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Jim Garvin, the chief scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, said it was a rare chance to study the life cycle of a new island.
He said Mars has many similar volcanic islands that appeared to have been surrounded by water when they were created.
Garvin said such spots may be prime locations to look for evidence of past life because they combined a wet environment with heat from volcanic processes. Examining how life gained a foothold on the Tongan island could help scientists pinpoint where to look for evidence of life on Mars Wholesale Nike Air Max Typha , he said.
“Islands like this might have worked on Mars 2 or 3 billion years ago, lakes and small seas filling depressions, persistent surface waters Wholesale Nike Air Max Thea ,” he said. “(It’s) stuff we really strive to understand because it could have produced the conditions necessary for microbial life.”(Agencies)
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PARIS， May 9 (Xinhua) -- Suspended European soccer chief Michel Platini announced Monday to resign as UEFA president after losing his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a ban for ethics violations imposed by the sport's world body FIFA.
Earlier on the day， a three-men arbitral panel upheld Platini's suspension but cut his sanction from six to four years.
The 60-year-old Frenchman called the verdict a "deep injustice" and said he was left no choice but to step down from the UEFA position he has held since 2007.
"As agreed with the national associations， I resign as president of UEFA to pursue my fight before the Swiss courts to prove my probity in this case，" he said in a statement.
Once the front-runner to succeed Sepp Blatter in chasing the FIFA presidency， Platini was banned for "conflict of interest" over a two million Swiss franc payment authorized by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
He was handed an eight-year suspension by the FIFA Ethics Committee last December before being lowered to six years in February by the FIFA's Appeal Committee.
CAS said Platini's four-year suspension from football-related activities "corresponds to the duration of a presidential term."
Platini's current mandate expires in March 2019 and the next FIFA presidential election is due in May 2019.
"This decision is inflicting me a suspension whose length will de facto prevent me - as if by chance - from bidding for the next FIFA presidential election，" said the Frenchman.
UEFA's executive committee is to meet in Basel， Switzerland on May 18， before the Europa League final， when it will set a date for an election to replace Platini.
In a statement noting the CAS ruling， UEFA， who did not comment on the CAS verdict， said it will not appoint an interim president ahead of the election.
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To qualify for a Chinese Government Scholarship, one does not need to have an acceptance letter. Applications can be processed without pre-admissions letters. If one submits an application without a letter will be sent to undergo the admissions procedure. An applicant with a letter will have their application sent straight to the university for placement verification.
Other requirements for a Chinese scholarship includes the following:
1. The applicant should be non-Chinese student in good health. 2. The applicant should obey all Chinese laws and not have any kind of criminal record. 3. Applicants who apply for post-graduate scholarships should have completed and obtained a bachelors degree. 4. Applicant should be under the age of 35. 5. Applicants should not have any other type of Chinese Scholarship.
The following supporting documents should also be submitted with the application.
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Scholarships in China especially for African students
In recent years many organizations have been formed to help developing countries advance. The best way to do this is through education. Several organizations now give students in Africa the opportunity to study abroad with the hope that some day they may turn into leaders to drive their respective countries in the right direction. Below are some scholarship programs offered by a number of organisations to help Africa develop into its true potential self.
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