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Alexander the Grape Charles Keller 1985-03
Sew Mini Treats Klutz Press 2016-02-23 Stitch and stuff your favorite pretend foods with Sew Mini Treats! Make your own felted play food with fabulous faces. Includes instructions, patterns and materials for 18 cheerful, itty-bitty food items as well as tips and tricks to customize your own designs. It's an instant recipe for fun! With super-clear instructions and no sewing experience required, Sew Mini Treats provides hours of endless entertainment.
The Art of Papercraft Helen Hiebert 2022-02-15 Paper artist and teacher Helen Hiebert compiles a one-of-kind collection of 40 unique projects, each using just one sheet of paper. Combining decorative paper techniques like marbling, stamping, and stenciling with dimensional techniques like origami, cutting, folding, quilling, stretching, weaving, and pop-ups, The Art of Papercraft offers a rich variety of projects that will delight crafters, artists, and designers alike, including paper votive lights, pop-up cards, folded paper gift boxes and envelopes, woven paper wall hangings, miniature one-sheet books, and much more. Every project is beautifully photographed and accompanied by step-by-step visual instructions. Guidance on selecting tools, materials, and paper selection; in-depth technique instructions; and profiles of contributing paper artists make this a rich and practical celebration of papercraft.
Sloth Crafts Ellen Deakin 2019-10-01 These crafts will make you appreciate the slower side of things! Try out these adorable crafts based on the animal that everyone’s talking about! Sloths are fuzzy, endearing, and oh-so-sweet! No one can resist their adorable faces—especially when they’re the inspiration for a dozen crafts that will have your sloth-loving friends oohing and aahing. With Sloth Crafts you’ll learn how to create sloth: Plushies Necklaces Ornaments Bags Brooches Cakes Scarves Masks And more! Both novice and expert crafters will enjoy this wide variety of projects. Each craft comes with a list of all the items and templates that you will need to create your sloth-fueled fun. There’s no shortage of ways in which you'll be able to envision these fantastic sloth crafts―the perfect activities for any creative sloth fan. They're great for yourself or to give as gifts, but you’ll probably want to make them for both. Slow down, hang out, and get crafting with Sloth Crafts!
Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage Maria Rivans 2020-04-14 If you want to discover the fun of collage then this fabulous book is the perfect kit. Collage artist Maria Rivans has gathered hundreds of beautiful, quirky, and downright daft images, and they're all here for you to cut out and stick. Flowers, birds, cats, and butterflies can be combined with buildings, eyes, moustaches, and catalog models in dubious pants to create extraordinary original artworks and talking pieces! Maria provides an introduction to collage styles and tips on technique. An ideal activity for young and old, this book is a perfect gift or self-purchase for anyone seeking arty fun and a great deal of sticky silliness!
National Trust: Nature Origami Clover Robin 2018-03
Western Garden Book of Edibles The Editors of Sunset 2010-02-09 Complete instructions for growing over 190 vegetables, herbs, berries, fruits, nuts, and tropical fruits in the ground and in containers. Plans and design ideas for kitchen gardens of all sizes, as well as easy-to-follow guidelines for composting, building raised beds, and more. Growing season details for all regions of the West, including Alaska and Hawaii. Timely tips from edibles experts around the West-British Columbia to New Mexico. More than 300 pages of color photographs, practical advice, and inspiration from the editors of Sunset magazine, the West's authority on gardening.
Low-Mess Crafts for Kids Debbie Chapman 2018-06-26 A collection of craft ideas for kids that create a minimum of mess.
Kawaii Origami Chrissy Pushkin 2019-04-02 Kawaii Origami book and paper pack has everything you need to make your very own Kawaii origami creations—from an origami ice cream cone to an origami cactus! Jump right in and start folding your way to cute with 50 sheets of adorable origami paper and 25 Kawaii-style origami projects with step-by-step instructions from the creator of the popular website Paper Kawaii, Chrissy Pushkin. After a tutorial on basic folds, use the included origami paper to create these adorable, easy-to-follow projects: Masu Box, Lucky Stars, Kawaii Envelopes, Water Balloon, Tea Bag, Tea Bag Envelopes, Love Knots, Dustpan & Scoop, Rectangular Masu Box, Cute Purse, Woven Bracelet, Woven Bookmark, Cat & Dog Hearts, Cactus, Round Pot, Bento Box, Mini Trash Bin, Mini Drawer, Stationery Boxes, Ice Cream, Sushi Roll Boxes, Nigiri Sushi Boxes, Flower Bowl, Star Bowl, and Twinkle Star. With this instructional book and included papers, you will be creating stunning and unique origami pieces like a pro in no time!
Community Building and Early Public Relations Donnalyn Pompper 2020-12-31 From the start, women were central to a century of westward migration in the U.S. Community Building and Early Public Relations: Pioneer Women’s Role on and after the Oregon Trail offers a path forward in broadening PR's Caucasian/White male-gendered history in the U.S. Undergirded by humanist, communitarian, critical race theory, social constructionist perspectives, and a feminist communicology lens, this book analyzes U.S. pioneer women's lived experiences, drawing parallels with PR's most basic functions – relationship-building, networking, community building, boundary spanning, and advocacy. Using narrative analysis of diaries and reminiscences of women who travelled 2,000+ miles on the Oregon Trail in the mid-to-late 1800s, Pompper uncovers how these women filled roles of Caretaker/Advocate, Community Builder of Meeting Houses and Schools, served a Civilizing Function, offered Agency and Leadership, and provided Emotional Connection for Social Cohesion. Revealed also is an inevitable paradox as Caucasian/White pioneer women’s interactional qualities made them complicit as colonizers, forever altering indigenous peoples’ way of life. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate PR students, PR practitioners, and researchers of PR history and social identity intersectionalities. It encourages us to expand the definition of PR to include community building, and to revise linear timeline and evolutionary models to accommodate voices of women and people of color prior to the twentieth century.
An Embroidery Pattern Book Mary E Waring 2021-09-10 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Fine Art of Paper Flowers Tiffanie Turner 2017-08-22 An inspiring, practical and gorgeous guide to crafting the most realistic and artful paper flowers for arrangements, art, décor, wearables and more, from San Francisco botanical artist Tiffanie Turner. The Fine Art of Paper Flowers is an elevated art and craft guide that features complete step-by-step instructions for over 30 of Tiffanie Turner’s widely admired, unique, lifelike paper flowers and their foliage, from bougainvillea to English roses to zinnias. In the book, Turner also guides readers through making her signature giant paper peony, shares all of her secrets for special paper treatments, candy-striping, playing with color and creating botanical imperfections, and shows how to turn paper flowers into gorgeous garlands, headdresses, bouquets and more. These stunning creations can be made from simple and inexpensive materials and the book's detailed tutorials and beautiful photography make it easy to achieve dramatic and lifelike results.
101 Appliqué Blocks Nancy Brenan Daniel 2010 Full-sized drawings of 101 appliqué designs, a small drawing of each block, a drawing of each block in a four block setting, and detailed instructions make this extensive pattern collection the ideal resource for both beginning- and intermediate-level quilters. Nancy Brenan Daniels has been teaching appliqué classes at quilting events since 1975 and has drawn upon her experience to answer the questions that quilters ask most often. Projects include Bouquet, Tiny Flower, Sunny Day, Grape Wreath, Fanciful Butterfly, and Double Swag Rose. The chapters cover making and using templates, supplies and tools, appliqué stitches by hand and machine, and how to do reverse appliqué, among other topics.
The Eco-Christmas Craft Book Marrianne Miall 2021-10-05 Learn to make beautiful, stylish Christmas decorations using eco-friendly materials that won't cost a fortune or harm the planet! Make your Christmas merry with this festive collection of handmade decorations, crackers and everything Christmas. It's filled with all the information you need to create your own eco-friendly Christmas using easily obtainable items such as cardboard, newspaper, craft paper, ribbon, wine bottle corks, bottle caps, twigs, old Christmas cards and lots of other recyclable things. You can also use eco-friendly paints on your decorations. Including all the things that make Christmas special, such as tree decorations, advent items, Christmas cards, table decorations, wreaths, gift wrapping, garlands and ornaments, learn how to make beautiful and stylish decorations cheaply and without harming the planet.
Wholehearted Paige Tate & Co. 2016-02-18
Cutting Machine Crafts with Your Cricut, Sizzix, or Silhouette Lia Griffith 2018-05-01 Get more creative with your Cricut, Sizzix, or Silhouette die cutting machine! Here are 50 easy projects and 60 templates for making gorgeous home accessories, fun party decor, and memorable gifts. This book includes beautiful items you can make using just about any electronic die cutting machine, by downloading the SVG templates, running your materials through your machine, and following the instructions to assemble your cut materials. Discover graphic Scandinavian patterns to decorate aprons and tea towels, paper succulent centerpieces, and dozens of blooms for bouquets, garlands, and crowns. Every project includes easy instructions and plenty of variations so you can get the most out of your machine. With an introduction to electronic die cutting machines and options for cutting the templates out by hand, this book is full of inspiration and expert advice. Includes instructions for downloading 60 SVG cut files compatible with most electronic cutting machines.
Papercuts Paper Panda 2015-03-05 Louise Firchau a.k.a. Paper Panda, is an expert paper cutter and owner of the renowned online paper cuts company Paper Panda. Her gorgeous designs are much sought after, and here are twenty of them - all created by Louise especially for the book, and all in her distinctive and exquisite style. Each project consists of a full-size template and a photograph of the finished design, together with tips on cutting, or how to display the finished item and a 1-5 difficulty rating. With notes on basic papercutting techniques at the start of the book.
What's in the Garden? Marianne Berkes 2013-03-01 Learning about fruits and vegetables becomes fun in What's in the Garden? This book serves as a garden tool for kids and doubles as a healthy cookbook, with tons of kid-friendly recipes for you to cook with your child. Children at home this summer will be inspired learn about the world around us! Good food doesn't begin on a store shelf with a box, it comes from a garden bursting with life, color, sounds, smells, sunshine, moisture, birds, and bees! Healthy food becomes much more interesting when children know where they come from. So what's in the garden? Kids will find a variety of fruits and vegetables, from carrots to broccoli, apples to onions. For each vegetable comes a tasty, kid-friendly recipe making this book not only the perfect gardening book for kids, but also a healthy cookbook for kids from 4-8. Author Marianne Berkes consulted with nutritionists and personally made every recipe in the book, to be sure they are both tasty and kid-friendly. Recipes include: Applesauce Carrot Muffins Tomato Sauce French Onion Soup Blueberry Pie Backmatter Includes: Further information about the foods in the book A glossary to help with food preparation Facts about gardening and plant anatomy
Crepe Paper Flowers Lia Griffith 2018-08-07 With 30 projects and an introduction to both crafting paper flowers and working with crepe paper, this book is full of inspiration and expert advice for beginners. If you have a Cricut Maker, you can download the templates to your machine so you can enjoy your own homemade bouquets in no time. Crepe paper is the best material for creating paper flowers, especially for beginners. It's forgiving and malleable--easy to cut, bend, curl, and shape into peony petals, daffodil trumpets, chrysanthemum blooms, and more. And if you have a Cricut Maker, you can easily cut out the shapes from templates you download for free on Lia Griffith's website using a code. Then, follow instructions for crafting the flowers to arrange and display in vases and pots and as bouquets and wreaths.
