Waching daily Aug 4 2017

Narrator: NASA has created a tactile guide called

"Getting a Feel for Eclipses" to help people

who are visually impaired to learn about

the solar eclipse that will traverse the

United States on August 21, 2017.

Cassandra Runyon: This tactile book for the

eclipses, as well as some of the others that we've

been making, are a way for the people who are

blind or visually impaired to be able to see

through their hands, their fingers.

And we've been finding that it's extremely

helpful for those who are sighted, as well,

to grasp the concepts being conveyed through

different textures and patterns that

we're putting on the book.

Narrator: The eclipse tactile guide is the latest

in the braille book series, following

"Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters,"

and "Exploring Mars."

Cassandra: For the first time, the users that are,

or the explorers if you will, that are looking at

the book can sense and see what's about to happen

and understand it for the first time.

And they're amazed that a book like this

has been produced to help them understand

what's going to happen.

Joe Minafra: It is the perfect opportunity

for NASA to engage the public, including the

visually impaired, in our missions, in our

understanding of the natural world around us.

That is why we do this.

It's their space agency, we want to

include them, as well.

Narrator: Over 5,000 copies of the eclipse book

have been sent to schools,

libraries for the blind, museums, science centers

as well as this summer's

National Federation for the Blind Conference.

For more infomation >> NASA Braille Book Lets Everyone Get a Feel for the 2017 Solar Eclipse - Duration: 1:36.

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Church Collects Tons of Cookies for Troops - Duration: 2:23.

(Pastor) I'm grateful for those who brought Oreos.

Our goal is five tons of Oreos.

It looks like we're getting close.

(Don Martin) Today is Operation Oreo.

We ask our members and people in the community to bring Oreos

to send to the troops overseas.

(Scott Jamison) In Desert Storm, mail, it was like gold.

Any kind of care package, it's an appreciation, it's like

somebody shaking your hand.

(Carl Gilbert) Just to receive anything from home

and know that somebody that you didn't know was caring

about you was very important.

(Ralph Jordan) It's programs like this that make me proud to

be part of Alpharetta First United Methodist Church

and to be United Methodist.

(Don Martin) In 2009 I was on my way to Phoenix, Arizona.

I was sitting next to a soldier.

I asked him while he was away, what he missed most

and he said just like that, 'Oreos!'

So I came back to the congregation in June and said

please on Patriotic Sunday let's ramp it up and bring

these troops some Oreos.

(Carl Gilbert) Every year we have people just drop in off the

street, bring in cookies.

Local businesses, other churches in the area joined in.

It's very well known in our community.

(Beth Allain) When we started with Operation Oreo

we just sent the cookies.

But then we started to realize it's not just the cookies.

We want them to know we're thinking of them, we're praying

for them, we appreciate them, we want to encourage them.

And so we printed up some stickers and

we just asked them to write notes and people will just

write notes of appreciation.

(Don Martin) I sometimes think they appreciate the notes more

than the cookies cause the notes they can keep forever and it

reminds them that they're loved and respected and missed and

that we want them to come home.

(Ralph Jordan) You never know when a prayer

is going to have an impact.

You never know where that's going to land or who

that person is going to be.

(Beth Allain) It does give you a sense of pride in The United

Methodist Church, knowing that as a denomination we're trying

to emphasize more service to those who serve for us.

♪ (music) ♪

For more infomation >> Church Collects Tons of Cookies for Troops - Duration: 2:23.

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Crying Baby! Giant Bee Steals Candy Lollipop /w Candy Color for Childrens Toddlers Baby | Chido Kids - Duration: 2:40.

Crying Baby! Giant Bee Steals Candy Lollipop /w Candy Color for Childrens Toddlers Baby | Chido Kids

For more infomation >> Crying Baby! Giant Bee Steals Candy Lollipop /w Candy Color for Childrens Toddlers Baby | Chido Kids - Duration: 2:40.

