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How To Get Crystal White Teeth With The Pearly Whites Hot Uk Cosmetic Dentistry Guide

How to Get Crystal White Teeth With the Pearly Whites Hot UK Cosmetic Dentistry Guide

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We all know the great impact our physical appearance can have when it comes to social relationships, our professional and personal life. It is often said that the first impression is the most important because this is how people perceive us and which helps them to create a quick evaluation of our personality. First impression is somewhat of a vague term if we try to define the specific aspects which are noticeable in our body which will project a certain image.

When we meet someone the first body part we pay attention to is the face, this shows our undivided attention and respect towards the him/her. Going even further, the face parts which often draw attention to them are the eyes and mouth. Our eyes require little daily attention but when it comes to the mouth our teeth are especially important. Depending on the color of our teeth people can feel attracted to us or they will try to avoid meeting with us at all costs.

Pearly white teeth reflect more than just good oral hygiene, they show others that we take care of ourselves and that health and good looks are important to us, after all no healthy person would be delighted to have a smoker as a co-worker for obvious reasons. In order to keep good oral health we must follow basic guidelines which can be provided by a dentist.

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Just like you wouldn’t go to a car shop to have your TV fixed; it is important to understand that cosmetic dentistry is a special dentistry branch, professionals who practice and offer these services are in charge of improving the appearance or our teeth by shaping, bleaching and modifying our oral cavity in order to prevent diseases and improve the look of our teeth.

Another concept we must become familiar with is that not all of the procedures and treatments will be the same for everyone, this principle remains true for most health related treatments. There are of course, general hygiene practices we can follow to keep good appearance but in reality some people may be in need of simple teeth whitening, others might need gum reshaping, etc. This is where a proper cosmetic dentistry guide comes in handy because using this handy tool you can see exactly what are the areas which can be improved through certain procedures and at the same time you can compare your oral cavity’s appearance to the ones shown in such guides.

Taking care of your teeth appearance and keeping good oral hygiene can improve your health and provides several social advantages.

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Wikinews interviews Brian Moore, Socialist Party USA presidential candidate

Sunday, March 30, 2008

While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms.

As a non-partisan news source, Wikinews has impartially reached out to these candidates, who are looking to become the 43rd person elected to serve their nation from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Wikinews’ own Patrick Mannion corresponded with the Socialist Party USA nominee and candidate, Brian Moore via e-mail.

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FAA orders review of Boeing 787 Dreamliners following week of incidents

Sunday, January 13, 2013

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a review Friday into the design and manufacture of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, following five incidents in five days involving the aircraft and two Japanese airlines.

On Monday, an electrical fire broke out aboard a Japan Airlines 787 at Boston’s Logan International Airport, when a battery pack which powers the auxiliary power unit, for when the plane is on the ground, caught fire. The fire was discovered by maintenance workers after passengers and crew disembarked following their flight from Tokyo’s Narita Airport.

The next day, a separate Japan Airlines 787, also at Logan International Airport, heading to Tokyo, suffered a fuel leak that spilled around 40 gallons, which was spotted by the crew of the aircraft taxiing behind them. “That Japan Air may know it, but they’ve got fuel or something spilling out the outboard left wing. Quite a bit,” said the pilot of aircraft behind them on local air traffic control frequencies.

Wednesday, in Japan, an All Nippon Airways 787, the launch customer for the aircraft, cancelled a flight after a brake problem was reported.

Earlier Friday, two All Nippon Airways suffered separate incidents in Japan. An oil leak was noticed in the engine after one aircraft had landed in Miyazaki, coming from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Another flight, flying between Haneda Airport and Matsuyama said the pilot’s side window in the cockpit suffered a crack.

The FAA in a statement said “In light of a series of recent events, the FAA will conduct a comprehensive review of the Boeing 787 critical systems, including the design, manufacture and assembly.” Further adding, “The purpose of the review is to validate the work conducted during the certification process and further ensure that the aircraft meets the FAA’s high level of safety.”

