Daisy Watkins is fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics and a supporting character of Static/Virgil Hawkins. Created by writers Dwayne McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III, and artist John Paul Leon, Daisy first appeared in Static #4 (September 1993), one of the titles published by Milestone Comics, an imprint of DC Comics. After the closing of Milestone Comics, Daisy became part of DC's mainstream universe of characters.
Publication history
Daisy Watkins first appeared in Static #4 (September 1993) created by Dwayne McDuffie, Robert L. Washington III & John Paul Leon (artist).
Fictional character biography
Milestone and DC Universes
Daisy Watkins is a smart but shy girl who attends Ernest Hemingway High School, where she's also friends with Frieda Goren, Rick Stone & Virgil Hawkins despite her shyness. Unbeknownst to Daisy and everyone else, Virgil Hawkins is also the superhero known as Static in secret.
Daisy once has feelings for Virgil and they date for a brief time, but Virgil's double-life as superhero 'Static' and the constant responsibilities that come with it interfere with their relationship, and it isn't long before Daisy gets tired of Virgil always missing their dates and breaking promises, so they both decide to break up.
Powers and abilities
Daisy has no special powers of her own, she's just a high school student with a talent in science and math, and is an average human with average strength.
In other media
Television
*Daisy appears on the TV series Static Shock as a part of the DCAU. This version of Daisy is less shy, more popular like her friend Frieda Goren, and a friend of Shenice Vale as well. She is intelligent, having attended the Vanmoor Institute, a school for gifted youth, but after Daisy's seniors are revealed to be criminals (taken down by Static) and therefore arrested, her parents put her in a safer public school which Virgil also attends. When she comes into contact with Static, she becomes infatuated with him, but he places her in dangerous situations several times; for example, in the episode "Consequences", the falling debris of a building (caused by a fight between Static and the villains Puff and Onyx) falls down on her, putting her in a coma, but she eventually recovers. Another example of this is in the crossover episode "Toys in the Hood" where she is kidnapped by a teacher, Ms. Moore, who is revealed to be an android named Darcy Mason, created by Superman's enemy Toyman. Daisy's "perfect" body is used as a template to create an artificial copy for "Moore" to use as a new body. Daisy is saved by Static and Superman. She also develops a relationship with Virgil Hawkins (not knowing his secret identity as Static) which becomes on again/off again because Virgil repeatedly cancels plans without warning and suddenly disappears when they are together; due to his responsibilities as Static, interfering with their time together and frustrating Daisy. Daisy was voiced by Crystal Scales.
Publication history
Daisy Watkins first appeared in Static #4 (September 1993) created by Dwayne McDuffie, Robert L. Washington III & John Paul Leon (artist).
Fictional character biography
Milestone and DC Universes
Daisy Watkins is a smart but shy girl who attends Ernest Hemingway High School, where she's also friends with Frieda Goren, Rick Stone & Virgil Hawkins despite her shyness. Unbeknownst to Daisy and everyone else, Virgil Hawkins is also the superhero known as Static in secret.
Daisy once has feelings for Virgil and they date for a brief time, but Virgil's double-life as superhero 'Static' and the constant responsibilities that come with it interfere with their relationship, and it isn't long before Daisy gets tired of Virgil always missing their dates and breaking promises, so they both decide to break up.
Powers and abilities
Daisy has no special powers of her own, she's just a high school student with a talent in science and math, and is an average human with average strength.
In other media
Television
*Daisy appears on the TV series Static Shock as a part of the DCAU. This version of Daisy is less shy, more popular like her friend Frieda Goren, and a friend of Shenice Vale as well. She is intelligent, having attended the Vanmoor Institute, a school for gifted youth, but after Daisy's seniors are revealed to be criminals (taken down by Static) and therefore arrested, her parents put her in a safer public school which Virgil also attends. When she comes into contact with Static, she becomes infatuated with him, but he places her in dangerous situations several times; for example, in the episode "Consequences", the falling debris of a building (caused by a fight between Static and the villains Puff and Onyx) falls down on her, putting her in a coma, but she eventually recovers. Another example of this is in the crossover episode "Toys in the Hood" where she is kidnapped by a teacher, Ms. Moore, who is revealed to be an android named Darcy Mason, created by Superman's enemy Toyman. Daisy's "perfect" body is used as a template to create an artificial copy for "Moore" to use as a new body. Daisy is saved by Static and Superman. She also develops a relationship with Virgil Hawkins (not knowing his secret identity as Static) which becomes on again/off again because Virgil repeatedly cancels plans without warning and suddenly disappears when they are together; due to his responsibilities as Static, interfering with their time together and frustrating Daisy. Daisy was voiced by Crystal Scales.
