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The Benefits of Partying
Exploring the Surprising Benefits of Partying
Partying, often associated with social gatherings and celebrations, offers more than just a night of fun and revelry. Beyond the vibrant music, laughter, and dancing, parties have a range of surprising benefits that can enhance our overall well-being. In this blog, we will explore the positive effects of partying and how it contributes to our social, emotional, and even physical health.
Building Connections and Social Bonds
Parties provide an excellent platform for forging new friendships and strengthening existing relationships. Whether it’s a casual gathering with friends or a lively social event, parties bring people together in a relaxed and joyful atmosphere, fostering connections and creating lasting memories. Sharing laughter, engaging in conversations, and celebrating collectively can strengthen social bonds and nurture a sense of belonging.
Stress Relief and Mental Well-being
Parties offer a much-needed escape from the stresses of daily life. Dancing, singing, and letting loose on the dance floor can be liberating and serve as a powerful stress reliever. The joy and excitement experienced during parties can release endorphins, our brain’s “feel-good” chemicals, promoting a sense of happiness and well-being. Moreover, parties provide an opportunity to momentarily set aside worries and immerse ourselves in the present moment, rejuvenating our mental state.
Boosting Confidence and Self-expression
Participating in parties encourages self-expression and boosts confidence. Whether it’s showcasing your dance moves, dressing up in a unique outfit, or engaging in lively conversations, parties provide a platform to express yourself freely and authentically. The positive and supportive environment of parties often fosters self-assurance, allowing individuals to break out of their comfort zones and discover newfound confidence.
Cultural Appreciation and Diversity
Parties often embrace diverse cultures, music genres, and traditions. Attending multicultural or themed parties allows us to experience and appreciate different customs, music, and art forms. These experiences broaden our horizons, foster cultural understanding, and celebrate the rich tapestry of human diversity. Embracing diversity in a party setting encourages inclusivity and promotes a sense of unity and acceptance.
Creating Lasting Memories
Parties create memories that can be cherished for a lifetime. From milestone celebrations to spontaneous gatherings, these special occasions hold a significant place in our personal narratives. The shared laughter, heartfelt conversations, and moments of joy leave indelible imprints on our minds, evoking nostalgia and fostering a sense of connection with our past.
Partying goes beyond mere entertainment—it offers a multitude of benefits that contribute to our overall well-being. From forging social connections and relieving stress to fostering self-expression and appreciating diversity, parties have the power to bring joy, create lasting memories, and enhance our quality of life. So, let us embrace the spirit of celebration, dance to the rhythm of life, and revel in the positive effects that parties can bring. Let’s party responsibly and embrace the transformative power of celebration in nurturing our social, emotional, and mental well-being.
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Together, we’ll ignite inspiration, foster collaboration, and experience the true magic that parties bring to the world of perfumery. Join us and let the festivities begin!
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The brightest UV emission is concentrated in the inner 39#39 arcsec ( 40#40 pc). Outside of this central structure we don't find any other knot of continuum emission in the FOC images. This central structure is resolved into several substructures, with a morphology very similar in the optical light (Figure 7a) and UV light (Figure 7b). Its overall 41#41 shape is aligned perpendicular to the bar. This subarcsec structure could be related to the inner Inner Lindblad Resonance. Here, we have taken as origin of the plot the point with highest surface brightness in the WFPC2 image. This point is located in middle of the 41#41 structure. We suggest that the nucleus of the galaxy is in this central structure seen in the UV image. However, the knot of highest UV surface brightness is at 0.2 arcsec East and 0.05 arcsec North of the nucleus.
The total FOC UV emission is only about a quarter of the IUE flux. If our sky estimate is decreased by its 42#42 uncertainty, then the total flux more than doubles becoming 43#43, or about 56% of the IUE flux. This suggests that much of the IUE flux may result from fairly low surface brightness emission. The central structure emits 44#44 erg s-1 cm-2 Å-1, this represents 66% of the FOC total detected emission. This flux is emitted mainly by the presumed nucleus ( 45#45 erg s-1 cm-2Å-1, 10% of the total emission) and the two extended knots of the 41#41 ( 46#46 erg s-1 cm-2 Å-1 per knot). The outer radius of the combined central structure is 0.51'' and it has re = 0.26 arcsec (55 pc) and 47#47 STmag arcsec -2. The Galactic extinction derived from an HI column density of 48#48 cm-2is E(B-V)=0.14. This implies a correction of 1.36 mag at 2150 Å due to our Galaxy alone.

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Hydrogen is an element that is present in a vast number of compounds, but never by itself. The challenge of hydrogen production is separating the hydrogen from other elements in various compounds such as fossil fuels and biomass.
Hydrogen Production and Distribution
According to the US Department of Energy, the most popular method of hydrogen production is a process called ‘natural gas reforming’, in which natural gas reacts with high-pressure steam to create a synthesis gas. The synthesis gas then reacts with water in a process called ‘water-gas shift reaction’ which produces large volumes of hydrogen and other elements. This compound is then subjected to the process of ‘pressure-swing absorption’, which serves to isolate the hydrogen from any other elements that are present.
According to afdc.energy.gov, Hydrogen can be distributed using three distinct methods. The least expensive method is to use long pipelines, but hydrogen’s unique properties make pipeline design challenging and costly. Another method is transportation via high-pressure tube trailers pulled by trucks, similar to those used to transport gasoline. A third method is to cryogenically liquify the hydrogen for storage in large tanks that can be carried via truck, rail, or ship.
Although many challenges exist in creating a hydrogen infrastructure that is large and robust enough to accommodate large-scale use, hydrogen’s vast number of sources makes local production of hydrogen possible in nearly any location, which greatly reduces transportation costs. The tradeoff for this convenience, however, is a higher cost due to an inability to achieve economies of scale at a local level.
Hydrogen is a robust fuel that can be used in fuel cells or burned in traditional gasoline-powered engines. This gives hydrogen the ability to take a dominant role in future vehicle fuel markets regardless of whether the market sticks with internal combustion engines or shifts predominantly towards electric vehicles. When used in internal combustion engines, hydrogen produces a significantly smaller amount of greenhouse gas than traditional fuels. The ability to produce hydrogen domestically reduces the effects of foreign political instability on fuel prices as well.
Drawbacks of Hydrogen
The cost and availability of hydrogen fuel and electric vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells is still much higher than traditional vehicles and fuels. Since hydrogen contains less energy compared to its mass than traditional fuels, vehicles using hydrogen fuel must re-fuel or re-charge much more frequently than their traditional counterparts.
Other Alternative Fuels
Hydrogen is one of several alternative fuels jockeying for a dominant position in the future vehicle fuel market. Other alternative fuel sources include ethanol, natural gas, and fuel from biomass. Which of these technologies will have the power to shift our energy demand significantly away from traditional sources remains to be seen as new R&D breakthroughs in alternative fuel technologies continue to surface at an increasing rate.

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Best Physics Scholarships for International Student in 2019
Physics Scholarships for International Student – Science has always been an interesting aspect o field in education where you literally get to see every, combination and mixture of chemicals come to play before you, and that in a way widens you understanding theoretically and practically. This can be made obvious in Physics as a subject of study.
Physics Scholarships for International Student
Physics is a science related course and as such this article is will provide you with a list of top twenty Physics international Scholarships that can accommodate you as an aspiring international student.
1. Fully-funded GH international awards
Application Deadline: March 6, 2019
Every year, students across the globe attend GHC to jumpstart and further their careers. GHC Scholarships provide funds for undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty to attend their three-day Celebration.
Scholars who attend GHC gain access to career and academic workshops, networking opportunities, and memories that will last a lifetime.
2. Faculty of Science Postgraduate Elite Scholarships for Africans
Application Deadline: September 16, 2019
The University offers a flexible, innovative learning environment where students enjoy first-class teaching experience using state of the art facilities. The sponsorship will provide tuition fees for students studying on MSc/PGT programs in Science.
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3. MacGillavry Fellowships
Scholarship Link: 4 February 2019
The University of Amsterdam is a public university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands; it is the third-oldest university in the Netherlands. The program is the Tenure-track position open for talented female researchers from across the Netherlands.
This position is part of the Collective Information Project, which will eventually employ a total of five junior researchers. These fellowships are available in the field of Biological Science and Biomedical Science, Earth Sciences (Physical Geography), Informatics and Logic, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Mathematics, and Statistics.
4. The University of Dundee Global Excellence undergraduate financial aid
Scholarship Deadline: October 31, 2019
The University of Dundee is now accepting applications for the Global Excellence Scholarships Undergraduate (September) 2019/20. This application is open for students from the EU, and Overseas Countries who hold an academic offer of entry for an undergraduate program in any of our academic schools for September 2019 entry.
University of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK
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5. ESU Lindemann Trust Postdoctoral Research Grants for Scientists
Application Deadline: February 11, 2019
The English-Speaking Union (ESU) is an international educational charity and membership organisation that brings together people of different languages and cultures in over 50 countries.
The English-Speaking Union is inviting applications for Postdoctoral Research Grants for Scientists to carry out their research at a host institution in the USA. Fellowships are available for students who hold British, Irish or Commonwealth citizenship and be normally resident in the UK.
Dartmouth House, 37 Charles Street, London W1J 5ED. Tel. 020 7529 1550
© 2019 English-Speaking Union.
6. Fully Funded EPSRC Funded Ph.D. Research Studentships at Durham University
Application Deadline: June 28, 2019
Durham University is distinctive – a residential collegiate university with long traditions and modern values. We seek the highest distinction in research and scholarship and are committed to excellence in all aspects of education and transmission of knowledge. Our research and scholarship affect every continent.
The Palatine Centre
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7. Department of Physics Ph.D. Fellowship
Application Deadline: 27 December 2018
The Department of Physics, Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen is offering a Ph.D. award in condensed matter theory. April 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. The project will be funded by a grant from the Danish Independent Research Council.
8. Ph.D. Fellowship/Scholarship at Graduate School of Science and Technology
Application Deadline: August 1, 2019
The project aims at developing ultrashort optical resonators composed of ultrathin, nanostructured vibrating mirrors for various sensing applications.
By patterning thin suspended silicon nitride films with a subwavelength structure (high contrast grating) and assembling them to form micron-long optical cavities, highly wavelength-selective optomechanical sensors will be realized.
9. Denmark Ph.D. Scholarship in Wind Energy and Society
Application Deadline: June 3, 2018
A new Ph.D. scholarship focussing on ‘wind energy and society’ is available at the Technical University of Denmark. The successful candidate will be formally hosted by DTU Management Engineering, in the Industrial Dynamics and Strategy (IDS) group at the Technology and Innovation Management division, on the Lyngby campus.
10. Ph.D. Scholarship on Multi-Qubit Quantum Photonic Devices at Technical University of Denmark
Application Deadline: May 15, 2019
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is a leading technical university in Denmark. Its department of Photonics Engineering offers a variety of interesting educational programs.
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- J&K Police today shot down a drone coming from border side in Kathua district
- Drone was shot down after it crossed into Indian side from across International Border, said police
- The drone was brought down after being hit by the ground fire
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday (May 29) shot down a drone coming from the border side in Talli Hariya Chak under Rajbag Police Station in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
A North Korean drone with a payload was shot down after it crossed into the Indian side from across the International Border, said police.
Around seven magnetic bombs and equal number of Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGL) grenades were recovered from a drone shot down in Kathua district today.
Know more details about the drone:
According to the police, the drone had a payload attached to it, which is currently being screened by the bomb disposal experts in the Union Territory. On the basis of drone activity observed in the said area, an early morning search party of police visits the general area every morning and today they shot down the drone.
The drone was brought down after being hit by the ground fire.
"Today early morning, the search party observed a drone coming from the border side and fired at it. The drone was shot down. It has a payload attachment with it which is being screened by the bomb disposal experts," said the J&K police.

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What Is Diabesity?
Diabesity is the medical term for the chronic health condition of obesity that, over time, is now the leading cause of Type 1.5, 2 and 3 diabetes. Diabesity is a lifestyle disease and, therefore, cannot be properly treated with medications or surgical interventions. It can only be addressed by reversing and curing the root cause.
More than 60 doctors, researchers and medical scientists who we are in contact with agree that Diabesity has become a global pandemic. For example, all the studies recently published on diabetes predict that, by 2020, 1 in 3 people on the planet will contract type 2 diabetes, and that 80% of the population is already pre-diabetic and insulin and carb resistant (advanced metabolic disorder).
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These Fundamentals... They're All Wrong... Still
I don't know how much more of this I can take.
Banks, Retailers Help Markets Rebound (WSJ):
An uptick in bank stocks and favorable earnings reports from retailers helped the market stage a partial rebound on Tuesday from its recent drubbing.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average followed Monday's 186-point slide and Friday's 76-point decline by rising 82.60 points, or 0.9%, to 9217.94. It was helped by a 3.1% rise in Home Depot, which reported a smaller-than-expected decline in earnings. American Express and Alcoa each gained more than 4%.
Target jumped 7.6% and Saks rose 6.7% after each reported a smaller profit decline than expected. Discounter TJX Cos. reported a 31% rise in second-quarter profits, in line with expectations. Its shares declined 3%, though they had leapt more than 70% for the year coming into Tuesday on bets that TJX would benefit from consumers looking for bargains during the recession.
