Arjuna Award for her achievements in 1983. Mihir Sen (16 November 1930 - 11 June 1997) was an Indian swimmer‚ best known for being the first Asian to swim the English Channel in 1958‚ and for being the first swimmer ever to have crossed the Palk Straits (in 1966) Early life[edit] He was born on November 16‚ 1930‚ in Purulia‚ West Bengal to physician Ramesh Sen and his wife‚ Lilabati. Largely due to the efforts of his mother Lilabati‚ the Sens moved to Cuttack when Mihir was eight‚ as Cuttack had
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A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation‚ attracting visitors for holidays orvacations. Resorts are places‚ towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company. Such a self-contained resort attempts to provide for most of a vacationer’s wants while remaining on the premises‚ such as food‚ drink‚ lodging‚ sports‚ entertainment‚ and shopping. Destination resort A destination resort is a resort that contains‚ in and of itself‚ the necessary guest attraction capabilities—that
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Background The block Telaga Said-Darat‚ located in southwestern of North Sumatra Basin‚ is the oldest oilfield in Indonesia‚ with total area of 82 km2. It was firstly discovered in 1883‚ with the development history of fifty years. Oil and gas exploration and development mainly depends on surface geological surveys. In the absence of any modern seismic exploration and logging techniques‚ oil and gas structural traps were found in the field and produced with outmoded drilling and oil extraction
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pdf University of Ballarat. (2007‚ May 14). Staff Grievance. Retrieved July 2‚ 2012‚ from University of Ballarat : http://policy.ballarat.edu.au/university/staff_grievance/ch02.php University of Ballarat. (2011‚ December 13). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment. Retrieved June 20‚ 2012‚ from University of Ballarat: http://policy.ballarat.edu.au/human_resources/aboriginal_torres_strait_islander/ch01.php University of Ballarat. (2012‚ July 2). Careers@UB. Retrieved July 2‚ 2012‚ from University
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The evocity I have chosen to move in to and start a family over the next 5 years was Bathurst. The Bathurst Regional Council is located 200km west of Sydney which is not too far‚ allowing me to have close access to the city from time to time and with a population of 40‚209 people‚ Bathurst is not a very population-dense city which is preferred by me for the growth of a new family. The cost of living in Bathurst is ridiculously cheap compared to Sydney. A full-brick house with 2 bedrooms is about
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Thailand The earliest inhabitants of what is now Thailand were hunter-gatherers. However about 4‚000 BC they began farming. They grew rice. At first the farmers used stone tools but about 3‚000 BC bronze was discovered. From about 500 BC the people of what is now Thailand used iron. At first what is now Thailand was divided into small states called Meuang. By 100 AD they were practicing Theravada Buddhism. However the ancestors of modern Thais are believed to have come from southern China. They
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CAUSES why invade Gallipoli one of the main causes to invade was the need to capture the Dardanelles straights to give the Russians the supplies and to help stall the advance into Russia from the Turks so they were to invade Gallipoli capture the Dardanelles straights and knock turkey of the war as an added bonus. cause of the first World War The immediate cause for World War 1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Selamat involving the massive usage of mass media had successfully trigger the fear in the minds of the citizens and the issue on terrorism(security matters) became increasingly important during that period of time. Many citizens wrote in to Straits Times claiming that the government deserved to be blamed for the escape of Mas Selamat and if terrorism will to happen
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on it. Every practice starts with pushing the boat off the gray inflatable docks and leaving all of my stresses and worries behind. As we begin rowing down a narrow strait‚ the boathouse slowly fades away into the distance as our surroundings become sloughs on each side of the strait. After a few hundred yards of the narrow strait‚ the channel begins to open wider and the water gets rougher. The slough slowly develops into
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In Malaysia‚ there are still a lot of people who can be consider as homeless especially in big cities such as Kuala Lumpur‚ Malacca and Johor Bharu. There are many causes which may lead an individual becomes homeless either external or internal. However‚ it depends on how they can manage their life and try to living outside the homeless group. According to the Homeless World Cup (2015)‚ the last time a global survey was attempt by the United Nations in 2005 an estimated 100 million people were homeless
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