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Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...divisions as well as a big contingent from neighbouring Kerala. Then came the Special Task Force (STF), initially formed to catch sandalwood smuggler Veerappan but now focussing more on anti-poaching activities. Then the police arrived — both local and special brought in from neighbouring cities. And numerous NGOs and wildlife activists from everywhere, each certain...
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Who belongs to Glasgow?
Society, Politics & Law

Who belongs to Glasgow?

...divisions, class divisions, divisions of localities within the city. And people do have different images and representations of what Glasgow means. COMMENTARY: Walking around Glasgow, I've been wondering what images come to mind when Glaswegians think of their city. Jean Forbes: The city centre, the shopping centre which I think is now very attractive, it's a very...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Ratio, proportion and percentages
Science, Maths & Technology

Ratio, proportion and percentages

...division or an informal method of division. Either way you should get 3.1428 …. So agrees to 3 significant figures. You will probably find it easier to use a calculator for dividing 355 by 113. The result is 3.14159292, which agrees to 7 significant figures. Sometimes you are given a ratio as a decimal, but might find it easier to use and/or remember as a fraction....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...division please refer to the relevant number section in Everyday maths 1. If you want more practice with your maths skills, please contact your local college to discuss the options available. By the end of this session you will be able to: use the four operations to solve problems in context understand rounding and look at different ways of doing this write large numbers...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...division, ask for the House to be cleared. There will be a division bell that rings, and the chamber will empty of all the MPs. They will go round to the voting lobbies, either to the ‘aye’ lobby or the ‘no’ lobby. And people will come running from all 11 buildings in the Parliamentary State. And they have eight minutes to actually get to the voting lobbies. And...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective

...division into composition and improvisation is not going to be adequate, particularly when considering music beyond the Western art tradition, then what can we usefully say about the different ways in which music is created? A starting point might be to remind ourselves of the similarities between composition and improvisation. Both the improviser and the composer create...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

...division between female and male. The current system for sports competition is based on two categories, male and female, but we must realise that the boundaries are not binary. We need to be careful and need to be inclusive. If we set a threshold for [naturally occurring] testosterone it’s problematic because there isn’t a threshold for men and in that sense it’s...
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Syria: who's involved, and what do they want?
Society, Politics & Law

Syria: who's involved, and what do they want?

...divisions caused by the Iraq war in 2003, Syria has truly split the alliance. NATO considers the use of chemical weapons a threat to international peace and security. And those responsible must be held accountable. We must do all we can to protect the ban on the use of chemical weapons. Some of this stems from concerns that any missile attacks will lead to a wider...
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