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WASHINGTON Wholesale Los Angeles Kings Jerseys , June 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space firm SpaceX on Friday successfully launched Bulgaria's first geostationary communications satellite into space with its second partly reused rocket.


The BulgariaSat-1 satellite took off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:10 p.m. EDT (1910 GMT), a live webcast showed.


Roughly eight minutes after launch, the rocket's first stage completed a vertical landing on the ""Of Course I Still Love You"" droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.


A SpaceX official called it the ""most challenging landing to date.""


Just before the launch, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said via Twitter: ""Falcon 9 will experience its highest ever reentry force and heat in today's launch. Good chance rocket booster doesn't make it back.""


Minutes after the landing, Musk tweeted again: ""Rocket is extra toasty and hit the deck hard (used almost all of the emergency crush core), but otherwise good.


The rocket's first stage for the BulgariaSat-1 mission previously supported the Iridium-1 mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in January of this year.


It was the second time SpaceX has used a flight-proven first stage on a mission.


On March 30 Wholesale Florida Panthers Jerseys , the California-based company launched a satellite for Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES, using a Falcon 9 first stage that first flew on a cargo resupply mission for the U.S. space agency NASA in April 2016.


That's part of an ongoing effort by SpaceX to bring down spaceflight costs.


""The reusable rocket is a breakthrough in space technology that makes it possible for smaller countries and companies to launch their own satellites,"" Maxim Zayakov, CEO of BulgariaSat, said in a statement in May.


BulgariaSat-1, the first geostationary communications satellite in Bulgaria's history Wholesale Edmonton Oilers Jerseys , was successfully deployed about 35 minutes after launch.


It's expected to provide television and communication services in the Balkans and other European regions for at least 15 years.


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OVIDEO, Spain, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The 2015 Princess of Asturias awards ceremony, a major cultural event in Spain, was held in the northern Spanish city of Oviedo on Friday.


The gala event held in the Campoamor Theater saw eight awards Wholesale Detroit Red Wings Jerseys , each carrying a cash prize of 50,000 euros (around 55,000 U.S. dollars), a certificate and a statuette by artist Joan Miro, handed over to the winners in eight different categories: Arts, Social Sciences Wholesale Dallas Stars Jerseys , Communication and Humanities, Scientific and Technical Investigation, Literature, International Cooperation, Sport and Concord.


King Felipe of Spain welcomed those present with a speech and he highlighted the need for the values which the Award winners represent.


"The vast majority of us want a world with a dignified life for all and where solidarity is the norm. We follow the example of those, such as our awards winners Wholesale Columbus Blue Jackets Jerseys , who raise their voices with courage and responsibility to protect the weakest, the least favored and the most vulnerable," he said, before highlighting how each of the recognized disciplines could give an example in life.


"Life would be incomplete without art," said Felipe, while literature "allows us to understand feelings Wholesale Colorado Avalanche Jerseys ," and communication and humanities teach us what is "human nature and society."


Science, he commented, "allows us to understand our world," and sport shows the values of "effort and discipline," with concord and cooperation are "a synthesis of the best of disciplines, because they empower those who defend peace and liberty."


The award for International Cooperation Wholesale Chicago Blackhawks Jerseys , one of the most notable, went to Jimmy Wales and his Wikipedia team.


The arts award went to film director Francis Ford Coppola.


Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, won the award for Scientific and Technical Investigation for their work on the human genome and the immune system.


Pau and Marc Gasol, who won the Sports Award, but were unable to attend because of commitments with the NBA.


Economist Esther Duffo won the Social Sciences Award and Cuban writer Leonardo Padura got the Literature prize.


Emilio Lledo Inigo won the Communication and Humanities Award, while the Hospitaller Order of St John of God Wholesale Carolina Hurricanes Jerseys , an international organization that provides health and social care to the needy, was granted the prize for Concord.


As usual the streets surrounding the theater were packed with people from Oviedo, anxious to catch a glimpse of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia, although the Infanta Leonor, in whose name the Awards were given for the first time this year did not attend as she was at school.

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by Christine Lagat


NAIROBI, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's ministry of education on Thursday unveiled a new roadmap to revitalize vocational and technical training in a bid to boost employability of the country's youth.


Principal Secretary in the State Department of Vocational and Technical Training Dinah Mwinzi said the new strategy to address skills gap that is linked to high youth unemployment focuses on life-long learning and mentorship tailor-made for this demographic.


""We are committed to be globally competitive and prosperous as outlined in Vision 2030 and having a vibrant technical and vocational training sector will be key to achieving that goal Wholesale Calgary Flames Jerseys ,"" Mwinzi said.