| Summer arts, crafts program needs help WALTON _ A local artist with two young daughters has volunteered to extend Waltons summer arts and crafts recreational program that was cut short by budget constraints. thedailystar.com |
âKids in the Park' program offers crafts and games Some children aren't into sports, and thus Williston Parks and Recreation has a summer program for the youth who are more into making crafts and playing games. willistonherald.com |
Rachel Hobson Wins Big in Hubble Contest Our own Rachel Hobson just won first prize in the European Space Agency's Hubble Pop Culture contest, in the "funniest" category. Her piece took inspiration from one of John Grunsfeld's spacewalks: Hubble is amazing and inspirational in its own right, but I really love hearing stories from the people who work on the space telescope. John Grunsfeld is one of my favorite astronauts. He's a brilliant astronomer, and from interviews I've read or seen... he just seems like an all-around fascinating person. At one point in the Hubble IMAX film, he talks about a particular portion of one of his spacewalks that involved unscrewing more than 100 tiny screws on a part of Hubble. Now, just take a moment to imagine with me, if you will: Put giant oven mitts on your hands. Now slip a tiny tool between your fingertips. Know that you have more than 100 screws to unscrew on a piece of equipment that is worth millions of dollars and holds great scientific significance. Oh, and don't forget that you are more than 300 miles above earth on a spaceship that's traveling at roughly 17, 500 miles per hour. Here's where Grunsfeld impresses once again. He talks in the film about how, at this point in his spacewalk, he switches to zen mode. He focuses only on the one screw that he is unscrewing at that very moment. Never how many he's already undone, never how many he has left. Just one screw at a time.Congrats Rachel!More: Embroidered deorbit map a big hit with STS-130 crew Rachel in space: coverage of the STS-130 shuttle mission Rachel in Space: A dream realized Rachel in Space: Wake up (or stay up) for shuttle launch tonight Rachel in Space: Welcome home, Endeavour! Needle Felted Space ShuttleRead the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Cross-Stitch | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Kids' LilyPad Arduino Projects at Maker Faire At Maker Faire this past weekend, these two cuties came to show me their LilyPad Arduino projects they made (and soldered themselves) using the CRAFT videos to help out, thanks for coming by! Your blinky wearables are super impressive! Photo is by their dad, leave us a comment so we can find you online!More: CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101 CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino Blinking Bike PatchRead the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Soft Circuits | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
Compost Sites in Western Queens Nick Normal @ Make: Online recently went on a bicycle tour of some different compost sites in Queens, NY. He writes: This past weekend I went on a group bike tour of five compost sites in Western Queens, NY, in the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City and Sunnyside. The sites were as diverse as the borough's residents, ranging from barrels in community gardens to a one-acre rooftop farm. And the compost was as stinky and steamy as you would expect it to be! The bike tour was organized by Stephanos, from the Western Queens Compost Initiative, which is part of the Two Coves Community Garden in Astoria. You may remember the Compost Initiative joined forces with the Compostess and the Queens Botanical Garden at last month's World Maker Faire in NYC where they presented composting workshops, a worm petting zoo, and other hands-on projects.More photos and nutrient-rich compost notes at Nick's full story.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Gardening | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |