Random stuff - the anything else thread
Dec 16th 2016 | 11:43 am
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Came across this website randomly today.
The Maple Leaf on British Expat Discussion Forum | BoardReader
The Maple Leaf on British Expat Discussion Forum | BoardReader
And I work.... clearly my patients should be getting more attention than they obviously do!
Dec 16th 2016 | 11:51 am
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Dec 16th 2016 | 12:47 pm
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
I've seen that a few times.
Every now and then I'm looking for an old thread and the search function on BE doesn't seem what it was before the last 'improvements' and I google an approximation of what I think the thread might be called and my BE name and others if I'm sure they posted and maybe words or expressions I think someone used. That Board Reader site often comes up instead.
Every now and then I'm looking for an old thread and the search function on BE doesn't seem what it was before the last 'improvements' and I google an approximation of what I think the thread might be called and my BE name and others if I'm sure they posted and maybe words or expressions I think someone used. That Board Reader site often comes up instead.
Dec 16th 2016 | 10:56 pm
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Also in the news today- Bristol University lowering grade requirements for the "disadvantaged".
I was always under the impression that the point of universities was about the most intellectually able who have proved their ability. Lowering grades isn't going to do it-grants might help though!
I was always under the impression that the point of universities was about the most intellectually able who have proved their ability. Lowering grades isn't going to do it-grants might help though!
did you read all the nonsense how the lowering of a pass in A level one can get an A level with a 40% pass mark [E grade pass]
So, the disadvantaged can make a claim ....'look I have five A lelvels, all with 40-50% pass mark, so let me into the university course program'
A levels are A levels & I'm sure the A level certificate does not show the marks or grade
Bunch of dummies
Even worse is lowering the pass mark to 34% for higher maths
'Too hard' Higher Maths exam pass mark dropped to 34% - BBC News
still a bunch of dummies
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So, the disadvantaged can make a claim ....'look I have five A lelvels, all with 40-50% pass mark, so let me into the university course program'
A levels are A levels & I'm sure the A level certificate does not show the marks or grade
Bunch of dummies
Even worse is lowering the pass mark to 34% for higher maths
'Too hard' Higher Maths exam pass mark dropped to 34% - BBC News
still a bunch of dummies
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Dec 17th 2016 | 1:19 pm
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Vancouver has spent a bit more then they budgeted for snow removal.
UPDATED: Snowfall warnings in effect for B.C. south coast - BC | Globalnews.ca
UPDATED: Snowfall warnings in effect for B.C. south coast - BC | Globalnews.ca
Dec 17th 2016 | 1:26 pm
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Vancouver has spent a bit more then they budgeted for snow removal.
UPDATED: Snowfall warnings in effect for B.C. south coast - BC | Globalnews.ca
UPDATED: Snowfall warnings in effect for B.C. south coast - BC | Globalnews.ca
Dec 18th 2016 | 1:01 am
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
I've been in Vancouver a few times when they've had heavy snow and it's a problem because the system isn't prepared for it, not enough plows, sander/salter trucks etc. One time they had a lot of workers out on overtime all weekend just trying to keep the drains clear downtown so the streets didn't flood.
Dec 18th 2016 | 1:50 am
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
That rings true. I spent two years at a Grande Ecole (ESC Reims). The marking on exams was brutal.
One exam (statistics) lasted for three hours and the final answer was a number to a couple of decimal places. There were no points for the working. You either got 100% or zero.
Ditto a law exam that required you to cite a part of the Code Commercial. One missing comma was all it took for you to get zero points.
The profs were not gentle.
They only time they lost was when they tried to schedule an exam for the afternoon of Xmas Eve. None of us would have been able to get home for Xmas, so we rebelled. The Exam was rescheduled.
One exam (statistics) lasted for three hours and the final answer was a number to a couple of decimal places. There were no points for the working. You either got 100% or zero.
Ditto a law exam that required you to cite a part of the Code Commercial. One missing comma was all it took for you to get zero points.
The profs were not gentle.
They only time they lost was when they tried to schedule an exam for the afternoon of Xmas Eve. None of us would have been able to get home for Xmas, so we rebelled. The Exam was rescheduled.
Dec 18th 2016 | 6:15 am
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
I've been in Vancouver a few times when they've had heavy snow and it's a problem because the system isn't prepared for it, not enough plows, sander/salter trucks etc. One time they had a lot of workers out on overtime all weekend just trying to keep the drains clear downtown so the streets didn't flood.
Took Chilliwack about a week to clear the bulk of the city roads, the main roads were done within a day, the side roads longer, our road was done on day 4 after the last snow.
Lot's of over-time for city workers. Never did see any salt trucks, but I am sure they salted at least the main roads.
Dec 18th 2016 | 10:49 am
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Dec 18th 2016 | 10:54 am
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Dec 19th 2016 | 12:03 am
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