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V4 STEM Camp for girls - Duration: 2:26.

It is very important for us to support women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

We are very excited that the younger girls from secundary schools may come to this camp, this is the time when they lay the foundation of their future career paths by deciding what colleges they will choose.

We need to point to girls of high school age that there is an opportunity to study computer science and technology,

and perhaps even the new, non-traditional fields, such as bioinformatics, social robotics or biomedical engineering.

I think that this camp is a good starting point for that.

We had to build a city which is confronted with different challenges.

We had to adress those challenges by creating model simulations using various programming tasks.

Yesterday we did computer simulations but also fabricated 3D models of buildings from wood by using laser cutters.

Now we are programming in Arduino programming language. I enjoy it very much.

Considering that many of us would have never thought of working with such technologies, having the opportunity to use them,

to overcome fear or the prejudice that we might have , it is great for sure.

This is such a thing nowadays, and we consider it to be very, very important to be able to offer the girls opportunities

to cooperate amongst each other and to recognize that there aren't any borders really.

For more infomation >> V4 STEM Camp for girls - Duration: 2:26.

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Adam Lallana ruled out for a "significant period" - Duration: 3:03.

Adam Lallana ruled out for a "significant period"

Liverpool have been dealt a major blow just over a week before the season begins, with midfielder Adam Lallana ruled out for a "significant period" – at least two months.

The 29-year-old played the second half against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, then the first half against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday but suffered a thigh injury in that second game. "This is certainly not news we would have wanted," said Jurgen Klopp.

"Unfortunately, the damage is such that it will likely mean Adam is out for a couple of months not weeks, so I think we can pretty much rule him out of August and September.

"Beyond that we will monitor and wait and see.

He is a boy with a world-class attitude to everything professionally and he has always come back in good time from injury setbacks since I have been here, so we will see." Lallana, who scored eight goals last season, will miss the opening months of the season, including the opening Champions League group games should the Reds navigate their way past Hoffenheim in the play-off this month.

  While Klopp has ruled him out of August and September, he could face three months on the sidelines, according to some reports.

Whether this news forces Liverpool to either return their interest in Naby Keita, or further their interest in Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, we will have to see in the coming days.

Another midfielder though is surely needed this summer, with Lucas Leiva and Kevin Stewart leaving and European competition to contend with this coming season.

The 29-year-old is sidelined following Wednesday night's Audi Cup clash with Atletico Madrid, and is expected to miss a "significant period," according to Jurgen Klopp.

Lallana established himself as a key player in a new midfield role last season, and Klopp will now be forced to plan without him for the start of the campaign.

This is particularly pertinent following the failure to sign Naby Keita from RB Leipzig, and continued speculation of the future of Philippe Coutinho following Neymar's move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Unsurprisingly, the news of Lallana's layoff left Liverpool fans roundly disappointed, and hoping for a new signing.

For more infomation >> Adam Lallana ruled out for a "significant period" - Duration: 3:03.

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Pearl Party for Beginners. Turn captions on for commentary - Duration: 2:38.

Hey! Jess here. Here is a quick video on how a pearl party works. Horrible actress

First- You purchase a LIVE opening from the shop.

Then you choose which oyster you want me to open for you, LIVE on Facebook

Cutting board was made by MFG Sign and Design. Link below

Wooooo

Bear with me y'all. Shuckin' ain't easy :-)

You shall NOT open! :-)

Checking for twins. (two pearls in one shell)

YUCK!!

Haha

Ooohhh LOOK! The pearl!

Clean it, clean it, clean it.

Dork!

Ooooh I like it!

I was supposed to measure it and show you the size. Ooops.

Isn't it beautiful.

You can add a cage for your pearl

Gloves don't make life easier sometimes.

Success

You can put the cage on a bracelet

OR

a necklace

That's it. I hoped you didn't laugh to hard! Sub and thumbs up! THANKS