Sunita Williams Soars Weightlessly

Sunita Williams Soars Weightlessly Sunita Williams Soars Weightlessly During her time in orbit, she did seven spacewalks, several science experiments, extensive robotic work, completed a marathon and triathlon, and even blogged and tweeted from spaceall of this while making big decisions manning the zwischenstaatlich Space Station as commander of Expedition 33. Sunita Williams astronaut, engineer, pilot, ansturmner, swimmer, pet-lover, and a woman who is a role model for anyone interested in space exploration.When the 47-year-old Indian-American astronaut took charge as commander of Expedition 33 onboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on July 15, 2012, she became the second woman in history to do so. As a female astronaut, she holds the record for the longest space time (322 days) on two space missions. With seven spacewalks (50 hours 40 minutes), she also holds the record for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut.So how does Williams feel making space history? Records ar e there for breaking, she says. Its just another way to let people know how far we have advanced. I am hoping the next generation of space explorers will just get out there and break them.NASA astronaut Sunita Williams works with Robonaut 2 humanoid robot in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Image NASAWind Beneath Her WingsGrowing up in Needham, MA, Williams aspired to be a veterinarian until her brother influenced her to join the U.S. Naval Academy, where she completed her Bachelor of Science in physical science in 1987. It wasnt until her mid-20s when Williams became a helicopter pilot and heard John Young talking about learning to fly a helicopter to land the lunar lander, that she was inspired to be an astronaut. I just fell in love with flying helicopters, reminisces Williams. When I started training on the Soyuz, it was like I can make this Soyuz do anything I want it to do just like the helicopter. You sort of gain confidence at some point in your lif e and it allows you to try.In 1993, Williams graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and in 1995 she completed her masters degree in engineering management from Florida Institute of Technology. She was selected for the astronaut program by NASA in 1998. Williams thanks her parents for instilling in her a can do attitude. She acknowledges the key role her Indian father, a neuroscientist, and her Slovenian mother, an X-ray technician, played in kindling her interest in science. They also encouraged her to always have an open mind. The sky is not the limit and you can do whatever you want to do and be what you can be, they said. Hats off to them for being that way as all three of us my brother, sister, and myself, have taken advantage of life and gone out there and done it, climbed mountains, and run marathons, and done whatever we want.Its not that she hasnt tasted failure. A lot of times in my life I have failed courses in college, been number two on a swim team in a swimming event, says Williams. Those are the deciding moments when either you have a little determination or you quit. I think having some determination and making yourself better when you dont do well is another characteristic my folks have instilled in me. Those are some of the things that make me.Williams participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) outside the International Space Station. Image NASALiving Life in Zero GravityFueled by her strong determination and undeterred spirit, Williams completed NASAs two-and-a-half year long astronaut training, which included intensive instruction in spacecraft and ISS systems, physiological and T-38 flight training, extravehicular activities (EVAs), robotic operations, as well as preparing for emergencies. There are a lot of things that need to go right and there are a lot of things that can go wrong, so we spend a lot of time learning how to deal with those emergencies, she says. And then of course, the modules themselvesthe Europe an module Columbus, the Japanese module Gem, the U.S laboratory, the Canadian arm, and the Russian side of the space station. We need to know how to operate all those.With seven mora interior modules, the space station is much bigger since Williams went there last. Six people on the crew instead of three has its pluses and minus. There are more people to interact with but its harder to get everybody together for dinner at night. Yes, the crew did find time every other week to share their favorite foods and have a party in space. You eat with a spoon and you never really need a fork or knife. And you dont want to be the one who lost their spoon, says Williams, who lost her spoon one day and found it floating a module-and-a-half away, where the suction caught it. You never take your spoon for granted ever againThe crew spent the majority of the time doing science experiments and EVAs but they also clicked a lot of pictures. The Cupola is such a wonderful place. Even when you dont want to take pictures anymore, you want to hang out and look out of the window. Your eyes open to more and more things when you are up there longer. You see not only the artistic ways in which the Earth looks but also how it is changing. It feels like its not just the people there but the Earth is alive itself, she adds.Williams works with Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit hardware in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. Image NASAFinding the Right BalanceNow that Williams is back on Earth after four months in space, she is taking out time to do things she enjoys. You have to make sure you dont get swallowed up in one thing, she says. Being balanced is very important.She agrees, however, that balancing a demanding science career and family is challenging for women. You can do both. Its hard but it can be done, says Williams. I am married but I dont have kids. I have two dogs and my family and friends help me out with them. They are not kids but they are somet hing you have to be responsible for. If you are going to pursue this career, you need to have a good infrastructure to help you out with things.With her head in the stars and feet on the ground, Williams is an inspiration to all women in science. Her advice to women considering a career in space is, Dont put limits on yourself and dont let anyone put limits on you. Find the thing you like to do because when you like something you do it well. Prospects for women in space are huge, she adds. We have done equally as much as the guys have done. I think in the short amount of time that women have been flying, we are contributors, counterparts, and partners to the men who are doing all this sort of stuff.For space exploration in the future, Williams believes its just a matter of time before humans get to Mars. We think robots can pave the way for us but we have to take the other steps in the meantime. Thats why we have the international space station to test out some of that stuff. Its an engineering project. Everything in engineering is done stepwise and we find out where the pros and cons of each step are and we capitalize on that.Challenging convention and pushing the frontiers of science, Williams has achieved a feat that not many women, or men, have and when you ask her if she would have done anything differently she says, I just wish I was 20 years younger and get to do it again.Dont put limits on yourself and dont let anyone put limits on you. Find the thing you like to do because when you like something you do it well.Sunita Williams

