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IT WAS the first man-made object to venture into interstellar space and its mission to the planets in our solar system brought back new discoveries and information, including the first active volcanoes and lightning seen outside of earth. Its most famous moments came as it flew past Saturn and Jupiter sending back pictures of the mysterious giants' rings and moons.
Now four years after it left the solar system to drift in deep space, Voyager 1 – the iconic space craft launched 40 years ago to explore the cosmos and carry a greeting from earth to aliens – has woken up. Its thrusters were revived by NASA at a mind-bending distance of 13 billion miles from Earth.
After decades of operation, the attitude control thrusters that turn the spacecraft's antennae in the direction of earth have degraded, leading scientists to make a decision to fire up the four back-up thrusters, last used in 1980.
The NASA team tested the thrusters on Tuesday and waited patiently as the test results travelled through space, taking 19 hours and 35 minutes to reach an antenna in Goldstone, California, part of NASA's Deep Space Network.
On Friday the team of engineers at the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California discovered that they had managed to activate the back-ups onboard the spacecraft.
"The Voyager flight team dug up decades-old data and examined the software that was coded in an outdated assembler language, to make sure we could safely test the thrusters," said Chris Jones, chief engineer at the laboratory.
Scientists were relieved to discover that the thrusters worked “perfectly”, and just as effectively as the original ones.
"With these thrusters that are still functional after 37 years without use, we will be able to extend the life of the Voyager 1 spacecraft by two to three years," said Suzanne Dodd, project manager for Voyager at the lab.
The spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 5, 1977 and became the only man-made object to venture outside our solar system. It – along with sister spacecraft Voyage 2 – carries greetings in dozens of human languages to any form of life it may encounter. The greetings are stored on a 12-inch gold-plated copper phonograph record. Dubbed 'the Golden Record' it also contains 31 soundtracks including Peruvian panpipes, Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry, along with 115 images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on earth.
Scientists still hear from the Voyager spacecraft daily, and expect to get data for about another decade. The plutonium-powered spaceships will eventually end their lives orbiting the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.
As a result of Voyager 1’s thruster success the team are likely to do a similar test on the thrusters on Voyager 2, though the originals are not yet as depleted as Voyager 1's. Voyager 2 is also on course to enter interstellar space within the next few years.
Voyager mission timeline
August 20 and September 5, 1977 – Voyager 1 and 2 are launched into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida
March 9, 1979 – Voyager 1 encounters Jupiter, two years before its twin
November 9, 1980 – it surveys Saturn and its largest moon Titan, a year before Voyager 2 encounters several of Saturn's icy moons
February 14, 1990 – at a distance of four billion miles, Voyager 1 takes the famous “pale blue dot” image, capturing Earth illuminated as a small speck in a sunbeam.
February 17, 1998 – it becomes the farthest human-made object from earth in space
December 16, 2004 – the spacecraft crosses the termination shock, the inner boundary of the heliosheath, a "bubble-like region of space" which extends far beyond the orbit of Pluto.
August 25, 2012 – it cross the heliopause, becoming the first human-made object to enter interstellar space
November 28, 2017 – Voyager 1’s thrusters successfully power up after 37 years

right step in the right direction!
there are many more out there that need rescuing.... please let's not keep quiet about this...IF YOU SEE ANYONE ABUSING ANY CHILD....SPEAK OUT! SAY SOMETHING!!

Boltzman:
Stories like this show how morally decadent our society has become.

First, you had a sexual relationships with your customers just to make sure you reach your targets and get promoted in a very short time, that's offence number one. Cheating your way to success.

Secondly, since you are so obsessed about your career and nice things of life, you decided to continue with your lifestyle after marriage. You are greedy and selfish.

Thirdly, have you forgotten that this man has other women he sleeps with and could be infected which he will in turn infect you as well and then you transfer it to your husband, so at the end of the day, your husband will might get infected so your marriage will still crash anyway.