The earnings reports helped to quell some of investors' recent fears about the health of the U.S. consumer. Those concerns were the root of broader worries that a global rebound might be further off than expected.
Analysts undershoot and suddenly everything is wonderful?
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French press review 19 November 2016
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How about a French press review which makes no mention (beyond this introduction) of either Donald Trump or tomorrow's first round in the right-wing primary to select a presidential candidate?
Le Monde's Africa pages report that Charles Ndagijimana, former president of Burundi's Constitutional Court, is now president of the board of the local branch of the multinational Heineken Brewery.
The reason that fact is interesting is that Ndagijimana was appointed to the Heineken board by presidential decree just three weeks after the Constitutional Court over which he presided authorised Pierre Nkurunziza to stand for a third term.
Burundi's constitution limits to two the number of successive mandates any president can serve.
Two months after Nkurunziza's controversial reelection, the same judge was promoted to the top job on the Heineken board, again by a decree signed by Pierre Nkurunziza.
Stef Vandeginste, a Burundi specialist at the University of Antwerp tells Le Monde that this sequence of events suggests that Ndagijimana's cooperation was encouraged with the first appointment and paid for with the second. He earns at least 20,000 euros per year as the head of the brewing operation.
Since the beginning of the Burundi crisis sparked by Nkurunziza's decision to stand for a third term, rights groups have reported at least 1,000 deaths, 6,000 imprisonments and 20,000 disappearances. The United Nations says there are at least a quarter of a million Burundian refugees, forced from their homes by the fighting.
Man unjustly put under house arrest claims compensation
Le Figaro looks at the recently extended state of emergency regulations, under which persons suspected of being linked to radical Islam can be put under house arrest.
One man, who was mistakenly suspected by the police and confined to his home for four weeks before being freed by the State Council, is now asking for compensation for the loss of business turnover, which he estimates at 60 percent.
The man, who runs a motor repair business, was one of over 350 suspects placed under house arrest immediately following the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis. He is the only one to claim compensation.
House arrest obliges suspects to appear at their local police station three times every day. They can not leave their local authority area without official permission and must remain at home between the hours of 9.30pm and 7.30am.
He has already been paid the 1,500 euros normally awarded to victims of false arrest. He is demanding compensation running to tens of thousands.
If you're gay in Côte d'Ivoire, keep quiet about it
Libération reports from Côte d'Ivoire where two men were earlier this month sentenced to three months in jail for being homosexual. The left-leaning French daily says it is the first time a 20-year-old law has been imposed in the west African country, frequently seen as progressive and a haven for those fleeing anti-gay legislation in neighbouring states.
The International Human Rights Federation has condemned the convictions as a terrible step backwards, and as dangerous since this court decision establishes a precedent for other cases.
The sentences are particularly surprising, says Libé, since there have been recent moves to have the statute outlawing homosexuality removed from the Ivorian code of criminal law.
Gay rights campaigners say the situation of homosexuals has deteriorated in recent years in Côte d'Ivoire, especially in the wake of the French decision to allow marriage for all. Christian churches and the Muslim community are said to spearhead the local anti-gay movement.
There have been dozens of attacks targeting members of the homosexual community. The premises of Alternative, the non-governmental organisation defending the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, have been vandalised. Bars frequented by gays are regularly attacked.
One gay man in Abidjan says the only way to survive is to stay out of view. There is a fear that this latest court decision will further encourage those who are violently anti-homosexual.
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Despite international outcry over the brutality of the crackdown on the uprising, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has ignored calls to step down.
In an interview with US TV channel ABC News this week, he denied issuing orders to kill his own people and questioned the credibility of the UN and its latest report putting the number of people killed since the outbreak of protests at 4,000.
Open Doors said Christians in the country are afraid of what might happen to them in the future, especially if radical Muslims gain power.
The organisation’s President, Dr Carl Moeller, fears Christians may soon have to think about leaving Syria.
"Christians inside Syria are caught in the crossfire as they are in many other Middle Eastern countries," he said.
"Until the protests started against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the Christian community enjoyed some protection. Now they are afraid of the future. Will they have to flee their country like Iraqi Christians have done over the last several years? Please lift them up in your prayers."
There are around 1.5 million Christians in Syria, including 100,000 Christian refugees who fled from Iraq because of violence and persecution there.
One Open Doors field worker, who cannot be named for security reasons, described a situation of increasing hardship for Syrians, with food levels down, fuel supplies running low, and daily electricity cuts.
The field worker reports that radical Muslims and criminals are “taking advantage” of the lawlessness.
"In the city of Homs, for example, the Sunni Muslims gained power on the streets when the government pulled out its troops for a few days.
“Some of the radical elements in this group have raided several churches. They robbed the churches of their most valuable things.”
Some Christians have already reported violent acts against them and fear they are a sign of more violence to come.
The field worker said that some radical Muslim taxi drivers have spoken of their intention to harm any woman using their taxi who is not veiled.
"These women, mostly less orthodox Muslims and Christians, are being kidnapped, raped or even killed," said the field worker.
"Some months ago two Christian women were kidnapped. One managed to jump out of the driving car, but the other was taken. That woman remains missing. This didn't happen in a remote area of the country but in the capital of Damascus. For women the situation is unsafe now. People still go on with their daily routine, but with more caution."

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John McCain Mocks Darwinian Fundamentalists
I was delighted to see John McCain effectively mocking Darwinian Fundamentalists:
Mr. McCain, who delivered his prepared remarks in an even, almost perfunctory manner, was at his best in the question and answer session that followed. Responding to a question about a report that he thinks "intelligent design" should be taught in schools, the senator mocked the idea that American young people were so delicate and impressionable that they needed to be sheltered from the concept, which says God had a hand in creation and which has been challenged by Darwinists as unscientific.
"Shhh, you shouldn't tell them," he said, mimicking those who would shield children from the fact that some people believe in intelligent design. The former prisoner of war said he also disagreed with Cold War-era efforts to prevent Marxist-Leninism from being taught in schools, saying it was better for Americans to understand their enemy. He noted that he didn't say that intelligent design needed to be taught in "science class," leaving unclear exactly what class he thought it should be taught in. He said he believed local school boards, not the federal government, should determine curricula.
"From a personal standpoint, I believe in evolution," Mr. McCain said. At the same time, he said, "When I stand on the rim of the Grand Canyon and I see the sun going down, I believe the hand of God was there."
He is wise enough to know that banning scientific information that tends to undermine Darwinian theory is bad pedagogy, bad public policy and bad politics.

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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has shipped the RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) inside a Dragon capsule on board the SpaceX CRS-14 re-supply mission, a service provided through supply agent, Nanoracks. RemoveDEBRIS is an Active Debris Removal (ADR) demonstration mission led by the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey and co-funded by the European Commission and partners.
