Author: Michael

The interior of Mahan hall on the grounds of the United States Naval Academy. It is decorated with natuical motifs. The building contains a theatre and library.Image by Preservation Maryland

During a tour of duty at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) as a Company Officer in the 1980’s I served as a member of the Admissions Board in the Winter/Spring of 1983-84. At that time the Naval Academy had already abandoned strict meritocracy for affirmative action.

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The eMerge Americas conference brings together technology visionaries, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from across the world for two days of live speaker sessions, exhibits, workshops, networking opportunities and so much more. From founders and CEOs to government officials to Academy Award winners, eMerge Americas hosts a diverse array of tech innovators, entrepreneurs, investors and changemakers. This year’s lineup is nothing short of extraordinary. eMerge Americas is happening March 27-28, 2025, in Miami.

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The United States Space Force’s uncrewed, secretive space plane unexpectedly returned to Earth this week after more than a year in space. It was an unusually short mission, but one that tested new flight patterns for the spacecraft. 
The X-37B space plane touched down at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California after 434 days in space. Space Force is in general quite secretive about the spacecraft and its missions, often only giving the briefest description of what the goal is or what experiments are onboard. This flight for the X-37B was unique for several reasons.

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