4 Excuses You Use to Avoid Trying Something New - The Muse

4 Excuses You Use to Avoid Trying Something New - The Muse4 Excuses You Use to Avoid Trying Something NewA year or so ago, a pfoteful of my husbands co-workers were organizing a group to run a 5K race in our community to benefit the American Cancer Society. I thought it welches a worthy cause- but, that didnt change the fact that I am definitely leid a runner. Regardless of my whining, my husband begged me to sign up with him. And every time, I refused. Ill make a fool of myself, I told him, Ill probably trip or slow everybody else down. Yes, I had plenty of excuses for why the idea of me huffing and puffing in a pair of running shoes just wasnt a good one. After my husband asked me for what had to be the hundredth time, I realized something This was yet another time when I was letting my fear of the unknown hold me back. I was choosing to limit myself, because I had created this big, scary result in my head- before I even really knew what might happen.We all have the tendency to do this same thing- particularly when it comes to our careers. We dont want to take on that challenging project because it seems like its too far out of our wheelhouse. We dont want to make that major career change because it seems totally unfeasible. Or, we dont want to volunteer for that office committee because weve never done something quite like that before.But, you know what? Trying something new isnt all bad. In fact, it can actually be pretty exciting. So, as soon as you catch yourself repeating one of these common excuses to yourself, I think you should lace up your running shoes and take the leap anyway. 1. I Wont Be Good at ItLets start with the most obvious one. More often than not, you hold yourself back from something new and scary because youre convinced youll fail at it- much like I envisioned myself sending an entire line of runners tumbling over a curb. But, how do you know you wont be good at something before you even give it a go? Spoiler alert There really is no wa y to know. And, if you convince yourself that youll fail at something right out of the gate, all youre doing is jumping to conclusions with a bunch of unproductive, self-deprecating thoughts.Dont let the fear of failure or embarrassment be the thing that holds you back in your career. As hockey great Wayne Gretzky (or, for all of you The geschftszimmer fans, Michael Scott) says, You miss 100% of the shots you dont take.So, go ahead. Take a deep breath and take the shot, whether that means going for that promotion or speaking up with a new idea in a team meeting. If you miss, you miss- but, at least you know you tried. 2. I Dont Have TimeTime can be limited and our days get ridiculously busy. And, leaning on your hectic schedule as a reason for why you cant take on anything new is easy to do.Believe me, I tried the very same tactic when trying to talk my husband out of that run I was dreading. But, heres the thing Deep down, I knew that I could definitely find the time- or, more appr opriately, make the time- to squeeze in a couple more weekly workouts and training runs. It was just a matter of wanting to do it.As with anything, youll make the time for things that matter to you. Yes, that might mean some schedule juggling or a slightly earlier wakeup call. But, if theres something new or challenging youd like to try your hand at, a packed agenda shouldnt be the thing that prevents you from going for it. 3. Its Too Much WorkTying into the above point about a lack of time, its also tempting to tell yourself that tackling a new challenge will simply involve too much work. You already end each day feeling completely exhausted. So, why stretch yourself even more by spearheading that new initiative for your boss or signing up for a course to beef up one of your skills?I get it- trying something new definitely takes a serious investment in both time and energy. But, dont all great things? Isnt there some old saying about how anything worth having is worth working hard for?Putting yourself out there and trying something new will likely involve some elbow grease on your end- I wont sugarcoat it. But, think about this Do you really want laziness to be what prevents you from discovering something new and potentially awesome? My guess is probably not. 4. I Dont Fit the MoldThis is perhaps the biggest excuse that echoed around in my brain when I was trying my best to slip away from that 5K without being noticed. You dont look like a runner, said that pesky, negative voice in the back of my head, Everybodys going to look at you and think, What is she doing here? Who does she think she is? Youve probably been here too. We all develop these ideas of what something or someone should look like. And, if we dont seamlessly fit that mold, we use that as justification for walking away. I didnt think I looked like a runner. But, maybe you dont think you look like youre ready to try for that management promotion, because youre still young and are worried people w ouldnt take you seriously as a leader.However, heres the important thing you need to remember There is no mold- at least not if you refuse to perpetuate one.I know it can be tempting to think that only certain types of people go after the thing youre currently dreaming about. However, chances are, theres no firm and rigid criteria for chasing that opportunity. And, if there is- well, ultimately theres nothing wrong with breaking the mold. The reason I know that the above are all just excuses youre making? Because I did eventually run that 5K- and I crossed the finish line with my dignity intact.The whole experience illustrated something important to me (other than the fact that Im right to admire marathoners- running is hard) Just because my natural inclination is to hold myself back doesnt mean I always have to do so. And, guess what? Neither do you, my comfort zone-loving friends.Photo of person talking courtesy of PeopleImages.com/Getty Images.

