who wanted to be the first to sail from europe to india
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Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India The discovery of the sea route to India is the description sometimes used in Europe and among the Portuguese for the first recorded trip made directly from Europe to India via the Atlantic Ocean. It was undertaken under the command of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama during the reign of King Manuel I in 1497–1499. Considered by Europe to be one of the most remarkable voyages of the Age of Discovery, it consolidated the Portuguese maritime presence over the Indian Ocean and that country's dominance of global trade routes. The plan for
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João de Sá João de Sá, knight (fl. 1497 – 1514) was a Portuguese explorer, who accompanied Vasco da Gama on the voyage of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. Sá was a scrivener on the first Portuguese voyage to India, traveling on the carrack "São Rafael" which was captained by Vasco da Gama's younger brother, Paulo da Gama. Sá was also a member of the group who accompanied Gama on his first trip into Calicut on 20 May 1498. On the return voyage the "São Rafael" was scuttled off the East African coast, and the
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1511 and April 1514, de Sá, who was a trained scrivener, was the "treasurer of spices" in the Casa da Índia. He had also become a cavalier by royal letter in January 1512. Editions of the "Journal": João de Sá João de Sá, knight (fl. 1497 – 1514) was a Portuguese explorer, who accompanied Vasco da Gama on the voyage of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. Sá was a scrivener on the first Portuguese voyage to India, traveling on the carrack "São Rafael" which was captained by Vasco da Gama's younger brother, Paulo da Gama.
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Pêro Escobar Pedro Escobar, also known as Pêro Escobar, was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator who discovered São Tomé (December 21, 1471), Annobon (January 1, 1472), Príncipe (January 17, 1472) islands, together with João de Santarém c. 1470. He is then recorded sailing with Diogo Cão on his first voyage in 1482, and as the pilot of the famous Bérrio caravel on Vasco da Gama’s first expedition in 1497 to sail directly from Europe to India. He was also on Pedro Álvares Cabral’s discovery of Brazil in 1500. In 1471, working in the service of Lisbon merchant Fernão Gomes, who had
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Dias had turned back—and sailed into unknown waters. On 20 May 1498, they arrived at Calicut. The efforts of Vasco da Gama to get favourable trading conditions were hampered by the low value of their goods, compared with the valuable goods traded there. Two years and two days after departure, Gama and a survivor crew of 55 men returned in glory to Portugal as the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. In 1500, a second, larger fleet of thirteen ships and about 1500 men were sent to India. Under command of Pedro Álvares Cabral they made a
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Islamic Ottoman Empire, itself gaining territories and colonies in Eastern Europe. The first foothold outside of Europe was gained with the conquest of Ceuta in 1415. During the 15th century, Portuguese sailors discovered the Atlantic islands of Madeira, Azores, and Cape Verde, which were duly populated, and pressed progressively further along the west African coast until Bartolomeu Dias demonstrated it was possible to sail around Africa by rounding the Cape of Good Hope in 1488, paving the way for Vasco da Gama to reach India in 1498. Portuguese successes led to Spanish financing of a mission by Christopher Columbus in
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row with the boats of Gragoatá Club decided to found a rowing club. On August 21, 1898 in a room of the "Sons of Talma Dramatic Society", with 62 members (mostly Portuguese immigrants), the Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (Vasco da Gama Rowing Club) was born. Inspired by the celebrations of the 4th centenary of the first sail from Europe to India, the founders chose the name of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama to baptise the new club. Football was included only with the fusion with Lusitania Clube, other mostly Portuguese immigrants club. Beginning in the smaller leagues,
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Gaspar da Gama Gaspar da Gama also known as Gaspar da India and Gaspar de Almeida (probably Poznań, Poland c. 1444 - Calicut, India or Lisbon, Portugal c. 1510) was a traveller of Jewish origin who acted as interpreter ("Língua", in old Portuguese) and provided many services to the Portuguese maritime explorations, since being first approached or captured by Vasco da Gama's fleet returning from the first travel from Europe to India. He was probably born in the Kingdom of Poland, in Poznań, later naturalized in Portugal. He sailed with several Portuguese fleets between Europe and India, including the fleet
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Thomas Christians and the Jews, as the Inquisition was active in Portuguese India. Kochi hosted the grave of Vasco da Gama, the first European explorer to set sail for India, who was buried at St. Francis Church until his remains were returned to Portugal in 1539. The Portuguese rule was followed by that of the Dutch who renamed Fort Immanuel as Fort Stormsburg. In meantime, the Royal Family of Kochi relocated the capital of Kochi Kingdom to Thrissur, leaving nominal authority over Islands of Kochi. In 1664, Fort Kochi Municipality was established by Dutch, making it the first municipality in
Kochi
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Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India The discovery of the sea route to India is the description sometimes used in Europe and among the Portuguese for the first recorded trip made directly from Europe to India via the Atlantic Ocean. It was undertaken under the command of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama during the reign of King Manuel I in 1497–1499. Considered by Europe to be one of the most remarkable voyages of the Age of Discovery, it consolidated the Portuguese maritime presence over the Indian Ocean and that country's dominance of global trade routes. The plan for
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The state was ruled by Cochin Royal Family. On the earlier days, the kingdom of Kochi was always under the shadow of the attacks from Samoothirippadu (often anglicised as Zamorin), the ruler of Malabar the northern neighbour. From 1503 to 1663, Kochi was allied to Portugal. Kochi hosted the grave of Vasco da Gama, the first European explorer to set sail for India, who was buried at St. Francis Church until his remains were returned to Portugal in 1539. The Dutch, who had allied with the Zamorins in order to conquer Kochi, later became an ally of Kochi. In the
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Pêro da Covilhã, who had been sent overland to India and returned with reports useful to their navigators. Using his experience with explorative travel, Dias helped in the construction of the "São Gabriel" and its sister ship the "São Rafael" that were used in 1498 by Vasco da Gama to sail past the Cape of Good Hope and continue to India. Dias only participated in the first leg of Da Gama's voyage, until the Cape Verde Islands. Two years later he was one of the captains of the second Indian expedition, headed by Pedro Álvares Cabral. This flotilla first reached
