird on my shoulder that watches me at times."

Jennifer Bragg will be studying optics at the University of Arizona as an incoming graduate student starting this August. She is completing her summer internship from Pahoa, Hawaii.

"I'm helping support the Perseverance Mars rover launch this summer. So far, I have been working remotely, but I'm lucky enough to have the opportunity to go to Pasadena, California, in late July to support the launch from JPL! On launch day, I will be in the testbed, where myself and a few other members of my group will be 'shadowing' the spacecraft. This means that when operators send their commands to the actual spacecraft, when its on the launch pad and during its first day or so in space, we'll send the same instructions to the test-bed version. This way, if anything goes wrong, we'll have a high-fidelity simulation ready for debugging.

I have a desk in my bedroom, so my office setup is decent enough. I bought a little whiteboard to write myself notes. As for my average working day, it really depends on what I'm doing. Some days, I'm writing procedures or code, so it's a text editor, a hundred internet tabs, and a messenger to ask my team members questions. Other days, I'm supporting a shift in the test bed, so I'm on a web call with a few other people talking about the test we're doing. Luckily, a large portion of my team's work can be done on our personal computers. The biggest change has been adding the ability to operate the test bed remotely. I'm often amazed that from New York, I can control hardware in California.

I was ecstatic that I was still able to help with the Perseverance Mars rover mission! I spent the second half of 2019 working on launch and cruise testing for the mission, so I'm happy to be able to see it through."

Radina Yanakieva is an undergraduate student studying aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech and interning from Staten Island, New York.

"Our team is using radar data [from the European Space Agencys Mars Express spacecraft] to find out what lies beneath the large icy deposits on Mars' south pole. My average day consists of analyzing this radar data on my computer to find and map the topography of an older surface that lies below the ice on Mars south pole, while my plants look on approvingly.

I was delighted to be offered the chance to work at JPL again. (This is my fourth JPL internship.) Even though it's better to be 'on lab,' it is an honor to get to learn from the coolest and smartest people in the world."

Aditya Khuller is a graduate student working toward a Ph.D. in planetary science at Arizona State University and interning from Tempe, Arizona.

"I am working on the Perseverance Mars rover mission [launching this summer]. As a member of the mobility team, I am testing the rover's auto-navigation behaviors. If given a specific location, flight software should be able to return data about where that location is relative to the rover. My project is to create test cases and develop procedures to verify the data returned by the flight software when this feature is used.

My average day starts with me eating breakfast with my mom who is also working from home. Then, I write a brief plan for my day. Next, I meet with my mentor to discuss any problems and/or updates. I spend the rest of my day at my portable workstation working on code to test the rover's behaviors and analyzing the data from the tests. I have a mini desk that I either set up in my bedroom in front of my Georgia Tech Buzz painting or in the dining room.

If I could visit in person, the first thing I would want to see is the Mars rover engineering model "Scarecrow." I would love to visit the Mars Yard [a simulated Mars environment at JPL] and watch Scarecrow run through different tests. It would be so cool to see a physical representation of the things that I've been working on."

Breanna Ivey is an undergraduate student studying electrical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and interning from Macon, Georgia.

"I am working on the Psyche mission as a member of the Assembly Test and Launch Operations team, also known as ATLO. (We engineers love our acronyms!) Our goal is to assemble and test the Psyche spacecraft to make sure everything works correctly so that the spacecraft will be able to orbit and study its target, a metal asteroid also called Psyche. Scientists theorize that the asteroid is actually the metal core of what was once another planet. By studying it, we hope to learn more about the formation of Earth.

I always start out my virtual work day by giving my dog a hug, grabbing a cup of coffee and heading up to my family's guest bedroom, which has turned into my office for the summer. On the window sill in my office are a number of space-themed Lego sets including the 'Women of NASA' set, which helps me get into the space-exploration mood! Once I have fueled up on coffee, my brain is ready for launch, and I log in to the JPL virtual network to start writing plans for testing Psyche's propulsion systems. While the ATLO team is working remotely, we are focused on writing test plans and procedures so that they can be ready as soon as the Psyche spacecraft is in the lab for testing. We have a continuous stream of video calls set up throughout the week to meet virtually with the teams helping to build the spacecraft."