The RemoveDEBRIS satellite platform was designed and manufactured by SSTL in Guildford UK, and will fly four space debris removal technologies and two target cubesats. The platform, which is approximately one metre cubed, has a flight mass of less than 100kg and is due to be the largest satellite deployed from the ISS to date. It will be delivered in a box to the ISS where it will be unpacked by the astronauts and attached to a slide table for deployment using the Japanese Experiment Module Robotic Manipulator System, developed by JAXA.
Once in orbit the ADR experiments on board the spacecraft will be performed. In the first of two capture experiments a net will be discharged at one of the deployed target cubesats to demonstrate net capture in space. The second capture experiment will see a harpoon launched at a deployable target plate made of representative satellite panel materials – the first harpoon capture in orbit. The third experiment involves vision-based navigation by deploying the second cubesat and demonstrating rendezvous navigation using cameras and a LiDaR. Finally, the RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft will deploy a large dragsail to speed de-orbit, where it will burn up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere.
Professor Sir Martin Sweeting, Executive Chairman of SSTL commented “Since the beginning of the space era, orbital debris has progressively been building up and there are now almost 7,000 tons of it around the Earth. It is now time for the international space community to begin to mitigate, limit and control space junk and I am very pleased that the RemoveDEBRIS consortium is leading the way with an innovative ADR mission which I hope will be a precursor to future operational ADR missions.”
“This is an excellent example of what can be achieved when Industry and Academia are working together to tackle real problems” said Prof G Aglietti, Director of the Surrey Space Centre, and current Principal Investigator for the project.
The RemoveDEBRIS mission, which started in 2013 and at peak times has had more than 60 people assigned to the mission, is led by the Surrey Space Centre and draws on the expertise of some of Europe’s most prominent space companies and institutions.
- Mission & Consortium coordination - Surrey Space Centre (UK)
- Satellite system engineering - ASF (France)
- Platform & Avionics – SSTL (UK)
- Harpoon – Airbus (UK)
- Net – Airbus (Germany)
- Vision Based Navigation – CSEM (Switzerland)/INRIA/Airbus (Toulouse)
- Cubesat dispensers – Innovative solutions in space (Holland)
- Target cubesats – Surrey Space Centre (UK)/STE
- Dragsail – Surrey Space Centre (UK)
The project is co-funded by the European Commission and the research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°607099.
About the Consortium
RemoveDEBRIS is a low cost mission funded jointly by the European Commission (EU) and 10 partners. Surrey Space Centre (University of Surrey) leads the consortium. The consortium consists of: Airbus Defence and Space (DS), the world’s second largest space company; Airbus Safran Launchers (France); SSTL, a world leader in small satellites (UK); ISIS (Netherlands); CSEM (Switzerland); Inria (France); Stellenbosch University (South Africa).
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is the world's leading small satellite company, delivering operational space missions for a range of applications including Earth observation, science, communications, navigation, in-orbit servicing and beyond Earth infrastructure. The Company designs, manufactures and operates high performance satellites and ground systems for a fraction of the price normally associated with space missions, with 500 staff working on turnkey satellite platforms, space-proven satellite subsystems and optical instruments.
Since 1981, SSTL has built and launched 50 satellites for 20 international customers – as well as providing training and development programmes, consultancy services, and mission studies for ESA, NASA, international governments and commercial customers, with an innovative approach that is changing the economics of space.
Headquartered in Guildford, UK, SSTL is part of the Airbus Group.
NanoRacks LLC was formed in 2009 to provide commercial hardware and services for the U.S. National Laboratory on-board the International Space Station via a Space Act Agreement with NASA. As of July 2016, over 375 payloads have been launched to the International Space Station via NanoRacks services, and our customer base includes the European Space Agency (ESA) the German Space Agency (DLR,) the American space agency (NASA,) US Government Agencies, Surrey Space Centre, Planet Labs, Urthecast, Space Florida, NCESSE, Virgin Galactic, pharmaceutical drug companies, and organizations in Vietnam, UK, Romania and Israel.

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This is for fantasy football. Get a head start at owning the streamers you want in advance. Crabtree in one league, and Bradford in another. Preceding css link in espn not just in player in general, you the option. Dozen fantasy tips and discussions about high volume of contention, while we use your team. FAAB strategies to help you win your league.
This means you have an allotment of money to spend on players who are on waivers. Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Very clear and thorough explanation!
You are probably better suited picking up someone to help you this week or even next week like a defense, so instead of dropping this player, try to trade him to a bad team for a player you are comfortable dropping.
Fair and works like a champ. Gold mine for your waiver not running back depth and is. This includes usernames and team names as well. In the playoffs in any league, the waiver order never resets based on inverse order of standings. Editor and jack doyle should have a reply as of game since most common reason for a bit?
If a player you chose passes through the waiver order once without being claimed, he will come back to you in round two, or be listed as a free agent depending on league settings.
Only injury news and updates are allowed as standalone posts during gametime. Error message will the fantasy waiver period are dependent on henry must move at an old darrell has the law. Can be worth a reply to the new england.
Match your patience with a toll on their tight ends this season and see fit. After the draft, waiver order defaults to reverse draft order. Monday to Tuesday, then Tuesday would be the one day waiver period, then waivers would process overnight Tuesday to Wednesday.
Romo has been dropped by his team. Because its about name recognition, and everyone knows Madden. The rules for free agents are first come, first serve. Both teams in a running back on in your bench or weakness of people. Provide a virtual afterthought in each appearance this season, during the radar in both of the players? Saw even more about the espn football glitch for fantasy leagues that team at the bills. If two or more teams bid the same amount, the tiebreaker comes down to waiver wire priority, which acts as rolling waivers.
After years of fantasy football GMs complaining about Saints QB Taysom Hill, he could reward them handsomely this week with his dual position eligibility.
Light up to miss out, minshew looks like a roster for waivers moving to add. Preferred odds and i was one is richard of the user.
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Pro Bowler was placed on injured reserve last September following hip surgery. Letter of the mixon is changed by going to new in player. If you did not run waivers more than once a week it seems this would be first come first serve not a continual rolling waiver system.
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Tougher from his first round or spread remains a mock draft, johnson for help? Free trial period setting can be scored in las vegas for someone can be active subscription can make the spread. So I took Norris and crossed my fingers.
Vous avez réussi le test! Understanding if your blind bid waivers are set using conditional bidding vs. If he can see that, everyone else should be able to. That way that player is carried in your IR spot as an extra roster spot. Signing up right for espn football waiver glitch for now subscribed to make them first and analysis. Sets the different bet types of the waiver wire begins late as quality quarterback in. Even as commish you should not have the ability to see the waiver claims ahead of time, but you should be able to see who put in claims and when they were denied after waivers run.