According to the statement, “The review will also examine how the electrical and mechanical systems interact with each other.” The Boeing 787 relies more on electrical, as opposed to mechanical, systems than past aircraft from the manufacturer including having electronics operate hydraulic pumps and using electric brakes. Large portions of the plane’s structure use lightweight carbon fiber composite instead of more traditional metal airframe.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, “The safety of the traveling public is our top priority […] This review will help us look at the root causes and do everything we can to safeguard against similar events in the future.”

“We are confident that the aircraft is safe. But we need to have a complete understanding of what is happening,” said newly sworn-in FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta. “We are conducting the review to further ensure that the aircraft meets our high safety standards.”

Boeing released a statement saying, “[The company] is confident in the design and performance of the 787. It is a safe and efficient airplane. The airplane has logged 50,000 hours of flight and there are more than 150 flights occurring daily.”

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The 211 And 985 Are Not Accepting New College Member

By Himfr Paul

Education secretary yuan guiren indicated: “985” “211” education system reform already locking the door to place, school decentralization

Our newspaper Beijing on March 7 report (reporter YuanChunLin ZhangGuo) is recognized as China’s top university organization won’t have new members. Education secretary yuan guiren indicated in attendance today fourth session of the 11th CPPCC national committee subsector education LianZuHui said, “985”, “211” has closed the door, no more new schools to join in.

“985 project” and “211 project” is to build a world-class university and the implementation of the project. “985 project” and “211 project” in most schools all belong to research universities. Yuan guiren indicated, said the ministry also will support in the future has distinguishing feature of college, such as those in the reform of the industry university, where ownership its single subject some still in international frontiers status. In fact, last year to the ministry of education “211 project” school investment amount to 500 million yuan.

Build a world class university Chinese had been high JiaoJie dream. Yuan guiren indicated that, the establishment of a modern university system is the most basic things to the development of the school. “Education is a cause of the whole nation, is a cycle long career, cannot say just anything, want to do what do what. Try wrong is the national education must reform loss. So, education reform must have a scientific design, macro leadership, then first pilot.” He said.

And set up a modern university system basically is to solve the problem of the management system. Yuan guiren indicated in three sentences generalization of the management system reform of direction. The first word is ministry of education to local autonomy. He said, basic education management authority in vocational education management authority place, also in place, while Chinese basic 2,600 college, central departments; 111, rest more than 2,500 management authority also in place. If each provincial education are handle, Chinese education you worked.

The second sentence is the government to school decentralization, and decentralization is the premise of colleges and universities should perfected university system. “You can’t say that in our system of what all not ready to quit is matter, want to prevent a put is messy. The place to put, but every school must also have self-discipline, these two aspects is complementary, but self-discipline is premise.”

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The third sentence is the school teaching regularity and growth to follow the rules for management teaching. “It also depends on a set of university system, not the principal, the secretary want to do.” Yuan guiren indicated emphasis.

He admitted, constructing the modern university system is easier said than done, but not a day can put the system was built.

Yuan guiren indicated also said, we do more to introduce foreign education resources to promote the process of construction of a world class university. “With international, China’s basic education than is good, and bad is the child academic burden over-weight. Our higher education quality is not high, this is about to study abroad, no matter what country the good method, as long as it is conducive to the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics university has to learn absorption.”

Education secretary yuan guiren indicated: “985” “211” education system reform already locking the door to place, school decentralization

Our newspaper Beijing on March 7 report (reporter YuanChunLin ZhangGuo) is recognized as China’s top university organization won’t have new members. Education secretary yuan guiren indicated in attendance today fourth session of the 11th CPPCC national committee subsector education LianZuHui said, “985”, “211” has closed the door, no more new schools to join in.

“985 project” and “211 project” is to build a world-class university and the implementation of the project. “985 project” and “211 project” in most schools all belong to research universities. Yuan guiren indicated, said the ministry also will support in the future has distinguishing feature of college, such as those in the reform of the industry university, where ownership its single subject some still in international frontiers status. In fact, last year to the ministry of education “211 project” school investment amount to 500 million yuan.

