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                    With Misbah and Younis bowing out together, it is only fitting to conclude our countdown with a glance at what those two, as a pair, provided to Pakistan cricket. It is easy to see why they are feted as they are: they have combined  for 3213 runs  when batting together, averaging 68.36. That is the highest aggregate for any batting combination in Pakistan's history. Even more illuminating is when you isolate the number of runs they scored in partnerships in Test matches Pakistan won. That adds up to  1613 runs  at an astonishing average of 89.61, once more the highest aggregate Pakistan cricket can boast of. In short, if you needed Pakistan to make runs that helped them win Test matches, Misbah and Younis batting together was the answer.
           Grades are Just Letters My suggestion is to stop thinking about classes in terms of grades and degrees. Think of school as just one facet of the larger self-education in your life. Find reasons to learn information for its own sake, instead of just to pass the class. While this may sound obvious, I believe it is the most important tip on this list and the one few people actually use. Study to learn, not just to pass.
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     .: How to Memorize – Practice Recalling not Repeating:. This is the crucial concept of any type of memorization. The act of reading something you want to memorize fires different connections than the act of recalling. This is how you learn to memorize–your practice recalling, not repeating. This means that simply reading a particular piece of text over and over again is going to be the long road to memorization. You need to let your brain practice  recalling  the data so it can strengthen the same pathways that will fire when you need to remember the information later on. You can’t practice recalling until the information is at least partially contained in your short term memory.
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Basics of Map Coordinate Systems Peter DeCurtins take an introductory look at a few common ways to model the shape of the earth, reference geographic location, and represent geographic information with map. Part of our Whiteboard Bloggers Series. Geoid : C.F. Gauss, who first described it, called it the “mathematical figure of the Earth”. It is a smooth but highly irregular surface that can be derived only through extensive gravitational measurements and calculations. This gravity-defined equipotential surface theoretically would coincide with the mean ocean surface of the Earth, if the oceans and atmosphere were in equilibrium, at rest relative to the rotating Earth, and the seas extended through the continents (such as with a series of very narrow canals). The geoid is a much closer approximation of the true shape of the Earth than any reference ellipsoid could provide. Reference Ellipsoid : A mathematically-defined surface that approximates the geoid. Because it is an i...
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Japan Earthquake Measuring 7.8 Magnitude Rocks Bonin Islands, No Tsunami Threat. A huge earthquake measuring 7.8 in magnitude has struck off the coast of Japan, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck off Japan’s Bonin Islands but tremors were felt around the country including in Tokyo. CNN’s Tokyo correspondent Will Ripley tweeted: “Strong #earthquake right now in #Tokyo. Earthquake alarms going off at the gym.” He added that there were no immediate signs of structural damage from the quake.
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’دھماکے کے باوجود سیریز کا آخری میچ کھیلا جائے گا‘ پاکستان میں حکام کے مطابق قذافی سٹیڈیم کے قریب ایک مبینہ بم دھماکے کے باوجود اتوار کو زمبابوے کے خلاف تین ایک روزہ میچوں کی سیریز کا آخری میچ شیڈول کے مطابق کھیلا جا رہا ہے                                                    ۔ خبر رساں ایجنسی اے ایف پی اور اے پی کے مطابق سنیچر کو وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات پرویز رشید نے نجی ٹی وی چینل جیو نیوز سے بات کرتے ہوئے تصدیق کی کہ ’جمعے کو لاہور میں پاکستان اور زمبابوے کے درمیان کھیلے جانے والے دوسرے ایک روزہ میچ کے دوران سٹیڈیم سے کچھ فاصلے پر ایک خودکش حملہ آور نے روکے جانے پر خود کو دھماکے سے اڑا دیا تھا۔‘ انٹرنیشنل کرکٹ کی بحالی، زمبابوے کی ٹیم پاکستان میں اس مبینہ دھماکے میں ایک پولیس اہلکار ہلاک اور چھ افراد زخمی ہو گئے تھے۔ اس واقعے کے فوری بعد پولیس حکام نے اسے حادثہ قرار دیتے ہوئے کہا تھا کہ دھماکہ ٹرانسفارمر پھٹنے کے نتیجے میں ہوا۔ اب کرکٹ حکام کا کہنا...
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                                              Knowledge-sharing workshop Knowledge-sharing workshop on Forest Above-ground Biomass Assessment using SAR Remote Sensing was successfully held last week. I had one crazy whirlwind day trying to introduce SAR and SAR remote sensing to the participants, condensed in 3 hours. Thanks to the GREL team which managed and organized the workshop very nicely.  — with  Waqas A. Qazi and  Iftikhar Ali .