ALLOCATION OF UNIFORM MARKS IN GCSE (APPLICABLE FROM JUNE 2010) What is a UMS? The Uniform Mark Scale (UMS) is used in unitised specifications as a device for reporting‚ recording and aggregating candidates’ unit test performances. Why do we need the UMS? In a unitised specification candidates may take units at different stages during the course and may retake units before certification. Each exam paper is unique‚ and so the difficulty of exams may vary slightly from year to year. Senior
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The things they carried‚by Tim O’brien "Oh man‚ you fuckin’ trashed the fucker. You scrambled his sorry self‚ look at that‚ you did‚ you laid him out like fuckin’ Shredded Wheat." I chose to start off my essay with this particular exert from the book because I think that it very much represents the story in itself. Azar said this‚ after Tim (supposedly) killed a Vietnamese soldier with a hand grenade. It shows that in times of war‚ how callous men can become. However‚ callousness varies‚
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Topic: Are there more advantages or disadvantages when having an only child? Contents Introduction Page 3 Scope Page 4 Methodology Page 6 Why do parents choose to have an only child? Page 6 How does being an only child advantage/disadvantage the family? Page 8 How does being an only child advantage/disadvantage the child? Page 10 Conclusion Page 12 Bibliography Page 13 Appendicies Appendix One: Survey
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Hot Topic: Everything About the Music Hot Topic was founded in 1989 in Westminster‚ California as a store specializing in accessories. In 1990‚ they added rock tees which at the time could only be found in catalogs‚ small record shops and at concerts (Hot Topic‚ 2006). By 1994‚ their assortment of merchandise was 50% apparel and 50% accessories. Hot Topic evolved into a retailer geared towards customers "who are passionate about rock music‚ pop culture‚ and music-inspired fashion" (Hot Topic‚
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PAKISTAN WINNING 20-20 WORLD CUP: A Nation battling Terrorist Attacks on a daily basis‚ An Attack on a visiting cricket team a few months ago threatened to isolate its national team and the country as a whole from the rest of the cricketing world with all the countries canceling their tours citing security reasons. To Make Matters Worse‚ The ICC cancelled all the matches which were allotted to Pakistan as a Host Nation for the 2011 Cricket World Cup & also shifted the Champions Trophy
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Overview(larson & toubro) The evolution of L&T into the country’s largest engineering and construction organization is among the most remarkable success stories in Indian industry. L&T was founded in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1938 by two Danish engineers‚ Henning Holck-Larsen and Soren Kristian Toubro. Both of them were strongly committed to developing India’s engineering capabilities to meet the demands of industry. Beginning with the import of machinery from Europe‚ L&T rapidly took on engineering and construction
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separate schools or not is a complex and controversial issue. Some people think attending separate schools is benefit for boys and girls to put their heart into studies. On the other hand‚ other people argue that boys and girls would be benefit from not only studies but also social skills if they are put together in the same schools. In the final analysis‚ I prefer the latter one to the former one. In the following discussion‚ I would like to have evidence to support my view. First of all‚ the disadvantage
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& Education School of Business – Tyre Campus Home Work # 2 Winning the 3-Legged Race: When Business and Technology Run Together Book Overview Course Details: Course Title: Leadership & Organizational Change Course Code: HRM610 Submitted to: Dr. Ali Harb Submitted by: Zeina Saleh Date: 26/11/2014 Winning the 3-Legged Race: When Business and Technology Run Together Preface‚ Introduction and Chapter One - Overview Winning the Three Legged Race was written to explicitly provide advice to
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FOREWORD: The world as we know it has changed drastically over the years. With the advent of technological and industrial advancement‚ life has become much easier‚ however‚ not without its share of negative consequences. One such consequence is that the quality of the air we breathe has deteriorated considerably- mainly as a result of human activity. Is this an acceptable price to pay for development? INTRODUCTION: This report seeks to identify the main industrial sources of air pollution in
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2011 I met a man in a clinic who sat my fiancé‚ Corbin‚ and I down and basically predicted out futures and what new improvements that will appear soon in the both of us‚ not only with our attitudes and our love but with an improvement of a new addition to our family. He did not call himself a psychic‚ but a profit speaking only through the word of God. I remember the profit telling Corbin that he is going to have a baby girl‚ and at that moment I could not help but give Corbin a blank stare and wonder
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