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1869. It is unclear why Frances separated herself from her children and returned to India, unless she had found herself a misfit in British society and had been unable to adjust to a new environment during the ten years she spent there. Perhaps she yearned for the familiar places, scenes and way of life to which she had been accustomed for the first thirty-three years of her life. Perhaps she had some relatives of Indian blood, and wanted to be with them; perhaps her relationship with her children was not entirely cordial. Whatever the reason, she set sail for India
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heavy bodied, pungent, and considered to be dry with a musty, chocolatey aroma and notes of spice and nuts. The origins of Monsoon Malabar date back to the times of the British Raj, when, during the months that the beans were transported by sea from India to Europe, the humidity and the sea winds combined to cause the coffee to ripen from the fresh green to a more aged pale yellow. In the past, when wooden vessels carried raw coffee from India to Europe, during the monsoon months taking almost six months to sail around the Cape of Good Hope,
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Hanse Sail The Hanse Sail in Rostock is the largest maritime festival in Mecklenburg (Germany) and one of the largest in Europe. About 250 traditional sailing ships of all types and sizes from a vast variety of countries visit the coast of the city of Rostock every year during the second weekend of August. Today, the Hanse Sail forms part of the joint "Baltic Sail", which takes place in several countries bordering the Baltic Sea during July and August. The first Hanse Sail took place between 22–28 July 1991. Despite initial skepticism, the first Hanse Sail turned out to be
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since almost every other sailing craft has the numbers assigned by the national organization. This means that the same Laser can be moved between countries without having to change sail numbers. The first commercially sold Laser sailboat had sail number 100: earlier boats were considered "prototypes". In Europe the smaller Radial sail has surpassed the original Laser Standard sail in popularity, and replaced the Europe Dinghy as the Women's Singlehanded Dinghy for the 2008 Olympics. The Radial uses the same hull and fittings as the Laser Standard, but has a smaller sail (5.8 m²) than the Standard with a different
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finds of armour and swords dating back to the Roman Empire. Spartacus and his army of slaves were marching toward Apulia to set sail for Thrace when Crassus, who was at the head of a well-armed Roman army, attacked from behind. Spartacus, partially due to the weariness of his men, wanted to take the battle to the Romans. Spartacus killed his horse, saying that if he won he would have all the horses he wanted, but if he lost he would not be tempted to run away. Spartacus was at the front of the attack, where he died after first
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whose mandate dictated that securing the North-West Frontier was his primary responsibility, the demand to send troops to Europe was unwelcome, and he fought hard to keep the Army of India in India. Failing that, Hardinge wanted the Persian Gulf to be the exclusive responsibility for the Raj, since this was considered a quiet theatre that would not drain away too many troops and by having the Raj protect Britain's oil supplies, allowing him to say that India was making a major contribution to the war effort. The India Office in London wanted the operations in Persian Gulf to be
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garrison of only fourteen persons set sail for Europe. Thus imperial Austrian interests disappeared from India. Bankipur (Bengal) Bankipur was an ancient village on the Hugli river located in what is now West Bengal, north of Barrackpore, a little north of Ishapore. It is now a suburb of Barrackpore and is not to be confused with Bankipur city (West Bengal) located on the coast (at 21.76° N and 87.86° E). Bankipur was famous as the principal settlement of the Ostend Company, the one great effort made by the Austrian Empire to secure a foothold in India. The Ostend Company was
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had come to know Mirra when he was in discussions with Max Théon. Vrekhem, a biographer of Mirra, informs that Richard was undergoing a legal problem in inheriting children from his first marriage to a Dutch woman, and had asked Mirra for help which she had accepted by marrying him. Richard was also an aspiring politician and had attempted to get elect to the French senate from Pondicherry which was then under French control. Despite his initial failure he wanted to make a second attempt, and on 7 March 1914 Mirra along with Richard set sail to India and reached
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Europe (1803 EIC ship) Europe was launched in 1803 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made six voyages for the EIC. On her third voyage the French captured her, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her some months later. In 1817 her owners sold her for a hulk but new owners continued to sail her between London and India. She is last listed in 1824. Captain William Gelston sailed from The Downs on 6 May 1803, bound for Madras, Bengal, and Benkulen. She reached Madras on 29 August and arrived at Diamond Harbour on
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She hired private investigators to stay one step ahead of his investigators. This chase across Europe so unsettled Mr. McMillan that he asked Edna if she would not rather marry immediately in Switzerland. She said that she wanted to marry in her own country and set sail for the United States with her purchases. Surprisingly, within short order, the wedding was called off- the press attributed this change to Mr. McMillan's mother who had refused her consent after hearing of Edna Goodrich's involvement in the divorce of Nat Goodwin from his third wife, Maxine Elliott. The press later reported that
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Schweitzer (a surfer) took out the first patent on Drake's Windsurfer design in 1968. The universal sail system with pivotal mast was already in public use from Darby's invention at that time. Developed commercially through company Windsurfing International Inc., after Hoyle bought Drake out of his half of the patent for $36,000, he quickly expanded the company thorough licensing the patent internationally. However, Europe was now the largest growing market for windsurfers, and the sub-licensed companies - Tabur (later Bic Sport), F2, Mistral - wanted to find a way to remove or reduce their royalty payments to Windsurfing International. Tabur
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Simon de Cordes Simon de Cordes (died 1598) was a Dutch explorer and after the death of Admiral Jacques Mahu, he became leader of an expedition of five ships that the Indies wanted to achieve. The first major expedition, organized by Pieter van der Hagen or Vans from Zeeland and Johan van der Veeken, consisted of a fleet of five ships and 494 (according to other sources 507) crew members via Chile and Peru via the Strait of Magellan to sail to India. The ships with their initial captains were: The hope with Jacques Mahu The love with Simon de