Kaelan Oldani is a master's student studying aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan and interning from Ann Arbor, Michigan. She recently accepted a full-time position at JPL and is starting in early 2021.

"NASA's Deep Space Network is a system of antennas positioned around the world in Australia, Spain, and Goldstone, California that's used to communicate with spacecraft. My internship is working on a risk assessment of the hydraulic system for the 70-meter antenna at the Goldstone facility. The hydraulic system is what allows the antenna and dish surrounding it to move so it can accurately track spacecraft in flight. The ultimate goal of the work is to make sure the antenna's hydraulic systems meet NASA standards.

My average day starts by getting ready for work (morning routine), accessing my work computer through a virtual interface and talking with my mentor on [our collaboration tool]. Then, I dive into work, researching hydraulic schematics, JPL technical drawings of the antenna, and NASA standards, and adding to a huge spreadsheet that I use to track every component of the antenna's hydraulic system. Currently, I'm tracking every flexible hydraulic fluid hose on the system and figuring out what dangers a failure of the hose could have on personnel and the mission."

Ricardo Isai Melgar is an undergraduate student studying mechanical engineering at East Los Angeles College and interning from Los Angeles.

"My project this summer is to develop a network of carbon-dioxide sensors to be used aboard the International Space Station for monitoring the levels of carbon dioxide that crewmembers experience.

My 'office setup' is actually just a board across the end of my bed balanced on the other side by a small dresser that I pull into the middle of the room every day so that I can sit and have a hard surface to work on.

At first I wasn't sure if I was interested in doing a virtual engineering internship. How would that even work? But after talking to my family, I decided to accept. Online or in person, getting to work at JPL is still a really cool opportunity."

Susanna Eschbach is an undergraduate student studying electrical and computer engineering at Northern Illinois University and interning from DeKalb, Illinois.

"I'm planning test procedures for the Europa Clipper mission [which is designed to make flybys of Jupiter's moon Europa]. The end goal is to create a list of tests we can perform that will prove that the spacecraft meets its requirements and works as a whole system.

I was very excited when I got the offer to do a virtual internship at JPL. My internship was originally supposed to be with the Perseverance Mars rover mission, but it required too much in-person work, so I was moved to the Europa Clipper project. While I had been looking forward to working on a project that was going to be launching so soon, Jupiter's moon Europa has always captured my imagination because of the ocean under its surface. It was an added bonus to know I had an internship secured for the summer."

Izzie Torres is an undergraduate student studying aerospace engineering and management at MIT and interning from Seattle.

"I am investigating potential spacecraft trajectories to reach the water worlds orbiting the outer planets, specifically Jupiter's moon Europa. If you take both Jupiter and Europa into account, their gravitational force fields combine to allow for some incredibly fuel-efficient maneuvers between the two. The ultimate goal is to make it easier for mission designers to use these low-energy trajectories to develop mission plans that use very little fuel.

I'm not a gamer, but I just got a new gaming laptop because it has a nice graphics processing unit, or GPU. During my internship at JPL last summer, we used several GPUs and a supercomputer to make our trajectory computations 10,000 times faster! We plan to use the GPU to speed up my work this summer as well. I have my laptop connected to a second monitor up in the loft of the cabin where my wife and I are staying. We just had a baby two months ago, so I have to make the most of the quiet times when he's napping!"

Jared Blanchard is a graduate student working toward a Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University.

"I'm doing a theory-based project on the topic of nanotechnology under the mentorship of Mohammad Ashtijou and Eric Perez.

I vividly remember being infatuated with NASA as a youth, so much so that my parents ordered me a pamphlet from Space Center Houston with posters and stickers explaining all of the cool things happening across NASA. I will never forget when I was able to visit Space Center Houston on spring break in 2009. It was by far the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed as a youth. When I was offered the internship at JPL, I was excited, challenged, and motivated. There is a great deal of respect that comes with being an NASA intern, and I look forward to furthering my experiences.

