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Sriharikota, (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 29 (PTI) The countdown for ISRO's Space Docking Experiment onboard a PSLV rocket on Monday that would be a key milestone in India's space programme, commenced on Sunday evening, the space agency said. A cost-effective technology demonstrator mission for in-space docking, it would make India join an elite list featuring China, Russia and the US. Also Read | Navi Mumbai International Airport To Be World-Class 'Gateway to Goodness', Says Adani Airports Director Jeet Adani. ISRO has scheduled the lift-off of the PSLV-C60 rocket, at 9.58 pm from the first launch pad at this spaceport here on December 30 and it would carry SpaDeX with two spacecraft as the primary payloads along with 24 secondary payloads. "PSLV-C60/SpaDeX Mission Launch countdown commenced at 9 pm" on Sunday, an ISRO official told PTI. Also Read | Mahakumbh Mela 2025: Prayagraj Police Prepare Extensive Infrastructure for Maha Kumbh Safety. The in-space docking technology would be essential for taking up India's ambitions in space including sending human to the Moon, bringing samples from there, and also building and operating India's own space station- Bharatiya Antariksh Station. The docking technology would also be utilised when multiple rocket launches are planned to achieve common mission objectives. ISRO said the two spacecraft in the PSLV rocket-- Spacecraft A (SDX01) and Spacecraft B (SDX02) would be placed in an orbit that would keep them 5 km apart from each other. Later, scientists at ISRO headquarters would try to bring them closer up to 3 metre which would subsequently lead them for merging together at an altitude of about 470km above Earth. The process is expected to take place about 10-14 days after the scheduled lift-off on Monday, ISRO officials said. In the SpaDeX mission, Spacecraft A carries a High Resolution Camera, while Spacecraft B has Miniature Multispectral Payload and a Radiation Monitor Payload. These payloads would provide high resolution images, natural resource monitoring, vegetation studies among others. Apart from this significant mission, scientists would also conduct the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-4 (POEM-4) in which 24 payloads--14 from ISRO and 10 from industry and academia, would be placed in the desired orbits one after the other over a 90 minute period after the lift-off. The life of the payloads in the fourth stage would be about three to four months. The vehicle for the PSLV-C60 mission used here would be the 18th Core-Alone variant. This would be ISRO's last mission in 2024 and the PSLV-C60 is the first vehicle to be integrated upto the fourth stage at the PSLV Integration Facility that has been established here. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)From a chef’s memoir to a food crime novel: Five delicious food writing classics for a foodieJimmy Carter: Many evolutions for a centenarian ‘citizen of the world’
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Old news often retains its relevance when the establishment increases its level of aggression toward its latest target. For instance, in a clip posted to the social media platform X in September 2023, Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, the former House Speaker, described the exact method — she called it a “wrap-up smear” — by which the establishment media colludes with Democrats and establishment Republicans to destroy the character of anyone deemed a threat to the system. Given the date, of course, Pelosi was not specifically addressing the recent attacks against defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth. Still, one could not mistake the pattern she was describing, apparently to a group of journalists. “You smear somebody with falsehoods and all the rest. And then you merchandise it. And then [journalists] write it, and they’ll say, ‘See? It’s reported in the press that this, this, this and this.’ So they have that validation that the press reported the smear, and then it’s called the wrap-up smear,” said. “Now I am going to merchandise the press’s report on the smear that we made. It’s a tactic,” she added. Never forget when Nancy Pelosi revealed the Democrat Party’s entire playbook: ‘The Wrap Up Smear’ “You smear somebody with falsehoods and all the rest and then you merchandise it and then you write it and they’ll say, see, it’s reported in the press that this, this, this and... — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) Needless to say, Pelosi intended those comments as an accusation, not an admission of guilt. As conservative journalist has often said, however, leftists accuse their opponents of doing what they actually do. “They say precisely the opposite of what they mean every time. They accuse you of the crimes they themselves are committing,” Carlson said in a clip posted to X in July 2020. Tucker Carlson Exposing The Left’s Strategy To Take Power “Their first instinct