My advice: Stop seeing the man, if he wants to destroy your career, fine after all the foundation was built on sexual sin, lies and cheating. Confess to your husband, tell him about the man and the relationship you had which he still wants you to continue after marriage. If your confession breaks your marriage, good!

We should all be aware of the consequences of our actions at every point in time and whatever might be the outcome, we should learn to accept. Next time, you won't want to build a career so fast built upon having sex with customers to get your targets.

A clear example of how sin begats sins which begats problem. From sexual sin to cheating on husband, to lying, to acquiring wealth built on fornication.

Cheers

this is the best situation...
separate yourself immediately. talk with your husband about it though I guarantee its not gonna be easy but I think the end will be better as you will be free in conscience and liberated from sin and death. if you have all that wealth you mentioned I don't think losing your job now will kill you....cheers.

pastors are struggling to retain their source of income by "defending " the tithe issue...of course they have to! but hold on...show me in the scriptures where tithe was from your income as per money. no one paid money as tithe. it was all farm or animals owned by the Jews.
read the quote from the pastor's defence...the book of Matt... Jesus told them they didn't pay from the crops on their farms...money was never mentioned.

MissRaine69:
If you are 6 feet and female dating someone taller is a dream ....
But it seems tall guys avoid tall women..why?

ah! I like tall slender ladies o! but I no see one when I dey look for marriage partner... I come marry the one wey jus reach my shoulder! no regrets sha!!!

I drive a small car...each time I come out of it lots of guys get to say "na wa o how you take manage fit inside the car?"
sometimes people think I'm small till I step outta the car and I give them a surprise!!! I enjoy that mostly....

MetalJigsaw:
Having to visit several stores before I could get my shoe size.

you don talk am finish!

Faithola:
if u read my recent thread. I trashed this issue. Relationship is for two which means I am out to spoil him too. I don't expect this on a daily and I would give back and do same even more in return

noted!

very romantic!
but hey! I thought romance was a two way thing? what will you be giving in turn?
or....you just wanna take, take...and take more...nothing given in turn!
you've gotta be more realistic babe!

Joephat:


Don't bite the hand that fed you.

The woman made a mistake by quarrelling her for the first time, she was too bossy

you know women love to snap, quarrel and boss anyone they use as slaves! it's not uncommon! if you treat your slave with dignity I'm sure you will have less headaches! but no, women won't hear that cos..."I know what I'm doing!"

very interesting! I love this...keep it coming!!

.com came across a rather interesting video of a man of God who claims that paying and receiving tithe is a sin before God.

In the long video which surfaced on social media, Chris Ojigbani who is the senior pastor of Covenant Singles and Married Ministries addressed topics such as; definition of tithe, types of tithe, why it is a sin to pay tithe among others.

Speaking on why it is a sin to pay tithes, he backed his teachings up with several Bible passages saying that the holy book gave specific instructions on the group of people who should pay tithes.

He said; “When God gave the commandment of tithe, He clearly stated who would pay the tithe; who would receive the tithe; and the purpose for receiving the tithe. He said the tithe would be paid by Israelites (except those from the tribe of Levi). He said that only the Levites were permitted to receive tithe and also said it was for their service in the tabernacle of the congregation. God actually gave them the tithe as an inheritance.

For you to be eligible to pay tithe, you have to come from any of the tribes of Israel, apart from the tribe of Levi."



Popular Chris Ojigbani

In conclusion of his long teaching, Pastor Chris admonished all Christians never to pay their tithes again; else, they will incur the wrath of God. To men of God like him, he pleaded with them not to receive their member’s tithes again.

In his words; “If you are a man of God, please do not receive tithe again so that you don’t incur the wrath of God. You can receive the regular offering, partnership offering, sacrificial offering, but not tithe.”

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I hope to post something on TITHE soon for further enlightenment.

Demogorgon:
Romance, Celebrities, Science and Technology

good...and once again...welcome

welcome to you ... which section will you really be active at? that will help us know your ability and therefore increase your fan base!

d33types:
Which typo??