Kwanzaa Activities Karen J. Goldfluss 1994-10 "Kwanzaa activities contains a literature-based teaching unit together with creative art projects and activities that educate and inspire students as they learn more about" the Kwanzaa holiday.
Folded Book Art Clare Youngs 2019-05-14 Create a fantastic world of delight with these 35 inspiring projects—all made from old books! Follow Clare Youngs' simple step-by-step projects to make a huge variety of creative book art projects. In the first chapter, Folding Books, get folding and make a beautiful bird, a sailor’s knot, and a shining star, they look impressive but are deceptively simple to make. In Chapter 2, Making Scenes, you will learn how to cut and glue splendid scenes such as tiny paper mushrooms and ferns under a glass bell jar, a fairytale castle, and a tiger in the jungle, all of which would make great gifts, or just keep and display them all yourself! Chapter 3, Refashioned Pages, has ideas for transforming the pages cut from books—make greeting cards, a botanical print lampshade, and hanging birds. All the projects have helpful step-by-step instructions and illustrations so all you need are a few old books and you are ready to start!
Paper in Three Dimensions Diane V. Maurer-Mathison 2006 From richly textured handmade paper to elegant pop-ups, "Paper in Three Dimensions" features a full range of papercrafting techniques--all with a three-dimensional slant, presented by Diane Maurer-Mathison, an internationally recognized expert in the art of decorating paper. 220 illustrations, 200 in color.
Game of Thrones Mask: House Stark Direwolf (3D Mask & Wall Mount) Wintercroft 2017-10-10 The North remembers, thanks to these unique Game of Thrones gifts. Inspired by the sigil from the award-winning television series Game of Thrones, this official book contains a full-sized 3D House Stark Direwolf mask and wall mount. Assemble it yourself from the beautifully illustrated push-out pieces, then wear it, mount it on the wall, or simply admire it. But be quick, because winter is coming. . . .
MiniEco Kate Lilley 2013 MiniEco is the sensational craft blog of Kate Lilley. With over 250,000 followers it has taken on cult status in the international craft community, and that is purely down to Kates fresh, contemporary and beautifully explained and executed craft projects. With a book for children already under her belt, this publication focuses more on adults with 33 pieces including paper gems, an origami lampshade, macrame hangings, pop-up pixel cards, hama bead candle holders, and tie-dyed furoshiki cloths. The ideas range in complexity from the simple to the advanced, but each one is totally unique and has never before been published. The look of the book will reflect the immaculate, Japanese-inflected minimalism of the MiniEco website, with some high-end production finishes including a die-cut, dust-jacketed paperback binding and boldly pared-back photography. QR codes will link to animated gifs of the craft being made.
Craft: Volume 01 Carla Sinclair 2006-10 Presents a project-based magazine dedicated to the renaissance within the world of crafts. This premier issue features 23 projects such as making a programmable LED shirt, turning dud shoes into great knitted boots, felt an iPod cocoon, embroider a skateboard, and others.
Christmas Papercraft Editors of Thunder Bay Press 2019-09-10 Lovely and detailed papercraft projects that will brighten your home at Christmastime. Each of the ten intricate papercraft projects in this book will add a special touch to your next Christmas. Cut out the shapes and assemble them to create gorgeous decorations and ornaments for your home, or to give as gifts. Projects include nativity lanterns, pop-out greeting cards, and an elaborate cityscape to display on your mantle. Step-by-step instructions will guide you through the process of crafting each project, and suggestions for how to add a personal touch to each piece are included as well.
Grow Something Different To Eat Matthew Biggs 2018-02-27 Discover more than 50 out-of-the-ordinary edibles, from cucamelons to strawberry popcorn, in this seed-to-plate guide that inspires you to cultivate amazing new fruit and vegetable crops. Whether you're a beginner and determined to make the most of limited space with a truly unique and heirloom harvest, or a seasoned grower looking to spice up your cooking with gourmet flavors, the step-by-step instructions give you the confidence to grow some unusually tasty crops. Choose from fruiting vegetables such as orange eggplants and hyacinth beans, salad greens such as fiddlehead ferns and sushi hostas, grains such as quinoa and chia, and luscious fruits such as honeyberries and white strawberries. All plants can be started indoors and transplanted, grown outdoors in the garden, or kept as houseplants. With versatile gardening advice for growing in a variety of spaces and situations, plus cooking suggestions and preserving options, a weird and wonderful harvest is guaranteed.
Origami Made Easy Kunihiko Kasahara 1973 Origami Made Easy is a Japan Publications publication.
Easy Pumpkin Carving Colleen Dorsey 2020-10-01 Carve the perfect Halloween masterpiece! Whether you're a first-time pumpkin carver or an experienced pro, create the best jack-o-lantern on the block with this handy guide. Impress those trick-or-treaters with clever, easy-to-carve pumpkin ideas. Easy Pumpkin Carving offers tips and tricks for fang-tastic pumpkin carving with techniques that go way beyond traditional methods. Create luminary pumpkins and etched pumpkins, combine multiple pumpkins in creative ways, or embellish pumpkins without even touching a knife. With inspirational color photos and a dozen ready-to-use pumpkin carving patterns, you're sure to have a spooktacular Halloween with this book.
Corgi Crafts Ellen Deakin 2021-10-12 "If you enjoy arts and crafts and have an insatiable love of corgis (like we do), then Ellen Deakin’s Corgi Crafts is the perfect guide to spark your creativity and celebrate the low-rider lifestyle." —Parents of Maxine the Fluffy Corgi, @Madmax_Fluffyroad on Instagram Step-by-step crafts for corgi lovers everywhere! Corgis are the cute dogs that everyone is crazy for. From their adorable faces and their fluffy butts to their Royal connections, Corgis are top dog when it comes to cuteness and personality. Get your paws on Corgi Crafts and try out 20 adorable Corgi-themed crafts, perfect for novice or expert crafters. Each project comes with step-by-step photo instructions. Choose from different Corgi-inspired projects such as: Keyrings Cushions Hats and Hoodies Plushes and Cushions Bookmarks Mini Notebooks Masks and Eye Masks Planters Magnets Necklaces and Bracelets Plates and Mugs Planter Dog crowns and Accessories Gift boxes Door hangers Rock painting Balloons String art Everything that you will need to craft each project is listed in the book along with templates and guides. Both novice and expert crafters will enjoy this wide variety of projects. They're great for yourself or to give as gifts, but you’ll probably want to make them for both.
SpongeBob SquarePants Ocean 3D Nickelodeon SpongeBob SquarePants 2012-09-25 Come along on an eye-popping Ocean 3-D journey under the sea with everyone’s favorite sea sponge, SpongeBob Squarepants. There’s no better guide to a colorful underwater adventure than SpongeBob SquarePants, and there’s no better way to see the sea than in 3-D. SpongeBob takes readers into a fascinating undersea world filled with amazing creatures and strange sights in this spiral-bound book kids will flip for. The book is filled with fascinating facts about the ocean and its inhabitants and 3-D photos that will pop right off the pages, thanks to the special 3-D glasses that come with this book.
Paper Craft Dinosaurs 2012-10-01 Bring these fascinating dinosaurs to life by assembling them into 3-D models! Follow the step-by-step illustrated instructions to create 24 of the coolest dinosaurs you've ever seen for play and display! Sturdy paper is perforated and scored for convenience. No cutting necessary! Just punch out the shapes, fold, and glue!
Craft Projects for Minecraft and Pixel Art Fans Choly Knight 2014 15 Minecraft-inspired craft projects use perler beads, duct tape, paper crafting, painting, sewing, and crocheting to make instantly recognizable toys, jewelry, wearables, and accessories.
Red Ted Art Margarita Woodley 2013-03-28 Crafting has never been more popular and Maggy Woodley, the creative force behind Red Ted, is passionate about making things with her children, Max, four, and Pippa, two. Using recycled materials and bits and bobs collected when out and about, here are over 60 utterly irresistible things to make with your kids. From adorable peanut shell finger puppets to walnut babies, loo roll marionettes and egg carton fairy lights, fabric mache bowls, stick men and shell crabs, stone people, and many more, these are projects for all the family to have fun with. And what's more, the end results are so cute and desirable that they look great around the home, or make wonderfully unique and personal gifts. With a funky, modern design and vibrant full colour photography throughout, this is a must-have addition to every young family's bookshelf.
Edible Paradise Jessie Kanelos Weiner 2019-03-26 This beautiful, intricately illustrated coloring book rejoices in the magnificence of the edible plant kingdom. Appealing to all ages from gardeners and farmers market loving foodies to parents wanting to inspire their children with incorporating more fruits and vegetables into their diets. A delightfully whimsical coloring book celebrating the delicious bounty of the edible plant kingdom.
Packaging Templates Hai Ju 2009 'Packaging Templates' is a publication and its primary purpose is to provide solutions to the widest range of packaging needs possible. This guide presents in one volume a range of packaging templates capable of meeting the requirements of virtually any commercial or retail use. 'Packaging Templates' is a book of encyclopedic proportions that also provides information on international standards of packaging, a lexicon of terms and expressions, an up to the minute survey of locking techniques, and an overview of basic pack structures.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Judith Viorst 2009-09-22 On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
The Kids' Book of Paper Love Irene Smit 2019-10-15 A surprise on every page! Brimming from cover to cover with projects and other paper surprises, The Kids’ Book of Paper Love, from the bestselling editors of Flow magazine and books, is a bounty of a book that begs to be folded, cut up, collaged, doodled on, and shared. Loop paper strips into a paper chain. Snip out bookmarks. Fold a paper house. Make photo booth props—a silly mustache, a crown—to pose with friends. Bind up a DIY storybook and use it to sketch out adventures and dreams. Construct a paper flower bouquet, a paper terrarium, a fortune-teller with prompts like Lend someone a book and tell them why you recommend it. Plus there are Flow’s signature paper goodies, including a foldout paper banner, postcards, glitter stickers, a paper doll, a two-sided poster, and so much more. It’s a pure hands-on treat. Every page is an activity! Includes: Decorative cutouts Cards for friends A DIY storybook Stamp stickers Photo booth props …and more!
All Things Paper Ann Martin 2013-05-21 Make decorative, simple do-it-yourself projects with this friendly guide to paper crafting. You and your family will love to spend hours making beautiful paper art, jewelry, and decorations with All Things Paper. This easy paper crafts book comes with simple-to-follow instructions and detailed photos that show you how to create colorful and impressive art objects to display at home—many of which have practical uses. It is a great book for experienced paper craft hobbyists looking for new ideas or for new folders who want to learn paper crafts from experts. Projects in this papercrafting book include: Candle Luminaries Citrus Slice Coasters Mysterious Stationery Box Everyday Tote Bag Silver Orb Pendant Fine Paper Yarn Necklace Wedding Cake Card Perfect Journey Journal And many more… All the projects in this book are designed by noted paper crafters like Benjamin John Coleman, Patricia Zapata, and Richela Fabian Morgan. They have all been creating amazing objects with paper for many years. Whether you're a beginner or have been paper crafting for many years, you're bound to find something you'll love in All Things Paper. Soon you will be on your way to creating your own designs and paper art.
Vintage Christmas Scrapbook Paper Pad 8x8 Scrapbooking Kit for Papercrafts, Cardmaking, DIY Crafts, Holiday Theme, Retro Design Crafty As Ever 2020-07-02 Decorative craft paper with a Vintage Christmas design for your art journaling and scrapbook ideas Specialty designer paper book to cut, tear, and collage 6 designs 2 of each, 8x8 Inches, Double-sided sheets, non-perforated Our unique collection of colorful backgrounds and craft paper is perfect for all kinds of crafting, stationery, decoupage, origami, invitations, printmaking, bookbinding, handicraft, handmade paper beads and jewelry, as well as other crafty art projects.


