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Act may mean: act of Parliament, a statute or law passed by a parliament Act (band), a British band act (document), a document recording the legality of a transaction or contract act (theater), a segment of a performance, such as a play or opera Act (web browser), a type of web browser See also. ACT ...

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A different examination is taken for each area of study, but school students are usually obliged to take examinations for certain "core subjects" (English, English literature, Mathematics and Science) along with several optional subjects. Normally pupils take nine GCSEs, though taking more is not unusual. There is also an option for students to take "short" or "half" courses for certain subjects. Grades range from an A* to G, with a U standing for Ungraded. The A* was introdu ...

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General Certificate of Secondary Education, General Certificate of Secondary Education - Structure, General Certificate of Secondary Education - History

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Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. Australian English - Relationship to other varieties of English. Australian English began to diverge from British English soon after the foundation of the colony of New South Wales (NSW) in 1788. The settlement was intended originally as a penal colony for British convicts. They were mostly people from large English cities, such as Cockneys. In 1827, Peter Cunningham, in his book Two Years in New South Wales, repor ...

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• Australian English - Relationship to other varieties of English
• Australian English - Spelling
• Australian English - Irish influences
• Australian English - Samples of Australian English
• Australian English - Vocabulary
• Australian English - The origins of Australian words
• Australian English - Varieties of Australian English
• Australian English - Regional variation
• Australian English - Phonology
• Australian English - Myths about Australian accents
• Australian English - Use of words by Australians
• Australian English - Humour
• Australian English - Diminutives

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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the federal or Commonwealth police force of Australia. The organisation was established in 1979 as a body capable of enforcing Commonwealth criminal law, with the ability to protect Commonwealth and national interests from crime in Australia and overseas. The establishment of the organisation was partly motivated by the Sydney Hilton Bombing the year prior, which revealed the necessity for a national police force. Australian Federal Police - History. The Austral ...

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• Australian Federal Police - History
• Australian Federal Police - Commissioner
• Australian Federal Police - Mission
• Australian Federal Police - Roles and functions
• Australian Federal Police - Peacekeeping
• Australian Federal Police - Current missions

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The Indigenous Australians are the first inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands, continuing their presence during European settlement. The term includes the various indigenous peoples commonly known as Aborigines, whose traditional lands extend throughout mainland Australia, Tasmania and numerous offshore islands, and also the Torres Strait Islanders whose lands are centred on the Torres Strait Islands which run between northernmost Australia and the island of New Guinea. Indigenous ...

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• Indigenous Australians - Definitions
• Indigenous Australians - Origins
• Indigenous Australians - Before European settlement
• Indigenous Australians - Impact of European settlement
• Indigenous Australians - Adaptation
• Indigenous Australians - The path to reconciliation: 1950-2005
• Indigenous Australians - Issues facing Indigenous Australians today
• Indigenous Australians - Health
• Indigenous Australians - Education
• Indigenous Australians - Crime
• Indigenous Australians - Unemployment
• Indigenous Australians - Substance abuse
• Indigenous Australians - Mainland Australia
• Indigenous Australians - Clans groups and communities
• Indigenous Australians - Culture
• Indigenous Australians - Mythology
• Indigenous Australians - Languages
• Indigenous Australians - Music
• Indigenous Australians - Art
• Indigenous Australians - Traditional recreation
• Indigenous Australians - Tiwi Islands & Groote Eylandt
• Indigenous Australians - Tasmania
• Indigenous Australians - Torres Strait Islanders
• Indigenous Australians - Population
• Indigenous Australians - Prominent Indigenous Australians

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT (said as one word, not as individual letters), is based on functional contextualism. ACT is based on mindfulness and Relational Frame Theory (RFT). ACT differs from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in that ACT concedes that controlling our private events (thoughts, feelings and memories) is not possible. ACT focuses on what we can control: our arms, legs and mouth. ACT teaches us to "just notice", accept and embrace our private events, especially previously unwanted ones. ACT states that language itself can cause human suffering. The ACT algorithm is: Accep ...

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The SAT (pronounced "S-A-T") Reasoning Test, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, is a type of standardized test frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming students. In the U.S., the SAT is administered by the private College Board, and is developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). A relatively small number of universities in other countries such as the United Kingdom have recently beg ...

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• SAT - Function
• SAT - SATs worldwide
• SAT - SAT Reasoning Test
• SAT - SAT Subject Tests
• SAT - Taking the test
• SAT - Raw scores scaled scores and percentiles
• SAT - History and name changes
• SAT - Criticism
• SAT - The SAT and IQ

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BARTON ACT 2600 Political parties Elections The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australia's oldest political party. It is so-named because of its origins in and close links to the trade union movement. While it is standard practice in Australian English to spell the word labour with an "-our" ending, the name of the party ends with "-or". Australian Labor Party - Policy. Like other social democratic parties, Labor tends to believe that government is generally a positive fo ...

