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    Sarah McClay‚ 24 year old died at South Lakes Wild Animal Park which is now known as South Lakes Safari Zoo in Dalton-in-Furness‚ south Cumbria‚ in May 2013. McClay was a zoo keeper and was mauled to death by a Sumatran tiger and has admitted health and safety breaches. Apparently the Sumatran tiger‚ which got through an unlocked gate‚ left deep puncture wounds in McClay neck and body. The zoo’s owner‚ David Gill‚ 55 year old‚ had faced individual charges on the same allegations but was formally

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    Interlocking Spurs

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     so much so that it almost looks like a long zipper.    5. Examples of Interlocking Spurs:    Interlocking spurs at Ashes Hollow‚ tributary to the River Severn      Interlocking spurs looking up Oxendale Beck‚ tributary to the River Brathay in Lake District‚  Cumbria          Interlocking spurs on a tributary of the Yangtse        6. Interlocking Spurs have a somewhat limited use for humans. We are unable to draw  electricity from them due to the overall weakness of the current. This however is irrelevant to 

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    of uneven global development. The intensity of the interactions is apparent too. An explosion in Chernobyl had a measurable effect thousands of meters away‚ as well as on the local environment. Local opposition to plans to dump nuclear waste in Cumbria could have a dramatic effect on the other side of the globe‚ where it is feared that children may be poisoned by the new pollution. Some might argue that Australian Aborigines faced similar threats when they were removed from the land but this time

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    and at Preston Polytechnic (1975–1978)[1] (now the University of Central Lancashire) in Preston‚ Lancashire‚ receiving his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the latter.[3] After leaving college‚ Goldsworthy lived in Yorkshire‚ Lancashire and Cumbria. In 1985‚ he moved to Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway‚ Dumfriesshire‚ Scotland‚ and a year later to Penpont. It has been said that his gradual drift northwards was "due to a way of life over which he did not have complete control"‚ but that contributing

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    Stephenson’s Rocket   Rocket as preserved in the Science Museum‚ London. Stephenson’s Rocket was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement‚ built by George Stephenson in 1829. A common misconception is that Rocket was the first steam locomotive. In fact the first steam locomotive to run on tracks was built by Richard Trevithick 25 years earlier‚ but was not financially successful. George Stephenson‚ as well as a number of other engineers‚ had built steam locomotives before. Rocket

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    Answer the following questions in complete sentences‚ as provided for use by Cumbria University: 1. What is the title of the text and what is the text about? The title of the study I chose for this week is “Stanford prison experiment continues to shock”. The Stanford Prison Experiment was a psychological experiment designed to investigate human behavior. The experiment involved the assignment of volunteers who agreed to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a fake prison. It was conducted

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    (1974–1975) and at Preston Polytechnic (1975–1978) (now the University of Central Lancashire) in Preston‚ Lancashire‚ receiving his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the latter. After leaving college‚ Goldsworthy lived in Yorkshire‚ Lancashire and Cumbria. In 1985 he moved to Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway‚ Dumfriesshire‚ Scotland‚ and a year later to Penpont. It has been said that his gradual drift northwards was "due to a way of life over which he did not have complete control"‚ but that contributing

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    of experience in the commercial cleaning industry‚ Hy5 Commercial Cleaning is a company that knows how to cater for the cleaning necessities of private companies and schools alike. Our school cleaning services are addressed to schools located in Cumbria‚ Lancashire‚ Kendal‚ Windermere‚ Ulverston‚ and Barrow-in-Furness. Thanks to our modern machinery and our team of experts‚ we are able to provide the highest-quality school cleaning services in the North West region of the UK. Our school cleaning

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    The UK has reported that in Cumbria (South Lakes Safari) Zoo more than 500 animals had died over a 2 year period and that the animals had looked more miserable as 48% of lions in the UK zoos’ had been seen pacing back and forth as a sign of behavior problems and has the public viewing

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    What are the UK targets in terms of renewable energy? * The Government is committed to supporting renewable energy as part of a diverse‚ low-carbon and secure energy mix. Alongside gas and low-carbon transport fuels‚ nuclear power and carbon capture and storage (CCS)‚ renewable energy brings energy security‚ decarbonisation of our economy and green growth. Since the first Renewable Energy Roadmap in 2011‚ the UK is on track to meet our first interim target on the way towards our ambitious target

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