What it might also be about is giving parents information that is "enticingly simple" says Anna Brychan but from which it's pretty tough to garner which individual school would be the best for your individual child.

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"From our preliminary results, it actually looks pretty dire for porpoises in the Baltic, " says Anna Moscrop.

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There were as many as 20 viable contenders of varying strength, with films like Flight, The Impossible, The Dark Knight Rises, Holy Motors, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Master, Cloud Atlas, Moonrise Kingdom, Skyfall, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Anna Karenina, and several others jockeying for Best Picture consideration and having pretty solid chances.

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