But the challenges are prevalent, too. Unfortunately, the internship is completely virtual and there are limitations to my experience. It is hard working at home with the multiple personalities in my family. I love them, but have you attempted to conduct research with a surround system of romantic comedies playing in the living room, war video games blasting grenades, and the sweet voice of your grandmother asking for help getting pans from the top shelf?"

Yohn I. Ellis Jr. is a graduate student studying electrical engineering at Prairie View A&M University and interning from Houston.

"This summer, I am supporting the proposal for a small satellite mission concept called Cupids Arrow. Cupids Arrow would be a small probe designed to fly through Venus atmosphere and collect samples. The ultimate goal of the project is to understand the origin story of Venus' atmosphere and how, despite their comparable sizes, Earth and Venus evolved so differently geologically, with the former being the habitable, friendly planet that we call home and the latter being the hottest planet in our solar system with a mainly carbon dioxide atmosphere.

While ordinary JPL meetings include discussions of space probes, rockets, and visiting other planets, my working day rarely involves leaving my desk. Because all of my work can be done on my computer, I have a pretty simple office setup: a desk, my computer, and a wall full of posters of Earth and the Solar System. An average day is usually a combination of data analysis, reading and learning about Venus, and a number of web meetings. The team has several different time zones represented, so a morning meeting in Pacific time accommodates all of Pacific, Eastern and European time zones that exist within the working hours of the team."

Mina Cezairli is an undergraduate student studying mechanical engineering at Yale University and is interning from New Haven, Connecticut.

I'm characterizing the genetic signatures of heat-resistant bacteria. The goal is to improve the techniques we use to sterilize spacecraft to prevent them from contaminating other worlds or bringing contaminants back to Earth. Specifically, I'm working to refine the amount of time spacecraft need to spend getting blasted by dry heat as a sanitation method.

"As someone who has a biology-lab heavy internship, I was quite skeptical of how an online internship would work. There was originally supposed to be lab work, but I think the project took an interesting turn into research and computational biology. It has been a really cool intersection to explore, and I have gained a deeper understanding of the math and analysis involved in addition to the biology concepts."

Izabella Zamora is an undergraduate student studying biology and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and interning from Brimfield, Massachusetts.

"I am working on the engineering operations team for the Perseverance Mars rover. After the rover lands on Mars, it will send daily status updates. Every day, an engineer at JPL will need to make sure that the status update looks healthy so that the rover can continue its mission. I am writing code to make that process a lot faster for the engineers.

When I was offered the internship back in November, I thought I would be working on hardware for the rover. Once the COVID-19 crisis began ramping up and I saw many of my friends' internships get cancelled or shortened, I was worried that the same would happen to me. One day, I got a call letting me know that my previous internship wouldn't be possible but that there was an opportunity to work on a different team. I was so grateful to have the opportunity to retain my internship at JPL and get the chance to work with my mentor, Farah Alibay, who was once a JPL intern herself."

Leilani Trautman is an undergraduate student studying electrical engineering and computer science at MIT and interning from San Diego, California.

"I am working on electronics for the coronagraph instrument that will fly aboard the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The Roman Space Telescope will study dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets [planets outside our solar system]. The science instrument I'm working on will be used to image exoplanets. It's also serving as a technology demonstration to advance future coronagraphs [which are instruments designed to observe objects close to bright stars].

I was both nervous and excited to have a virtual internship. Im a returning intern, continuing my work on the coronagraph instrument. I absolutely love my work and my project at JPL, so I was really looking forward to another internship. Since Im working with the same group, I was relieved that I already knew my team, but nervous about how I would connect with my team, ask questions, and meet other 'JPLers.' But I think my team is just as effective working virtually as we were when working 'on lab.' My mentor and I have even figured out how to test hardware virtually by video calling the engineer in the lab and connecting remotely into the lab computer."

Kathryn Chamberlin is an undergraduate student studying electrical engineering at Arizona State University and interning from Phoenix.