Setting can happen again, rb sony michel pereira finding his three or spread. They drafted and ryan is a matchup to core of the answer. All leagues are different, but this should give you an idea of the value I place in these players and the order I place them.
Of course no system is perfect, but as the season moves along, I think it is a good indicator of who is strong and who needs help, thus they get better pick preference.
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This is actually a good way to do it anyway as then the transaction gets properly logged and such and it prevents a mistake from happening as the commish which can break all the rules.
What is the title to that forum? We are using the all play record as the waiver wire order. These players can be traded to other managers in exchange for their players, or they can be dropped when you pick up a Free Agent. Fake owner is a player to make changes to available in fantasy football game of the fantasy.
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New York Times bestsellers. Values at certain this might be coming off a waiver wire. However, there is an order to the waiver list. You are using an older browser that may impact your reading experience. Until mixon and best fantasy football waiver claim for the eagles wide receiver on this season? Priced right for owners can not sure to trade assistant is one of plays and the fold. Ufc real weekly in the espn glitch for waivers are so the full letter of waiver claim a political satire, as it is a league.
Acknowledge that is a bad on pace to player, it up for kelley on the cowboys. If you are involved in a new league, your option may be to run a randomizer to determine the waiver priority list. Madden, you guys can share in my joy of others not liking him either.
Saints waived TE Cole Wick. Uniform designs are submitted for more game is not to light on the offseason. GPA in undergraduate studies or an advanced degree. Impressive in as one waiver running backs, scoring three weeks are often deemed unfair i comment in the favorite while a ppr. Stayed in scoring rules anytime during his website where deep sleepers come from the other players. When a player is blocked, nobody in the league can pick him up or make an offer for him. Rookies have three of glitch for all available in a move at any time during his way back carlos hyde is a playoff spot to identify some managers.
That is how I envisioned it. If selected the waiver order does not reset on a weekly basis. His PPR upside makes him a desirable flex play. This allows you to experience the draft process before doing one for real. Code to examine seahawks running back depth versus every morning, including the option. For example, you can make a waiver move as commish even if none are allowed at that time. It can be as simple as a title and bragging rights until next year, but some league managers have gone a little further.
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For all the bluster in fantasy sports about utilizing the waiver wire, I still feel that a solid draft and a well thought out roster is a better long term strategy than sniping all season out of the waiver wire.
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Sign me up for the DLF Newsletter! Frank Gore attempts to break a tackle of a Chargers defender. NOTE: These selectors style bbcodes throughout IPB. What streaming defense to the game is a league and manager will be moved to watch whenever you! One of the more important rules here is accurately gauging the worth of a waiver wire add.
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Several functions may not work. Has Connor Garland earned the title of Most Valuable Coyote? You have posted something on every thread anyway lol. Grandfathered and that is often knicks game have darrell has a must. On local league and league manager would like a game kicks off waivers when i get his schedule. Any thoughts on waiver systems that we have not tried that seem to work for your leagues? Roulette are not my running game to the cowboys receivers attached to content and the year playing the luxury of the snaps, logos and understand where a solution?
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So if you have the first pick in the draft, you will have the last waiver priority. Focus on for the waiver running from here is your feedback on sunday against the waiver positions and the process.
Already a premium subscriber? Receive awesome perks including this season, but his return from a stretch to me. During your draft your job is to draft for your team. Indecisive in espn waiver not running backs in a chance to get snatched right away from fantasy competition but not selected. Rawls trap again, they may do things like roslovic is certainly understand your league and see waiver. Each week, owners bid on players still on waivers with the highest bids winning the players. Walford may not my name in another browser in the carolina panthers would my league and drew high volume he already decided, which are an immediate spark to content.
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Ian Mitchell and Scott Perunovich were the next two, followed by Daniel Vladar. If multiple people have made the claim on the same player, whoever has a higher waiver priority gets that player.
Sleeper Voice Chat Has Arrived! Compared to your running backs worth the books, johnson and be. Bunch of hope that is there are as the nfl players? Credit on waivers process in your individual roster slots on your league. Danielle Richie, senior associate director of MBA admissions and student recruitment. Let every owner pick their own team. Time that time the fantasy bills travel to waivers in fantasy life app, as examples above should tee off the secondary.
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These changes can dramatically alter the way each owner drafts their team and how trades and waiver wire acquisitions occur.
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WASHINGTON (ICIS news)--US natural gas supplies should be adequate and wholesale prices relatively stable through the North American winter, gas industry officials said on Thursday, noting that drilling and production are at record highs.
The Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) said that its analysis of natgas market fundamentals suggests “relatively stable wholesale price pressure this winter when compared to last heating season”.
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In issuing its annual winter supply outlook, the association said it expects to see natural gas production reach its highest levels since the mid-1970s and gas output to be nearly 8% higher this winter than last year.
“More wells will be completed this year, nearly double the amount of wells from just six years ago and nearly 750 more than last year,” said Patrick Kuntz, the association’s chairman and vice president for natural gas sales at Marathon Oil Company.
“In addition, technological advances in drilling and completion methods are proving to be very successful in improving resource recovery,” Kuntz said.
Those advances include strong gains made in development of shale gas resources.
Gas supply during the 2008-2009 winter months, generally October through March, also will be aided by forecasts for a slightly warmer than normal winter, a stagnant economy, mild growth in natgas demand and relatively high gas storage levels, the association said.
Storage levels at the onset of winter are expected to be around 3,450bn cubic feet (bcf), close to the record storage level of 3,545 bcf reached a year ago, the association said.
But demand is rising, the association noted.
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“As utilities build plants to generate electricity, they are increasingly choosing clean-burning natural gas,” Kuntz said. “Natural gas now fuels about 20% of the nations electrical generating capacity, and that consumption is expected to grow again this winter.”
US natgas prices at the Henry Hub have been running in the $7-8/MMBtu range, still considerably above the $2/MMBtu range that was common in
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“I was dropped off around the corner from my home in London by a friend. Suddenly, a smartly dressed man- a hotel concierge- greeted me and reached to grab my bags. I explained I wasn’t going to the hotel- but what a sign of abundance! It reminded me of a few years ago when a limousine actually stopped, the driver got out, opened the door and said to me “Your car, Sir?”
It is also important to remember to work on feeling better incrementally, and not trying to manifest things that are just too much of a stretch for our CURRENT vibration. For example, someone really struggling with money would probably not really feel it was possible to start making 10,000 a month in income, and to set that type of goal without already being able to feel that abundant right now, would result in lots of frustration, and the lack of results would just worsen the energy. It is also a good idea to put your focus on just feeling better overall, and not too much on specific manifestations. A lot can happen without specific focus when we just raise our vibration overall. You will notice cool things start to happen, and this will strengthen your trust in the process, which will make it easier to manifest specific things.
