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MEET THE CEO OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY GROWING FASTER THAN APPLE: TRICIA GRIFFITH   Griffith knows: She began her career at Progressive as a claims rep three decades ago. That makes her a rarity on two fronts: a CEO who started as an entry-level employee at the company she now leads, and one of just 24 female Fortune 500 chief executives. But she’s also something else: a CEO pulling off the remarkable evolution of a company in a relatively staid, stable industry. Progressive’s one-year and annualized three-year sales growth (at 20.2% and 11.4%, respectively) tops both Apple’s and Microsoft’s. The …

MEET THE NAVY’S FIRST FEMALE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER   As the XO, Bauernschmidt is the second in command of the USS Abraham Lincoln, one of 11 U.S. aircraft carriers stationed around the world. Bauernschmidt manages the ship’s day-to-day operations, so the commander can focus on strategy. She basically runs a floating city of 5,000 people – a city with a mission.   Source: CBS News Article  

‘FIRST MAN’ WRITER TELLS WHAT NEIL ARMSTRONG WAS LIKE IN REAL LIFE   He was one of the world’s most famous figures, but Neil Armstrong famously shied away from the spotlight. After becoming the first person to step foot on the moon, on July 29, 1969, the NASA astronaut returned to his Ohio roots and led a low-key life as a college professor.   Source: NBC News Article  

  FOR THE FIRST TIME, A WOMAN IS LEADING THE LARGEST COMMAND IN THE US ARMY   Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson has succeeded in breaking through a few glass ceilings in the US Army. Now she’s set to break a new one.   Source: CNN News Article        

  THE GENDER GAP   It took several years of research but finally I came to a solution to the gender gap and am during August and September 2018 writing a detailed and confidential strategic plan. At the same time, I’m preparing myself for certification exams and moving towards making international negotiations. There is still a lot to discuss and my focus is that the negotiations and future projects should be inclusive where there is a win-win situation for everybody and where I get proper credit for my innovative ideas and research and most of all that there is an …

  LIFE ON MARS COULD BE FOUND WITHIN THREE YEARS ASTROBIOLOGIST SAYS AFTER BREAKTHROUGH   COMPELLING evidence of life on Mars could be found within three years, a NASA scientist has predicted after two major discoveries. Scientists are on the brink of a breakthrough in space exploration following the discovery of a lake of water on the Red Planet’s surface coupled with the identification of fluctuations in methane levels consistent with organic processes.   Source: Express Article        

  WOMEN IN SPACE: MASSIVE LIST OF JOURNALISTS, ENGINEERS, WRITERS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS & INFLUENCERS COVERING ASTRONOMY & SPACE EXPLORATION   These are women who write, share and showcase their knowledge about astronomy and space. Traditionally the field has long been dominated by men. But these women are changing that. Fast. Source: Medium Article        

  FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MARING CORPS HISTORY, A WOMAN IS IN CHARGE OF AN INFANTRY PLATOON   Last year, Lt. Hierl became the first woman to pass the Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course, a physically and mentally demanding 13-week program in Quantico, Virginia. Now, Hierl is the first and only woman to lead an infantry platoon in the Marines. Hierl, 24, leads about 35 men in the Third Platoon of the 4th Marines’ Echo Company, Second Battalion. They are currently in Northern Australia, where they are in the middle of several months of training.   Source: CNN Article …

  PUTTING TOURISTS IN SPACE   The race to put tourists into space seems to be a glacially slow one most of the time, and then BOOM — it suddenly takes a supersonic leap forward.   Source: CNN Travel Article        

  SPECTACULAR REVELATIONS COURTESY OF HUBBLE   When we look up at the stars, it’s humbling to realize we’re only getting a peek at what’s up there, that way beyond what’s visible to the naked eye lie wondrous galaxies we never knew existed… until the Hubble Space Telescope. For 28 years, since it was launched, Hubble has been sending us stunning images of the vast heavens.   Source: CBS News Article