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Could high expectations be the reason for Skyfall's downfall? Maybe, but then the film does stand tall on its feet even though it isn't as great as the initial reviews suggested. Mind you, it's a solid film and one of the best Bond films we have had, just not the best. Personally, I still hold Casino Royale as the film that took Bond to an entirely new level and made it grittier and darker than its predecessors and Skyfall continues on the same theme with only minor changes thrown in to stir up the audience, which in all honesty is a good thing.
Talking about Skyfall in detail would be giving away too much. Just like any good spy thriller, it is laden with enough twists and turns that even disclosing one would result in the breakdown of the entire film. So, I’ll simply say that the story gets personal this time, as did Quantum of Solace, but with adjustments that make Skyfall a lot more enjoyable. The typical Bond-British humor is there, the Bond girls are there, the usual characters are almost all there, but what we do have in addition is a Bond villain after a long time that will stand the test of time and remain memorable. The credit for that goes to Javier Bardem who portrays the villainous Silva with such panache that by the last act even Craig's Bond ends up with a major complex as he comments on Silva's ability to make a somewhat grand entrance.
Where Skyfall succeeds is in cunningly holding a few Aces up its sleeves. What is does beautifully is make the audience nostalgic about the entire franchise highlighted even more with the classic theme song by Adele which is reminiscent of the earlier Bond films. There is enough exploration of the past, both in the films story and in the execution of the film by director Sam Medes, that any ardent fan of the series could not help but fall for this new Bond that is all business and much less talk than his earlier avatars. There is also a certain progressiveness to the entire character development of Bond to the extent the three films starring Daniel Craig come very close to being termed as a trilogy, and maybe that is why my personal favourite remains Casino Royale because it was responsible for kick-starting this new age of Bond.
Skyfall makes for recommended viewing even if you are not a Bond fan. The story, while it has its inside jokes, can be understood and enjoyed by a first timer. I have always believed that having a memorable villain means half the battle is won for any action film, and Skyfall ticks that box with a certain pride and a willingness to explore the boundaries of what the audience expects. With the promise that Bond will returnthings look promising for the future, and I have a slight inkling that the next Bond film will be even more back to the basics when it comes to those three Gs; Guns, Girls, and Gadgets.