Forced out of work and pushing 60 Whats next for older workers

Forced out of work and pushing 60 Whats next for older workersForced out of work and pushing 60 Whats next for older workersBy any measure, Elizabeth White has had a stellar career. A graduate of Harvard and Johns Hopkins University, she began her working life at the World Bank, focusing on international development. Then she started her own business, which got its goods into places like Macys Herald Square but eventually failed after eight years, taking her savings with it. She was 47.She took two well-paying consultancies after that, stitching together a six-figure income for seven years until both gigs ended. She found herself unemployed at 55, and unable to find real work it took her two years to find a new job, which lasted for only two years. Then she was out of work yet again, this time on the edge of 60.White was on the edge in other ways financially, emotionally. Eventually, she found a group of friends in the same position and began to open up to them about the realitie s of being middle-aged, marginally employed, and financially insecure.Elizabeth White (Photo Mig Dooley)Her experience and that of those like her inspired her to write 55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal Your Guide to a Better Life. In it, she encourages readers to form Resilience Circles with people in circumstances like theirs, as she did, and read and discuss the book together like a Lean In group, but for people struggling with age discrimination and other reasons keeping them out of the workplace.White is part of a larger trend where working until 65 is no longer a guarantee. A recentProPublica study showed that older workers are increasingly being pushed out of work before they can retire. Half of all workers over 50 are hustled out of their jobs against their will, the study found.White spoke with the Ladders about her new book, the power of Baby Boomers, and the future of work after 50.1. On people should anticipate the possibility of being booted out of the workplace 10 years before retirement, and prepare to fill the gap in employment by working a myriad of jobs.Yes, in that we are entering a period of financial insecurity.Many of us are going to be forced to create what I call an interesting casserole of work. Hopefully, it is a casserole that is aligned with your values, and you have different kinds of income streams. For it to really work, its about getting your expenses down. I dont just mean having a budget. Do you really need 4,000 square feet? What do you really need?For me, my casserole is consulting, its speaking, and its writing. For somebody else, it might look like something else. I have many friends, woman friends, who have an income stream with Airbnb. Many of them are empty-nesters. If you look at Airbnbs numbers, the fastest-growing segment is women over 50. And then they might do a little consulting and something else.The interesting casserole is where I think a lot of people are going to land, and its hard to sustain if you have some huge, expensive lifestyle because its feast or famine.2. On there are many misconceptions about older people who find themselves in this situation.We live in a culture where bootstrap ingenuity is prized. The truth is that bootstrap ingenuity is no match for disappearing pensions. Its no match for flat and falling wages. No match for the escalating cost of healthcare. Your agency and personal will are elend going to overcome rampant age discrimination and big global trends in automation and robotics. So this notlageion that this is all a personal responsibility issue and if you just worked harder is the mythology.That said, Im not saying that everybody could not have saved more. Im not saying I could not have saved more. Im saying that when you have this many people who have landed here Theres something bigger happening.3. On out-of-work Boomers have a huge effect on the economy.People over 50 are over 50% of the spend on apparel, 50% on trucks and cars, 50% on entertainment. So when you dont hire people, or hire them in jobs where they are dramatically underemployed, there is a consequence We are huge drivers in the economy of what were spending. I want to see a more muscular conversation about what Boomers contribute and more multigenerational workplaces. Im not a fan of this false feud between millennials and Boomers Millennials are our children.4. On Find your community When I was going through