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 better schools Swimming
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Write a 250-word response to each of the following questions: What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media? How might knowing these advantages and disadvantages alter how a person might use social media? One advantage of social media is the ability to stay connected to friends and family‚ especially those you may not see often. You can share photos and even host events which you can invite your friends to. Social media is also a good way to meet new friends and share interests with
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Advantages and disadvantages of marrying young Marriage is believed to be one of the most important commitments made in life. It leads to serious changes in social roles and responsibilities‚ so marrying someone should be a mature and thought-out decision. There are many factors which affect the stability of the union and one of them is considered to be the age of the pair. For instance‚ young people seem to take marriage too lightly nowadays. Many teenagers get married because they are pregnant
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Nairaland is arguably the biggest African forum and one of the largest online forums in the world‚ with over 3.2 million topics posted till date‚ and a preferable platform for about 1.7 million users. It sit atop most African online businesses‚ this includes Linda Ikeja’s blog‚ the self-acclaimed Africa’s richest blogger. However‚ Nairaland has failed to leverage on its young and enthusiastic diverse community to chart a new course for the seemingly young Nigeria’s developing tech-industry. Ranked
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[pic] Medical – Health & Family Welfare‚ Education 1. Motive : To provide the Medical related facilities and prevention of Health to each and every‚ last person of the Nation. 2. Reason : As per present scenario Government Medical Institutions are able to serve/treat only 20% of the Indian population. Rest 80% have to depend upon private sector. 3. Source : Co-operative or Private Public Partnership (Where Management is private while Government place a supportive role). 4. Content : a.
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Advantages and disadvantages of living in Singapore Many envy those who live in metropolitan cities like Singapore as the standard of living is higher‚ lifestyle is comfortable and the country is a safe haven sheltered from many natural disasters. As the saying goes‚ there are always two sides to a coin. Amid the many advantages‚ lie the disadvantages that a modern city brings. One of the advantages of living in Singapore will be its reputation as a safe haven. In fact‚ Singapore is one of the
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This essay is related to the process of Fracking and its implications on the Karoo. It will provide a background on exactly what Fracking is and how the process is carried out and also how and to what extent the process will affect the Karoo. Knowledge gained from the environmental economics course will be used and various factors and arguments will be weighed and taken into consideration with the goal aimed at reaching an evidence based decision as to whether Fracking should or should not be allowed
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Biometrics is described as the science and technology that deals with measuring and statistically analyzing biological data. It is used to uniquely identify individuals by their physical characteristics or personal behavior traits. According to Whitman‚ “Biometric access control is based on the use of some measurable human characteristic or trait to authenticate the identity of a proposed systems user and it relies on recognition”. With regards to information technology‚ “biometrics usually refers
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Discussion / Recommendation 1) The article or journal that we found from different sources especially the internet gave us an enormous awareness about the robots‚ at its most basic a robot is a machine that senses the world‚ processes the sensor information with a computer and then does something in response to that information (such as moving or turning). A robot isn’t just a computer. A desktop computer can “sense” that you are typing or moving the mouse‚ but the computer itself doesn’t move
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We are living in the new era of modern technology which helps us handle most of our manual works. As the matter of fact‚ some hold the view that people not only have to train their mind to deal with works but also need to exercise to maintain a good health. On the contrary‚ some others argue that too much exercise also damages your health. Every coin has their two sides‚ honestly‚ I believe there are both pros can cons in this issue. On the one side‚ nobosy can deny the fact that exercise regularly
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