The U.S. air transportation system is the most productive in the world, moving far more people and goods than any other. It is also the safest system in the world, thanks in part to its venerable air traffic control system. But as demand for air travel continues to grow, the air traffic control systems aging infrastructure and labor-intensive procedures are impinging on its ability to keep pace with demand. And that impinges on the growth of our economy. Part of NASA's current mission in aeronautics research is to invent new technologies and procedures for ATC that will enable our national airspace system to accommodate the increasing demand for air transportation well into the next generation while still maintaining its excellent record for safety. It is a challenging mission, as efforts to modernize have, for decades, been hamstrung by the inability to assure safety to the satisfaction of system operators, system regulators, and/or the traveling public. In this talk, we'll provide a brief history of air traffic control, focusing on the tension between efficiency and safety assurance, and we'll highlight some new NASA technologies coming down the pike.

Book & DVD. These international mime artists, trained in Paris by Marcel Marceau, have taught mime workshops around the world. This video and workbook program presents a comprehensive series of mime exercises for student practice and review. Each technique is explained step-by-step in the illustrated book and shown clearly and slowly on the videotape. Some techniques include: Body Positioning, Communicating With the Body, and The Living Character. Also includes the techniques of creating an illusion, object identification, and gestural colouration and decolouration.

In this DVD, the third in the "Mastery of Mimodrame" series, we join Todd and Marilyn as they continue their Master Class in mime. Together with the students you can develop physical mime technique, building on the teaching from the previous videos, learn to communicate your ideas to an audience, and begin to apply these skills to a performance.

In a workshop taught worldwide, these noted mime artists teach advanced concepts of mime technique developed by Marcel Marceau and Etienne Decroux. This program studies the following techniques in depth: hand designs to create the illusion of a hat, jewelry, sewing, painting, typewriting, oration, caressing, serpent, angel, commands; marches such as march on two points, feline march, tiger; the Theory of Axis (Decroux); Projections and Translations; and Pivots. Each technique is introduced and explained step-by-step and is shown clearly and slowly. A booklet outlines these concepts and explains their history and theory. An excellent resource for learning advanced mime technique.