the worst of it, other friends of mine, we had started to talk. They really provided the scaffolding that we held each other up. We were able to talk candidly. In D.C., nobodys talking about their financial woes You get no points talking about that youre struggling. I want people who are feeling alone, who are feeling this whole shaming-and-blaming thing, and who are leveled by this, to be able to meet and have a place to gain their footing and share resources.5. and let them help.I meet a lot of people who are in such pain, who are sort of full up with em otion. And so, even if they get an interview lets say, they get called in when they get there, theyre what I call leaking. So the person who is interviewing them may not know whats going on with them, they just know, I dont want that in my work environment. Its because they seem a little off, they seem a little intense, they seem a little full of emotion. People dont want that on their team, they dont want that on their project. They dont know what it is.And so the other thing that I think the Resilience Circles do is allow people to vent, to kind of dial that emotion down a bit, so that when you go into an environment where you need to perform, youre not bringing all of that.I meet people who are in that state all the time. I get to see through our interactions the talent thats there that were not able to access because people dont have a place where they can see that theyre not the only ones. Theyre not by themselves.And so my hope with the Resilience Circles is to provide a new frame for people to understanding, which can ultimately be empowering.

Accountant Job Description Sample

Accountant Job Description SampleAccountant Job Description SampleAccountant Job Description SampleThis accountant sample job description can assist in your creating a job application that will attract job candidates who are qualified for the job. Feel free to revise this job description to meet your specific job duties and job requirements.Then when youre ready, post your job on to reach the right talent act now and save 20% when you buy a 60-day job adAccountant Job ResponsibilitiesProvides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data preparing reports.Accountant Job DutiesPrepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.Documents financial transactions by entering account information.Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.Summarizes current financial status by collecting information preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.Substantiates finan cial transactions by auditing documents.Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.Secures financial information by completing data base backups.Maintains financial security by following internal controls.Prepares payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.Complies with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.Prepares special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.Mainta ins professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops reviewing professional publications establishing personal networks participating in professional societies.Accomplishes the result by performing the duty.Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.Accountant Skills and QualificationsAccounting, Corporate Finance, Reporting Skills, Attention to Detail, Deadline-Oriented, Reporting Research Results, SFAS Rules, Confidentiality, Time Management, Data Entry Management, General Math SkillsHire Your Next AccountantA strong job description can help lead qualified candidates to your inbox, but you need to make koranvers all their accounting skills and experience add up to the right hire. Could you use some help with that? Join for free today. As a member, youll receive hiring tips and advice, special offers, industry trends, and much more. Let show you how to audit your hiring process so you wind up with the best talent on your team.Employ ers Post a job in minutes to reach candidates everywhere. Job Seekers Search Accountant Jobs and apply on now. Learn more aboutthe recruiting processIs Employee Compensation on the Rise in your Job Market?How to Write a Job Description Resource PageMaintain a Legal Hiring Process

The Do This, Get That Guide On Yoga Teacher Resume

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Please Send a Resume, Transcript and a Writing Sample to My Attention - Overview

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