-Pacific speed record

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ANKARA Myles Garrett Youth Jersey , July 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Friday inaugurated its first high-speed train connecting the country's two metropolitans of Ankara and Istanbul, which is believed to be part of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's efforts to modernize Turkey's infrastructure, one of his key presidential campaign promises.


Previously, the project has faced years of delays. Erdogan plans to head for Istanbul in the first train Friday evening.


The railway inauguration also comes ahead of presidential elections next week on August 10, and Erdogan promised constantly during his campaign that he would improve the nation's infrastructure.


Much of Turkey's current railway system was planned and built by foreign countries in the era of the Ottoman Empire, while high speed trains have already been running since 2009 between the capital city and Eskisehir.


However, weeks before the inauguration, a train crash occurred on the Ankara-Istanbul high speed rail track when a testing was being conducted.


The test train partially derailed after it collided with a maintenance vehicle around the town of Gebze in a Turkish province to the east of Istanbul, raising safety concerns in a country that sees frequent railway accidents. In July 2004, dozens of people were killed when a high-speed train derailed in the northwest.


The new railway express will shorten the journey time between the two metropolises to three hours and a half, Turkish Transport Minister Lutfi Elvan told reporters, adding that this railway is capable of reaching a speed as high as 250 km per hour.


The Ankara-Istanbul line has cost the Turkish government some 4. 25 billion U.S. dollars, and is expected to change the travelling habits of the Turkish countrymen, a vast majority of whom make their long-distance trips by bus or plane.

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LOS ANGELES， Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said Wednesday evening that they have suspended the active search for Chinese mariner Guo Chuan， who went missing during a solo trans-Pacific voyage.


In a statement announcing the suspension of the search for Guo， Capt. Robert Hendrickson， chief of response for the USCG 14th District， expressed condolences "not only to his (Guo's) family and friends but also to his racing team and the sailing community."


The suspension of the search came after the USCG crew boarded Guo's boat "Qingdao China" Wednesday afternoon and found only his life jacket.


However， Guo's racing team， deeply saddened by the suspension， said on their official social media page that the team and Guo's family were desperate upon hearing of the USCG's decision to suspend the search because Guo still stands a chance of surviving since he has been in the water for less than three days.


According to the USCG， Coast Guard HC-130 crew conducted six search patterns and the USS Makin Island and a Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter were also involved in the search.


Tuesday morning， watchstanders at the USCG Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Honolulu， Hawaii were notified by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center China (MRCC China) personnel that the vessel， "Qingdao China，" with one person aboard， had not been heard from for over 24 hours.


The Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles then confirmed that the vessel was missing. "Since being informed on Tuesday evening， we have been in close contact with U.S. authorities and rescue teams both in the United States and China， urging greater search and rescue efforts，" a spokesman for the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles told Xinhua.


Guo was attempting to set a non-stop solo trans-Pacific sailing record from San Francisco to Shanghai when he went missing. He departed San Francisco on Oct.18 and had been in constant contact with MRCC China and his family during the voyage so he is not likely to miss scheduled calls， the USCG said.


According to the USCG's statement， "the Qingdao China is actively transmitting on an automatic identification system which showed the vessel's position at the time 620 miles northwest of Oahu."


The 51-year-old Chinese mariner is regarded as a very experienced sailor and is reportedly in good health. He has set a world record for a 138-day solo non-stop circumnavigation. His solo sailing is about 7，000 nautical miles in length and normally expected to be completed within 20 days.


While the cause of the incident has not been identified， marine and navigation experts in Guo's racing team estimated that he fell off his boat into the water between 15:15 (0715 GMT) and 15:30 (0730 GMT) on Tuesday Beijing time because his boat was shaking violently.


In an earlier interview with Xinhua， Guo said that the greatest fear as a sailor was to fall into the water.


The current trans-Pacific speed record is 21 days， set by crew on board the Italian "Maserati."





Enlighten the Genius in Your Child at Mathematics

Author: Genius-enlighten




In spite of the fact that the students of mediocre category in India have been suffering a lot and full of fear at maths. But the situation has been changed in India, Genius Abacus and Genius Vedic Mathematics have been spread all corners of the globe. Now the students are enjoying a lot at maths using the above concepts and defeating computers and calculators. All the children are GENIUS but we ENLIGHTEN the minds of the geniusness. Genius is not "innate ability"-It's the output of the hardwork




The Government and Private jobs decided through competitive examinations, the youths are left with no other choice than to burn their midnight oil and enhance their numerical aptitude in order to remain alive in the rat race. For all of them the `mantra' to success has been the speed and accuracy'. Though there are different methods to improvise on it, the time tested successful model is the `Abacus', the ancient Chi.