Opportunity

WOW: Mars Rover Sees Own Shadow In Dramatic Photo

Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Nasa, Video, Opportunity, Rover Shadow, Space, Mars Rover Shadow, Opportunity Rover, Solar System, Mars, Mars Rover, Science News

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/24/2012 07:04 AM EDT on SPACE.com The late-afternoon sun lights up a huge Martian crater in a spectacular new ...

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Mars Rover Moving Again After Five-Month Winter

AP | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Video, Nasa, Opportunity, Space, Mars Rover Opportunity, Solar System, Mars, Mars Rover, Spaceflight, Mars Exploration, Science News

PASADENA, Calif. -- The Mars rover Opportunity is on the go again. After spending nearly five months conducting experiments in one spot, the NASA rov...

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Life Could Lurk Beneath Planet's Rugged Rocks, Scientists Say

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Life on Mars, Video, Nasa, Planets, Opportunity, Space Exploration, Space, Mars Rocks, Solar System, Mars Rover, Mars, Water on Mars, Science News

By: Nola Taylor Redd Published: 05/03/2012 02:06 PM EDT on SPACE.com Beneath their rugged exterior, some Martian rocks could be hiding life, sci...

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The Winner of the Opportunity vs. Fairness Debate Is...

Sheri and Allan Rivlin | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Pollster Analysis, Thrid Way, Populist, 2012 Election, Economy, Progressives, Obama, Opportunity, Mike Lux, Swing Voters, Fairness, Romney, Politics News
Sheri and Allan Rivlin

The important take away here is that this is a false choice. The NBC News /Wall Street Journal survey makes it clear that the strongest Democratic message links fairness, and middle class opportunity.

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How Do We Move the Needle on Women's Leadership?

Bonnie St. John | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Opportunity, Women, Sheryl Sandberg, Hillary Clinton 2008, Ceo, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Leadership, Balance, Hillary Clinton, Geena Davis, Sheryl Sandberg Facebook, Poll, Women's Leadership, Women News
Bonnie St. John

Our journey to understand women's leadership was a collaborative process -- which, when you are talking about a mother and a teenage daughter, means we argued about everything.

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Hunger Games -- The Price of Failed Transition

Duane Elgin | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Opportunity, World, Climate Change, Sustainability, HUnger Games, Hunger Games Movie, Transitions, Culture News
Duane Elgin

The first step in creating a positive future is to imagine it. If we can visualize a future of promise, we can create that future.

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The Proof Behind Expanded Learning

Lucy Friedman | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Expanded Learning, Opportunity, School Reform, Achievement, Community Schools, Extended Learning Time, Expanded Learning Time, Community-Based Organizations, Afterschool Programs, Education News
Lucy Friedman

The Expanding Learning and Afterschool Project is a 50-state initiative that gives educators easy and direct access to research and promising practices that can help them use time beyond the conventional school day most effectively for learning.

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The Problem With U.S. Inequality

Daron Acemoglu | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Economic Inequality, u.s. Inequality, Income Inequality, Inequality, Occupy Wall Street, Political Inequality, Opportunity, Fiscal Affairs, Politics News
Daron Acemoglu

Economic inequality will lead to greater political inequality, and those who are further empowered politically will use this to gain a greater economic advantage by stacking the cards in their favor -- a quintessential vicious circle.

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Change the Story to Change the World

Duane Elgin | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Transition, Internet, Television, Global Brain, Global, Positive Thinking, Opportunity, Narrative, Crisis, Storytelling, Future, Media, Indigenous People, Reality Television, Movies, Media News
Duane Elgin

The next five to ten years represent an unprecedented break in the human journey. We are between stories, or the guiding narratives, that serve as bea...

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In Defense of Capitalism: Profit Is Not a Dirty Word

John Friedman | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Corporate Profits, Opportunity, Prosperity, Freedom, Environment, Sustainability, Csr, Capitalism, Economic Growth, Business News
John Friedman

Wanting a better life for one's self and one's significant others is the strength behind capitalism. The quick-buck-and-the-heck-with-the-consequences attitude that became so vogue in the dot.com era was not and is not typical. For most of the history of capitalism 'built to last' was the norm.

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The Gift of This New Year

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Beyond Resolutions, Opportunity, New Year 2012, Putting Things Right, Surprises, New Year's Resolutions, New Year Resolutions, New Year, Mindfulness, New Year Intentions, Video, Healthy Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

As the song "Seasons of Love" from the musical "Rent" suggests, we receive 525,600 minutes over the course of the coming year in which to choose. Some moments will be memorable as triumphs, others fraught with struggle.

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What Makes Wisdom So Threatening?

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Holidays, Opportunity, Mayan Calendar, 2012, Soul Consciousness, Love, Consciousness, Holiday Wisdom, Wwisdom, Healthy Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

The issue is beauty, wisdom, love. If there is a better time for this than now, I'd like to know. This year has been a grinder for pretty much everyone we know. Some days, what we value the most can seem very far away, hidden.