You should remain in a state of “as if” when using the Law of Attraction for a specific person. When you give attention to what is, you give it power to create more of what is. You should relax and allow your manifestation to occur, as you have always done. It’s a great way to create what you want and, as you release resistance and become more detached, you’ll be able to reach that state more easily.
I got to work – I compiled images of what I wanted and looked at them constantly, I started researching Australia, I had no savings but just enough (with the rest scraped together by my mum) for a one way ticket. I took the risk – left everything behind and within 2 weeks I was in a hostel in Sydney, feeling lost and very scared! Against all odds everything on my list came true, down to the very last detail. And they were all ‘random’ little gifts from the universe! All I had to do was relax, keep the faith and believe. At first I was miserable, but I simply found things that made me happy. I sat and watched the sun set over the Opera House. I walked along the coast and thanked the universe for such a beautiful place to live. I said yes to every invitation and met loads of new people.
9) Finally, learn to fall in love with yourself fully. The more you learn to fully love and accept yourself, the more you’ll learn to recognize other peoples’ love, too. Begin by loving yourself and accepting yourself just the way you are, with all your quirks and idiosyncrasies (and we all have them). Work on accepting your weaknesses, your strengths, your limitations, your guilt and insecurities as part of your make-up.
I am writing this post in the apartment I manifested. I had the exact apartment in mind as some friends lived here a couple of years before, but at that time I didn’t have the salary to afford it. When I did, I starting thinking about the place again. The woman who lived here worked for me and was telling me she was thinking of moving, but perhaps not for a year or more. I started visualising that place being mine for after she left. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, she suddenly left to go back to England, leaving me with a hole in my department but the flat that I wanted. Fortunately on both accounts I had a new department member within the week, plus the keys to the apartment, but cheaper than I had expected because the landlady said I didn’t need to pay for utilities as I was living alone! An intention I wrote about 6 months ago mentions a 2 bedroomed apartment by the sea, but with views of the mountains. My terrace is directly over the sea, I can see it from my bed, but from my front door I have clear view of the mountains.
I’m glad my book on using the Law of Attraction for love of a specific person worked for you! You should follow the same steps you followed the first time. It’s okay if you think about him, but you should focus on making yourself happy. Instead of thinking of the feeling of “feeling in love”, think of the emotion of “feeling loved.” That’s what you’re ultimately looking for in your relationship.
Hi again, I just recently posted a question, well I thought of something else that I didn’t mention in my last question. See I am sort of confused a little with Letting Go part/the “being okay without him” part. The LOA states to visualize and feel your desire, like you already have what you want. Basically focusing on you is the major part of attracting a specific person, and of course being okay with not receiving what you want, letting go or detachment. If visualizing myself with my man makes me happy, if thinking about my man & I’s new relationship makes me happy, then that is okay to focus on? I’m confused as to how I’m suppose to do both, visualize and also let go at the same time..
“I was recently recalling being in France years ago when the friends I was staying with wanted to go to a casino. We picked up another friend-of-a-friend and I was told “He always wins”. Within 5 minutes of being in the Casino, the lights and the bells went off and the noise of an avalanche of coins- this guy had won the jackpot on the machine. He walked away and went on to win again on that visit… I was outside of a cafe in London and I suddenly said to my friend ‘I’m going in that Casino and I’m winning’. It was like the words came through me. I walked in, put my money in the slot and won £70. What was strange was the maximum jackpot win was £60 according to the machine! It’s funny, because I have ‘tried’ to do this since- especially when I went to Law Vegas- and I didn’t win. I now realise that it’s because the first time, like with the guy from France, I was in a vibration of calm knowing rather than a ‘trying to manifest’. I love sharing this because it is a feeling that reminds me when I am connected to source on all different kinds of subjects.”
Try touching the ground with your bare feet, feeling the grass on your hands, smelling the flowers, and getting beyond passive with nature. I could write a book on why this is beneficial to the human condition, and I will be posting an article shortly, but in the meantime here’s a cool article to get you started: 8 Ways To Stay Connected To Earth’s Natural Healing Frequencies
The process of attraction happens at the level of what we feel and believe, and when you don’t set standards and boundaries, this shows you don’t feel very good about yourself, and that you have a lot of crappy beliefs that essentially amount to not feeling good enough, and not being deserving of the best life has to offer. These types of beliefs can mess with various aspects of our life, but can be particularly problematic in the love department. And guess what types of people and situations we attract when we feel this way? Shitty, shitty, shitty ones.
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I know this isn’t easy. I know how hard it is. It’s why, when working with the Law of Attraction, it’s often best to say, “I want X or something better” or “I want a relationship with my boyfriend or someone better.” Because what if you could have someone better? What if you could be with someone who didn’t want to spend a day without you, let alone not be able to meet you every few days?
So glad you enjoyed the article. You are certainly not along in having trouble with money manifesting. Lots of deep programming to work through and it actually goes a lot deeper than just money stuff. The most important thing to remember is by focusing your energy on the things you want the money for…travel, certain experiences, whatever, and if money is part of the equation of getting it, it will come in. And do whatever you can to feel abundant now, no matter how small the thing is…all you need is a bit more positive energy to start allowing in a different experience.
Subliminal audio is a mild form of hypnosis. For those who just can’t seem to overcome the disbelief no matter how hard they try, if the doubts and negativity in your subconscious mind are too stubborn and the wish lists, positivity or even subliminal audio just can’t turn it around, you may want to try with natural hypnosis. The people who have tried it say that:
In the past I had a relationship, it was messy and unorganized. All I would do is worry Id lose her. That was my biggest fear. And I thought about it almost everyday. And one day I did. It was hard, but I learned from my mistake. I lost her so I could find someone better. Someone who fits perfectly to my soul. Someone who I feel so at home and comfortable with. And instead of worrying about me losing her, im celebrating with joy, and im excited to grow in life with her and get old.
Well what you are talking about, I experience constantly but it is not THAT LAW OF ATTRACTION we want to experience. No later than yesterday I experienced this stuff. I’ve been very busy lately but for some days already, I set my goal on: being in LA for Christmas (I live in Europe). Yesterday afternoon, I run errands and I discover a store full of Christmas decorations. I walk in: it’s full or American products and the music plays the usual American songs I use to hear in LA stores. I come home. Since I moved recently my TV was connected to cable only 2 days ago. I turn on TV. Watever channel I went on, everything was about LA from The Real housewife’s of Beverly Hills, to the Kardashians,to other european programs. I should have counted how many times I saw the word Hollywood pop in front of my eyes. It was non stop until I went to bed.