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Girijabai Sail Institute of Technology Girijabai Sail Institute of Technology (GSIT) is an engineering college in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India situated approximately 12 km from Karwar in the surroundings of Majali. The college is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum . It is also approved by All India Council for Technical Education AICTE, New Delhi. also in collaboration with The JGI Group Girijabai Sail Institute of Technology (GSIT) is the first major initiative of Girijabai Sail Memorial Trust (GSMT) towards its mission of higher education. The Trust aims at continuing such efforts and starting more career oriented courses
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Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and was sent to Fort Lee, Virginia for training. Contreras volunteered to be part of the 149th WAAC Post Headquarters Company the first to go overseas, setting sail from New York Harbor for Europe on January 1943. She was the first person of Hispanic heritage and the first of approximately 200 Puerto Rican women who would serve in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. The unit arrived in Northern Africa on January 27, 1943 and rendered overseas duties in Algiers, in General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s theatre headquarters. The women who served abroad were not
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some exposure to Europe and the wider world outside India; secondly, Vittal wanted to see Europe and gain first-hand practical knowledge that he believed to be a lot more valuable than formal education. He also learned Spanish in the process. In 1946-47 he started acquiring the shares of United Breweries Limited. In 1947, Mallya was elected as United Breweries' first Indian director. After a year, he replaced R.G.N.Price as the chairman of the company. In 1951, he acquired McDowell & Company Limited. Moving to Bangalore in 1952, Mallya started a steady acquisition of small breweries and distilleries. New breweries were
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but they were very expensive because it was an inconvenience to trade. For example, it was dangerous and time consuming to travel by land from Europe to India. As a result, King D. João II of Portugal established a plan for ships to explore the coast of Africa to see if India was navigable via around the cape, and through the Indian Ocean. King João II appointed Bartolomeu Dias, on October 10, 1486, to head an expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa in the hope of finding a trade route to India. Dias helped in the construction
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most important harbors were Mocha, Qanī (now Bi'r `Ali, Yemen), Aden, and Muska (Samharam). The most important ports of the Western Arabic Peninsula included the port of al-Sha'ibah, the port of Aylah (Aqaba) and the port of "Luwikat Kuma" (al-Hawra'). One of the naval paths used by Arabs to reach India started from "The Euphrates of Maysan" to Debal on the Indus river. Likewise, they would sail from al-Ubulla, passing Oman and then on to India. Those who traveled from the harbors of Yemen such as Qanī and "Muza" of the port of Gerrha would sail directly to India without
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Czech tourists, Antonie Chrástecká and Hana Humpálová, following two months of intense negotiations. They were kidnapped near Taftan, Pakistan, by an al Qaeda-linked armed group on March 13, 2013, while travelling overland from Europe to India. In January 2010, the Free Gaza Movement and İHH announced a joint venture to send ten vessels to the Gaza strip in the spring of 2010, a flotilla to be further joined by organizations from Greece, Ireland and Sweden. On 30 May 2010, a flotilla of six ships carrying 663 activists from 37 nations rendezvoused near Cyprus and set sail for Gaza. The stated
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huge follower of the Young British Artist or YBA movement, in the 90s. By late 1999, Ditton had grown disillusioned with conceptual art and so set off for India to learn to carve stone. Ditton travelled on to Asia and in Thailand responded to an advert looking for crew to sail back to Europe via the Red Sea. This ocean voyage set the bar for many to come. After taking a 4 year sabbatical between her first and second year, Ditton graduated with a BA (Honours) degree in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts, part of the University of
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soon seep into British business and public life. The rights and duties of the British government with regards the Company's new territories came also to be examined. The British parliament then held several inquiries and in 1773, during the premiership of Lord North, enacted the "Regulating Act", which established regulations, its long title stated, "for the better Management of the Affairs of the "East India Company", as well in "India" as in "Europe"" Although Lord North himself wanted the Company's territories to be taken over by the British state, he faced determined political opposition from many quarters, including some in
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Robert Calder at the Battle of Cape Finisterre, losing the Spanish ships "Firme" and "San Rafael". After this they took refuge in Cádiz by order of Villeneuve, contradicting the original plan of Napoleon. The French soldiers never embarked, and were moved to the interior of Europe, freeing many of them to take part in the Battle of Austerlitz. He later moved his flag to "Principe de Asturias". In Cadiz relations between the supposed allies were poor. Gravina and other Spanish commanders argued strongly with the French, who wanted to sail immediately, whereas the Spaniards recommended waiting for more favourable conditions.
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winter, and the upper slopes of the volcano are covered in snow. The only recorded eruption began on 10 October 1961 from a vent on the north shore of the island, and continued into March 1962. The entire population of the island (264) had to be evacuated and did not return until 1963. Queen Mary's Peak was used by sailors on the route from Europe to the Indian Ocean and beyond as a navigational aid. In the 17th century the East India Company instructed captains to sail via Tristan. In 2004, Ellen MacArthur sighted the Peak on her record-breaking circumnavigation
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in Europe in time for the European Summer. Recently, Cruise & Maritime Voyages purchased the vessel from its bankrupt owners, Premicon. The vessel is planned to sail a winter 2015 season with Cruise & Maritime Voyages before briefly moving back to the fleet of Transocean Tours where she will sail a summer season from Germany before switiching back to "CMV" for the winter 2016 season. Externally, the 1987-built "Astor" was designed to be almost identical to the 1981-built "Astor", but approximately longer. Due to the similar design the ships were distinguishable only due to the additional windows below the first
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changes in Germany, which was becoming intellectually and morally narrower and less liberal. Those who argued against the secularisation of education (and against the rights of Africans in Europe) were regaining their ascendancy over those (such as Christian Wolff) who campaigned for greater academic and social freedom. Amo was subjected to an unpleasant campaign by some of his enemies, including a public lampoon staged at a theatre in Halle. He finally decided to return to the land of his birth. He set sail on a Dutch West India Company ship to Ghana via Guinea, arriving in about 1747; his father