Your or you are
Am or I am

The 2 words 90% of Nigerians will fail to use properly

gaskiya na error in typing I make!
and yes I'm very aware most Nigerians make that mistake using "am" in place of "I'm"

d33types:
You try sha.apart from the bomb Nigerians are known for

oga that one na typos o! no fes!

thunderbabs:
I believe the puppy sucks from the bottle, not drink from it

you're correct too bro...that's added information!

GreenMavro:
My gf left a note on the fridge: this is not working, im going to my mom's house. I opened the fridge's door, the light came on,the juice was cold. What the hell did she mean?

hehehehehe...she's now a REBEL! militant against you!!

golor:
Please i seriously need answers to this question.

Please how do I stop my from student lusting over me!!I happened to be the only corp member in my school ,often time most of the student girls precisely usually do some crazy stuff in fact funny rather .

I am one person who believe in diligence to the core , at first I was very strict to them cause I sensed something of this nature will emerge , when they started complaining of my strictness I had to free my self a bit but guess what funny behaviours ...

One in SS1 the biggest always looking in fact countless eye contact then she will smile ...

J.s 3 one brought hand to shake me I declined but unfortunatly a teacher saw the scenario and then said, you have to be careful with this student they are something else..

S.s 3 the worst , so many funny behavior, I do take them lesson , if I want to leave ,they will be like are you going sir bye bye take care .

I asked them to submit their lesson note for an assignment given , could you believe that one of the student ,wrote what is liguid milk and she answered liquid milk is a sperm found in condom . the second question she asked is what is Bleep room and she answered Bleep room is where Bleep activities are being done ......she wrote it where I can easily set my eyes on ....

One saw me at my street junction and asked sir is this where you stay I answered yea genuinely only for she to ask what number that she wants to come visit then I told her no need cause I don't welcome such ..

Lastly , I was having class with them ss3 so while writing on the board they started discussing this sir is cute bla bla bla , I pretended I didn't hear them ...

I am one person who believe in diligence in discharging my duties , to make matter worse I am dating , I don't even think of cheating , when I was in school one of my colleagues openly told me to bleep her but I refuse cause I promised my babe faithfulness, I rather masturbate than cheat ...


Please this is not to blow my wristle but to seek a mature way to handle this kid ....

I am thinking of writing the school for retainment immediately after service so I won't stay idle a day after service , why I hunt for a good job from there .....

Please profound solution

hmmmm..
I had the same situation during my service year and I'm happy I scaled through ...you can too but you have to be very tactical ...these girls don't get easily put off but be very firm and honest with them. avoid falling into one on one situation with them, and no matter how subtile they plant seeds of seductive words into you just pretend you don't hear it. politely but firmly decline any visits whether social or educational. teach the lessons in large groups and try to involve another teacher from the school along with you.
don't go telling the teachers or principal that will lead them to intensify the seduction.
given a month or two you will find the interest has waned significantly... or they'll have found someone else to seduce...
be firm but smart.
.

mmluv4real:
My mum is still fighting with the stage 4, kindly join in prayer. Thanks

may the Lord heal her and provide support Amen

UbanmeUdie:





Breast cancer is a curse and any woman whose breeze have been removed because of it for survival, is most unfortunate.

Mammectomy should not be the way out of fighting breast cancer.

A woman with no breast is not attractive at all.

right, a living woman with one breast isn't attractive
is a dead woman with two breasts attractive to you?
I think you should just give an encouraging opinion rather than what you said.
when you see a sufferer I'm sure you will have a rethink.

Samstyle:
Here are some confusing English Words/Phrases You Probably do Not know. I advise you read this post assiduously and take note of the words below.


1. ALRIGHT

Do you know that the word "alright " is a
wrong word. However, there is no reason for
this, but, its correct form should be "all right".
You should also note that "Already, Almost,
Almighty and Altogether" are correct.


2. THE USE OF "THAT"


The following sentences are wrong


a. I had no idea the house was THAT small.
b. As a pianist he isn't really THAT good.