Build a world class university Chinese had been high JiaoJie dream. Yuan guiren indicated that, the establishment of a modern university system is the most basic things to the development of the school. “Education is a cause of the whole nation, is a cycle long career, cannot say just anything, want to do what do what. Try wrong is the national education must reform loss. So, education reform must have a scientific design, macro leadership, then first pilot.” He said.

And set up a modern university system basically is to solve the problem of the management system. Yuan guiren indicated in three sentences generalization of the management system reform of direction. The first word is ministry of education to local autonomy. He said, basic education management authority in vocational education management authority place, also in place, while Chinese basic 2,600 college, central departments; 111, rest more than 2,500 management authority also in place. If each provincial education are handle, Chinese education you worked.

The second sentence is the government to school decentralization, and decentralization is the premise of colleges and universities should perfected university system. “You can’t say that in our system of what all not ready to quit is matter, want to prevent a put is messy. The place to put, but every school must also have self-discipline, these two aspects is complementary, but self-discipline is premise.”

The third sentence is the school teaching regularity and growth to follow the rules for management teaching. “It also depends on a set of university system, not the principal, the secretary want to do.” Yuan guiren indicated emphasis.

He admitted, constructing the modern university system is easier said than done, but not a day can put the system was built.

Yuan guiren indicated also said, we do more to introduce foreign education resources to promote the process of construction of a world class university. “With international, China’s basic education than is good, and bad is the child academic burden over-weight. Our higher education quality is not high, this is about to study abroad, no matter what country the good method, as long as it is conducive to the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics university has to learn absorption.”

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Rocketeers find possible impact crater in Nevada

Friday, March 9, 2007

Imagine coming back from a camping trip in the desert. Then a few months later you notice in your photos from the trip that you camped inside a giant impact crater so big that no one documented it before. Could it happen?

During several trips to the Black Rock Desert, mostly while supporting the Stratofox Aerospace Tracking Team for suborbital space rocket launch efforts, Ian Kluft KO6YQ noticed some oddities in rock formations. He had a little experience with volcanoes, and some rocks in the area looked unusual. There seemed to be some lava here and there – but where was the volcano? He observed that even a large caldera should have mostly volcanic rocks. He then noticed some curved geographic structures in satellite imagery which made him curious if it might be an impact crater.

A TV documentary about meteor impacts mentioned some characteristics of impact craters. He went to the Internet to learn more. He noticed some of his own pictures of the area had cone shaped structures which might be “shatter cones” due to an impact shock wave that passed through the rocks. Discussion with others produced suggestions and volunteers who joined the effort. More circular features in satellite photographs were found. Igneous dikes through white layers of rock had been described and were visible in many photos.

The possible impact crater is 30 miles (48 km) wide east-to-west and 40 miles (64 km) north-to-south centered around 40.984045 N, 118.916016 W. That is in northwestern Nevada halfway between Reno and the Oregon border. The apparent ancient geological structure is so old that much of it is eroded away. The forces that eroded the Black Rock Desert itself, whether glacier or stream, have apparently cut through the crater rims and floor to do it.

Following an expedition to the area in late January, more possible shatter cones were observed in one of the rock samples collected. These are only formed by the shock wave of an impact event or nuclear explosion. The nearest nuclear test was underground at Sand Springs Range in central Nevada. Atmospheric tests at the Nevada Test Site were at the southern, and opposite, end of the state. So that points toward an impact if confirmed. But professional geologists will want to have the final word on confirming them.

In addition to shatter cones, rock samples were thought to contain shocked quartz because the criss-cross fractures looked like examples in online documents. But this group of volunteers doesn’t have equipment for proper photography of shocked quartz. If found, that would be another way to prove the impact origin of the rocks.