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In the same vein as the Boston police locking down a swath of the city over LED promotional signage, and the locking down of Keene’s downtown over an abandoned backpack full of beer in a city parking garage, the Keene police are at it again with more fearmongering.
What’s the story? Why are multiple state police helicopters in the sky? K9s searching the woods? Cops locking down area schools? A dozen state police cars inbound from Concord?
Some guy stormed out of a domestic incident at five this morning with a rifle and walked into the woods of West Keene.
Yep. A domestic incident, which happens all the time. A guy with a gun – this is New Hampshire! People have guns all over the place, whether openly carried or not.
Once upon a time, kids were able to carry rifles TO school. Now, all it apparently takes is a domestic disagreement to fill the skies and streets with police. What a sad statement about the fear-based society in which we live.
Get a grip.
UPDATE: Here’s an excerpt WKBK’s Dan Mitchell spreading fear on the radio all morning long, including a call from an elderly man with some perspective.
UPDATE: The man has turned himself in at Keene police station “without incident”. Except of course, the incident of a crazy, fearmongering, overreacting police state descending upon West Keene. How much did they spend on helicopter fuel alone, when police admitted up front they had no threats from the man whatsoever?


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Back to the past
ITís virtually a re-run of Maine Pyar Kiya. Consider the storyline.... The son and daughter of two best friends are in love. But the problem is one is a tycoon and the other an ordinary guy. Sounds familiar? Now, can you guess the main character of the story? Who else but Bhagyashree, the heroine of the nineties hit movie.
Not so much by coincidence, Kagaz Ki Kashtti, Mondays to Fridays at 10 p.m. on Sahara TV, has been produced by Himalay, husband of Bhagyashree.
The serial conceived as a star-studded musical love story is woven around the two families where the poor man refuses to marry his daughter to his rich friendís son. Like in the movie, it is liberally peppered with song sequences.
"The storyline will
captivate viewers ó a rich man turned down when he seeks the hand of a
poor manís daughter," says producer Himalay. "Wealth is not
the only ingredient of a healthy relationship." But a good story is
definitely the sole ingredient of a hit ó thatís another matter that
the story sounds suspiciously familiar!
Itís the age of the celebrity. Simi Grewal has her rendezvous with rich and famous week after week on Star Plus. Faroukh Shaikh invites a personality over every week in Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai. Now DD Metro too is getting star struck.
Jeevan Ke Pal Do Pal every Saturday at 1.30 p.m. on DD Metro is a cut between a chat show and movie songs. So, instead of the usual comic interludes you have a personality talking about his or her life in between filmi songs.
"Itís different", gush producers Ramesh and Rajender Tiwari. "We donít play any old song but that which matches with the life of a personality."
And who are the personalities? Get ready for the surprise. It is the virtual whoís who, including Samajwadi leader Amar Singh, Indiaís first woman cop. Dr Kiran Bedi, Najma Heptullah, Talat Aziz, Uma Bharti, Arun Jaitley, Bal Thackerey, Daler Mehndi, Amjad Ali Khan, Birju Maharaj, Nawab of Pataudi and more.
Are celebrities so TV struck that they are ready to discuss their private lives and even sing a song or two? Not really. Here the magic wand seems to be in the hand of Pratibha Advani, anchor of the show and daughter of L.K. Advani who has single-handedly made it an eminently watchable show. So, if youíve got the clout youíve a sell-out!
Sheís back to doing what she used to do best ó ad-libbing. And the good news is that Archana Puran Singh can still pull off a show.
Archana Aaa-Haa on Zee TV every Sunday at 10.30 p.m. is a stand up comedy show that would keep you regaled with its jibes, leg-pulling and sizzling gossip.
The all-spice Bollywood show is divided in four parts. The first starts with a short stand up, setting the mood of the show, the topics are varied but essentially non-political, but has Archana doing her characteristic rip-offs.
Then there is the Aaa-Haa Kya Scene Hai segment. This varies from actor specials to thematic-romance, tragedy and comedy. The third is a peek into the lives of celebrities and the fourth has Archanaís trade mark Aaa-haas and Na-Naas list. In short, if you are not up with gossipy film magazines, the show promises to fill that void in your life!
Sonuís prize show
It may have been panned by critics as puerile and inane but among the young viewers no one can deny its enduring appeal. Karaoke show, Kismey Kitna Hai Dam Aaj Dekkhenge Hum every Thursday at 9 p.m. on Star Plus.
Now with the Asian Television Awards having nominated host Sonu Nigam as the best entertainment presenter, the show has in a way received a stamp of approval.
The award covers 23 countries throughout the Asian region. With an international jury, the challenge of fair judging is extremely difficult with no common language. Which is why the event carries a certain weight around it.
Sonu and co-anchors Hussain and Gul Panag, pump energy into the show singing and dancing with celebrity guests mainly from television. His mimicry, talented singing ó he can sing in both male and female voices ó and energetic stage presence go a long way in powering the show that has been clocking a TRP of 7 plus week after week.
Quest for creativity
"Itís surprising that an actress of her talent is getting recognition so late in her career," says Mrinal Sen, the doyen of Bengali cinema who first cast Suhasini Mulay in 1969 in Bhuvan Shome, one of the most path-breaking films of the past half a decade.
The then 16-year-old Mulay went on to win a national award for her powerful performance. She had to wait for an unbelievable 30 years before she could display her immense talent in Gulzarís Hu Tu Tu which too fetched her the National Award.
Since then, Suhasini Mulay has become a much in-demand actress and has been seen as Aamir Khanís mother in Lagaan and Akshay Khannaís mother in Dil Chahata Hai and Bobby Deolís grandmother in Humraaz.
Besides, she has started accepting roles on the small screen and is doing Puja Ka Ghar on Zee TV and Virasaat on Sahara.
But, by the look of things sheís headed exactly that way. And unless a gifted writer like Gulzar, Javed Akhtar or Ashutosh Gowalikar comes up with some bright ideas, she has no choice but to accept the mother of all roles!
Exceptional, extraordinary and extravagant ó some people, events and places are truly outrageous. What drives a man to live in a room with 2,800 spiders and 80 scorpions? Have Yale University students created the first all-robot football team? How many packs of chewing gum does it take to build miniature sculptures?
Discovery Channel takes viewers on a global search for the most unconventional experiences on the planet with Eccentriks airing Sundays at 11 p.m.
Truck decorators, insect eaters, party lovers, snake charmers, crazy inventors, noteworthy sportsmen and others display their skills, talents and moderate nuttiness for viewers.
Each episode consists of five reports ó festivals and events, culture and trends, humans and animals, strange and nuts and science and nature ó taking viewers on a global journey of discovery, laughter and awe-inspiring creativity.
Donít miss this chance to visit the amazing world of curious and bizarre activities featuring people who are teetering on the edge of genius and madness.
Eccentriks: Quaintly decorated truck..
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This evening class is aimed at students who may have already done the second year storytelling class and anyone else who loves storytelling! This course will go deeper into the crafting of characters, bringing complex narratives to life, developing inner thoughts, outer experiences, and so on. You will also be encouraged to draw on your own life experiences to bring your narratives to life. The course will also have a practical element of using storytelling as a powerful strategic communications tool to inform, engage, motivate and inspire critical audiences in your professional journey. To this end, we will work on a professional story portfolio, where you fine-tune how you talk about yourself, your skills and your experiences.
As was the case with the second year course, his course will also run partly in collaboration with The Hands Up Project, an online storytelling and English language learning initiative with Palestinian and Syrian children in Gaza, the West Bank and Jordan. Our collaboration will be at the level of materials development (creating, writing and illustrating stories that can be used by other volunteers on the program); the aim is to produce a few stories by the end of the year that can be shared with the project.


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Located on the Eastern tip of Russia lies Yttygran Island. A cold and not terribly hospitable place, this island has a yearly high of only 4.9C (40.8F). What it lacks in warmth though, it makes up for in curious sights. Yttygran Island is traditionally a whale hunting area for a number of ethnic groups. Consequently, scattered along the northern coast lies the carefully arranged ‘Whale Bone Alley’ bordered by large number of whale skulls, whale bones and boulders. The exact origins of Whale Bone Alley remain a mystery. However it is believed that a collective group of local tribes used the area to meet, trade and exchange goods.
Whale Bone Alley is an impressive 583 meters long and runs along a whale migratory path. Upright whale ribs bones line the alley, with the skulls placed dramatically in the middle. Dotted at regular intervals along Whale Bone Alley are meat storage pits which, when discovered still contained whale meat. The local Yupik tribes people refer to Yttygran island as Sikliuk, derived from the local word Siklyugak, meaning ‘meat pit’.

