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Marching Mountaineers’ new director brings noteworthy changes to program through technology – The Appalachian
Cell phones attached to instruments are not something usually seen during marching band practice, but for the Marching Mountaineers, this is now commonplace. The marching band is undergoing new changes under the leadership of Jason Gardner, who replaced interim band director, Don Peach, this fall. A major change Gardner is making to the program is …
Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker, Robert Pattinson’s Batman Won’t Meet, Director Says
Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker and Robert Pattinson’s Batman won’t ever meet on screen. Joker movie director Todd Phillips said in a recent interview that he doesn’t foresee the characters interacting with each other in future movies. “No, definitely not,” he told Variety when asked about the possibility of the two iconic DC characters coming together. At …
California state health director resigns after criticizing anti-vaccine activists on Facebook
A top healthcare official in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced her departure Tuesday, with the timing of her resignation sparking questions about whether it was related to a Facebook post she shared criticizing vaccine bill protesters and calling them “flat-earthers.” Jennifer Kent, director of the state Department of Health Care Services, announced in a letter …
MIT Media Lab director resigns after criticism over financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Joichi Ito, the director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s prestigious Media Lab, resigned on Saturday in the wake of revelations about his acceptance of contributions from Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier who died by suicide last month while in prison on federal charges of sex trafficking. Ito’s resignation came one day after The New Yorker …
Dan Coats steps down as director of national intelligence: read the letter
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats submitted his resignation to President Trump on Sunday. Below is the text of Coats’ letter. Dear Mr. President: I am grateful to you for providing me the opportunity to lead the Intelligence Community. Serving our nation as the Director of National Intelligence and as a member of your national …
Chris Kraft: Key Apollo 11 director dies days after anniversary
Image copyright NASA Image caption Chris Kraft: A pioneer in a pioneering field The first flight director of US space agency Nasa has died at the age of 95 – days after 50th anniversary celebrations of the first Moon landing. Chris Kraft, who joined Nasa in 1958, developed the planning and control processes for crewed …
Chris Kraft, NASA’s first flight director, dies at 95
“America has truly lost a national treasure today with the passing of one of NASA’s earliest pioneers — flight director Chris Kraft,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in a statement. “We send our deepest condolences to the Kraft family. Chris was one of the core team members that helped our nation put humans in space …
‘Big Little Lies’: HBO Responds to Report of Season 2 Director Drama
In response to claims that Andrea Arnold lost creative control over the second season, the premium cable network says “the final product speaks for itself.” In response to a report about a struggle behind-the-scenes of Big Little Lies, HBO is saying the second season of the premium cable network’s prestige series speaks for itself. “There …