This use of "THAT" is wrong and is to be avoided. The correct form of the above
sentences are:

a. As a pianist he isn't really as good as that

b. I had no idea that the house was as small as that.

The common expression "that much " and
" that many " should be " as much as" and "as
many as that"



3. ADVERSE TO

You cannot be "averse to" , or " show aversion to". This is because the suffix " to" signifies approach, when the opposite is intended. And as so, you can only be "averse
from" , or show "aversion from" something.



4. TRY AND

When you say " try and " do something, it means you try first, before doing it. Thus, there are two actions involved in the
word " try and ".
" Try to" on the other hand, implies the combined action of trying and doing. Usually the correct expression is " try to",
and when people say "try and " they seldom have the logic meaning in mind.




5. AT ABOUT

When you say

"I shall expect you are about five o'clock."

You are wrong. This is because, "at" applies to " a definite time" . Therefore "at about" is a
confusion of two unlikely, and should be avoided.
The correct sentence should be
" I shall expect you about five o'clock".


6. OUGHT TO

" He ought to, didn't he? " is something we often hear. The correct construction is, " He
ought to, oughtnt't he? Or ought he not? ".




7. CIRCUMSTANCES

" Circumstances " are the events around something. Therefore it is wrong to say " under the circumstances " the correct use
is " in the circumstances ".



Hope this helps you improve your grammatical structure.

To read more click below

http://www.schoolwap.ga/2017/11/confusing-english-wordsphrases-you.html?m=1

thanks for the very educating write up! keep it coming

[quote author=sexy74 post=62281043][/quote]you're welcome Sir.

RareKind:
hahahaaha... Carry my cross for me nah... small

o boy! my cross is of concrete o! I jus dey gasp under am now...but if Simon of Cyrene dey pass I fit tell to helep you....small!

RareKind:
hahahaha... Thank God I no dey suffer alone

yes o...make we dey enjoy the suffering
...together!

RareKind:
July born... No wonder I can't turn a bad guy no matter how hard I try

o boy! we dey de same situation be that o!!

in correct English you say "lap" dogs lap and not lick water or any liquid as long as its in a bowl... but of course if your feeding a puppy with a bottle the puppy then drinks it. funny that most people say "I licked an orange " the correct thing to say is "I ate an orange" there's a lot more....

enjoy yourselves o! happy married life...

N. I. C. E! YNWA

Astronomers have captured images of a new visitor to our solar system - the first known comet or asteroid to visit us from another star.
The Queen's University Belfast scientist, who is part of an international team studying the object, said it "sends a shiver down the spine" to look at it and to think of where it has come from.
Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, from the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen's, together with colleagues in the UK, USA and Chile, has been tracking it using powerful telescopes across the world.
The fast-moving object, now named A/2017 U1, was initially spotted on October 18 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii.
The university said initial data implies it is a small rocky or icy object that may have been drifting through our galaxy for millions or even billions of years, before entering our solar system by chance.
The object flew into the solar system from above, was close to the sun last month, and is now already on its way back out to the stars.
Astronomers believe it was probably thrown out of another star system during a period of planet formation.
The same process is thought to have unfolded 4.5 billion years ago around our own star, when Jupiter and Saturn formed.
Despite suspecting such objects existed and looking out for them over past decades, scientists have never seen such an interstellar visitor until now.
During rapid investigations, Prof. Fitzsimmons's team has now captured images of the unusual object, and obtained data on its possible chemical make-up.
Prof. Fitzsimmons said: "By Wednesday this week it became almost certain this object was alien to our solar system.
"We immediately started studying it that night with the William Herschel Telescope in the Canary Islands, then on Thursday night with the Very Large Telescope in Chile."
He added: "It sends a shiver down the spine to look at this object and think it has come from another star."
Queen's said more information is needed to pin down the exact details of where the visitor came from and what its properties are, but said the object should be visible in powerful telescopes for a few more weeks, allowing scientists to continue their investigations.

Lalas247:
think age 13 is better ..once they get to teenage stage

can't agree more!