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to this early Christianity, if it did exist? Costa proposes that the Portuguese destroyed the vestiges and forcibly assimilated these Christians to their own form of Christianity. Those who resisted were among those who fled Goa, he says. It could also be when the zealous Bahmani Muslim empire ruled over Goa. The Portuguese came to India with the ambition of capturing the Asian trade to Europe through the Arab world and by-passing the traditional Silk Route from China to Europe. They also hoped to create an empire and propagate Christianity. The Portuguese first reached the west coast of India in
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that keeps us dynamic. We’re always having fun!" The following is taken from the "Biography" section of The Little Ones Facebook fan page: Our friend Moses tells us about The Little Ones’ journey out of the land of White Noise...The Little Ones finally left the land of White Noise and set sail to bring good cheer to others everywhere. Uncle Lee’s Rule of Feet proved to be too infectious and the boys wanted to spread the word to everyone across the land. They crisscrossed many roads to find that there were others who wanted to experience ‘The Rule’. The Little
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"Sphinx" first set her spinnaker in the Solent in 1865, and the first recorded use of the word was in 1866 in the August edition of "Yachting Calendar and Review" (p. 84). In addition, the term may have been influenced by the spanker, originally a gaff rigged fore-and-aft sail. Another suggestion is that the idea for the sail was conceived in 1865 by William Gordon, owner of the racing yacht Niobe. He wanted to name the sail after his yacht but a crewman's comment, 'Now there's a sail to make her spin' became 'spin maker' which developed into the commonly
Spinnaker
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On June 3, 1947, Lord Mountbatton announced that district of Gurdaspur was going to be aligned with Pakistan. Muslims, after listening to this, guarded the homes and properties of their Non-Muslim neighbours from the riots, but Radcliff gifted this district to India to enable Kashmir to join India. Even the king of Kashmir, Hari Singh wanted it to be mixed with India. The novel revolves around the life of the protagonist Saleem, who is the son of a Tahsildar and belongs to a very influential yet virtuous joint-family. The First part of the novel is all about the childhood of
Khaak aur Khoon
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to Cape Town, it was decided that Duminy would sail to Europe in the Postillon to convey this news to the Dutch East India Company’s authorities. The Postillon was however intercepted by a British fleet and Duminy was taken to the West Indies as a prisoner of war after he had thrown his despatches into the sea. Fortunately for him, a truce had just been signed so that he was able to sail to Holland via England as a passenger. In Holland, he was given the command of the Meermin, a newly built frigate (500 tons, 26 guns) and given
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Canadian exclusion laws were preventing Punjabis from immigrating there. He wanted to circumvent these laws by hiring a boat to sail from Calcutta to Vancouver. His aim was to help his compatriots whose previous journeys to Canada had been blocked. Though Gurdit Singh was apparently aware of regulations when he chartered the ship "Komagata Maru" in January 1914, he continued with his enterprise to challenge the continuous journey regulation in the hopes of opening the door for immigration from India to Canada. At the same time, in January 1914, he publicly espoused the Ghadarite cause while in Hong Kong. The
Komagata Maru incident
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good promotion for Rostock and a good percentage of Hanse Sail visitors usually return for a holiday. Hanse Sail The Hanse Sail in Rostock is the largest maritime festival in Mecklenburg (Germany) and one of the largest in Europe. About 250 traditional sailing ships of all types and sizes from a vast variety of countries visit the coast of the city of Rostock every year during the second weekend of August. Today, the Hanse Sail forms part of the joint "Baltic Sail", which takes place in several countries bordering the Baltic Sea during July and August. The first Hanse Sail
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days, visiting 74 ports in 39 countries and transforming young naval cadets into mariners. In 2012 INS "Sudarshini", built to the same design, was commissioned by the Indian Navy. In 2015, "Tarangini" began an eight month voyage (4 May – 3 December 2015) to participate in the annual tall ship races and other events at Europe, organised under the aegis of Sail Training International. During these eight months, the ship traveled approximately 17,000 miles under sail through the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea. She visited 17 ports in 14 countries to showcase India to the world,
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of Glasgow who operated a few sailing vessels. This resulted in the formation of the company Handysides & Henderson with the aim of establishing a New York service. At first they only operated to India under sail, in 1856 the company advertised it was to begin transatlantic sailings and the sailing ship "Tempest" was sent to Randolf and Elder, to have 150 horsepower compound steam engines installed In October of that year the first Anchor Line service to New York set sail. Unfortunately, the following year the "Tempest" was lost at sea. She left New York, commanded by Captain James
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was the financial backer to the development of the SONAR class of club racing sailboats in the late 1980s. The goal was to produce a “a boat with a large, comfortable, cockpit that could accommodate a gaggle of kids or non-sailors as a good teaching machine. They also wanted good light-air sailing performance . . . with a high sail area/wetted surface ratio . . . a light boat that could be easily drysailed and trailered. . . They wanted a fun dinghy-like boat to sail, . . . a fairly flat hull and planned for a jib, not a
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that the high officials in Sunpu only wanted Pessoa to give his account of the Macau events in person—he would be pardoned as a foreigner even if he was found guilty. Many Portuguese believed Arima, but not Pessoa, who knew Arima had assembled a force of 1200 samurai against him. Pessoa now would not go ashore even for Mass, and ordered his crew to come aboard the carrack to set sail. However, this was delayed as some crew believed that the current crisis was merely Pessoa's personal feud and dragged their feet, while most who had wanted to embark were
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medicine, astronomy, and mathematics. At the age of 17, he went on his first journey. By the end of his life he will have travelled over 60,000 kilometres within 37 years. Zeynalabdin Shirvani had keen interest in exploring Asia and almost never visited Europe. He was attached to his homeland and turned down many offers of local lords who were fascinated by his erudition and wanted him to settle on their lands (in Egypt, Turkey, etc.). During his first journey, Shirvani visited what is now Azerbaijan, Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. His second journey included
