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How does nature tell the time?
Nature & Environment

How does nature tell the time?

...account of the events. A wide ring means that it was a happy tree, with plenty of water and sunshine. A narrow ring means that it was under a lot of stress, either from high winds or a very dry summer. If the environment and conditions affected the trees that much, just think what it would have done to the human population! But a living tree can only go back so far. To go...
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Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments
Education & Development

Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments

...account or actively build on the potential of online machine translation tools as a learning and assessment tools. Some ideas include: Students demonstrate their understanding of the language taught by actively using it in their own work. For example, they formulate their own sentences, using specific language taught in the course. This enforces the application of taught...
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A Victorian Christmas: Victoria's Christmas
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Victoria's Christmas

...account of this business of the Speaker's or “this unlucky manoeuvre of the Speaker” as Lord Melbourne called it, and which I shall now mention. The Speaker sent in his resignation on Saturday night, which is very wrong of him to do, as it embarrasses us a good deal. Lord Melbourne says that the Speaker is very touchy and complained that he had not been well...
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Finite Element Analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Finite Element Analysis

...account to get a true picture of the hub's behaviour. Creating a mesh model Step 5 is to create a mesh model of the hub, with 72 000 elements. The mesh density is at its greatest in areas of particular interest. Solving a mesh model Step 6 is to input the various stresses and loads that the hub will have to cope with, and use a computer programme to solve the model. Today...
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Explainer: how do you read an election poll?
Society, Politics & Law

Explainer: how do you read an election poll?

...account the specific characteristics of different constituencies, and it also can’t take into account data from opinion polls run in single constituencies, which are becoming more common. So a wide range of different methods is being used to produce seat forecasts for the 2015 election – and we won’t really know which is best until after all the votes are counted...
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What is happening in Brazil?
Society, Politics & Law

What is happening in Brazil?

...accounts where he had posted photos of himself attending an anti-government rally and speaking openly against the Workers’ Party (the party of Dilma and Lula). A preliminary ruling by Brazil's Supreme Court has frozen Lula's nomination. A final decision on his appointment is expected next week. Dilma Rouseff hasn’t been officially implicated in Operation Lava Jato,...
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The Rise of Museums
History & The Arts

The Rise of Museums

...account of museum life, historical characters come alive at night in a twilight world between fantasy and reality and illustrate the ironies of museum celebrations and omissions - of industrial and cultural decline, destructive technological progress and marginalised cultures. 'Ze building is a monument to science…to orderly understanding, and an affront to all ze...
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Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...accounts for just over 90% of the population. Education in the Communist state Education has been highly valued in China since classical time: traditional Chinese philosophy emphasises education above other values. This focus on learning continues to be important in Chinese society today; a high standard of education is associated with higher social status and the vast...
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