Mars rover Opportunity breaks 40-year-old NASA record, and is about to set the international record for off-world roving. License photo Curiosity may be NASA’s most popular roving robot, but last week the Mars rover Opportunity brought its total trip odometer up to 22.22 miles — the longest distance ever traveled by a NASA vehicle on the surface of another planet Continue reading
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Why Entrepreneurs Choose Freedom Over Money
“Show me the freedom” doesnt have quite the same ring as “Show me the money,” but it could be the tagline for a movie about entrepreneurs. Despite reporting more day-to-day stress, lower earnings and more hours worked than people employed by others, research shows that entrepreneurs are more satisfied with their jobs — and happier in general. Continue reading
Opportunity rover breaks 40-year-old NASA record for off-world driving
NASA / JPL-Caltech On May 15, the 3,309th Martian day of its Red Planet mission, NASA’s Opportunity rover drove 263 feet (80 meters) southward along the western rim of Endeavour Crater. By Mike Wall, Space.com NASA’s long-lived Opportunity Mars rover is the new American champion of off-planet driving, breaking a distance record set more than 40 years ago by an Apollo moon buggy Continue reading
Sikorsky Aerospace Services to Complete SAR Conversion for Brunei Shell S-92® Aircraft
SINGAPORE, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –IMDEX Asia — Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced plans today to perform the first post-delivery Search and Rescue (SAR) modifications to Brunei Shell’s Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. Originally configured for offshore oil missions, the aircraft will undergo a comprehensive conversion to a SAR configuration to serve customers in Borneo and the surrounding Southeast Asia region. SAS is the aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp Continue reading
NASA's Center for Astronomy Education Teaching Excellence Workshops
NASA’s Center for Astronomy Education, or CAE, announces a series of educator workshops for astronomy and space science educators. These workshops provide participants with experiences needed to create effective and productive active-learning classroom environments. Workshop leaders model best practices in implementing many different classroom-tested instructional strategies Continue reading
Strategies for Enhancing Nanotechnology Standards Activities Discussed at ANSI-NSP Meeting
Previous | Printer-friendly Strategies for Enhancing Nanotechnology Standards Activities Discussed at ANSI-NSP Meeting New York May 3, 2013 Dr. Altaf Carim of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President delivered a presentation on the federal governments perspective on nanotechnology and standards Continue reading
Mars Rover Opportunity Slips Into Standby Mode, NASA Says
NASA’s long-lived Opportunity Mars rover has gone into a self-imposed standby mode on the Red Planet, the robot’s handlers say. Mission controllers for Opportunity, which landed on Mars in January 2004, first learned of the issue on Saturday (April 27) Continue reading
Near-Future Visions: Futurist Glen Hiemstra (part 3 of 4) – Video
Near-Future Visions: Futurist Glen Hiemstra (part 3 of 4) “Cultivating the Edges of Risk Opportunity,” March 28, 2013, Keynote speaker Futurist Glen Hiemstra. http://www.sno-isle.org This Sno-Isle Libraries-hosted.. Continue reading
RNLI-Lifeguard-summer-patrols-begin-on-East-Yorkshire-beaches
Byline: RNLI Lifeguard summer patrols begin on East Yorkshire beaches Page Content: Event: Launch of the new RNLI lifeguard service on Bridlington beach When: Tuesday, June 30th, 11.15am for 11.30am start Where: Bridlington South beach, first aid post adjacent to RNLI inshore lifeboat station Opportunity: Film and photograph a simulated rescue by RNLI lifeguards and Bridlington volunteer RNLI … Continue reading
RNLI-Lifeguard-patrols-begin-on-Mablethorpe-and-Skegness-beaches
Byline: RNLI Lifeguard patrols begin on Mablethorpe and Skegness beaches Page Content: Event: Launch of the new RNLI lifeguard service on Skegness beach When: Thursday 28th May, 9.15am Where: Skegness Central beach, RNLI lifeguard tower Opportunity: Film and photograph a simulated rescue by RNLI lifeguards and Skegness volunteer lifeboat crew. Interview Darren Lewis, RNLI Divisional Lifeguard … Continue reading