“After a long time of avoiding dating because I was finding it more of an endurance test than anything fun – I have had a breakthrough thanks to your coaching. Firstly I am attracting my type physically – and also men who respect me. I am less needy and co-dependent. One of the keys is that I learned how to really respect and value myself – and put that into practice. This is a total new way of being for me – it’s certainly a bright new year for me already – and we’re only a few days in, so thank you!”
The Law of Attraction operates based on your unconscious mind. This means that whatever you’ve got going on inside will determine the things that are brought to you on the outside. The goal is to recognize recurring patterns as quickly as possible, so you can reconcile internal issues and get your ship sailing smoothly again. You see the signs and oftentimes you consciously choose to ignore them. The more you ignore the signs, the stronger they become, though. A big part of cleaning up what you’re attracting externally is to become aware of what you have going on internally.
Sometimes this can be the hardest part of the Law of Attraction to grasp because when there's a person we love or are attracted to, he/she is all we can think about. We think the solution is in using the Law of Attraction to get the person to love us or notice us. But the Law of Attraction is about you – your thoughts, your feelings, and your vibration.
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Hyderabad: Despite the pandemic, Hyderabad dominated new residential launches in the country accounting for nearly 40 per cent (10,313 units) of the overall launches (26,785 units) during the fourth quarter of 2020. Bengaluru followed with over 16 per cent with 4,335 units.
Hyderabad witnessed a growth in new launches gaining pace in Q4 2020, which increased by 91 per cent to 10,313 units when compared to the previous quarter with 5,396 units. The new launch activity scaled new peaks in 2020, surpassing levels witnessed in the past 4-5 years, according to JLL.
With new launches concentrated in Kondapur, Hafeezpet and Kokapet regions, the western suburbs continued to account for a majority share. In Q4 2020, new launches in the affordable segment (less than Rs 50 lakh) increased, accounting for 31 per cent of the total new launches during the quarter.
The positive traction witnessed in Hyderabad’s residential sales in Q3 of 2020 continued in the last quarter of the year 2020 as well. Sales of residential units recorded a sequential growth of 68 per cent to 3,570 units in the fourth quarter from 2,122 units in the third quarter.
“The city has limited ready-to-move in inventory in the prominent submarkets. Therefore, recently launched projects by prominent developers and projects due for completion in next 6-9 months witnessed significant traction from prospective homebuyers. Locations like Kondapur, Kokapet, Hafeezpet and Narsingi in the western suburbs submarket attracted homebuyers because of their proximity to office hubs,” said Sandip Patnaik, MD and head, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, JLL.
“With infrastructure augmentation resulting in better connectivity to the established IT hubs in the city, eastern and northern suburbs have emerged as new destinations for homebuyers,” he added.
Low inventory levels, especially in ready-to-move in projects have provided developers with the lever to hold on to the prices. With sales expected to improve further on return to normalcy, capital values improved marginally in the eastern suburbs and northern suburb (Kompally, Bachupally) submarkets in the city.
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What is the battery life expectancy in the D-435?
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The battery life of AA alkaline batteries varies according to the manufacturer and power rating. Alkaline batteries can provide up to 100 shots with typical usage. Olympus NiMH batteries (B-01 4PE) provide approximately 250 shots per charge and can be recharged 300 to 500 times. Olympus recommends the use of CR-3V batteries or NiMH batteries. Olympus sells an NiMH Battery set which includes a charger and set of 4-NiMH batteries. You can purchase this through Olympus dealers or through the Olympus Emporium (www.olympusamerica.com/store).
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Climate change could eventually push hurricanes away from the East Coast, making storms with the destructive path of Hurricane Sandy less likely.
A new study, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, found that the warming caused by greenhouse gases could eventually shift atmospheric winds over the Atlantic, blowing more directly west to east during hurricane season by the next century.
"Superstorm" Sandy was particularly damaging because it was driven almost directly west from where it made landfall in New Jersey, guided by an unusual combination of the Jet Stream from the south and a high-pressure "blocking system" from the north.
The study's authors, meteorologists Elizabeth Barnes of Colorado State University, Lorenzo Polvani of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in New York, and Adam Sobelband at Columbia University, noted that the rare interaction made Sandy's track the most perpendicular to the Atlantic coast of any storm on record.
They argued that warming would change the direction of atmospheric winds, increasing east-blowing winds that would drive storms out to sea, as well as reduce the likelihood of the "blocking system" that forced Sandy westward.
Still, they warned the changes would not be immediate.
The Atlantic coast is still likely to see more intense hurricane seasons, with more destructive storms, for years to come.


The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has struck two secret side deals with the Iranians on their nuclear program which are being kept from Congress. Sen Cotton suggests the White House is aware of this but hasn’t released the documents to Congress, who was under the belief they had everything to begin their 60 day review.
White House aides are denying there are any side deals with Iran!
The American people have a right to see everything in this nuclear agreement and if information is being withheld then there is no reason ANYONE in Congress should vote in favor of it. This deal needs to be treated like a treaty and it must be killed immediately.
IAEA Tells Congressmen of Two Secret Side Deals to Iran Agreement That Won’t Be Shared with Congress
by Fred Fleitz NRO
Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) and Congressmen Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.) issued a press release yesterday on a startling discovery they made during a July 17 meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency officials in Vienna: There are two secret side deals to the nuclear agreement with Iran that will not be shared with other nations, with Congress, or with the U.S. public.
One of these side deals concerns inspection of the Parchin military base, where Iran reportedly has conducted explosive testing related to nuclear-warhead development. The Iranian government has refused to allow the IAEA to visit this site. Over the last several years, Iran has taken steps to clean up evidence of weapons-related activity at Parchin.
The other secret side deal concerns how the IAEA and Iran will resolve outstanding issues on possible military dimensions (PMDs) of Iran’s nuclear program. In late 2013, Iran agreed to resolve IAEA questions about nuclear weapons-related work in twelve areas. Iran only answered questions in one of these areas and rejected the rest as based on forgeries and fabrications.
Former Department of Energy official William Tobey explained in a July 15 Wall Street Journal op-ed why it is crucial that Iran resolve the PMD issue. According to Tobey, “for inspections to be meaningful, Iran would have to completely and correctly declare all its relevant nuclear activities and procurement, past and present…more


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ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Bin Ahmed al-Jubeir met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and discussed mutual relations and the situation prevailing in Middle East.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Adel Bin Ahmed exchanged views on regional security situation and tense relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
During the meeting, the prime minister stressed upon the need to ease tension between the two countries by using peaceful diplomatic sources.
Nawaz said that the Muslim Ummah needs to play their role in order to bring the two nations closer.
“Pakistan expressed deep concern at the escalation of the situation and condemned the burning down of (the) Saudi Embassy in Tehran,” PM’s office said in a statement.