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• Australian Labor Party - Policy
• Australian Labor Party - Structure
• Australian Labor Party - History
• Australian Labor Party - ALP federal leaders
• Australian Labor Party - Current ALP State Premiers / Territory Chief Ministers
• Australian Labor Party - Past ALP State Premiers and Territory Chief Ministers
• Australian Labor Party - Other past Labor politicians

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Regional crime Melbourne Northern Territory Western Australia Sydney Timeline Australian law Courts Criminal law Law enforcement Australian people Bushrangers Convicts Criminals Murderers Prisoners Australian prisons ACT - NSW - NT - QLD SA - ...

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• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Azaria
• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Disappearance of Azaria
• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Coroner's inquests
• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Case against Lindy Chamberlain
• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Appeals
• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Release and acquittal
• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Media involvement and bias
• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Evil Angels
• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Subsequent events
• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Popular media
• Azaria Chamberlain disappearance - Current

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The College Board is a non-profit examination board in the United States that was formed in 1900 as the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). Its membership includes over 4,500 institutions of higher learning. It is known principally for managing standardized tests such as the SAT, PSAT, CLEP and the subject-specific SAT Subject Tests and Advanced Placement tests. The SAT, the most well known of these, is a test widely used for admission to universities in the United States, which over 3 million prospective college ...

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• College Board - Tests
• College Board - SAT
• College Board - Advanced Placement AP

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Undergraduate Graduate Professional 29,745 5,100 4,100 The University of Iowa is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa on the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. The State University of Iowa was founded February 25, 1847 as Iowa's first public institution of higher learning, only 59 days after Iowa became a state. In spite of its original n ...

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• University of Iowa - Campus
• University of Iowa - Sports
• University of Iowa - Accomplished alumni
• University of Iowa - Notable faculty and administrators

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In education, certification, counselling, and many other fields, a test or exam (short for examination) is a tool or technique intended to measure students' expression of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. A test has more questions of greater difficulty and requires more time for completion than a quiz. It is usually divided into two or more sections, each covering a different area of the domainIncluding:

• Test student assessment - Types of questions
• Test student assessment - Multiple-choice questions
• Test student assessment - Free-response questions
• Test student assessment - Practical examination
• Test student assessment - Limitations of testing and associated issues
• Test student assessment - The SAT and other high-stakes exams
• Test student assessment - Readings
• Test student assessment - International exams internal

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University of Florida State University System of Florida FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF The University of Florida is a public university located in Gainesville, Florida. It is the fourth-largest university in the United States, with over 48,000 students; it also has the eighth-largest b ...

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• University of Florida - History
• University of Florida - Historic Sites
• University of Florida - Academics
• University of Florida - Athletics
• University of Florida - Alumni

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Pseudophryne corroboree J. A. Moore 1953 Pseudophryne pengilleyi Wells and Wellington 1985 There are two species of Corroboree frog, the Southern (P. corroboree) and the Northern (P. pengilleyi). Both are classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, but the former is more at risk due to its extremely restricted range. 'Corroboree' is an Indigenous Australian word for a gathering or meeting, traditionally the attendees paint themeselves with ye ...

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• Corroboree frog - Physical description
• Corroboree frog - Range and habitat
• Corroboree frog - Biology
• Corroboree frog - Causes of decline
• Corroboree frog - Conservation efforts

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Tom Harkin (D) Iowa is the 29th state of the United States, having joined the Union on December 28, 1846. The official name of the state is the "State of Iowa", and the U.S. Post Office abbreviation for the state is IA. The state is named for the Native American Iowa people. Iowa - History. Main article: History of Iowa. Highlights: French explorers Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette are believed to be the first European ...