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The city of Leeds is very large and it’s understandable why it is one of the most car dependent cities in the UK.
Did you know that Leeds drew the first county maps of England?
It seems that Leeds town takes great interest in the contribution of travel and transport. Leeds is home to the first ever commercial railway and, excluding London, Leeds railway station is the third most demanding in the UK.
Places to visit in Leeds
Buckle your seatbelt and get shopping! Leeds and shopping is big, its so big the overall area Leeds shops cover is bigger than Heathrow Airport!
Drive to the Carnival this year, to your favourite Music festivals and gigs.
Take a trip to the theatre, the cinema or even Leeds City Museum or Art Gallery, getting together with friends is easier when you can drive.
Driving and work
After London, Leeds is the largest legal and financial centre in the UK so what better place to work? Being a driver benefits you in many ways when it comes to job hunting. Think about how much easier it would be to travel to and from work? The amount of jobs that require the applicant to have a driver’s licence is more than you’d expect too! Also, it looks great on your C.V, knowing that you have the determination and motivation to get through your driving test says a lot about your personality and it’s the type of personality employer’s usually look for.
First of all, you will need to apply for a provisional licence, if you don’t already have one. You can do this by going online.
Booking a lesson
Booking a lesson with drivinglesson.com is easy, just fill out our quick and easy online booking form or give us a call on 08001075724.
Once we have all the required details, we will send them on to the most appropriate instructor and they will be in touch with you shortly after to book you in.
Your first lesson
Our instructors do their best to make you feel as welcome and comfortable as possible. Your first lesson as a beginner will entail; introduction to the vehicle’s controls, stopping and starting and a short drive. If you have any wishes to cover certain areas of driving on your first lesson you can request this to the instructor before the lesson.
As an already experienced driver, the instructor will test your ability on your first lesson and decide which areas need improvement, again any wishes to cover certain areas of driving on your first lesson can be requested to the instructor before the lesson.
The next step, once you have started your driving lessons, is to work towards studying the theory. Some people might want to do this before booking any lessons, which is fine. The theory test quizzes your knowledge of the road, it is an online test in which you are asked 50 multiple choice questions. There is also the hazard perception part of the test where you will be shown a clips of different road situations and you must click the screen where there is a hazard, a hazard being anything that forces you to stop, slow down or change direction. The aim is spot the hazard as early as possible.
Once you’ve passed your theory test you can then book your practical driving test. You are tested on your ability to drive safely in different road and traffic conditions, and your ability to follow The Highway Code.
Remember, prepare yourself, use the road in accordance with The Highway Code , drive safely and responsibly in the traffic system, demonstrate developed skills, knowledge and understanding. Only take your test when you can do everything without instruction.
Leeds test centres
LEEDS DRIVING TEST CENTRE (HORSFORTH)
Practical Driving Test Centre Address
Room 013 Woodside House
261 Low Lane
LEEDS DRIVING TEST CENTRE (HAREHILLS)
Practical Driving Test Centre Address
386 Harehills Lane
We use progress sheets to track your progression throughout your learning experience. This includes progression of; control, mirrors, manoeuvres, speed, weather conditions, along with how to deal with lots of different circumstances that need covering to make you a skilled driver. Our instructors work in accordance to your personal needs.
Our Leeds instructors cover a vast area of Leeds, to see if one of our instructors covers your area check the list below.
Burley In Wharfedale
East End Park
Leeds City Centre
Book online https://www.drivinglesson.com/Book/220
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We hope this message finds you well.
We are grateful for your continuing support in helping to share information about COVID-19. Below are a few communications updates for you.
Public Health Measures
We are experiencing an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases in Ireland.
New Level 5 restrictions have come into place.
You can see the measures in place here.
We ask everyone, for the protection of our friends, family and the frontline, to please stay at home.
COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
The vaccination programme continues to be rolled out nationwide, and over 77,000 people have been given their first dose already.
We encourage everyone in Ireland to read about the COVID-19 vaccine and to get their information from a factual, trusted source – our website on www.hse.ie/covid19vaccine is a good place to start, and you can find the vaccine information materials at www.hse.ie/covid19vaccinematerials
Please find attached information in English and Irish on the vaccine, which recently ran in national and regional print media. We would be grateful for your help in sharing this information with your members, staff and stakeholders.
We have also attached again the vaccine social media partner pack and images. We would be grateful for your help in sharing this information.
Video version of children’s test centre guide
Last month we shared a link to the updated illustrated guide for children about going to a COVID-19 test centre. Now the guide has been turned into an animation so parents have an alternative way to share this with their children to help prepare them for a test. The video is embedded on the ‘testing for children’ page on hse.ie and is also available on YouTube.
You can find video resources on face coverings here on the following topics:
–How to wear a face covering
-How to safely put on and remove a face covering
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–Face covering use while visiting a healthcare setting
You can watch the HSE’s tv ad on face coverings here.
You can also find a number of face covering posters on the COVID-19 posters and resources page under the posters drop down menu.
COVID-19 Guidance on visits to Long Term Residential Care Facilities (LTRCFs)
You can find the latest COVID-19 Guidance on visits to Long Term Residential Care Facilities (LTRCFs) here.
Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Residential Care Facilities Webinar
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Keeping well this winter booklet – Irish Sign Language (ISL)
You can find the ISL videos of the Keeping well this winter booklet under the videos section of the COVID-19 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communications Resources page.
Free Stress Control Programme
HSE Health and Wellbeing are offering a free Stress Control programme to the public. Stress Control is an evidence-based programme that teaches you practical skills to deal with stress.
The programme helps participants recognise the signs of stress. It covers topics including how stress affects our bodies and our thoughts. It teaches skills to overcome panicky feelings and tips to getting a good night’s sleep.
Dr Jim White will live-stream the classes, free-of-charge. You can watch the sessions either in the afternoon or evening.
This is a free programme and to participate simply visit www.stresscontrol.ie
First Fortnight is celebrating their 10th anniversary as Ireland’s only national mental health themed arts festival with an all new virtual festival experience. Given the challenges people face due to the COVID-19 pandemic, never before has it been so important to look after our mental health, and support those we care about. To find out more, check out First Fortnight’s festival programme for the full list of art exhibitions, films, spoken word and stage performances, as well as workshops, music and poetry – all available online running to the 17th of January.
Public Health Information
As always, for the most up to date information and advice on Coronavirus, please go to: https://www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/ and https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/. Clinical and professional guidance relating to COVID-19 is available on www.hpsc.ie where you’ll find up to date guidance for healthcare settings and non-clinical settings.
Please check here for the most up to date partner resources for COVID-19.
Please also check the Healthy Ireland site here with further resources and information on the Keep Well campaign.
You can view the latest information on how Ireland is responding to cases of COVID-19 here.
Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub is available here.
If your organisation has any requests in relation to COVID-19 public health information materials, please email us at Partner.Pack@hse.ie to let us know.
We wish you good health and wellness.

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The main goal of this learning module is to introduce students to the atomic-level processes responsible for plastic deformation in crystalline metals and help them develop a more intuitive understanding of how materials work at molecular scales. Image to the right shows plastic deformation of a metallic nanowire.
The module consists of:
- Two introductory lectures (50 minutes each) available online as audiovisual presentations
- Hands-on lab involving online molecular dynamics (MD) simulations via nanoHUB.org
Jump directly to the learning module by clicking on the links above, or continue reading for the module’s rationale, learning objectives, and target audience.
Why MD simulations?
MD provides a very detailed description of materials and its processes by describing the dynamics of each individual atom in a material. Such a realistic descript of materials has an enormous educational potential and, unlike simple toy models or cartoons, can help students understand how materials look and work at atomic scales. Image to the right shows screenshots from the nano-Materials Simulation Toolkit.
If you are interested in learning more about MD, see topics: [Molecular dynamics simulations of materials].
Upon completion of this learning module most students will be able to:
- Compute stress strain curves of metallic nanowires using online MD simulations with the nano-Materials Simulation Toolkit and explore the role of size, temperature, and strain rate;
- Compute the strength of perfect nanowires and compare it with that of polycrystalline samples;
- Understand the role of pre-existing dislocations on the yield stress of metals;
- Understand the orientation of the active slip plane with respect to the tensile axis for uniaxial deformation;
- Understand the atomic displacements that lead to plastic deformation in single crystal nanoscale wires
Some students are expected to:
- Understand the difference in activation associated with dislocation nucleation and their propagation;
- Identify the active slip system (slip plane and slip direction) from the MD simulations
- Explore strain hardening focusing on the difference between annealed and cold worked macroscopic samples and nanoscale specimens;
- Explore and understand compressive vs. tensile asymmetry in uniaxial deformation of nanowires;
Instructors can build on this learning module to teach Schmid law and the calculation of Schmid factors for fcc crystals as well as the specimen rotation during single glide.
This learning module was designed for and used in an introductory course for second-year students of Materials Engineering at Purdue University. Students will find this learning module most useful if they are familiar with the following topics:
- Basic physics of classical mechanics;
- Mechanical response of metals (elastic and plastic deformation, yield strength, and work hardening)
- Basic knowledge of crystal structures (common crystal structures of metals, crystalline planes)
We expect this module to be useful in introductory and advanced courses of the mechanical response of materials and nanoscience at the undergraduate and graduate levels.


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To listen to the education establishment, a proposal to help some inner-city kids get out of their underperforming schools would be a travesty. An out-and-out catastrophe, even. And we don't even have to pay admission to witness this drama.
The issue is a bill that would provide a tax credit for those who give money to scholarship-granting groups to help students in some of Oklahoma City and Tulsa's worst-performing schools attend private schools. Donors could get a credit of up to half of their donation, with a $2.5 million annual cap on the credits granted.
The Oklahoma Education Association has urged its members to fight the so-called voucher plan because the "purpose is to divert much-needed public school funding to private schools." Please.
The law would apply only to low-income students in schools that have been on the state and federal school improvement list for three or more years. It takes two years of poor academic performance for a school to get on the list. So the bill is only talking about schools with a five-year track record of not getting the job done. We can't help but wonder if OEA members would put their kids in such schools if they had better options. It's ultimately about choice, and low-income families don't have much.
Monday, April 14, 2008
In an editorial today ('Drama class: School-choice debate over the top'), the state's largest newspaper takes the education establishment to task for its hysteria over the New Hope Scholarship Act, a modest proposal to help inner-city children.

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Ali Abdulla al-Khater, adviser to the Minister of Public Health For Communications and chair of the Supreme Committee for Healthcare Communications, said the transformation of Qatar’s public healthcare system has been truly remarkable. “Qatar as a country has grown at pace over the past few decades and the healthcare sector has played its role in this supporting this development through an unparalleled transformation programme.”
“We have doubled capacity and activity in recent years and our commitment to quality improvement has resulted in multiple accreditations and awards for the quality and safety of our services.”
The new website is part of a broader awareness campaign run under the slogan ‘With you, for you.’ to highlight the quality and advances within the public healthcare system and identifies some of the key areas of progress throughout recent years: capacity expansion; new specialist services; quality and accreditation; international standards of care; and health promotion.
Al-Khater highlighted that the health sector’s growth and development enabled healthcare teams to play a central role in Qatar having one of the lowest Covid-19 mortality rates in the world, as well as supporting the successful delivery of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 widely acclaimed as the greatest World Cup in history.
“We are proud of what we have as achieved as a public health sector and we are committed to continuing this journey of transformation. Our healthcare teams are dedicated to further improving access to care for patients, expanding our range of primary, secondary and tertiary services, and enhancing the overall patient experience,” added al-Khater.


