Public Records & Notices Monitoring local real estate since 1968 View a complete day’s public records Subscribe Presented by and notices today for our at memphisdailynews.com. free report www.chandlerreports.com Friday, April 23, 2021 MemphisDailyNews.com Vol. 136 | No. 49 Rack–50¢/Delivery–39¢ Sultan of swat: East Memphis artist invents better flyswatter TOM BAILEY drawer beneath the microwave, the befouled pot cover for its in- of the hefty, 8-inch diameter pot What makes Kim Willson differ- Courtesy of The Daily Memphian pulled out a silicone pot cover, and tended purpose, but the sacrifice cover. The same, simple principle ent from the rest of us: Her iPhone Never great at contact sports, lashed at the flies with a heavier, was so worth it. “I couldn’t believe made billions for the golf industry: contacts include a Chinese manu- Kim Willson repeatedly swung bigger “bat.” they were coming down,” Willson Make the clubhead bigger, and facturer and a logistics firm in her and missed, like the nine-hole bat- Voila! Willson singled or dou- recalled of the flies that 2019 sum- golfers can more easily hit the ball. hometown of Murray, Kentucky. ter on a bad baseball team. bled with every swing, smashing mer day in her family’s East Mem- Nearly everyone has the oc- The Chinese factory has con- Frustrated, the mother of flies no matter which way they phis home. casional light-bulb moment, that verted her pest-killing idea into three ditched the flyswatter, darted. The self-described ger- “I thought, ‘I’ve got to put this fleeting idea for how to improve a mass-produced product, and yanked open her galley kitchen maphobe would never again use on a stick. It’s so simple’,” she said a product or make a task easier. FLYSWATTER CONTINUED ON P2 Rhodes will test tiny solar cells, about a millime- ter square, in the ravages of space. “It’s one thing if they work on Earth, when you NASA selects Rhodes for get in outer space there are higher levels of damag- ing radiation,” said Joe McPherson, an engineering jack of all trades at Rhodes and CubeSat’s program manager. “The radiation will eventually break things student-made satellite launch down, and this is especially true of electronics,” he said. CubeSats are a type of small spacecraft. In their smallest form, they measure about four inches on each side, weigh less than three pounds and have volume of about a quart. NASA has been running CubeSat launches for 12 years. This is the first time Rhodes has applied. Its model is called RHOK-SAT, a nod to its co- operation with the University of Oklahoma, which designed the solar cells it will test. “This particular type of material has an inter- esting crystal structure called perovskite, which refers to the structure of the materials and how the atoms are put together,” said Ann Viano, associate professor of physics at Rhodes. “It could last longer in space; it’s more hardy in terms of dealing with the solar radiation. There are also ways to make these solar cells flexible, which would be great for space- craft because there is less chance for them to break or have some type of damage occur,” Viano said. “The University of Oklahoma is looking at using these cells for long duration spacecraft, things that will go to the outer solar system. “But before you put it on a million-dollar space- craft, you need to test it and make sure it will survive in the hazardous environment of space,” she said. The project has developed largely through remote learning and even now, when students are back on campus, social distancing means only two at a time can work with advisers in the lab where the satellite is taking shape. Program manager Joe McPherson (left) and Jose Pastrana discuss the satellite they are designing for NASA at Rhodes College April “Being a student leader on a team of all first-time 20, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Courtesy of The Daily Memphian) CubeSat developers, I’ve been able to contribute to the project at a level most undergraduates would JANE ROBERTS In a couple of years, what is now a Rhodes is one of 14 mostly colleges never have the chance to experience,” says junior Gi- Courtesy of The Daily Memphian somewhat nondescript 10-centimeter and universities NASA selected for this uliana Hofheins, one of two co-leads on the project. Rhodes College occupies some lofty cube of possibility will orbit in space, year’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, a sci- “RHOK-SAT and our work truly embodies space in these times, including that courtesy of NASA, giving Rhodes its first ence-to-the-people program that gives the original goal of CubeSats: To open up space applications for fall are up 25% in a satellite launch, and in the meantime, students and teachers a platform to pandemic. a series of sizeable equations to solve. build hardware that will orbit the earth. 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Community activist trial and the jury verdict will olis police officer Derek Chauvin Theryn Bond said she had to stop bring some peace to his family guilty of murder and manslaugh- working as she waited for the and to our country.” ter Tuesday, April 20, in the death verdict. When the guilty verdict Immediately after hearing of George Floyd. “I am so happy. was read, she was also in tears the guilty verdict, Abraham It is about time,” Abraham said. and elated. and Bond — along with other “It has been a long time coming, “This is for Rodney King, this local activists — headed to the and we need to hold others ac- is for Emmett Till, this is for Mi- National Civil Rights Museum. countable in the recent killings chael Brown, this is for Sandra They also gathered there Sun- of Black and Brown people the Bland, this is for Eric Garner, this day to protest the recent police same way he (Chauvin) was held is for Adam Toledo,” Bond said. shootings of Anthony Thompson accountable.” “This is for every single Black Jr., 17, killed by Knoxville police; After two days of delibera- person that has been intimidat- Daunte Wright, 20, killed by Min- tion, jurors found Chauvin guilty ed by police, harassed by police, nesota police; and Adam Toledo, of all three counts: second-de- murdered by police.” Activist 13, killed by Chicago police. “As gree murder, third-degree mur- Frank Gottie said hearing the a Black person who has been ar- der and second-degree man- guilty verdict made him feel like rested, who has been manhan- slaughter. The charges stemmed it was his birthday. “This makes dled by police, who has protested from Floyd’s death after Chavin me happy,” he said. “We have for others, who fights for equity was shown on video kneeling marched and protested for this.” and justice for all, this is so for all Local activists LJ Abraham (left) and Theryn Bond hug outside the on Floyd’s neck for over nine Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland of us,” Bond said. National Civil Rights Museum on April 20. (Mark Weber/Courtesy of The Daily Memphian) FLYSWATTER CONTINUED FROM P1 Chanel in New York. Then Willson part- whimsy. She also creates commissioned, nered with her sister and a friend to start pop art these days by turning midcentury- and run a lingerie company for a time. modern vending machines — like cigarette Which is one way she developed manufac- and gumball dispensers — into “happy turing contacts in Asia. Also, her husband places” for her clients. She refinishes and has work relationships in Asia through his converts the old machines into a showcase career in the investment business. But the for miniature scenes that are meaningful relationship between consumers and their to her clients. flyswatters is what Willson aims to change. For example, one client loves shop- Normal flyswatters sell two-for-$1 at ping, so Willson has converted a cigarette any Kroger. A single Taddy Smack costs vending machine to showcase a miniature $19.99. The taddysmack.com website also scene at a well known shopping district in offers two for $36 or five for $85.“The main New York. Another loves to ski, so Willson competition would be that the world is used housed a miniature ski resort inside a vend- to the standard flyswatter, and is used to ing machine. Whether for cigarettes or can- buying two for a dollar,” Willson said. Fly- dy, she said, “you go to a vending machine swatter purchases don’t excite people. Will- for relief. And what you see inside is what son’s challenge is to convince consumers my clients would see as relief,” she said.