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• Iowa - History
• Iowa - Historical Reference
• Iowa - Famous Iowans
• Iowa - Geography
• Iowa - Climate
• Iowa - Interstate highways
• Iowa - US highways
• Iowa - Animals
• Iowa - Economy
• Iowa - Demographics
• Iowa - Rural flight
• Iowa - Religion
• Iowa - Important cities and towns
• Iowa - Education
• Iowa - State universities
• Iowa - Independent colleges and universities
• Iowa - Community colleges
• Iowa - Professional business and technical colleges and universities
• Iowa - Law and government
• Iowa - Iowa Presidential caucus
• Iowa - U.S. senators from Iowa
• Iowa - Professional sports teams
• Iowa - Sources

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Regional crime Melbourne Northern Territory Western Australia Sydney Timeline Australian law Courts Criminal law Law enforcement Australian people Bushrangers Convicts Criminals Murderers Prisoners Australian prisons ACT - NSW - NT - QLD SA - TAS - VIC - WA Including:

• 5T - Rise of the 5T
• 5T - Heyday of the 5T
• 5T - Breakup of the 5T

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GCSE was introduced for teaching in September 1986, and replaced both the O-level GCE (Ordinary level General Certificate of Education) and the CSE (Certificate of Secondary Education) qualifications, which suffered problems due to the two-tieredness of the system. Grade C of the GCSE was set at the level where the O Level and CSE overlapped (making grades A-C equivalent to the respective O-level pass grades and grade ...

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General Certificate of Secondary Education, General Certificate of Secondary Education - Structure, General Certificate of Secondary Education - History

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The TI-89 is a graphing calculator developed by Texas Instruments (TI) in 1998. Possessing a 160×100 pixel resolution LCD screen with advanced flash memory, coupled with TI's Advanced Mathematics Software, the TI-89 is dwarfed only by its larger and slightly more powerful cousin, the Voyage 200. In the summer of 2004, the standard TI-89 was replaced by the improved TI-89 Titanium. The heart of the TI-89 is the Motorola 68000 microprocessor, which nominally runs at 10 MHz or 12 MHz (depending on the calculator's hardware ...

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TI-89 series, TI-89 series - The original version: TI-89, TI-89 series - User features, TI-89 series - Programming, TI-89 series - Hardware versions, TI-89 series - TI-89 Titanium

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List of school pranks - Bagging. When someone falls to the ground, usually in an embarrassing way, the victim is then pelted with school bags which are thrown at them to inflict physical and mental pain. This is also a common occurrence on birthdays when the victim is thrown to the ground and has bags thrown onto him. To maximise the damage heavier bags are often selected and are thrown from further distances and heights. A Scottish variant of this is 'dumps' where a child is thumped on the back by his classmates on his birthday a number of t ...

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List of school pranks, List of school pranks - Pain pranks, List of school pranks - Bagging, List of school pranks - Tack on the seat, List of school pranks - Five star, List of school pranks - Hotfoot, List of school pranks - Happy Corner, List of school pranks - Indian burn, List of school pranks - Eraser burn, List of school pranks - Limpy, List of school pranks - Thork, List of school pranks - Milking the mouse, List of school pranks - Thwap, List of school pranks - Palm cancer, List of school pranks - Running Through a Forest, List of school pranks - Typewriter, List of school pranks - Pink belly, List of school pranks - Nipple cripple, List of school pranks - Noogie, List of school pranks - Snap, List of school pranks - Twack, List of school pranks - Hertz donut, List of school pranks - Blanket party, List of school pranks - Charlie horse, List of school pranks - Release arm wrestle, List of school pranks - Embarrassment pranks, List of school pranks - Skirt Float, List of school pranks - Impossible sit-up, List of school pranks - Impossible elbow touch, List of school pranks - Swirly, List of school pranks - Keg, List of school pranks - Wipe-Up, List of school pranks - Special Speech, List of school pranks - The Pen 15 Club, List of school pranks - Wedgie, List of school pranks - Warm water prank, List of school pranks - Annoyance pranks, List of school pranks - Wet willy, List of school pranks - Flat tire, List of school pranks - Snowing in, List of school pranks - Bra strap snap, List of school pranks - Tie tagging, List of school pranks - Short sheeting, List of school pranks - Loose towel, List of school pranks - Towel snap, List of school pranks - Nuggeting Skinning a Backpack, List of school pranks - Peanutting, List of school pranks - Goosing, List of school pranks - Star Wars, List of school pranks - Ankle Tap, List of school pranks - Schoolbagging, List of school pranks - Boost Up, List of school pranks - Road Block, List of school pranks - Senior pranks

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The prison was built by convict labour in the 1850s, using limestone quarried on-site. Work started in 1850 and was completed by 1857. When the convicts had completed the prison wings, walls and associated buildings, they were then used as convict labour often in chain gangs for other public works in the surroundling area. The prison was localy known as the Limestone Lodge. During World War I and World War II, the prison was taken over by the Australian Army and used as a military prison from September 1939 until June 1946. Rottnest Island was also used ...

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Fremantle Prison, Fremantle Prison - History, Fremantle Prison - Famous 'guests', Fremantle Prison - The present, Fremantle Prison - Notable prisoners

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