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The film is basically 90 minutes of five survivors sitting in a circle talking, and even though this approach gives it a homemade feel, the impact of what these survivors say collectively and individually is powerful. The participants, Erika, Andrea, Larry, and Chris, and the facilitator, Penny, demonstrate how enlightening and inspiring -- and hopeful -- it can be when survivors get together and speak from the heart.
I am keeping my recommendation brief because the film speaks for itself, but I do want to say one thing about it that is truly exceptional: Although all of the survivors share their story in a very courageous and helpful way, the one man in the circle, Larry, provides an extraordinary counterpoint to the stereotype that bereaved men are "unable to talk about it" or "unable to express their emotions." I mention this not to compare his story to any of the others (which are all superb) but rather to emphasize in my recommendation that viewing this film would be especially helpful to any man bereaved by suicide.
*Knapp, P. (2012). Survivors of suicide loss: Resource DVD. London, Ontario, Canada: MIKO Productions. Available for purchase here (for a donation plus shipping costs).


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3,500 people across the state of New South Wales are subject to evacuation orders with three quarters of the state affected by the high water levels.
More top news
His comments at the Defence and Security Forum on Monday came after a £20 billion black hole in the budget for the next decade emerged.
The Foreign Secretary said he thinks the health service should be "at the very top of the list" for a windfall after the UK leaves the EU.
Turning wet and breezy from the west overnight.


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Summer RewindA look back at the great movies, music and books that came out this Summer and a preview of what we can look forward to this Fall
Disturbing Garrido Videos Released As Dugard Book Hits StoresOn the same day kidnapping survivor Jaycee Dugard's memoir was released, new court documents and videos in connection with her disappearance were released Tuesday.
Jaycee Dugard Memoir Goes On SaleA memoir written by kidnap survivor Jaycee Dugard about her abduction and 18 years of captivity was released Tuesday.
Celebrities Speak Out On Dugard's 'Primetime' InterviewCelebrities, Oprah Winfrey and Alyssa Milano take to Twitter to comment on Diane Sawyer's interview with Jaycee Dugard...
Networks Vie For First TV Interview With Jaycee Dugard The coming publication of a memoir by Jaycee Dugard has broadcasters scrambling to become the first to get an interview with her.

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Optimal Investment with Taxes: An Existence Result
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- Jouini, Elyes & Koehl, Pierre-F. & Touzi, Nizar, 2000. "Optimal investment with taxes: an existence result," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 373-388, May.
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- Constantinides, George M, 1983. "Capital Market Equilibrium with Personal Tax," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 51(3), pages 611-636, May.
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- Jaime Cuevas Dermody & R. Tyrrell Rockafellar, 1995. "Tax Basis And Nonlinearity In Cash Stream Valuation," Mathematical Finance, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 5(2), pages 97-119.
- Elyès Jouini & Pf. Koehl & Nizar Touzi, 1997. "Optimal Investment with Taxes : An Optimal Control Problem with Endogenous Delay," Working Papers 97-44, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics.
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- Christoph Kuhn & Bjorn Ulbricht, 2013. "Modeling capital gains taxes for trading strategies of infinite variation," Papers 1309.7368, arXiv.org, revised Jun 2015.
- Christoph Kuhn, 2018. "How local in time is the no-arbitrage property under capital gains taxes ?," Papers 1802.06386, arXiv.org, revised Sep 2018.
- Stathis Tompaidis & Sanjay Srivastava & Michael Gallmeyer & Paul Ehling, 2008. "Portfolio Choice with Capital Gain Taxation and the Limited Use of Losses," 2008 Meeting Papers 769, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Christoph Kuhn & Budhi Arta Surya & Bjorn Ulbricht, 2014. "Optimal Selling Time of a Stock under Capital Gains Taxes," Papers 1501.00026, arXiv.org.
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Born 1943 to a Lebanese mother and an Iraqi Father, Omran Al-Kaysi,is one of the well known artists, historian, and art critics in and around the Leventine and the Gulf countries. He is published in many art magazine and newspapers. He has exhibited in Montreal, Baghdad, Amman, Madrid, and London. He also participated in many group exhibitions as well as being one of the main organizers for the 2002 Khiam symposium in Southern Lebanon.
In his painting," The Wounded Lion of Babylon" Omran Al-Kaysi shows the inflicted wounds of the lion by three spears, each of which represents three separate wars which occurred within the last three decades in Iraq. The first spear represents the Iraq-Iranian war during the 1980's which left millions of people destitute and hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides. The second war in which Saddam Hussein violated and raped the sovereignty of Kuwait during which time Iraq was forcefully withdrawn from Kuwait and the American Air force bombed the the defeated army of Saddam Hussein, killing many of the Iraqi soldiers who by then were weak and defeated, to create one of the worst massacres in the history of Iraq which was later called, " the highway of death". For the second time Baghdad was bombed under the orders from George H. Bush Sr. The third war came after the embargo and sanctions were imposed on the Iraqi people for over a decade and again Baghdad was bombed on the false pretense that Saddam Hussein was holding weapons of mass destruction and collaborating with Al-QED. This mission was accomplished by George W. Bush Jr. "It took thirty years for Henry Kissinger's vision to become a reality in controlling Iraq.
The three spears symbolize the three wars for the last three decades. It will take Iraq over a century to regain it's strength and independence if and when the "roaring lion of Babylon" is able to survive and heal it's wounds from those wars.http://www.bible-history.c

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After some fits and starts, its Business ByDesign suite for midmarket companies and divisions of larger ones is ready to be sold at scale. SAP expects to have 1,000 customers on it by year's end.
SAP should and probably will deliver strong Business ByDesign customer stories at the show, said Jon Reed, an independent analyst who closely tracks the company. This will give attendees a better sense of the software's stability and potential benefit to their businesses.
But the big money remains in SAP's on-premises ERP systems, which run many of the world's largest companies and aren't going anywhere anytime soon. SAP has started rolling out a series of specialized SaaS applications, including the CRM (customer relationship management)-themed Sales on Demand, that it is positioning as extensions to on-premise implementations.
At Sapphire, SAP needs to offer customers more clarity on when and how the software should be adopted, and pricing information wouldn't be a bad thing either, said Forrester Research (FORR) analyst China Martens.
But SAP shops might also wonder where the divide is between what these extensions do and the features gained through regular product upgrades, for which they already pay handsome annual fees. It will be up to SAP to start making that distinction.
Hullabaloo about HANA
If SAP CTO and executive board member Vishal Sikka has a favorite topic these days, it's the in-memory database technology that powers SAP's new HANA (High Performance Analytic Appliance).
Sikka and other SAP executives have exercised little restraint in touting HANA's performance and cost advantages over other databases. But the product remains in its infancy, and a series of specialized analytic applications that will run on top of it are only now starting to be released.
"I'm hoping they do a good job of forecasting the road map [for HANA], and take the hype out of it," said Bridgette Chambers, CEO of the Americas' SAP Users Group (ASUG), which is co-locating its conference at Sapphire. Chambers especially wants SAP to show how customers will be able to save money with the technology.
SAP may also use Sapphire to discuss its broader database plans, given the additional products it gained through the Sybase acquisition.
For one, the company is expected to eventually port the Business Suite to Sybase ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise), a move that could potentially save significant money for customers now running Oracle (ORCL). Sapphire show-goers might receive a sneak peek of this scenario as well as HANA running the Business Suite, although the latter seems less likely.
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Laser is a spectrum of light. It is used numerous consumer electronics across the world and it is also used in the handheld guns you see police using when they are standing on the side of the road. It is also being used in some mobile speed cameras. Laser light on the 904nm spectrum is currently unregulated and anyone is allowed to operate any device on this spectrum.


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Indian superstar Deepika Padukone says she’s looking forward to having kids with her husband of five years, Ranveer Singh, in a recent interview with Vogue Singapore. The couple, who tied the knot in 2018, after five years of dating, has often made headlines with their personal life being the focal point.
One question the duo, who are touted as two of India’s biggest actors, has been often asked if when are they planning to embrace parenthood. Finally addressing the query head-on, the Jawan actor recently revealed that she looks forward to starting her own family with her Bajirao Mastani co-star.
“Ranveer and I love children. We look forward to the day when we will start our own family,” Deepika shared with the outlet. Speaking about her family, she added, “When I meet the people I have grown up with—my aunts, uncles, family friends—they always mention how I haven’t changed one bit. That says a lot about our upbringing.”
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The Pathaan superstar added, “In this industry, it’s easy to get carried away by fame and money. But no one treats me like a celebrity at home. I am a daughter and a sister first. I don’t want that to change. My family keeps me grounded and Ranveer and I hope to inculcate the same values in our children.”
It was back in 2019 when Deepika made it clear that while she and Ranveer want children, they weren’t thinking about it actively. She had also expressed her annoyance with the societal expectations from couples. “I think it’s sad that society kind of puts itself and people in this rut that okay you are dating for so long toh shaadi kab hogi, shaadi ke baad bacche and then grandchildren. It’s almost like it’s the said expectation. I’m not surprised (by the rumours), we’re not surprised by it at all,” Deepika shared while speaking with HT Cafe.
She added, “Do we intent on having children? Of course we do, we both love kids. But are we intent on having children anytime soon? Absolutely not! We’re too selfishly at this point focused on our careers and I don’t think it would be fair to have kids at this point. We’re not even thinking about kids.”


