established a branch in the New Hebrides. The next year HSBC and Commercial Bank of Australia (see below) also established branches. 1973: BNSW became the corporate sponsor of the Rescue Helicopter service started by Surf Life Saving Australia. The service is known today as the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service 1974: The Bank of New Zealand (20%)‚ BNSW (20%)‚ Bank of Hawaii (20%)‚ and the Government of Tonga (40%) established Bank of Tonga as a joint venture. 1975: BNSW incorporated its
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The Wright Brothers Before the late 20th century‚ transportation was difficult and took massive amounts of time and effort to go from place to place. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the concept of human flight possible on December 17‚ 1905‚ but what makes Orville and Wilbur Wright deserve a place in history? Orville and Wilbur Wright‚ also known as the Wright Brothers‚ have made an immense contribution to the mass travel of the world. These two inventors and aviation pioneers had created and flew
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through mental and physical abuse that included theft‚ beatings and the hostages were scared for their lives (Bowden). President Carter sent Operation Eagle Claw into action‚ it was a complete failure due to the technical difficulties with the helicopters‚ and the end the hostages were released due to the Iran Hostage Crisis Negotiations and were released after 444 days of captivity (PBS‚ Unknown). The results of Iran was a country that supported anti-Americanism and the United States placed many
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The Uttarakhand Tragedy In June 2013‚ a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country’s worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. Though some parts of Himachal Pradesh‚ Haryana‚ Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India‚ some regions of Western Nepal‚ and some parts of Western Tibet also experienced heavy rainfall‚ over 95% of the casualties occurred in Uttarakhand. As of 16 July 2013‚ according to figures provided by
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blending drama and gore. The film is set in the 1980’s at Antarctic research bases. The story begins with a dog being pursued by a Norwegian helicopter. Eventually‚ the dog makes it to the American research base‚ where the Americans are caught by surprise to see the helicopter firing at the fleeing dog. After an accident with some explosives the helicopter is blown up by the piolet‚ while the shooter manages to escape the wreck. Now‚ on foot the desperate Norwegian tries to kill the dog one
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“A campsite!” we shouted‚ we all went over to the trailers as my hand got closer to one of the knobs we heard a growling noise. “Where is that coming from?” gina asked as I started walking steadily around back. “Ummm‚ should we go back there?” jenny asked as i peeked over the corner‚ I grabbed a shard of long sharp glass‚ put my sock on the not sharp end and held it like a knife. “RUFF RUFF RUFF GRRRRRRUFF‚” we all flinched at the same time. I jumped sideways ays to get a view of the creature. As
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India’s Tejas‚ light combat helicopter dazzle participants at Aero India From ANI Bangalore‚ Feb 9: India’s own first supersonic multi-role combat aircraft Tejas and light combat helicopter (LCH) dazzled participants at the Aero India 2011 on Wednesday with their breathtaking aerobatic manouveres at Air Force Station Yelhanka. It was for the first time that India’s indigenously developed fighter‚ including a trainer variant and a naval variant‚ were on display in a combat-related role on
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finally look up‚ I see at least half of the officers on the floor‚ dead. The other half look around in fear. When a few raise their guns at me to shoot again‚ an explosive goes off. Now there are only twelve officers left‚ including the few in the helicopter above me. “How
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user of resources to be able to ‘track’ what my children have been up to. I feel that a parent should use all the available resources to understand their children’s curiosities and be able to address them appropriately with ample knowledge. A helicopter parent is one that pays close attention to their children’s experiences and problems socially and within their educational experience‚ similar to how a
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I woke up on the ground with my ankle sore and my head throbbing. Then I realized that it was my seventh birthday‚ I was so excited! It was an amazing feeling when I remembered that I was going to have a party at the park! The only thing I didn’t know was that I was going to climb a ladder that day. I was also going to get a little wet. Then we finally set up the party and everyone arrived and then we had cake and started playing tag. I climbed up the play structure and went down the slide. And
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