alongside The Great Spy Experiment. Currently‚ Caracal has signed a contract with Straits Records - their type of label is still indie-‚ which is a local record label dedicated to develop and promote original local and regional music. Straits Records believe in integrating music with various art forms‚ cultures and social issues/politics as a channel and vehicle‚ for entertainment and creativity as well as education. Also‚ Straits Records actively organise music events at venues such The Arts House‚ The
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have passed the Sirens’ island‚ Odysseus and his men must navigate the straits between Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla is a six-headed monster who‚ when ships pass‚ swallows one sailor for each head. Charybdis is an enormous whirlpool that threatens to swallow the entire ship. As instructed by Circe‚ Odysseus holds his course tight against the cliffs of Scylla’s lair. As he and his men stare at Charybdis on the other side of the strait‚ the heads of Scylla swoop down and gobble up six of the sailors. Odysseus
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There are many iconic bridges in our world today. Some are big‚ some are small. Some are short‚ some are tall. Each bridge has its own story and reason to why it was made. Bridges hold a lot of history that many people are not aware of. They remain unchanging as time passes‚ and there is always history that tends to cling on to it forever and ever. Just like the Golden Gate Bridge‚ that was built in 1933‚ it holds many historical values. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most well known bridges
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instead of attacking places like areas of France and Belgium. Russia’s Grand Duke Nicholas appealed to Britain for aid in a Turkish invasion in the Caucasus. Eventually the Allied Forces decided to launch a naval expedition to capture the Dardanelles Straits‚ a small straight that connected the Aegean Sea to the Marmara Sea in North West Turkey. If they invaded successfully‚ they would own a small strip of sea that connected them to Russia‚ so that they could team up and destroy Turkey. The attack from
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survival. The Malay traders who came to Singapore came brought a variety of Straits produce e.g. spices. In addition‚ the European traders who came brought in goods that were unique as they were made in European factors. This increased the variety of goods that could be found in Singapore thus attracting more traders. The Europeans also set up big trading companies and agency houses that had links with Europe. As for the main straits Chinese who spoke Malay‚ English and local dialect‚ they acted as middlemen
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changes on the Finnish coast. In Finland‚ the uplift of the land after the last glacial period is still 4–10 millimeters per year. Moreover‚ climate models predict stronger western winds‚ which will push water into the Baltic Sea through the Danish straits and water will accumulate against the Finnish coast. So far‚ post-glacial rebound has offset the rise in sea level in Finland‚ but the situation is gradually changing on the southern coast. It is estimated that the sea level will start to rise in
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How to solve the problem of bus bunching This story was first published in The Straits Times on March 22‚ 2013 By Alexander Erath For The Straits Times THE recent announcements by the Ministry of Transport bode well for the public transport system in Singapore - especially for bus services. Adding more bus lanes and enlarging bus bays will go a long way in improving service reliability. More importantly‚ the new bus quality incentive framework will spur the operators to run their buses
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text and make them think beyond the obvious. In Billy Collins’ poem it compares a man embracing himself to a man in a strait jacket. When first reading the poem without the reference to the strait jacket one might think he would be joking and would not look into the desperation the character might really be in. Once Collins’ introduces the idea of a man being tailored for a strait jacket it really leads the reader to think about the tragic reality of this man’s loneliness. The description of the
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Generations: term used to describe the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who‚ while children‚ Australian state and federal governments forcibly removed from their families. The term usually refers to those taken during the period from about 1910 to around 1970. For most Australians‚ the family unit is where people should be cared for‚ protected and educated in the behaviour and customs of their society and culture. In Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families‚ feelings of kinship are also important
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then answer questions by filling in the table that follows. Victoria’s Ugly Stain Victoria’s sewage treatment is at third-world standards. Some BC politicians and other interest groups claim that the 34 billion litres of raw sewage spewing into the Strait of Juan de Fuca every year from the Capital Regional District (CRD)‚ which covers Victoria and surrounding areas‚ has no harmful affects on the marine ecosystem. It is also suggested that the cold tidal currents of the ocean flush away raw waste with
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