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mid-Atlantic. This was a major step in the history of navigation, when an understanding of oceanic wind patterns was crucial to Atlantic navigation, from Africa and the open ocean to Europe, and enabled the main route between the New World and Europe in the North Atlantic in future voyages of discovery. Although the lateen sail allowed sailing upwind to some extent, it was worth even major extensions of course to have a faster and calmer following wind for most of a journey. Portuguese mariners who sailed south and southwest towards the Canary Islands and West Africa would afterwards sail far
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shipped in from United States with German help. The first group of 60 Ghadarites led by Jawala Singh, left San Francisco for Canton aboard the steamship "Korea" on 29 August. They were to sail on to India, where they would be provided with arms to organise a revolt. At Canton, more Indians joined, and the group, now numbering about 150, sailed for Calcutta on a Japanese vessel. They were to be joined by more Indians arriving in smaller groups. During the September–October time period, about 300 Indians left for India in various ships like SS "Siberia", "Chinyo Maru", "China", "Manchuria",
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is converted into steel. Iron and steel scrap may be added to both to the blast furnace and to the basic iron furnace. There are about five integrated SAIL plants in India. There are more than 50 iron and steel industries in India. Given below are major steel plants in India: The iron and steel industry in India is organised into three categories: main producers, other major producers, and secondary producers. In 2004-05, the main producers i.e. SAIL, TISCO and RINL had a combined capacity of around 50% of India’s total steel production capacity and production. The other major producers
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guardian. Secretly, she and Dodo take off on their own for London. In the City, Dick encounters Obadiah Upward, an up-and-coming merchant, who explains how their fortunes can be made in distant China from the sale of poppies. Dodo and Sally arrive and they agree to make the journey. They sail to India, and, in the poppy fields, Dodo tells Upward why she loves him - "Nostalgie de la Boue". Dick and Jack reflect on British India, the East India Company and the Battle of Plassey in a Kipling-esque ballad - "John Companee" En route for China aboard one of
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KLF. "India Today's", Volume 17 mentioned that Budhsinghwala was responsible for the killings and injury of key police officers and politicians. According to a police report, Budhsinghwala was killed by police on 29 July 1992 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The firefight took several hours. At the time of his death he was said to be wanted by Indian Government in 37 accomplished actions against India After Budhsinghwala's death, Dr Pritam Singh Sekhon succeeded him as head of the KLF. His death anniversaries are regularly observed in North America, Europe and India by various political parties. Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala Gurjant Singh
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about 1617 in England), an indentured servant who migrated to America in 1635 on the "Truelove". Carpenter was the first of at least five children. His only brother (born 1857) became a doctor and worked with Carpenter at the Carpenter Steel Company. Carpenter spent time on Long Island as a child, both in Jamaica, Queens, and in Brooklyn. Fascinated by sailing ships and by how things worked, he learned to sail small boats and said he wanted to be a sailor. He went to sea as a cabin boy in 1860, aged 14, with his father's permission. In 1861, at
James Henry Carpenter
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the convenience of travelers from India and other countries east of the Arabian peninsula. The mīqāts are as follows: 1. Dhu'l-Hulayfah - This mīqāt is about from Medinah and about from Mecca. Dhu'l-Hulayfah is the mīqāt for those who live in Madinah and for those who approach Mecca from the direction of Medinah. 2. Juhfah - This mīqāt is about to the northwest of Mecca. This is the mīqāt for the people who come from the direction of Syria. 3. Qarn ul-Manāzil - Also known as Mīqāt Al-Sail, located from Mecca, in a small town known as As-Sail Al-Kabeer on
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India Company into the largest British trading hong (洋行), or firm, in Asia. William Jardine was now being referred to by the other traders as "Tai-pan", a Chinese colloquial title meaning 'Great Manager'. In a thunderous tribute to Jardine, Matheson wrote, "I am sure none can be more zealous in your service." Jardine succeeded in capturing much of the East India Company's old market supported by its fleet of fast, elegant tea clippers that could out-sail most competitors to be the first to reach consumer markets. These included the "Sylph", which set an unbroken speed record by sailing from Calcutta
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up a course on Music Production from London school of sound. Eventually, DJ Bunty found himself in a zone where he always wanted to be, tired of playing and remixing music of other artists, Bunty had found a new addition of his profession i.e. DJ-producer. His debut album "Blindfolded" was released in October 2009. On asking the reason behind the name of the album, B explained, he wanted to change the way things are done in India. In India, a DJ is only associated to a nightclub or remixing, the term producer in India is referred to a person who
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Europe India Gateway Europe India Gateway (EIG) is a submarine communications cable system to connect the U.K., Portugal, Gibraltar, Monaco, France, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and India. It is about 15,000 kilometres long. It is capable of delivering up to 3.84 terabits per second. The cable system is built by both Alcatel-Lucent and TE Subcom (Formerly known as Tyco) and was scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2010. The EIG is the first direct high-bandwidth optical fibre system from Britain to India. The cable system was invested in by 18 companies, including:
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in Tehran until its closing in 1933 by Reza Shah Pahlavi. Beginning in 1933, she attended the American School for Girls in the Presbyterian missionary compound in Tehran, renamed the Nurbaksh School. In 1943 she was accepted to Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, obtaining a visa to the United States in 1944. That year she left Tehran, travelling through India, and first attempted to sail to the United States from Bombay, but her ship was torpedoed and she and her fellow passengers were rescued by British destroyers who returned them to Bombay. Her second attempt to leave India was aboard
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arrival at Calcutta, and subsequently against Ghadarites who attempted to return to India through other ports throughout the war. The ordinance was also used to detain and deport suspected Ghadarites as far away as Shanghai back to their villages in Punjab for internment. Coordinating with British Intelligence services in North America led by W.C. Hopkinson, the authorities in India were able to compile lists of suspected Ghadarites who had set sail from North America for India, and passengers disembarking at Indian ports were subjected to the ordinance. As a uniform rule all emigrants from North America as well as Hong