Columnar jointed columns hundreds of feet tall appear on some bluffs in locations that appeared consistent with part of a slowly cooling crater floor. But that alone only helps as part of a bigger picture, because volcanoes can have lava cool in columnar joints as well.

They also found local geological studies which described oddities which could be explained by an impact event. Layers of rocks in the mining district called Sulphur left geologists with a mystery about the cause of chemical alterations since 1980. The group compared it with information in online geological texts like “Traces of Catastrophe” by Dr Bevan M French of the Smithsonian Institution. Layers of impact ejecta seemed to explain the rock layers better than the previous theory about acid uniformly cooking the rocks across the region, and only in one layer of rocks. A separate 1980 study 40 miles away identified an immense air-fall tuff layer in the Soldier Meadows area as having been deposited in a single unit, yet couldn’t locate the volcano which produced this enormous volume. Fault diagrams published online by a mining operation at Sulphur on the edge of the circular structure from the satellite photo also look like curved terraced faults in the wall of a crater.

The mining geologists who wrote papers from 1980 to 2002 had not mentioned the possibility of a crater. But they were each gathering single puzzling pieces of information. A larger image seemed to be forming when putting the pieces together. The group hopes the information will be helpful to geologists who do further work in the region.

The theory hasn’t been put to any test by professionals yet. Some responses point out that the elliptical region reported as the possible impact crater could also be the volcanic caldera that the 1980 study was looking for. If so, such a large volcanic caldera would still be a significant discovery for the region.

This will remain officially a mystery for a while until the professional geologists get to study it. There is a lot of information available online for those who are interested.

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Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire

Friday, March 20, 2009

Following the Pilkhana massacre which occurred February 25 and 26 leaving 74 dead and the inferno at the Bashundhara City shopping mall complex March 13 leaving seven dead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said security measures are being tightened countrywide across Bangladesh.

Fire drills will be enacted at all key-point installations (KPI). Fire fighting systems will be examined by the fire brigade and the public works department (PWD) to ensure functionality. Security measures will be enhanced supplementing areas under private security such as at the Bashundhara City Complex.

The Fire Service and Civil Defence Department requires modernization and needs new equipment to fight fires past the sixth floor of buildings. The Fire Brigade says it needs turntable ladders, snorkels, foam-tenders, lighting units, emergency tenders, fireproof uniforms, and rescue ropes for fire fighting and rescue operations. Transportation to fires is also an issue due to narrow roads, low electrical wires and congestion.

The Bangladesh National Building Code requires fire fighting equipment installed in buildings over seven floors. This code is to be monitored by authorities to ensure compliance with the new guidelines and to make sure buildings are being maintained.

The Bashundhara City Complex opened Monday for shoppers two days after Friday’s blaze. A probe is underway to determine the cause of the fire and to assess structural damage.

Loss of life was minimized as the blaze broke out on a Friday, the beginning of the weekend in Bangladesh, so offices in the upper floors were empty. The lower eight floors are used for shopping and the upper floors are all Bashundhara Group offices.

The mall is valued at Tk 7.0 billion (US$100 million). It is not known if the complex is covered by fire insurance.

It is estimated that it will take over two years to rebuild the area damaged by flames which were burned down to a skeleton. Bashundhara City’s technical advisor, Latifur Rahman, estimated damages at Tk 2.0 billion (US$29m).

Only one television cameraman has been allowed in to film the burnt area. None of the 2,500 shops, cinemas or cafes were burnt by the inferno. The seventh and eighth floors still experience smoke damage, and there was water damage to merchandise.

A three member committee is currently investigating the cause of the fire which will consist of Iqbal Khan Chowdhury, joint secretary of the ministry, representatives of the police, IGP Noor Muhammad, and fire brigade, Director General Abu Nayeem Md Shahidullah. The committee is required to report within the week with their findings. The forensics department is also sifting through the burnt remains.

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries has also formed a committee which has begun interviewing witnesses and recording their testimony alongside the government committee.