Genevieve Leveille is the CEO and Founder of AgriLedger and co-chair of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) Group of TechUK.
She is an expert in digital identity, market risk, liquidity management, and business and industry information.
Early life and education
Leveille hails from Haiti but now lives in Jersey. She was educated at Columbia University where she earned her bachelor's degree in biochemistry. During her course she became fascinated by technology, and she rapidly acquired the knowledge to teach people how to use Apple II computers that the company had gifted to the university.
Career
Leveille has 25 years experience in working with numerous corporations and banks in financial supply chain optimization.
She is the vice-chair of techUK's distributed ledger technologies (DLT) working group, which provides strategic channels for all United Kingdom activities related DLT, and is an inaugural member of the advisory group for the . She has spoken on emerging technologies at numerous conferences around the world.
In 2018, Leveille had strategy development and operations roles in ACChain and founded ACChain Technology International Service Ltd.
From 2018 to 2019 she was the CEO of Biolife, which enabled permission-based sharing of personal electronic health records.
Agriledger
She is the founder of Agriledger, a fintech venture with motive to warrant agricultural producer by standardizing their access to financial services.
She led Agriledger's collaboration with to convey a distributed ledger technology pilot sponsored by the World Bank. The project went live in 2020 allowing Haitian fruit farmers, customers, families and other interested to reap the benefits of fairer prices and improved food security.
She resigned as a director of Agriledger on 1 October 2020.
Awards
* 2020 Women in Software Power List (July 2020)
* FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards- Finalist- Innovator Awards (February 2020)
* Female Founders in Fintech 2019 - Top Five Finalist (January 2020)
* Baton Award - Finalist - Thought Leader (November 2019)
* Inclusive Tech Alliance (ITA) Awards - Finalist - Entrepreneur of the Year ( September 2019)
* Women in Fintech Powerlist (November 2017)
* Women in Fintech Powerlist (November 2016)
* Viva Technology #Tech4Good Challenge- Selected Finalist (June 2016)
* Financial Inclusion Grand Challenge - Selected Finalist (June 2016)
* Women in IT Awards - Selected- Finalist - Security Champion (December 2015)
She is an expert in digital identity, market risk, liquidity management, and business and industry information.
Early life and education
Leveille hails from Haiti but now lives in Jersey. She was educated at Columbia University where she earned her bachelor's degree in biochemistry. During her course she became fascinated by technology, and she rapidly acquired the knowledge to teach people how to use Apple II computers that the company had gifted to the university.
Career
Leveille has 25 years experience in working with numerous corporations and banks in financial supply chain optimization.
She is the vice-chair of techUK's distributed ledger technologies (DLT) working group, which provides strategic channels for all United Kingdom activities related DLT, and is an inaugural member of the advisory group for the . She has spoken on emerging technologies at numerous conferences around the world.
In 2018, Leveille had strategy development and operations roles in ACChain and founded ACChain Technology International Service Ltd.
From 2018 to 2019 she was the CEO of Biolife, which enabled permission-based sharing of personal electronic health records.
Agriledger
She is the founder of Agriledger, a fintech venture with motive to warrant agricultural producer by standardizing their access to financial services.
She led Agriledger's collaboration with to convey a distributed ledger technology pilot sponsored by the World Bank. The project went live in 2020 allowing Haitian fruit farmers, customers, families and other interested to reap the benefits of fairer prices and improved food security.
She resigned as a director of Agriledger on 1 October 2020.
Awards
* 2020 Women in Software Power List (July 2020)
* FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards- Finalist- Innovator Awards (February 2020)
* Female Founders in Fintech 2019 - Top Five Finalist (January 2020)
* Baton Award - Finalist - Thought Leader (November 2019)
* Inclusive Tech Alliance (ITA) Awards - Finalist - Entrepreneur of the Year ( September 2019)
* Women in Fintech Powerlist (November 2017)
* Women in Fintech Powerlist (November 2016)
* Viva Technology #Tech4Good Challenge- Selected Finalist (June 2016)
* Financial Inclusion Grand Challenge - Selected Finalist (June 2016)
* Women in IT Awards - Selected- Finalist - Security Champion (December 2015)
Home Ride is a private bus service connecting James Madison University, Radford University, University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech to the metropolitan areas of Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and Richmond. Home Ride runs outbound service from the universities on Friday afternoons and return service Sunday afternoons, allowing students from Virginia's major metropolitan areas to return home for a weekend without needing a car on campus; it also runs similar service around the schools' holiday breaks.
