swimming. He sought lessons in swimming at the local YMCA‚ till he mastered the freestyle technique.[1] After this‚ he attempted to swim the English Channel. After a few unsuccessful attempts‚ he became the first Indian to swim the English Channel‚ from Dover to Calais on September 27‚ 1958.[2] He successfully crossed the Channel on September 27‚ 1958 in 14 hours and 45 minutes‚ which was incidentally the fourth fastest time. Upon return to India in 1958‚ he awarded the Padma Shri in 1959 by then
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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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Introduction With the development of economic globalization‚ foreign direct investment (FDI) is increasingly being recognized as an important factor in the economic development of countries. Although FDI began centuries ago‚ the biggest growth has occurred in recent years. This growth resulted from several factors‚ particularly the more receptive attitude of governments to investment inflows‚ the process of privatization‚ and the growing interdependence of the world economy. Foreign direct investment
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the topic: Advantage and disadvantages of means of media Means of media are the instruments or devices to disseminate information to common people. Media can be used for promotions of products and services‚ For instance‚ news paper‚ TVs‚ advertisements‚ radio announcements can be used as a means of communication. These are the form of entertainment. These are the means in which globalization takes place‚ a means of informing people about events from local to international
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The factors of influencing the fast food restaurant Chinese fast food is not something new. But fast food is not an original Chinese conception. Traditionally Chinese people value a certain kind of elegant and slow table manners‚ which symbolize health and politeness. The development of Chinese fast food can be traced to 1980s-1990s‚ when Western fast-food giants entered the Chinese market in order to attract more Chinese consumers. As a result of this‚ Chinese-style fast food emerged and
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lives simple and convenient its has also wreaked havoc in their lives. The writer will show the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet. Oxford dictionary( ) has defined internet as ‘a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols’. Therefore one can say internet is a network that promotes people to research and communicate easily in the global village. According to
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Social media is a way of connecting people or a medium for sharing ones ideas. It’s technologies takes different forms like internet‚ blogs‚ forums‚ social networks etc. The qualities social media possess are reach‚ accessibility‚ immediacy‚ permanence. Today’s younger generation depend on social media completely as they prefer to be connected with the world through social networks like facebook‚ twitter etc. If we look up the statistics 93% of youth are active users of internet and 73%
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People with poor mental health are more susceptible to the three main factors that can lead to homelessness: poverty‚ disaffiliation‚ and personal vulnerability. Because they often lack the capacity to sustain employment‚ they have little income. Delusional thinking may lead them to withdraw from friends‚ family and other people. This loss of support leaves them fewer coping resources in times of trouble. Mental illness can also impair a person’s ability to be resilient and resourceful; it can cloud
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Study in Group The advantages and disadvantages Nowadays‚ most of student rather like to study in group better than study individually. Study group is a group we form with 3 or 4 members to discuss certain topic. As you know‚ all things we did‚ there will be we get benefit or loss to us. Same for study group. Do you know the advantages and disadvantages of study group? Here‚ I will list some for you. There are many advantages we can get from study in group. Firstly‚ we can share our opinion with
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education‚ nursery education‚ primary education and secondary education had played a great part in making us what we are today. For some of us‚ choices of tertiary education are more diversified but equally important‚ For instance‚ studying abroad. Therefore‚ let us look into the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad. Firstly‚ staying away from home will present the chance for us to do everything ourselves. For example‚ daily chores‚ meals‚ paying fees or even as simple as waking up on
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