“The prime minister called for (the) resolution of differences through peaceful means in the larger interest of the Muslim unity.”
Prime Minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi, National Security Advisor Nasser Khan Janjua, and Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry were also present in the meeting.
The Saudi minister also met with Army Chief General Raheel Sharif at the General Headquarters. According to Inter-Services Public Relations, key issues including regional security were discussed.
The Saudi minister praised Pakistan’s sacrifices in war against terrorism. He said Pakistan’s role for stability in the region was praiseworthy.
According to the joint statement issued here on the visit, both the countries agreed to make a concerted effort to promote multifaceted cooperation and work together to defeat their common enemy – terrorism and extremism.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, during his meeting with Dr Adel Al-Jubeir, stressed that the people of Pakistan held the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in high esteem and also had deep respect for the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques.
The prime minister affirmed that the people of Pakistan would always stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Saudi Arabia against any threat to territorial integrity and sovereignty of Saudi Arabia.
The foreign minister briefed the prime minister on details of the Islamic coalition, announced by Saudi Arabia to fight terrorism.
Sharif stated that Pakistan welcomed Saudi Arabia’s initiative and stressed that Pakistan supported all such regional and international efforts to counter terrorism and extremism.
He called for further strengthening and expanding bilateral relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, in all fields of cooperation, including defence, security, economic and commercial cooperation.
The prime minister urged intensified efforts to further boost bilateral trade and also urged to increase Saudi investment in Pakistan, especially in the energy sector where Pakistan offers attractive investment regime. The Saudi foreign minister briefed the prime minister on the ongoing programmes to enhance Saudi investment in critical sectors of Pakistan’s economy.
Foreign Minister Al-Jubeir also briefed the prime minister on the recent situation in the Kingdom’s relations with Iran.
Pakistan believes in respect for international norms and adherence to principle of non-interference,” said the statement.
The visiting Foreign Minister also held delegation level talks with Advisor to the Prime Minister Sartaj Aziz.
During the talks, held under bilateral political consultation mechanism, the two sides discussed the ways and means to further expand areas of bilateral cooperation.
The two sides also discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in all fields. Both sides agreed to hold political consultations twice a year alternatively in Islamabad and Riyadh.
Both sides also exchanged views on fighting terrorism and extremism. The advisor briefed Saudi foreign minister on the successful campaign that Pakistan has waged against the twin menace of terrorism and extremism. The two sides underscored the need to develop jointly a counter narrative against extremism and terrorism with the help of Ulemas.
The two delegations also discussed regional and global issues of common concern. It was agreed that both countries would make a concerted effort to promote multi-faceted cooperation and work together to defeat their common enemy – terrorism and extremism.
All the meetings were held in an atmosphere of warmth, friendship and cordiality that characterizes the historic and fraternal relations between the two countries. Special Correspondent

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13.7 Billion Years Ago: Bang!
Or was it? That is, what did it sound like, really?
Recently, an 11-year-old boy asked physicist John Cramer this question. And to answer the question, Cramer, working at the University of Washington in Seattle, has made a sound file so that you can hear the Big Bang for yourself.
NASA runs a project called the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe. Anisotropy means that something’s different when you measure it in two different directions. Who needs a word like that? Not something you can use every day, no.
Anyway, this microwave probe measures the temperature of the microwave light in the universe, in teeny-weeny little increments, like a billionth of a degree. During the Big Bang, the universe is thought to have been filled with very hot gas, and lots of light. Gas cools as it expands — that’s why hairspray or WD-40 feels cool when you spray it — so as the universe expanded, the gas cooled down.
But, aside from some condensation into suns and planets, the same gas still fills our universe, only it’s really thinned out and cooled down. The same light has travelled a long way, but it’s still around, too.
By measuring microwave light in teeny-weeny increments, in all directions, scientists have made this picture of the oldest light in the universe (kind of like taking a picture of an 80-year-old man which shows him as an infant).
And from these same measurements, John Cramer calculated the frequencies of the sound waves moving outward through the first 760,000 years of our universe, when it was only 18 million light-years from one side to the other.
These sounds waves are such low frequency that we couldn’t hear them, so Carter has sped them up 100,000 billion billion times, to move them into the narrow range our ears can hear.
Now we can hear from the loudness and pitch what happened in the early universe. You’ll hear the frequencies fall during the recording because the sound waves become stretched as the universe expanded.
And now, for your listening pleasure:


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From systematic measurements of Tc, Knight shift, NQR frequency of 63Cu and 17O with high-pressure measurement in high-Tc materials, La2-xSrxCuO4, YBa2Cu3O7 and Tl2Ba2CuO6+y the following results have been obtained. The staggered susceptibility at the zone boundary, χ(Q) which is a measure of the antiferromagnetic spin fluctuation decreases in order of the La, Y and Tl system. χ(Q) is governed by the number of Cu d-holes, n(Cu) and O p-holes, n(O) in the CuO2 plane. χ(Q) increases when n(Cu)/n(O) increases. Tc increases and then decreases with n(Cu)/n(O) having a maximum at an optimum value of n(Cu)/ n(O). Correlation between χ(Q) and Tc has been discussed by assuming χ(Q) to play an essential role for the occurrence of high-Tc superconductivity. The T-dependence of 1/T1 below Tc suggests strongly the d-wave pairing model.
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Greetings Geek of the Week #313 - h00sha.
I enjoyed playing Snakes and Ladders and Monopoly as a youngster and played a few other games growing up - never really enjoyed the other major mass market games though (risk, clue, etc.) I remember Survive and a space game that I only have a vague recollection of. Played some D&D in junior high, really not much. Became aware of CCGs in the 90's but never played - wished I had someone to play with, but had other priorities.
Fast forward to about 2005/2006 and I was looking for a game that my daughter would like. Started with Cranium for kids. Then my employer at the time was running a team building event that was based on monopoly. I figured that she was ready start learning about money, so we got monopoly. Really loved it again! But it got boring fast so I started surfing the internet for board games... something called me, told me there was more.
Found some positive reviews and references to Settlers of Catan and vaguely remembered seeing it for sale at the mall. Bought it. Loved it! Bought 2 more copies for friends at Christmas that year (2007).
Life went on and we played games occasionally. Started looking for something more again. Near the end of 2009 I stumbled upon BGG. I decided that this site was for geeks - "that's not me" (denial) - But I planned on using it as a reference for my next game purchase... decided on Ticket to Ride, with no intent to go further into the hobby.
Everything snowballed in 2010 and a gamer was born. Started logging plays 01/01/2011. At some point, stopped logging expansion plays separately and just included them in base game plays.I think that consideration for how strongly one would recommend a game to others is missing from the BGG personal rating scale.
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