The company operating the service is called Home Ride of Virginia, Inc. and is based in Blacksburg, Virginia. The company does not own its own vehicles, but instead contracts for charter service each weekend. This allows it to vary the level of service; for example, on a low-demand weekend, a single bus might start at Radford, then stop at Virginia Tech and JMU on its way to Northern Virginia, while on a busier weekend each route might receive its own vehicle and get direct service to its destination.
The company operating the service is called Home Ride of Virginia, Inc. and is based in Blacksburg, Virginia. The company does not own its own vehicles, but instead contracts for charter service each weekend. This allows it to vary the level of service; for example, on a low-demand weekend, a single bus might start at Radford, then stop at Virginia Tech and JMU on its way to Northern Virginia, while on a busier weekend each route might receive its own vehicle and get direct service to its destination.
Archia L. Ross, an African American inventor, received five U.S. patents for inventions at the turn of the 20th century. The inventions were a runner for stoops (1896), The runner was also patented in Canada.
On June 7, 1898, Ross was granted a patent for a bag closure device (605,343). The device allowed removal of waste from a home or business without spillage. The mouth of the bag hung open for easy filling. Once filled the bag closure sealed the opening preventing spilling when moved from one location to another. The following year, the bag closure was patented in Canada.
The third patent for a trouser support or stretcher (638,068) was issued on November 28, 1899. The invention could be used in a cabinet, closet or wardrobe. It had several hooks that allowed trousers to be hung without being folded over, thereby preventing the clothing from being wrinkled. It could accommodate several pairs of pants and the removal of a single pair of trousers was easy. At the time the patent was filed, Ross was living in Port Chester, New York.
Ross then had a garment-hanger (723,031), patented on March 17, 1903, for trousers and skirts. The hanger contains eyes, loops, and arms to fasten the clothing. Ross lived in Manhattan at the time of the patent filing. A patent was filed in Canada for the garment-hanger on January 7, 1904.
On February 18, 1913, a patent was issued for a holder for brooms and like articles (1,053,747). The device was made to be attached to the wall and hold a number of articles. Ross was still living in Manhattan at the time of the patent.
Storefront
In 1915, Archia L. Ross had a store at 763 Lexington in Manhattan which sold wardrobe fixtures for hanging clothes. The home residence was 818 E. 214th Street. Three years later, the listing was for Archie L. Ross and the business was located at 419 Lexington Avenue, with the same home residence.
On June 7, 1898, Ross was granted a patent for a bag closure device (605,343). The device allowed removal of waste from a home or business without spillage. The mouth of the bag hung open for easy filling. Once filled the bag closure sealed the opening preventing spilling when moved from one location to another. The following year, the bag closure was patented in Canada.
The third patent for a trouser support or stretcher (638,068) was issued on November 28, 1899. The invention could be used in a cabinet, closet or wardrobe. It had several hooks that allowed trousers to be hung without being folded over, thereby preventing the clothing from being wrinkled. It could accommodate several pairs of pants and the removal of a single pair of trousers was easy. At the time the patent was filed, Ross was living in Port Chester, New York.
Ross then had a garment-hanger (723,031), patented on March 17, 1903, for trousers and skirts. The hanger contains eyes, loops, and arms to fasten the clothing. Ross lived in Manhattan at the time of the patent filing. A patent was filed in Canada for the garment-hanger on January 7, 1904.
On February 18, 1913, a patent was issued for a holder for brooms and like articles (1,053,747). The device was made to be attached to the wall and hold a number of articles. Ross was still living in Manhattan at the time of the patent.
Storefront
In 1915, Archia L. Ross had a store at 763 Lexington in Manhattan which sold wardrobe fixtures for hanging clothes. The home residence was 818 E. 214th Street. Three years later, the listing was for Archie L. Ross and the business was located at 419 Lexington Avenue, with the same home residence.