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later reflection, Drake didn't like the integrity of the idea and dismissed it. There were already a number of sailboard designs available, and Drake also was concerned about the integrity of a design needing taut wire close to a human body to keep the sail upright. Drake mentioned the idea to surfer Hoyle Schweitzer who wanted to develop it, but Drake was still unsure of how to control and steer what he envisaged in a design concept as a surfboard with upright sail design, whereby the sailor stood upright on the board holding the sail. The technical problem was that
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of the town of Bamfield, also on Vancouver Island.) At the age of 11, Charles Barkley went to sea with his father, who was the commander of the East India Company ship "Pacific". His father drowned in the Hooghly river, Calcutta, India while Charles was still a boy. Charles went on to sail to the West Indies in the merchantman "Bestsy". He made seven voyages to the Far East for the East India Company and rose rapidly in the company's service. He was married in 1786, he soon after left the East India Company, taking what was apparently his first
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dealers take care of the Sail servicing. In India, the Chevrolet Sail U-VA hatchback was showcased for the first time at the New Delhi Auto Expo 2012 and launched nationwide on November 2, 2012. It features Chevrolet’s signature dual port chrome grille, Hawk Wing styled headlamps and is available in 7 colors. Its 25+ storage spaces, along with ‘Flex Flat’ & 60:40 Folding Rear Row seats, make it one of the most spacious cars in the hatchback segment. The engineers at the GM Technical Center – India, in Bangalore, participated in localization of the vehicle to meet local requirements. The
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their children. Drake mentioned the idea to surfer Hoyle Schweitzer who wanted to develop it, but Drake was still unsure of how to control and steer what he envisaged in a design concept as a surfboard with upright sail design, whereby the sailor stood upright on the board holding the sail. The technical problem was that most boats steer by differentiating the angle of attack in the water between the centre board and the rudder, and Drake's question came down to simple operation of how a standing person could control both the power of the sail as well as the
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and fourth from the current time (2000) to near future (2045). The previous work covered the fourth chapter, while "Diabolos" in between the second and third chapter, roughly between 1500 and 1600. The whole story is set in both Europe and Asia (mostly Japan), depending on the story and meaning wanted to be expressed. The story from the first chapter follows the "darkside inhabitants" - darts, who were scattered all over Europe, fighting for different countries even against fellow inhabitants in the shadow of history. The second chapter how they tried to make something that will surpass them and for
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Eric was taken prisoner. Eysteinn offered Eric as much of Uppsala öd as he wanted, and Borghild, in wergild for Agnar. Eric proclaimed that after such a defeat he wanted nothing but to choose the day of his own death. Eric asked to be impaled on spears that raised him above the dead and his wish was granted. In Zealand, his mother Aslaug and his brothers Björn Ironside and Hvitserk, who had been playing tafl, become upset and sail to Sweden with a large army. Aslaug, calling herself Randalin rides with cavalry across the land. The battle ended with Eysteinn's
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India Company's first political officer William Hay Macnaghten allowed his soldiers to bring their families to Afghanistan to improve morale; this further infuriated the Afghans, as it appeared the British were setting up a permanent occupation. Macnaughten purchased a mansion in Kabul, where he installed his wife, crystal chandelier, a fine selection of French wines, and hundreds of servants from India, making himself completely at home. Macnaughten, who had once been a judge in a small town in Ulster before deciding he wanted to be much more than a small town judge in Ireland, was known for his arrogant, imperious
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as Kozhikode) in India with the goal of establishing trade relations and a factory (trading post). The second division, consisting of one "nau" and one round caravel, set sail for the port of Sofala in what is today Mozambique. In exchange for leading the fleet, Cabral was entitled to 10,000 "cruzados" (an old Portuguese currency equivalent to approximately 35 kg of gold) and the right to purchase of pepper at his own expense for transport back to Europe. The pepper could then be resold, tax-free, to the Portuguese Crown. He was also allowed to import 10 boxes of any other
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Meermin slave mutiny The "Meermin" slave mutiny took place in February 1766 and lasted for three weeks. "Meermin" was one of the Dutch East India Company's fleet of slave ships. Her final voyage was cut short by the mutiny of her cargo of Malagasy people, who had been sold to Dutch East India Company officials on Madagascar to be used as company slaves in its Cape Colony in southern Africa. During the mutiny half the ship's crew and almost 30 Malagasy lost their lives. "Meermin" set sail from Madagascar on 20 January 1766, heading to the Cape Colony. Two days
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the chores. She had a lot of free time, which she used to read voraciously. One of her tutors was the Cuban poet José María Heredia. By 1836 Escalada had become concerned enough about the possibility of a slave rebellion that he persuaded his wife to sell off her property and slaves and move the family from Cuba to Spain. Avellaneda, now 22, supported the idea because she wanted to meet her father's relatives in Andalusia. The family set sail for Europe on April 9, 1836 and arrived in Bordeaux, France two months later. They spent 18 days there before
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first entered India through St. Paul's College in Goa. In a letter to St. Ignatius of Loyola, dated 30 April 1556, Father Gasper Caleza speaks of a ship carrying a printing press, setting sail from Portugal to Abyssinia (current-day Ethiopia) via Goa, with the purpose of helping missionary work. Circumstances prevented this printing press from leaving India, and consequently, printing operations began in Goa in 1556, established at the Jesuit College of St Paul in Old Goa. That year, D. João Nunes Barreto, who had been appointed Patriarch of Abyssinia, and his coadjutor Belchior Leitão stood residing in Goa, offering
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The Atlas Network wanted CPPR to train research institutions and individual researchers, who can utilise the skills for their activities in their home countries. The primary aim was to facilitate research that stood out for its originality of thought and approach. Over the years, both Summer Schools and Winter Schools have attracted participants from Europe, Africa, Australia, America and Asia. CPPR offers internship opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students looking to engage with the public policy space. It has hosted more than 100 interns from different educational and cultural backgrounds, who have become its campus ambassadors in India and abroad.
