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Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.
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Kent Logsdon | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| United States Ambassador to Moldova | |
| In office February 16, 2022 – May 30, 2024[1] | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Dereck J. Hogan |
| Succeeded by | Mark Burkhalter |
| United States Ambassador to Germany | |
Acting | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – May 8, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John B. Emerson (as Ambassador) |
| Succeeded by | Richard Grenell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kent Doyle Logsdon Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | University of Notre Dame University of Virginia |
Kent Doyle Logsdon is an American diplomat who had served as the U.S. ambassador to Moldova. He previously served as the U.S. chargé d'affaires for Germany.
A Sewickley, Pennsylvania native, Logsdon has a master's degree in international relations from the University of Virginia and a bachelor's degree in government from the University of Notre Dame.[2]
A foreign service officer (a member of the Senior Foreign Service), Logsdon was chief of staff to under secretary for economic growth, energy and the environment Keith J. Krach from September 30, 2019, to July 30, 2021. Previously, he served as the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Energy Resources. He came to that position after serving as the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany, serving as chargé d'affaires from January 2017 to May 2018.[2] Logsdon was the chief of staff to the deputy secretary of state for management and resources in Washington, D.C. before he went to Berlin.[3]
According to the State Department, Logdson "has spent the bulk of his career, spanning over 34 years, in the European and Eurasia region."
On July 13, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Logsdon to be the United States Ambassador to Moldova.[4] On September 29, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[5] On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[6] On December 18, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[7] On February 16, 2022, he presented his credentials to President Maia Sandu.[8]
On 21 May 2023, as a result of the pro-European rally European Moldova National Assembly held in Chișinău, the Embassy of the United States in Chișinău released a message stating that "The U.S. Embassy is proud to support Moldova's European path". Logsdon participated in this rally "to demonstrate our commitment to working with the Republic of Moldova to build a democratic, prosperous and secure future" as he declared.[9]
– Order of Honour for the contribution brought to the deepening of Moldovan-American relations and the implementation of democratic and economic reforms in the Republic of Moldova, as well as for supporting the efforts of the Republic of Moldova to strengthen national security.Logsdon speaks Russian, Ukrainian, Thai and German.[10] He is also learning Romanian.[11]
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Kent Doyle Logsdon is an American diplomat who had served as the U.S. ambassador to Moldova. He previously served as the U.S. chargé d'affaires for Germany.
Val Logsdon Fitch (March 10, 1923 – February 5, 2015) was an American nuclear physicist who, with co-researcher James Cronin, was awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment using the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven National Laboratory that proved that certain subatomic reactions do not adhere to fundamental symmetry principles. Specifically, they proved, by examining the decay of K-mesons, that a reaction run in reverse does not retrace the path of the original reaction, which showed that the reactions of subatomic particles are not indifferent to time. Thus the phenomenon of CP violation was discovered. This demolished the faith that physicists had that natural laws were governed by symmetry. Born on a cattle ranch near Merriman, Nebraska, Fitch was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II, and worked on the Manhattan Project at the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico. He later graduated from McGill University, and completed his PhD in physics in 1954 at Columbia University. He was a member of the faculty at Princeton University from 1954 until his retirement in 2005.
The American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae. It is a common bird found throughout much of North America, only absent from the tundra biome. The American crow is the New World counterpart to the carrion crow and the hooded crow of Eurasia, occupying similar ecological niches. The American crow has all-black plumage, with iridescent feathers. It looks similar to other all-black corvids. It is highly intelligent, similar to other Corvidae, and is adaptable to human environments. The American crow can be distinguished from the common raven by its smaller size and a slightly less pronounced beak, and from the carrion crow by its size, as the carrion crow is larger and of a stockier build. The American crow can be difficult to distinguish from the fish crow; however, the fish crow tends to fluff its throat feathers when calling. The American crow is an omnivore, feeding on insects, seeds, and nuts while also preying on small animals. It also rarely feeds on carrion, leading to associations with death, thieves, and bad luck in some cultures; however, in Native American and some Gaelic cultures, crows are considered good luck due to their intelligence. The American crow is common, widespread, and susceptible to the West Nile virus, making it a useful bioindicator for tracking the virus's spread. Direct transmission of the virus from crows to humans is impossible. According to BirdLife International, there are 31 million American crows as of 2012.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 American swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), it is the second installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. It is set a year after the first film and follows Captain Jack Sparrow who owes a debt to Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), the ghastly captain of the Flying Dutchman, and being marked for death and pursued by the Kraken. Meanwhile, the wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) is interrupted by Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander), who wants Turner to acquire Jack's magic compass in a bid to find the Dead Man's Chest. Two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl were conceived in 2004, with Elliott and Rossio developing a story arc that would span both films. Filming took place from February to September 2005 in Palos Verdes, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, and The Bahamas, as well as on sets constructed at Walt Disney Studios. It was shot back-to-back with the third film of the series, At World's End (2007). With a production budget of $225 million, it was the most expensive film ever made at the time of its release. Dead Man's Chest premiered at the Disneyland Resort on June 24, 2006, and was released in the United States on July 7, to mixed reviews from critics. The film broke several records at the time, including the opening-weekend record in the United States with $136 million and the fastest film to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office (63 days), and became the highest-grossing film of 2006, the third highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release, and the highest-grossing film in the series. It was also the highest-grossing film released by Disney until it was surpassed by Toy Story 3 in 2010. The film received four nominations at the 79th Academy Awards (winning Best Visual Effects). The sequel, At World's End, was released in 2007.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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