That is the opening paragraph to an article I wrote just the other day on Social Media Today re: a case study article about Atlantic Station, one of the biggest outdoor mixed use malls in the entire country, and how they are seeing the fruits of their engagement labor and then some.

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During stints at companies like Inmarsat (the U.K. satellite outfit), Lockheed or Boeing, students might study Nigerian satellites, the international space station or the Russian telecom market.

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The stationmaster came to Lobskaya Hill every three or four days to visit Fyodorov and help him to study for a new job as a station duty officer.

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In his "Space Project, " Vincent pays homage to the world's great centers of space exploration and study: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia, Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, various observatories and antenna arrays, and, most recently, the Ariane Space Center in French Guiana.

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"The Earth's hot deserts -- such as the Sahara, the Gobi, the Sonoran and the Lut -- are climatically harsh and so remote that access for routine measurements and maintenance of a weather station is impractical, " said David Mildrexler, lead author of a recent study that used NASA satellites to detect the Earth's hottest surface temperatures.

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The Washington Institute study argues, however, that -- in the event the U.S. proceeds to station troops in the Golan despite the risks -- some steps could be taken that would minimize the dangers to U.S. policy and to American troops.

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Dr Ray and his colleague Dr Nicholas Brereton said the latest work built on previous work involving a wider study on willow varieties at the national collection at Rothamsted Research, which is the longest running agricultural research station in the world.

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