The giant planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune – are some of the most awe-inspiring in our Solar System, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe. Yet they remain the least explored – especially the “ice giants” Uranus and Neptune – due to their distance from Earth, and the extreme conditions spacecraft must survive to enter their atmospheres. As such, they’re also the least understood planets in the Solar System. Our ongoing research looks at how to overcome the harsh entry conditions experienced during giant planet missions. As we look forward to…This story continues at The Next Web
Two of the nation’s favourite celebrity dads, singer and musician Harry Judd and reality TV star Greg Shepherd, have teamed up with their children for a new Thomas & Friends campaign, Reading with Little Friends, celebrating the storytelling magic of the world-famous children’s brand and showcasing the new toys and characters from the books and TV show. In two videos recorded at their family homes earlier this month that have today gone live on the Thomas & Friends UK YouTube Channel, Harry’s children, Lola, 5, and Kit, 4, as well as Greg’s two kids, eldest Nelly, 8, and four-year-old Arthur, snuggle onto the sofa with their dads for some quality family reading time together. Lola reads aloud from the story...
Tinder Co-Founder Justin Mateen invests in Paymongo Japan’s Arkray launches US$87M VC arm to back healthcare startups in Asia It will invest up to US$2.6M each in startups across Japan, SEA, India and Israel; Focus sectors are digital healthcare, medtech, biotech, AI, IoT medical devices, cloud pharmacies, medical diagnostics, personal wellness & self-care, pet-tech, medical and functional foodtech. Hyperlocal mapping: a solution for real-world interactions in retail metaverse Hyperlocal mapping allows mobility companies to engage their workforce, vehicles, customers and products by validating pick-up locations on private maps with high precision. Tinder founder’s JAM Fund invests in PayMongo’s US$31M Series B financing round Other backers are ICCP-SBI Venture Partners, Kaya Founders, GFC, SOMA Capital, and angels; The B2B payments firm...
For many of us, a card and flowers just don’t feel like a big enough “thank you” to the moms, mother figures, and caregivers in our lives who’ve been stretched beyond comprehension even before the pandemic. So we’ve put together six care packages with unique, delicious, and much-needed gifts just for her (even if she says all she wants is a phone call).
No matter how she’s spending her day—in the bath, curled up on the couch with a book, or on FaceTime with you—these ideas will make sure she feels as special as she is. Here’s hoping this Mother’s Day looks a lot different than the last few years. Read More >>
Are your students struggling to complete their work? Up to your eyeballs in missing or unfinished work assignments? Then you might need to institute a “Catch-up and Pickles” routine in your classroom as a way to win the missing or incomplete work battle! This is seriously my favorite unfinished work routine! A few weeks ago, I posted a Reel on Instagram about some of my more “controversial” grading practices. Between you and me… they really aren’t that controversial… just good teaching! But folks LOST THEIR MINDS! And honestly, it shed light on a bigger problem: the struggle of incomplete work. Controversial Grading Practices You’re probably wondering what those controversial grading practices were. I’ll let you watch the IG Reel to...