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[often with modifier] A device or instrument designed to detect the presence of a particular object or substance.‘methane detectors’
detector, scanner, recorderView synonyms
- ‘Bomb detectors seem to be popular devices that are being installed in many buildings these days.’
- ‘On her left were the weird heart rate detectors and blood pressure monitors.’
- ‘If we spent money on hypocrisy detectors as well as anthrax detectors, they would be buzzing.’
- ‘The carbon monoxide detector is designed to sense the presence of carbon monoxide in the air.’
- ‘When the laser bear hits a detector, the laser detector records a kill or near miss.’
- ‘An adaptor on the back of the camera allows for hook up to devices such as motion detectors and doorbells.’
- ‘This flare saturated the X-ray detectors on several monitoring satellites.’
- ‘It is essential to select the appropriate traffic detector technology for each specific function.’
- ‘One of the problems with the bus detector idea is that it might confuse buses with lorries and a method of dealing with that is also being looked into.’
- ‘Behind that is a photon detector, placed so as to detect the light from only one slit.’
- ‘The roads shall have sensory speed detectors, traffic lights and tar macadam.’
- ‘They use detection equipment, including detector vans and hand-held scanners.’
- ‘The cosmic dust detector recorded two micrometeoroid showers in September and December.’
- ‘But it took another six years for a TV detector van to take to the streets.’
- ‘As well as the drive through model, the company is working on a handheld detector device.’
- ‘Canadian authorities use vapour detectors for bomb detection at airports.’
- ‘The chemical agent detectors and radiological monitors were going off all over the place.’
- ‘Motion detector software checks for blinking, and translates this into clicks.’
- ‘Motion detectors and daylighting sensors keep electric light use to a minimum.’
- ‘The good news for the radar detector supplier and thousands of motorists is that the devices are still legal to buy and use in the UK.’
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WOMR community radio is pleased to present a fundraising concert featuring vocals and accordion by chanteuse, Pavia, with Brian Morris on acoustic guitar on Sunday April 24th at 4pm. The duo will perform favorite French, Italian & Mexican songs at WOMRâ??s new home at the Schoolhouse, 494 Commercial Street, Provincetown.The program will include the music of Edith Piaf, KurtWeill, and Maria Grever.
WOMR (Outermost community Radio) was founded in 1976 and went live on the air on March 21, 1982 at 91.9 on the FM dial. In November of 1995, the station moved to 92.1 FM in order to raise the current wattage of 1,000 to 6,000 thereby reaching a much larger audience on the Cape and the South Shore.
To this day, WOMR prides itself on its diversity and specialty programming which offers an ecletic array of music and news.
A non-profit station, WOMR relies on listener and business contribution as well as support from "grant making" organizations such as the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The station is truly a product of the community and is open to the ideas of anyone interested.
If you enjoy WOMR, why not become a member? Visit their site for more information. And don't forget to come out and support WOMR with an afternoon of music featuring Pavia and Brian Morris!
The concert begins at 4 pm; doors open at 3:30pm.
The admission is $15 at the door.
For further information, please call WOMR at 508-487-2106. WOMR is heard at 92.1 FM and on the net at womr.org


The Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission recently completed fueling and servicing checks while inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The capsule has now made it to its next stop on the path to the pad – the spaceport’s Launch Abort System Facility.
Crowning the spacecraft with its aerodynamic shape, the launch abort system is designed to pull crew away to safety from the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in the event of an emergency during launch. This capability was successfully tested during the Orion Pad Abort and Ascent Abort-2 tests and approved for use during crewed missions.
Teams with Exploration Ground Systems and contractor Jacobs will work to add parts of the launch abort system onto the spacecraft. Technicians will install four panels that make up the fairing assembly and protect the spacecraft from heat, air, and acoustic environments during launch and ascent. A launch tower will top the fairing assembly to house the pyrotechnics and a jettison motor. The system will also be outfitted with instruments to record key flight data for later study.
With successful demonstration of the system during previous tests, the abort motor that pulls the spacecraft away from the rocket and attitude control motor that steers the spacecraft for a splashdown during an abort will not be functional for the uncrewed Artemis I mission. The jettison motor will be equipped to separate the system from Orion in flight once it is no longer needed, making Orion thousands of pounds lighter for the journey to the Moon.
Launching in 2021, Artemis I will be a test of the Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under Artemis, NASA aims to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and establish long-term lunar exploration.
The CubeSat, Ionosphere-Thermosphere Scanning Photometer for Ion-Neutral Studies (IT-SPINS), was stowed within the Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer (eNRCSD) mounted on the exterior of the S.S. Katherine Johnson Cygnus spacecraft. Once the Cygnus departed the space station, it remained in orbit to deploy a total of 5 cube satellites, including IT-SPINS, which was deployed into a free-flying orbit at an altitude between 304 and 210 miles (490 and 500 kilometers) above Earth’s surface.
This mission aims to improve space weather forecasting related to dynamic processes in Earth’s ionosphere. The 3U CubeSat is equipped with a sensitive photometric instrument to remotely sense ultraviolet emissions produced when oxygen ions combine with electrons in the ionosphere. This investigation plans to reveal the dynamics of a physical boundary region in Earth’s ionosphere where the oxygen-dominated ionosphere becomes proton dominated with increasing altitude, in a layer known as the Topside Transition Region (TTR).
IT-SPINS launched aboard Northrop Grumman’s 15th NASA contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on February 20.
IT-SPINS is the twelfth in a series of CubeSats developed by Montana State University’s Space Science and Engineering Laboratory to advance CubeSat capabilities and conduct scientific investigations to answer question in the Geospace sciences. This mission is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, which has supported it during its development and is supporting the beginning of operations. IT-SPINS was selected by NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI), which is managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) based at Kennedy Space Center. Since its inception in 2010, CSLI has selected 202 CubeSat missions from 42 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and 119 CubeSat projects have launched into space through ELaNa rideshare opportunities.
Stay connected with the ELaNa mission on social media by following LSP at @NASA_LSP on Twitter and @NASALSP on Facebook.
The core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for NASA’s Artemis I mission has been placed on the mobile launcher in between the twin solid rocket boosters inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The boosters attach at the engine and intertank sections of the core stage. Serving as the backbone of the rocket, the core stage supports the weight of the payload, upper stage, and crew vehicle, as well as carrying the thrust of its four engines and two five-segment solid rocket boosters.
After the core stage arrived on April 27, engineers with Exploration Ground Systems and contractor Jacobs brought the core stage into the VAB for processing work and then lifted it into place with one of the five overhead cranes in the facility.
Once the core stage is stacked alongside the boosters, the launch vehicle stage adapter, which connects the core stage to the interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS), will be stacked atop the core stage and quickly followed by the ICPS.
Artemis I will be an uncrewed test of the Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket as an integrated system ahead of crewed flights to the Moon. Under the Artemis program, NASA aims to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon in 2024 and establish sustainable lunar exploration by the end of the decade.
NASA’s virtual passport program started in 2020 as a way for the public to commemorate its virtual engagement in NASA launches and milestones with the NASA Virtual Guest Program.
The stamp for the NASA SpaceX 22nd commercial resupply mission will be the eighth stamp offered through the program and the fourth stamp for a launch from Kennedy Space Center.
The Falcon-9 rocket with Cargo Dragon spacecraft will lift off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A on June 3, carrying supplies and science payloads to the International Space Station.
Anyone can receive a stamp by registering to let NASA know they’re participating virtually. Those who register will receive emails with curated launch resources, notifications about NASA activities, and updates on any launch time or date changes.
Whether it’s your first stamp or your eighth, NASA hopes you’ll print, fold, and get ready to fill your virtual passport. Stamps will be emailed following docking to all virtual attendees who registered by email.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 1:29 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 3, for the company’s 22nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped by the uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft, is scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
This will be the second SpaceX mission to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment for NASA under the agency’s second Commercial Resupply Services contract. To date, SpaceX has completed 21 cargo resupply missions to and from the space station, providing more than 100,000 pounds of supplies and approximately 80,000 pounds of return mass.
Tune in to NASA TV and the agency’s website for live coverage, beginning Wednesday, June 2, with prelaunch activities.
What goes into telling the NASA story? At the agency’s Kennedy Space Center, it’s more than pointing a camera and letting it roll. Behind the cameras are dedicated men and women continuously preparing to tell captivating stories like never before. With astronauts once again launching from American soil through the Commercial Crew Program, and preparations underway to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon as part of the Artemis program, we want you to have a first-class seat to all the action!
NASA has remained committed to capturing and sharing some of our nation’s greatest achievements with the rest of the world, and recent technology upgrades have allowed us to bring those to you in a whole new way.
Technical Upgrades for TV
A new fiber circuit, connecting video feeds from Kennedy’s historic Launch Complex 39A to the NASA News Center, provides different camera views to better showcase human spaceflight and future launches. Along with being the first launch of astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade, the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission in May 2020 also marked the first time this circuit was used. Additionally, teams at Kennedy implemented a live feed system just before launch, providing live footage of NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley on their 10-mile ride to the launch pad prior to liftoff.
New fiber optic communication lines allow us to bring you UHD (ultra-high definition) coverage from unique locations, such as the Launch Control Center, countdown clock, crew quarters, crew walkout, Banana Creek viewing site, and even the launch pads. With these connections in place, commentators can host launch broadcasts and briefings outdoors in 4K resolution, placing you right in the middle of the action. We’ve used exterior sets to bring you some of our biggest launches, including Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test, NASA’s Mars 2020 launch, SpaceX’s Demo-1 mission – which earned NASA and SpaceX an Emmy – as well as Demo-2, Crew-1, and Crew-2.
Additional video and visual upgrades include a UHDTV video router that supports existing HD and future UHDTV imagery, painting a crystal-clear picture of everything going on, and a character generator that TV crews can use to create and display graphics showcasing the health of the rockets in real-time. Extra circuits also provide KSCTV (Kennedy Space Center TV) personnel with UHD video feeds of launch crews and VIP guest interviews.
While the visuals are important, what you see isn’t the whole story. More partnerships and collaborations throughout the country make behind-the-scenes communication critical to providing seamless coverage. With an expanded intercom system, we’re now able to communicate with teams at remote locations such as NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston or SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. The system connects the TV producer, on-camera talent, camera operators, and master control team to bring you joint coverage from every angle.
Through these expanded capabilities, people all over the world can observe and be a part of NASA launches, missions, and scientific discoveries – an experience that is truly out of this world. This may not be rocket science, but it brings the rocket science to the palm of your hand.
NASA and SpaceX agreed to move Crew-1’s undocking and splashdown from Wednesday, April 28, following a review of forecast weather conditions in the splashdown zones off the coast of Florida, which currently predict wind speeds above the recovery criteria. Teams will continue to monitor weather conditions for splashdown ahead of Friday’s planned undocking.
The return to Earth – and activities leading up to the return – will air live on NASA Television, the NASA App, and the agency’s website.
As NASA prepares for the uncrewed Artemis I test flight, teams at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center are also hard at work getting ready for the Artemis II mission that will send astronauts on a trip around the Moon ahead of a crewed lunar landing.
This includes assessing a new prototype “rainbird” system designed to protect the mobile launcher – as well as NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) – when the engines roar to life. The March 24 tests included running various water pressures through small-scale, 3D-printed nozzles to capture data that can be used to develop full-scale hardware.
The rainbirds will release enough water to fill 40 swimming pools in 40 seconds. This massive volume will help absorb the heat and energy when SLS, the most powerful rocket the agency has ever built, lifts off with the Orion spacecraft from Kennedy’s Launch Pad 39B.
While upgraded rainbirds – large-scale water nozzles – have already been tested and installed on the mobile launcher for the Artemis I launch, Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) found room for improvement. This led teams from EGS and supporting contractors to start testing another prototype system to distribute water more evenly to maximize performance ahead of the Artemis II launch.
“By running our prototype through a range of pressures, we can simulate what each of the rainbirds will see on the mobile launcher on launch day and have a better understanding of how they will perform when we scale them back up to full size,” said Dave Valletta, a design engineer at Kennedy working on the ignition overpressure protection and sound suppression (IOPSS) system.
A critical piece of the IOPSS system, the rainbird got its name decades ago when space shuttle developers noted that it looked like a garden sprayer.
“When we saw the pattern of the water discharge during the first test flow in the shuttle program, it reminded us of your common lawn sprinkler, only it did not rotate and was 100 times the size,” said Jerry Smith, a design engineer for mechanical-fluid systems at Kennedy.
Once prototype testing is complete, allowing better prediction of future spray patterns, the team will move forward with designing a preferred concept. That concept will be built and installed on the mobile launcher to undergo verification and validation testing, where the newly installed nozzles will be fully integrated with the launch pad to ensure they work as expected.
“The confidence check gained from these tests will lead us to developing full-scale nozzles for the mobile launcher,” said Gerald Patterson, IOPSS and fire suppression system operations engineer and test lead. “Once installed, they’ll provide more efficient water distribution across the deck and, ultimately, better protection to ground systems, the SLS rocket, and its crew for Artemis II and beyond.”
During Women’s History Month, we reflect on the contributions of trailblazers at NASA who inspire the next generation of women. As we continue to celebrate women’s accomplishments, meet Notlim Burgos, Mechanical Interface Systems Team Lead for NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP), based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Burgos supports NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission, which is the agency’s first planetary defense mission, and Landsat 9, the ninth Earth-observing satellite mission in the Landsat series. She was inspired from a young age to pursue STEM, leading to her 15-year career at NASA. Hear Burgos’ story and her advice for future generations.
What do you enjoy most about your job?
I love working alongside a range of amazing people who bring diverse expertise and perspectives, which provide a wide variety of solutions for the challenges that we face daily I learn something new from everybody every day. I enjoy having the opportunity to follow the spacecraft and the launch vehicles through the whole mission lifecycle.
Who inspires you most?
My family – especially my nieces and goddaughter. At a young age, they are demonstrating a special interest in STEM and space. One wants to be an astronaut and dreams of going to the Moon and to Mars. When I see their enthusiasm and think of the possibilities of what they can become, it inspires me to want to be the best role model that I can be. I want them to feel encouraged to follow their dreams and see the many career opportunities that women can pursue.
When did you first realize you had a passion for STEM?
I found my passion for STEM when I was in the ninth grade on an educational trip during which we visited Disney World and Kennedy. We got behind-the-scene tours where we met Disney “Imagineers,” the park’s engineers, who explained how they used the power of science to develop park attractions. That gave me a glance for the first time at how much you can do with STEM.
At Kennedy, I saw the Shuttle at Launch Pad 39A, and I was flabbergasted. We slept under the 363-foot Saturn V moon rocket at the Apollo/Saturn V Center. Also, we met astronaut Charles Duke, the youngest person to walk on the Moon. These experiences convinced me that traveling through space was possible. At that moment, I knew that I wanted to be part of NASA’s team to see how far we can reach. When I returned from the trip, I told my parents I wanted to be a NASA engineer!
What advice would you give to young girls considering a STEM career?
Challenge yourself and don’t be afraid of failure. Always be yourself, be passionate, and always do your best. You may face challenges that seem impossible to conquer, but believe that you can do anything that you set your mind to. After failing a math course early in engineering school, I told my dad I didn’t think engineering was for me. I will never forget my dad’s words. He said, “You knew engineering wasn’t going to be easy. Remember where you want to be – NASA! I know you can do it; you just need to study harder.”
I appreciated his kind words and unconditional support. I retook and passed the course the following semester, and I graduated engineering school with honors. The easy route was giving up; the hardest was facing the challenges with conviction in pursuit of my dreams. I will forever be grateful for my father’s encouragement during those challenging times.
What advice would you give someone who wants to work at NASA?
A common misconception is that NASA only hires STEM professionals. My advice is to research the different opportunities that NASA offers. There are opportunities for professionals with various levels of expertise and experience. Become familiar with the NASA centers, the Pathways Program, and usajobs.com. The Pathways Program offers opportunities to work at NASA while attending school, and through usajobs.com you can build your resume and apply for positions. Lastly, do not give up, be patient but persistent; you never know when you are going to receive that call for an interview.
What is your favorite part about working for NASA?
My favorite part is that I can leverage my experiences to mentor others. I owe part of my success to my mentors. It is important to me to share what I have learned so that others achieve their goals. There is nothing more rewarding than to see somebody succeed and see how they evolve into influential mentors for others. I also enjoy supporting educational outreach, which is a great platform to inspire others to pursue careers in STEM.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission with astronauts is targeted to launch no earlier than 6:11 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 22, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Members of the public can participate in the launch by registering for NASA’s virtual guest program. Organizations coordinating launch events also are encouraged to register. Registrants receive mission updates, interactive opportunities, and a stamp for your NASA virtual passport following launch. All resources, participation, and registration are FREE.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission is headed to the International Space Station. It will carry NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur – who will serve as the mission’s spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively – along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who will serve as mission specialists.
Whether it’s your first stamp or your eighth, NASA hopes you’ll print, fold, and get ready to fill your virtual passport. Following launch, stamps will be emailed to all registered virtual attendees.
NASA’s virtual guest program started in 2020 as a way for the public to join the excitement and inspiration of NASA launches and milestones.
Click here to learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew program.