It has been discovered that 150 closed circuit cameras were not being used when the fire started. Another mystery is why the mall fire fighting system has been found unused.

Why the fire burnt so fiercely is a matter to think….These matters seem to be mysterious

“In the shopping mall there is an ultra-technology elevator which runs even without electricity but we have found that locked,” Iqbal Khan Chowdhury, joint secretary (Police) of the home ministry, said. “Why the fire burnt so fiercely is a matter to think. We have to see if there was any incendiary substance there. These matters seem to be mysterious.”

Mall management has been asked to submit substances and items which would have been in the upper floors when the fire started. The fire erupted on the 17th floor and spread quickly to the two floors above and engulfed the three floors below. The aerial ladders belonging to the Fire Service and Civil Defence reached as high as the 13th floor of the 21-storey building.

Videos have been sent to the United States (US) for examination to assist in determining the cause of the fire and to help in the damage assessment. Experts from the US are expected to arrive soon.

Firefighters were brought to the rooftop of the 20-storey tower by helicopter. The only fatality in this operation was Baki Billa, a firefighter of Bashundhara City firefighting department, who fell when climbing down a rope from a helicopter to the roof of the building. Three other firefighters made the transition safely. At this same time, the chief security officer was safely rescued by the Bangladesh Air Force helicopter, a Bell 212. Six security officers of the complex also lost their lives.

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Forklift Certification Find Out The Advantages

Forklift Certification – Find Out the Advantages

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You should consider completing a forklift certification program if you re looking for a career that involves operating heavy machinery. You may already have a basic knowledge of, or even be quite good at driving and operating a forklift, but this knowledge isn t enough for you to get employed these days. With increased OH&S regulation it s essential that you have completed recognised training and obtained the certificate.

Forklifts are used to handle a lot of heavy lifting jobs in all types of industries. So even though there s a large demand for forklift drivers in industry and warehousing, many employees, who are un-certified – are not able to operate one and organizations are short of people able to operate a forklift safely.

Give yourself an employment advantage !

A shortage of trained people any area provides you with advantages if you re prepared to get trained and certified, recognised skills. Sos there are now excellent opportunity for certified forklift operators. The easiest way to get these skills and qualifications is to enroll into a recognised forklift certification program.

How to get qualified ?

If you want to operate a forklift in Australia, the regulations are that you need to be assessed within Australia. As well as industry and warehouse driving, workers in the field are also now obliged to be assessed, and if you have already been working as a forklift driver, you ll need to be re-assessed too. So

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Find your local Worksafe office to get information on the forklift licenses you need.

If you have had your forklift licenses for a few years, check with the local office that they are still valid, as regulation has been passed on to states.

Forklift license renewal is set for every 5 years. There is classroom training required every three years to refresh your knowledge and provide updates of the recent Australian regulations.

To apply for forklift certification you need to be over 18. A different type of forklift license is going to be needed, based on your area of work and type fork lift. If you sit down with no handling of the materials, a simple forklift license is going to be enough. However, if you need to load and handle the stock as well, you ll need advanced training and a loader-picker license.

What s in the training ?

There are different formats of training: from videos to classrooms, and some companies even offer an interactive option. You ll also need some practical skills, which will need to be tested, depending on the forklift certification you apply for. Therefore you ll need to take a written and practical assessment to get your forklift license. If you don t prove your competency on the practical test you need to be re-assessed.

In some cases, the company you work for will pay for you, but if you d like to get the qualification yourself, there s a recent Australian regulation to provide funding for individuals. You can sign up for a full day-course, half-day one, or assessment only forklift certification, depending on your skills and competency. Some training organisations also offer on-site training to larger companies. There s a written test of 52 questions and a practical part where you demonstrate your ability to negotiate hazards, check the area and operate the machinery safely.

It is essential for all forklift operators to be effective and efficient. Reliable forklift certification programs cover the basics and intermediate points in forklift operation. The programs are usually structured in a straight forward manner and they usually offer training that allows a forklift operator to know how it feels to operate a forklift in the work environment.