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Byline: RNLI Lifeguard patrols begin on North Yorkshire's beaches Page Content: Event: Launch of the new RNLI lifeguard service on Scarborough beach When: Friday 29th May, 10.45am Where: Scarborough RNLI Lifeboat station Opportunity: Film and photograph a simulated rescue by RNLI lifeguards and Sunderland volunteer lifeboat crew. Interview Carl Harris, RNLI Deputy Divisional Lifeguard Manager … Continue reading
Solomon Islands Keen to Bolster Relationship with Britain
Solomon Islands Keen to Bolster Relationship with Britain Solomon Islands is keen to bolster its relationship with Great Britain after 35 years of Independence. Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo made the announcement during a meeting with Britains Minister of State Mr Hugo Swire in Honiara Friday last week saying the Government is considering opening a High Commission Office in London. Continue reading
Pacific Plan Review underway in Solomon Islands
Pacific Plan Review underway in Solomon Islands 16th April 2013 An extensive programme of consultations lies ahead for the Pacific Plan Review in the Solomon Islands this week. Beginning today with a meeting with the Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Hon. Gordon Darcy Lilo, and a roundtable discussion with Permanent Secretaries of various ministries, the Review Team will also consult throughout the week with senior civil servants, civil society, private sector and development partners. Continue reading
Liberty, BTW plans both now stuck in limbo
This is one of those awkward and, at least for now, irresolvable situations in which discretion is indeed the better part of valor. The Housing Authority of Columbus exercised that discretion last week in a letter to Mayor Teresa Tomlinson confirming that, as a result of “unexpected opposition,” its redevelopment plans for the Booker T Continue reading
Earn Your Freedom – EN Introduction – Video
Earn Your Freedom – EN Introduction Register at the Link Below for More Information: www.makemoneyonlinewithmvp.com Awesome Business Opportunity Excellent Training 100% Commissions Email: milto… By: Milton Palacio Continue reading
NASA Spacecraft Take Spring Break at Mars
NASA’s robotic Mars explorers are taking a cosmic break for the next few weeks, thanks to an unfavorable planetary alignment of Mars, the Earth and the sun. Mission controllers won’t send any commands to the agency’s Opportunity rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) or Mars Odyssey orbiter from today (April 9) through April 26. The blackout is even longer for NASA’s car-size Curiosity rover, which is slated to go solo from April 4 through May 1. Continue reading
Libertarianism goes mainstream
Stereotyped for decades as pro-pot, pro-porn and pro-pacifism, libertarians are becoming mainstream. Fair or not, Ron Paul epitomized to a swath of voters the caricature of a goofy grandpa who invests in gold, stockpiles guns, sees black helicopters whirling overhead and quotes Friedrich Hayek. His ride into the sunset combined with an evolving electoratess move away from hot-button social issues gives a new libertarian guard the opportunity to rebrand their governing philosophy as more reasonable, serious and compatible with the Republican Party. Continue reading
Fun With Physics and Astronomy
UC Riverside Department of Physics and Astronomy invites the community to an afternoon of exciting activities and talks on April 13 By Iqbal Pittalwala on April 8, 2013 Standing on a rotatable platform, a visitor to a past Physics and Astronomy Open House at UC Riverside gets a hands-on education on a physical law called the principle of conservation of angular momentum. Photo credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. Continue reading
Fuel Freedom Foundation to Host Webinar Featuring Co-Directors of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security …
IRVINE, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 4, 2013) – Fuel Freedom Foundation: WHAT:Book Club & Webinar Series: Fueling the Future Fuel Freedom Foundation hosts a series of webinars that give audiences the opportunity to engage in lively conversations about America’s oil addiction with like-minded individuals, leading industry experts and policy-makers. WHO:Energy experts and co-directors of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) will discuss their book, Petropoly: The Collapse of America’s Energy Security Paradigm via an online webinar. WHEN:Monday, April 8, 2013 7:00 – 8:00 p.m Continue reading
Disney Infinity GDC Demo: Freedom and Opportunity to Create – Video
Disney Infinity GDC Demo: Freedom and Opportunity to Create We get an extended demo for Disney Infinity at GDC 2013 Follow Disney Infinity at GameSpot.com! http://www.gamespot.com/disney-infinity/ Official Site – http… By: gamespot Continue reading