"I am working on the flight system for the Perseverance Mars rover. The first half of my internship was spent learning the rules of the road for the entire flight system. My first task was updating command-line Python scripts, which help unpack the data that is received from the rover. After that, I moved on to testing a part of the flight software that manages which mechanisms and instruments the spacecraft can use at a certain time. I have been so grateful to contribute to the Perseverance Mars rover project, especially during the summer that it launches!

I have always been one to be happy with all the opportunities I am granted, but I do have to say it was hard to come to the realization that I would not be able to step foot on the JPL campus. However, I was truly grateful to receive this opportunity, and I have been so delighted to see the JPL spirit translate to the online video chats and communication channels. It's definitely the amazing people who make JPL into the place that everybody admires. Most important, I would like to thank my mentor, Jessica Samuels, for taking the time to meet with me every day and show me the true compassion and inspiration of the engineers at JPL."

Daniel Stover is an undergraduate student studying electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech and interning from Leesburg, Virginia.

"I'm working on a project called the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols, or MAIA. It's an instrument that will go into lower Earth orbit and collect images of particulate matter to learn about air pollution and its effects on health. I'm programming some of the software used to control the instrument's electronics. I'm also testing the simulated interface used to communicate with the instrument.

I was ecstatic to still have my internship! I'm very blessed to be able to do all my work remotely. It has sometimes proven to be a challenge when I find myself more than four layers deep in virtual environments. And it can be confusing to program hardware on the West Coast with software that I wrote all the way over here on the East Coast. However, I've learned so much and am surprised by and grateful for the meaningful relationships I've already built."

Sophia Yoo is an incoming graduate student studying electrical and computer engineering at Princeton University and is interning from Souderton, Pennsylvania.

"My summer research project is focused on using machine-learning algorithms to make predictions about the density of electrons in Earths ionosphere [a region of the planet's upper atmosphere]. Our work seeks to allow scientists to forecast this electron density, as it has important impacts on things such as GPS positioning and aircraft navigation.

Despite the strangeness of working remotely, I have learned a ton about the research process and what it is like to be part of a real research team. Working alongside my mentors to adapt to the unique challenges of working remotely has also been educational. In research, and in life, there will always be new and unforeseen problems and challenges. This extreme circumstance is valuable in that it teaches us interns the importance of creative problem solving, adaptability, and making the most out of the situation we are given."

Natalie Maus is an undergraduate student studying astrophysics and computer science at Colby College and interning from Evergreen, Colorado.

"I have two projects at JPL. My first project focuses on the Europa Clipper mission [designed to make flybys of Jupiter's moon Europa]. I study how the complex topography on the icy moon influences the temperature of the surface. This work is crucial to detect 'hot spots,' which are areas the mission (and future missions) aim to study because they might correspond to regions that could support life! My other work consists of studying frost on Mars and whether it indicates the presence of water-ice below the surface.

JPL and NASA interns are connected through social networks, and it's impressive to see the diversity. Some talks are given by 'JPLers' who make themselves available to answer questions. When I came to JPL, I expected to meet superheroes. This wish has been entirely fulfilled. Working remotely doesn't mean working alone. On the contrary, I think it increases our connections and solidarity."

Lucas Lange is an undergraduate student studying aerospace engineering and planetary science at ISAE-SUPAERO [aerospace institute in France] and interning from Pasadena, California.

Explore JPLs summer and year-round internship programs and apply at: jpl.nasa.gov/intern

Career opportunities in STEM and beyond can be found online atjpl.jobs. Learn more about careers and life at JPL on LinkedIn and by following @nasajplcareers on Instagram.

The laboratorys STEM internship and fellowship programs are managed by the JPL Education Office. Extending the NASA Office of STEM Engagements reach, JPL Education seeks to create the next generation of scientists, engineers, technologists and space explorers by supporting educators and bringing the excitement of NASA missions and science to learners of all ages.

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Deep Space Exploration and Technology Market to Grow at a Stayed CAGR from 2019 – News.MarketSizeForecasters.com

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Danzig

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