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The Tall Ships' Races in Europe in 1972 where he joined the USCGC "Eagle" with his brigantine "Black Pearl" as the first US vessels to participate in the races. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Tall Ships America's mission is to encourage character building through sail training, promote sail training to the North American public, and support education under sail. Tall Ships America organizes the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE Series, a series of sail training races, rallies and maritime festivals that rotate every three years around the Atlantic, Pacific and Great Lakes Coasts of North America. In 2016, the TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE series
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Magellan had not intended to circumnavigate the world, only to find a secure way through which the Spanish ships could navigate to the Spice Islands; it was Elcano who, after Magellan's death, decided to push westward, thereby completing the first voyage around the entire Earth. Armada de Molucca The Armada de Molucca was the name of the Spanish fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan in the first expedition to sail to the Spice Islands from Europe and the first world circumnavigation. The fleet sailed from Spain in 1519 across the Atlantic and then Pacific Oceans. After Magellan's death in the Philippines
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Outstanding Contribution to the Public Sector Management – Individual Category 2007-08. S. K. Roongta Sushil Kumar Rongta was the former Chairman of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) from August 2006 to May 2010. SAIL is one of India's largest public sector companies. He is a graduate of BITS Pilani and IIFT. He was also the first Chairman of International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL) – a JV of five leading PSUs viz. SAIL, CIL, RINL, NMDC & NTPC. He is a member of various Apex Chambers - Chairman of ‘Steel Committee’ of FICCI, member of National Council of CII and
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blockade of the Pearl River and forward to a Chinese official the letter from Palmerston addressing the Chinese Emperor. They were to then capture the Chusan Islands, blockade the mouth of the Yangtze River, start negotiations with Qing officials, and finally sail the fleet into the Bohai Sea, where they would send another copy of the aforementioned letter to Beijing. Palmerston also issued a list of objectives that the British government wanted accomplished, with said objectives being: Lord Palmerston left it to Superintendent Elliot's discretion as to how these objectives would be fulfilled, but noted that while negotiation would be
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travel widely, to places including Asia, India, and Europe. His career goal at the time was to be "a photographer for a magazine like "National Geographic". I wanted to travel across the world and photograph people. I was really very interested in different cultures." Bjorn arrived in San Francisco in 1978, where he encountered the gay community for the first time. "[I]t was all very strange to me." Encouraged by the ideal of male beauty that he found in gay erotic magazines, Bjorn took up working out and paying attention to his own physique. Around 1980, he was photographed by
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the "New Yorker". For Greenpeace, he has completed an in-depth documentary project on the chemical disaster at Bhopal in 1984, which he covered as a journalist with "India Today" in 1984, and on its ongoing effects on the lives of gas victims. This work resulted in a book, "Exposure: A Corporate Crime" and three exhibitions that toured Europe, America, India and southeast Asia after 2004, the 20th anniversary of the disaster. Rai wanted the exhibition to support the many survivors through creating greater awareness, both about the tragedy, and about the victims – many who are still uncompensated – who
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where they could hide their deformities and be left alone. Lopes stayed in India until the death of Albuquerque in 1515, when he set sail for Portugal, allegedly as a stowaway on a Portuguese vessel bound for Lisbon. The ship stopped at Saint Helena for food and water. Saint Helena was discovered by the Portuguese João da Nova in 1502, and with its abundance of fresh water and fat, it became a regular port of call for Portuguese ships en route between the East Indies and Europe via the Cape of Good Hope. According to one source, Lopes went on
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5th Indian Infantry Division, was ordered to Iraq. In August the division was placed under the control of Middle East Command and diverted to the Sudan. Since then, India Command had been investigating the move of troops by air from India to RAF Shaibah. On 8 April, Winston Churchill contacted Leo Amery, Secretary of State for India, and asked him what force could be quickly sent from India to Iraq. Amery contacted General Auchinleck and Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, the same day. The response from India was that most of a brigade group due to set sail
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SAIL-SBI Open The SAIL-SBI Open is a golf tournament on the Asian Tour, played in India. It has been held annually since 2008 and is co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India. The title sponsors are Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and State Bank of India (SBI). The inaugural tournament was played at Jaypee Greens Golf Resort in Greater Noida, before moving to the Jack Nicklaus designed Signature Course at Classic Golf Resort, just outside Gurgaon, near New Delhi in 2009. Since 2010, the tournament has been played at the Delhi Golf Club. In 2009, Chapchai Nirat, set
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a new Asian Tour scoring record when he captured the title with a 32-under-par aggregate of 256. SAIL-SBI Open The SAIL-SBI Open is a golf tournament on the Asian Tour, played in India. It has been held annually since 2008 and is co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India. The title sponsors are Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and State Bank of India (SBI). The inaugural tournament was played at Jaypee Greens Golf Resort in Greater Noida, before moving to the Jack Nicklaus designed Signature Course at Classic Golf Resort, just outside Gurgaon, near New Delhi in 2009.
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yacht. With Evgenia, he had a trial sail in "Norvad" the following month in a hard offshore wind. They decided to get one, which he had decided should bear the name "Lottie Blossom", and put in an order for that year's Boat Show model. With a list of things they wanted done to modify the boat below decks from the standard production model, the boat was launched on April 1, 1952. Ransome's health problems delayed their first sail to 15 April. In December 1952, he sold "Lottie Blossom" to Sir William Paul Mallinson on condition that he (Ransome) retained the
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admiralty and vice-admiralty courts (especially in North America) heretofore had often winked at privateers' excesses into piracy, and Kidd may have been hoping that the passes would provide the legal fig leaf that would allow him to keep "Quedagh Merchant" and her cargo. Renaming the seized merchantman "Adventure Prize", he set sail for Madagascar. On 1 April 1698, Kidd reached Madagascar. After meeting privately with trader Tempest Rogers (who would later be accused of trading and selling Kidd's looted East India goods), he found the first pirate of his voyage, Robert Culliford (the same man who had stolen Kidd’s ship
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the more efficient bi-sparred crab claw sail, and continue to be used throughout the world. During the 16th-19th centuries other fore-and-aft sails were developed in Europe, such as the spritsail, gaff rig, jib, genoa, staysail, and Bermuda rig mainsail, improving the upwind sailing ability of European vessels. The fore-and-aft rig began as a convention of southern Europe and the Mediterranean Sea: the generally gentle climate made its use practical, and in Italy a few centuries before the Renaissance it began to replace the square rig which had dominated all of Europe since the dawn of sea travel. Northern Europeans were
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to give up the opportunity of a trip to Europe paid for by Eisman, decides that she would not like to marry Gerry, who in any case bores her. Lorelei is dismayed that her friend Dorothy wastes her time with a boy named Mencken, who only writes for a magazine, when she could be spending time with Mr. Goldmark, a wealthy movie producer. (This is an inside joke. Author Anita Loos was good friends with writer, essayist, and literary magazine editor, H. L. Mencken.) Lorelei and Dorothy set sail for Europe on the ; Mr. Eisman promises to meet them