is to manipulate rather than persuade. They hide their real beliefs. They say precisely the opposite of what they mean every time. They accuse you of the crimes they themselves are committing.” — The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) Last month, President-elect Donald Trump nominated , a decorated veteran and political outsider, to serve as secretary of defense. True to form, establishment politicians denounced as unqualified. In other words, he owed no favors to donors and lobbyists, which made him impossible to control. Thus, the establishment turned to the wrap-up smear. Earlier this week, for instance, NBC a hit piece in which 10 current and former Fox News employees, all speaking anonymously, expressed concerns about what they described as Hegseth’s drinking problem — a smear so shameless and cowardly that many of Hegseth’s other former colleagues went on the record to refute it. As Pelosi explained, however, the hit piece only works if it gives establishment senators “validation” when they vote against Hegseth. We see how the game works, and we thank the former speaker for laying it out with such clarity. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. .It's time to acknowledge Terry McLaurin as one of the NFL's superstar WRs | Sporting NewsDriverless Knight Rider-style buses set to hit roads NEXT WEEK as thousands of Brits brace for new transportBefore we get going, let me clarify the title: by “no one,” I mean retail investors—there’s always some institutional savant out there who saw it coming. The surprise? It wasn’t a high-profile fraud, meme stock drama, or crypto implosion. It was long-term Canadian government bonds continuing to underperform in 2024, extending the misery of 2023 and the brutal 2022 bear market when inflation and rising rates delivered a double whammy. Why was this a surprise? Many retail investors assumed that with the Bank of Canada cutting rates aggressively, this type of bond would stage a comeback. While the rate cuts materialized, the rally in long-term bonds never followed. Here’s why. Why long-term bonds didn’t perform well Let’s use ( ) as our case study—a popular pick for retail investors, with over $3.6 billion in assets under management. ZFL carries an AAA credit rating, backed by the Canadian federal government. Despite budget deficits and some questionable policy decisions, Canada remains a reliable lender (for now). However, this isn’t a “safe” ETF by any means—credit risk may be negligible, but its interest rate risk is significant. As of December 9, 2024, ZFL’s weighted average duration was 18.06 years. A simple (though not perfect) way to understand this is: for every 1% decrease in interest rates, ZFL’s net asset value (NAV) should rise by roughly 18.06%, all else being equal. Many retail investors latched onto this concept in 2024, expecting jumbo rate cuts from the Bank of Canada to send long-term bond prices soaring. However, this analysis was overly simplistic. While the rate cuts materialized, ZFL didn’t deliver the anticipated gains. The policy interest rate—the short-term rate directly controlled by the Bank of Canada—was indeed cut aggressively, but long-term bond yields remained elevated, keeping long-term bond prices depressed. Why? Long-term yields reflect more than just central bank policy. Steady economic growth, ongoing government borrowing and deficits, and sticky inflation expectations all contributed to keeping long-term yields higher than expected. What to buy instead While long-term bonds have been a rough ride for price appreciation, their high volatility can actually work in your favour if you focus on generation. One way to do this is by using derivatives like covered calls, which turn volatility into options premiums (cold hard cash). A great example of this strategy is ( ). This ETF is a barbell strategy in action: it combines the stability of U.S. Treasury bills (T-bills) with the income-generating potential of long-term U.S. Treasury bonds, augmented by covered calls. Here’s how it works: 80% of HBIL’s portfolio is allocated to an ETF holding ultra-safe U.S. T-bills. These short-term government securities are essentially risk-free and provide a stable source of monthly interest income. The remaining 20% is invested in a long-term Treasury ETF with an average maturity of around 20 years. To boost income further, HBIL sells covered calls on the long-term Treasury ETF portion of the portfolio. This means the ETF captures premium income by selling the upside potential of these volatile bonds. The result? A steady monthly distribution combining the safety of T-bills with the yield enhancement of covered calls on longer-dated Treasurys. 80% of the ETF is as safe as it gets, while the remaining 20% is structured to harvest income from risk. As of December 10, 2024, HBIL was yielding an impressive 7.45%—a balance of stability and higher income that’s tough to find elsewhere in today’s bond market.
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