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Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...write them by hand, you should underline the name. In this instance, the Greek word leptos means ‘slender’ or ‘fine’, and onyx is a Greek word meaning ‘nail’ or ‘claw’. So the name of the genus Leptonychotes refers to the narrow claws on the flippers of the seal (actually, the hind flippers in this case). The species name weddelli is given in honour of...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change

...writing that book. And much later the actual mechanics of energy policy became obviously the thing that people interested in climate change had to do, and that, I suppose, mainly occurred for me in the early 2000s, particularly when I began to be interested in what the British Government was doing, and eventually when I became an advisor to the British Government. Climate...
School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...write sooner to tell you, but father has gone. He was living with Brigitte – she says he was cheerful And healthy right down to the end. You should have seen him playing with the grandchildren of Pat McNamarra your friend. And we buried him alongside of mother, down at the Kilkelly church yard. He was a strong and a feisty old man – considering his life was so hard....
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...write it more fully as '1 × 10-15', but the '1 ×' is redundant). In this case the power of ten is preceded by a minus sign, and it means that the number is 1 divided by 1 followed by 15 zeros (i.e. 1 divided by 1015, or 1/(1015), which is 0.000 000 000 000 001). That makes a very small number indeed. We can describe Mercury's atmospheric pressure as being 15 orders of...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...writes about the effects that this collapse had on local authorities in the UK, while Branigan (2009) presents a more general overview of the effects of global economic changes on recycling. Activity 7 Think about the following issues: 1 The links between local environmental projects like GREAN (Golspie Recycling and Environmental Action Network, or any projects you are...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Liquidity management
Money & Business

Liquidity management

...write-offs after it quit the rail maintenance business were compounded by problems at its accommodation services division. […] The company said it had suffered ‘a substantial outflow of cash’ as it paid debts accumulated from its exit of rail maintenance in 2003 and the lower construction volumes in accommodation services. […] Chief executive Kevin Hyde said,...
Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Ratio, proportion and percentages
Science, Maths & Technology

Ratio, proportion and percentages

...writing the ratio of prices in pounds sterling to prices in euros is two to three (2 : 3). What is the equivalent price in pounds for a coat costing 150 euros? Answer 3 euros are equivalent to 2 pounds. This means that So price in pounds = 2/3 × price in euros = 2/3 × 150 = 100 The equivalent price of the coat is £100...Ratio, proportion and percentages: 1.2.1 Try some...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

...writing in a notebook or on your computer or tablet. There will also be free response box options inside the activities. Please note anything you add into these boxes will be saved for you to return to, provided you are signed into OpenLearn and enrolled on the course. The information saved is only accessible to you and cannot be viewed by anyone else. At the end of...