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Agenda for 10/25/17 115 th Meeting Reminder: please turn off or mute cell phones Announcements and Introductions Farewell to Cassini Yanbei Chen speaks to China about recent detection of colliding neutron stars Upcoming


  1. Agenda for 10/25/17 115 th Meeting • Reminder: please turn off or mute cell phones • Announcements and Introductions – Farewell to Cassini – Yanbei Chen speaks to China about recent detection of colliding neutron stars • Upcoming Scheduled Talks • Pete’s Lynx • “ Replicating the San Salvador , the Ship in which Juan Cabrillo Sailed to San Diego ”, Dr. Ray Ashley 1

  2. Cassini • Launched 10/15/1997 • Last contact was on 9/15/17 • 8:54 video summary of what NASA learned from Cassini: https://youtu.be/8D6UWHZ_Hys • 1:12 Video of Le Cassini Opera: https://youtu.be/pPnZQIkSNmU

  3. Prof. Yanbei Chen broadcasting the news to China of the merger of two neutron stars earlier in the week

  4. Upcoming Talks SUBJECT TO CHANGE This information is also on the website under “Upcoming Talks” Date Speaker Topic Ray Ashley Replicating the San Salvador, the ship in 10/25/17 President and CEO, San Diego Maritime which Juan Cabrillo sailed to San Diego Museum Andreas Bratt-Leal Patient-specific cell therapy for 12/6/17 Director of Research & Development, Summit Parkinson’s disease for Stem Cell Foundation Alex Cannara 1/17/18 Ocean Acidification Engineering and Environmental Consultant Victor Albert 2/28/18 DuBridge Fellow, Burke Institute for Applied Quantum Physics Today Theoretical Physics, Caltech 4/11/18 TBD 4

  5. Pete’s Lynx

  6. Southwestern Yacht Club, San Diego Pete’s nuclear powered submarine We are here 6

  7. Lyncean Coin Treasure Map (ca. 1542-2017)

  8. This is what you get when you Google “images of a sailor”

  9. X Lyn marks the spot!

  10. (My) Translation: On/Off Switch for Russian Foxtrot Submarine Equipped with Nuclear-Tipped Torpedo June 28, 2017

  11. Handle Down: Submarine OFF Handle Up: Submarine ON June 28, 2017

  12. Anonymous Video on Facebook …Russians?

  13. Another Possible Translation: Torpedo Launch Switch: • UP position fires nuclear torpedo • DOWN position does not fire nuclear torpedo June 28, 2017

  14. Wonder If It’s Still There? June 28, 2017

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