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Calendar
Monday, Oct. 27
What: Ferguson Panel Discussion
When: 5:30-7 p.m.
Where: Lawrence Public Library
About: A panel to address long-
term and short-term contexts for
interpreting events in Ferguson.
What: Aerospace Engineering Seminar
When: 4-5 p.m.
Where: 3151 Learned Hall
About: A presentation from a Princeton professor about High Reynolds number flows.
Tuesday, Oct. 28
What: Final Cut Pro X Workshop
When: 10 a.m. to noon
Where: Budig Media Lab
About: Learn the fundamentals of the program.
What: Bold Aspirations Lecture
When: 3:30 p.m.
Where: Spooner Hall, The Commons
About: A lecture about human trafficking, corruption and terrorism.
Wednesday, Oct. 29
What: AbleHawks Meeting When: 5:30-8 p.m. Where: Big 12 Room, Kansas Union About: A documentary showing about disability and awareness, and a visit from speaker Rosie Cooper of Kansas Association of Centers for Independent Living.
What: Abstract Writing Workshop
When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: English Room, Kansas Union About: An instructional session on the process of writing abstracts of research.
Thursday, Oct. 30
What: Flu Vaccine Clinic
When: 1-5 p.m.
Where: Watkins Memorial Health Center
About: Receive a seasonal flu shot or nasal flu mist.
What: Karaoke Night
When: 9-11 p.m.
Where: Hashinger Hall, The Studio
Cafe
About: Sing to throwback music and other popular songs.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Google executive Alan Eustace is shown before a test flight for his Friday, Oct. 24 leap from the edge of space that broke the sound barrier and set several skydiving records over the southern New Mexico desert outside Roswell. Eustace's supersonic jump was part of a project by Paragon Space Development Corp. and its Stratospheric Explorer team, which has been working secretly for years to develop a self-contained commercial spacesuit that would allow people to explore some 20 miles above the Earth's surface.
Google exec sets records with near-space jump
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROSWELL, N.M. Google executive Alan Eustace broke the sound barrier and set several skydiving records over the southern New Mexico desert early Friday after taking a big leap from the edge of space.
The technology that has gone into developing the balloon, the spacesuit and the other systems that were used in Friday's launch will be used to advance commercial spaceflight, namely efforts by Arizona-based World View
Eustace's supersonic jump was part of a project by Paragon Space Development Corp. and its Stratospheric Explorer team, which has been working secretly for years to develop a self-contained commercial spacesuit that would allow people to explore some 20 miles above the Earth's surface.
"This has opened up endless possibilities for humans to explore previously seldom visited parts of our stratosphere," Grant Anderson, Paragon president and CEO, said in a statement.
Friday's success marked a major step forward in that effort, company officials said.
"This has opened up endless possibilities for humans to explore previously seldom visited parts of our stratosphere."
After nearly three years of intense planning, development and training, Eustace began his ascent via a high-altitude, helium-filled balloon just as the sun was rising. It took more than two hours to hit a record altitude of 135,908 feet, from which he separated himself from the balloon and started plummeting back to Earth.
GRANT ANDERSON
President, CEO of Paragon
Enterprises to take paying tourists up in a high-altitude balloon and luxury capsule starting in late 2016.
As more people head into the stratosphere, the spacesuits, could be adapted for emergency rescues or other scientific endeavors, officials said.
Wearing his specially designed spacesuit, Eustace hit a top velocity of 822 mph during a freefall that lasted 41/2 minutes.
The supersonic skydive happened with little fanfare, out of the media spotlight, unlike the 2012 attempt by daredevil Felix Baumgartner and the Red Bull Stratos team. Baumgartner, who was taken aloft in a capsule with the help of millions of dollars in sponsorships, had set the previous altitude record by jumping from 128,100 feet.
Jim Hayhurst, director of competition at the United States Parachute Association, was the jump's official observer. He said
Eustace deployed a drogue parachute that gave him incredible stability and control despite the massive Mach 1.23 speed reached during the freefall.
"He just said it was a fabulous view. He was thrilled," Hayhurst said of his conversation with Eustace after he landed.
Watching Eustace and his team prepare was historic, said Hayhurst, likening the scene to what it must have been like to watch Ryan Airlines Corp. build the Spirit of St. Louis in the late 1920s.
Eustace didn't feel it when he broke the sound barrier, but the ground crew certainly heard the resulting sonic boom, Hayhurst said.
"This was a bunch of quiet engineers doing the job," he said. "This is a scientific endeavor. This is a stepping stone to space."
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Speaker to address social justice issues tonight at Lied Center
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@McKenna Harford
A speaker will explore sexual assault and domestic violence through race and class lenses Monday at 7:30 p.m.at the Lied Center.
Melissa Harris-Perry, an author, professor and television show host, will speak about sexual assault from a global and local perspective, as well as the roles individuals play in creating solutions to address violence in the community. No tickets are required and the event is free.
"It is essential that we all don't lose sight of the ways sexual violence affects us personally," Rose-Mockry said. "It's easy
Rose-Mockry said it is important to gain perspective on sexual violence as a global issue and to be able to see how the University is involved.
"One of the goals of this lecture series is to look to be able to continue the conversations that are going on and look for solutions and be action-based," said Kathy Rose-Mockry, director of the Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity.
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to think it's someone else or another community, but it's right here and we have the power to make an important change."
Harris-Perry is known for her discussions of social issues and will be speaking as part of the Jana Mackey lecture series that focuses on domestic abuse and assault, which is hosted by the Emily Taylor Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
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Rose-Mockry said attendance at previous lectures in the series was high. Bulaong Ramiz, the program coordinator for the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said she thinks it will be popular.
An event, "Coming to the Table: What we can do to make a difference,"to continue the discussion of creating solutions to sexual violence and abuse will be held Tuesday at noon in the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
"I hope it will be packed," Ramiz said. "I hope it ignites [those in attendance] to be active and continue the dialogue on campus."
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