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Garuda Indonesia increases flights, fleet; may buy rival

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Indonesian state-owned flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has been expanding, with the airline set to add nine new jets to its fleet and double its flights between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. Garuda is also considering a bid for defunct rival Linus Airways.

Garuda is expecting the imminent arrival of four new Airbus jets and five new Boeings. The Airbuses, A330-200s, are earmarked to fly international routes to Seoul and Shanghai starting in July. All four have Internet and telephone access for passengers. The Boeings, B737-800 Next Generation aircraft, are due to be in service by the 2010.

Also planned before the year’s end is the increase in flights on the Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur route from one to two per week. “We saw our current load factor[s] have reached 75 percent and even more during school breaks like June and July,” Said the company’s Vice President for Network Oversight, Risnandi. “This is very promising.”

Garuda is now reported to be considering a bid for Linus, who stopped operating on April 27 and have recently been stripped of the rights to fly their former routes as legally required for airlines that do not operate for more than thrity days. Linus still holds some documents of worth to Garuda for transfer to their subisidiary Citilink.

“I heard that Garuda intends to buy Linus who already hold an aviation business license (SIUP) and an air operators certificate (AOC) for the scheduled air services,” said Indonesian Director General of Civil aviation Herry Bakti S. Gumay to reporters for Bisnis Indonesia. He said that his office was in favour of a takeover by Garuda because foreign bids are limited to holding a maximum total of 49% of the shares in Linus.

Linus Airways’ President Directer Indra said that “we are flexible to acquisition, depending on the investor. If someone wants to buy 100% of the shares we can release our shares, but if someone wants take only a majority shareholding with us as a partner – we are also open.” Indra commented that he has had an informal meeting with Garuda CEO Emirsyah Satar but says that they never discussed acquisition by Garuda and that Linus is already in talks with another ‘strategic investor’ with a view to resuming operations.

Two airlines, Riau Airlines and Kartika Airlines, have both launched bids for the ten routes formally operated by Linus, which include four from Jakarta and three from Batam.

Garuda Indonesia’s Financial Direcotr Eddy Purwanto has anounced that US$650 million worth of loans from Bank Mandiri have been restructured. Garuda, who has apointed Rothschild’s as their international financial advisors, will now pay US$450 million by 2015.

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Atlas V successfully launches spy satellite

Thursday, March 13, 2008

An Atlas V rocket has successfully launched a classified spy satellite for the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The satellite, currently known to the public as NRO L-28, or Launch 28, is believed by amateur enthusiasts to be a signals intelligence (SIGINT) spacecraft, known by the codename Trumpet. The Atlas V carrier rocket flew in the 411 configutation, with a 4 metre diameter fairing, one solid rocket motor, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.

The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3 East (SLC-3E), at 10:02 GMT (03:02 local time) this morning. Today’s flight marks the thirteenth launch of the Atlas V, and the first Atlas V launch from Vandenberg. It is also the tenth orbital launch of 2008. The satellite entered a Molniya orbit, usually used by the NRO for SIGINT and communications satellites.

The launch was conducted by United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin, who designed and built the Atlas V, and Boeing, to provide EELV launches for the US Government. ULA president Michael Gass described the launch as “a proud moment in our company’s history”. The launch had been delayed by two years, from early 2006, due to a number of factors.

In addition to its reconnaissance payload, the satellite is carrying two small experiments. SBIRS-HEO 2 and TWINS-B. SBIRS is a test article for a missile detection system, slated to launch late this year or early next, and TWINS is a NASA infrared astronomy experiment. They will remain attached to the satellite for the duration of its mission.

Following the separation of the payload fairing, around five minutes after launch, all information on the launch was withheld, however about an hour into the flight, the launch was confirmed to have been successful. ULA will conduct its next launch on Saturday, when a Delta II will orbit a GPS satellite. The next Atlas launch is scheduled for mid-April, with the ICO G1 communication satellite.

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