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Scientists Make HUGE Discovery On Mars

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Video, Opportunity, Gypsum, Mars Gypsum, Mars Rover Opportunity, Steve Squyres, Mars Rover, Mars, Mars Water, Homestake, Homestake Deposit, Water on Mars, Technology News

NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity has found what scientists believe is the most convincing evidence to date that water may have flowed on the Red Planet. ...

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Why Are Longer School Days Vital?

Lucy Friedman | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Expanded Learning, Opportunity, After-School Programs, The-After-School-Corporation, Physical Fitness, Education Reform, Arts Education, Education News
Lucy Friedman

If you believe that to close the achievement gap in this country we've got to close the opportunity gap, I invite you to tweet why you believe our nation should #expandEDin2012.

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My Friend, Mars Curiosity

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 01.26.2012

Read More: Nasa, Space Exploration, Space, Curiosity, Mars Science Laboratory, Phoenix, Science, Robotics, Mars, Mars Rover, Opportunity, Robots, Spirit, Msl, College News
Zoe P. Strassfield

The journey to the launch pad is over, but Curiosity's mission is just beginning. In August, she will arrive at Gale Crater, and I know I'll be watching as she descends through the Martian atmosphere.

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The Answer to Occupy Wall Street

Alex Wirth | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Opportunity-Nation, Education, Unemployment, Youth, Opportunity, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Protests, Occupy Movement, Politics News
Alex Wirth

If we accept the premise that the Occupiers are in it for the long run, that leaves me with two foreseeable results for how the protests will end. One is through a forceful removal.

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Creating an Opportunity Nation

John Bridgeland | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Social Mobility, Poverty, Opportunity, Impact News
John Bridgeland

We know that inequality will always exist -- but inequality without mobility is completely un-American. Creating an opportunity society is again within our reach.

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Amanda M. Fairbanks

Measuring Opportunity For The American Dream: Opportunity Nation

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: American Human Development Project, Opportunity Index, Opportunity, Opportunity Nation, American Dream, Middle Class, Summit, Index, Economic Mobility, Impact News

NEW YORK -- As of Friday morning, every state and nearly every county in the U.S. has been given an "opportunity score" to determine where in the coun...

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The Accidental Techie

Emily K. Schwartz | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Women, Education, Women in Technology, Opportunity, Technology, Girls Education, Women Stem, Women Technology, Women in Math, Women in Math and Science, Women and Science, Technology Gender Gap, Gender Gap Technology, Technology News
Emily K. Schwartz

As women, it's critical that we open doors for young girls who do not know they exist. These are not just doors to the unknown, but doors to the "STEM" careers: opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

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LAtino Voices

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Latinos, Education, Opportunity, Latino Voters, 2008 Election, Los Angeles, Diversity, Latino Voices News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Having served as a legislator and a chief executive, I can't overemphasize the importance of voting as a critical civic duty. But there are countless ways to become involved, to support your community, to better your local school or neighborhood.

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Lights, Camera, Action: Time to Change the Script and Bring in New Directors in Public Education Reform

John H. Jackson | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Reform, Education, Opportunity, Michelle Rhee, Public Schools, Chris Christie, Russlynn Ali, Civil Rights, Joel Klein, Public Education, Education News
John H. Jackson

To produce transformative educational reform, we must roll the closing credits for self-invested "reformers" and have parents, students and grassroots advocates take their rightful positions on the stage.

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June Jobs Blues

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: June 2011, Unemployment, Opportunity, Wages, Economy, Jobs, Real Wages, Election 2012, Productivity, Business News
Max Fraad Wolff

We are moving closer to the jobs market as it will inform perceptions of the economy in the primaries and eventual general election cycle 2012. Monthly jobs numbers are now economically and politically influential. And they don't look good.

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Earning Our Stars and Stripes

Nikki Stone | Posted 09.03.2011

Read More: Nikki Stone, Olympian, Opportunity, Determination, Czechoslovakia, The Biggest Loser, Weight Loss Tips, Athlete, Statue of Liberty, Diet, Motivation, Cinematographer, Wellness, Communism, Freedom, When Turtles Fly, Dreams, Inspiration, Independence Day, Health, Weight Loss, Commitment, George Koblasa, Goals, Sports News
Nikki Stone

Sometimes we forget how lucky we are to be able to work toward our dreams. I know one good friend who has never taken that for granted.

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Finally, Student Voices Enter the Discussion on Education Debt

Ben Mangan | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Asset Building, Debt, Economic Growth, Credit Cards, Opportunity, American Dream, Recession, Economy, Education Debt, Impact News
Ben Mangan

This country stands at a crossroads with regard to the role that higher education plays. Education debt is a growing barrier to future prosperity.

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U.S. No Longer Leader of the Free World

John H. Jackson | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Graduation, Education, Poverty, National Center on Education and the Economy, Opportunity, Shanghai, Graduation Rates, Incarceration Rates, Ontario, Finland, Drop Out, Education Week, Japan, International, Schott Foundation, Education News
John H. Jackson

America was once thought of as the leader of the free world. Over the next 30 years, U.S. cities and states probably will be defined by what happens with the bottom two-thirds of citizens rather than the top one-third.

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