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grew up with three brothers and a dog called Elvis. She took courses in radio production and literature at university and then worked as an English teacher for some time. She hadn't always wanted to be a writer but was later convinced while traveling in Europe. She often wrote letters home to her brother who created a musical, Journey Girl, inspired by these letters. After returning from Europe, Crowley studied professional writing and editing at RMIT. She went on to write articles for newspapers and magazines and began her first novel, "The Life and Times of Gracie Faltrain". Crowley's most
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74 of a total of 128 awardees who have won the prestigious Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) are from SAIL. The 15 out of 28 awards won by SAIL went to our 74 employees for the performance year 2008. Bhilai Steel Plant won 7 such awards involving 36 employees, Bokaro Steel Plant won 6 awards involving 29 employees. Durgapur Steel Plant and Salem Steel Plant both won 1 award each involving five and four employees respectively. SAIL employees have won 4 out of 5 awards of Class A, which is the highest number of A Class awards won by any PSU
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S. K. Roongta Sushil Kumar Rongta was the former Chairman of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) from August 2006 to May 2010. SAIL is one of India's largest public sector companies. He is a graduate of BITS Pilani and IIFT. He was also the first Chairman of International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL) – a JV of five leading PSUs viz. SAIL, CIL, RINL, NMDC & NTPC. He is a member of various Apex Chambers - Chairman of ‘Steel Committee’ of FICCI, member of National Council of CII and Advisory Council of ASSOCHAM. Mr. Roongta is also President of Institute
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up of a Railway Wagon factory of approximately . This project will create an approximate 75,300 jobs. The company also looking to establish one full capacity integrated plant in Andhra Pradesh or Telangana and surveying the possibilities to set up the plant. The plant, which was proposed to be the first steel plant of such scale in the state, was estimated to get an investment of Rs. 4,400 crore. Steel Authority of India Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is an Indian state-owned steel making company based in New Delhi, India. It is a public sector undertaking, owned and operated
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the Red Sea, he destroyed the port of Kamaran (June and July 1513). He failed to sail to Jeddah due to contrary winds, and then withdrew to India after again bombarding Aden. Albuquerque thus failed to stop the spice trade through the Red Sea and to establish a trade monopoly for the Europe-India spice trade. This campaign however had been a major threat to the Mamluk harbour of Suez and to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, which put the Mamluk Sultan under tremendous pressure. The Mamluk Sultan Qansuh was thus forced to seek Ottoman assistance, although the Ottomans
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was sure to be picked up by Indian police. He did not wish to waste the experiences he had gained studying and training for revolution at the India House. He also wanted first-hand experiences of the battlefield. Indian revolutionaries in Europe at this time used to send recruits to work with Irish, Egyptian and Turkish groups for training and experience. Acharya's attention was turned towards the Spanish-Moroccan war, where he believed the Coloured Riff people fighting the White imperialist Spain would welcome him and allow exposure to guerrilla warfare. After consulting with V.V.S. Iyer, Acharya and another Indian revolutionary by
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were designed and supplied by Elecon Engineering. "Vikrant" is the first aircraft carrier to be designed by the Directorate of Naval Design of the Indian Navy and the first warship to be built by Cochin Shipyard. Its construction involved participation of a large number of private and public firms. The keel for "Vikrant" was laid by Defence Minister A.K. Antony at the Cochin Shipyard on 28 February 2009. The AB/A grade steel which was supposed to be supplied from Russia faced problems in delivery. To resolve this, the Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
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the title of Patriarch of Antioch. The legate left Europe on the French royal vessel "Maurepas" on 9 February 1703, arriving at Pondicherry in India on 6 November 1703. On 23 June 1704, Tournon issued at this place the decree "Inter graviores", summarily forbidding the missionaries under severe censures to permit the further practice of the Malabar rites. On 11 July 1704, Tournon set sail for China by way of the Philippine Islands, arriving at Macau in China, 2 April, and at Beijing on 4 December 1705. The Kangxi Emperor received him kindly at first, but upon hearing that he
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Kashmir. He was rewarded for this expedition by the Société de Géographie in Paris. In 1889 Bonvalot was one of the first Europeans to visit the Tibetan plateau. The expedition was financed by the Duke of Chartres and his son, Prince Henri of Orléans. who accompanied Bonvalot. Bonvalot's original plan was to cross Asia and reach Tonkin in French Indochina. Bonvalot wanted to cross Europe and Russia by train and then continue on foot and horseback to the border with Chinese Turkestan. Bonvalot then wanted to be the first European to cross the Gobi and Lop Nor deserts. He thought
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he decided to build it himself. In 2007 he decided to combine his passions in the design that is the Whike of which many draft versions were made. The first prototype was big and heavy with relatively small wheels and sail. Now, after three prototypes, the design has been perfected. The result of all this work is the current Whike. Although other sail cycles have been made, this is the only one commercially available in Europe. There is however a commercial sail cycle system available in the US for around $5500. The Whike is a tricycle with a sail, not
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in India and the Church is believed to be the first Protestant Church in India. Zion Church is a working church with hourly prayer and daily services and follows Protestant sect of Christianity. In modern times, it is under the dominion of Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India. It is one of the most prominent landmarks of Tharangambadi. The Dansborg Fort was the most important gateway in the trade route from Europe to Coramandel for the Danish Emire. Protestant missionaries were sent from Denmark by king Fredric IV, who was also the head of Lutheran Church of Denmark.
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were taken to a local hospital. "At least 13 people were burnt to death while 14 others received injuries and most of them were said to be in a serious condition," Inspector General of Police (Durg Range) GP Singh told news agency PTI. Bhilai Steel Plant Blast: The injured were taken to a nearby hospital. The fire has been contained. The plant is operated by the state-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). SAIL is India's largest steel-maker. Bhilai Steel Plant The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, is India's first and main
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father is from Gujarat. Punit studied in Xavier's College. His father is a bussinesman and wanted punit being his elder son to continue his legacy but was disappointed to know that he wanted to be a dancer. But punit's younger brother, who also wanted to be a dancer, came forward to take over his father's business and let punit continue his dream of being a dancer. Punit Pathak Punit J Pathak is an Indian choreographer and film actor. He made his career as a dancer in the dance reality show "Dance India Dance (season 2)". Later he started his acting
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relationship with Apple Inc., which planned expansion of their headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and wanted a new road built where houses stood. Concerns increased with Apple's subsequent plans to be allowed to buy land that included part of a very old pilgrimage route and a newer section of a main road circling the outside of the neighbourhood. Nevertheless, 2014 saw the first phase of rehousing. Those whose houses have to be demolished – both council and privately owned houses – were rehoused in neighbouring areas. Those who had purchased their houses from the City and who
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Hope Shanti School Hope Shanti School provides free education to underprivileged children in Khajuraho MP India. Education is the basic right for children and they have the right to learn in a healthy environment, With this thought in mind, Hope Shanti School was established in 2000 by Ganesh Gautam (Managing Director Ramada Hotel Khajuraho, MP, INDIA) and Sadhna Gautam (Director Ramada Hotel Khajuraho, MP, INDIA) who wanted to contribute to the society. The word 'Hope' means hope for every poor child who deserve to be educated. All of the students in the school come from very poor families who barely
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