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Home improvement is a worthwhile experience, and you learn your skill and knowledge along the way. Do not believe the television home improvement programs that make it look so easy. There is a lot more to a home improvement project than something that is extremely big. Read along with the tips above and apply the choices that seem beneficial to your individual needs.
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Making a career in IT is the best option nowadays. It is more of a trend than a career choice. We cannot blame it though, as the world is in need of these IT professionals. While achieving a good position out of this particular career, one must have, one or the other time wondered that how to utilize this profession, in order to achieve the desired position. The fact is not hidden.
The certifications which help in the IT career building:
The below mentioned certificates would definitely help you achieve your goals in the field of IT:
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The Cisco Certified Network Associate also known as the CCNA is the most favourite certificate chosen by the IT professionals whose interests are related to the network related areas. This particular certificate helps one to prove their skills in installing, configuring, troubleshooting route.
• ITIL V3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management-
This particular certificate is one of the very best and is being accepted by IT departments throughout the world. It is a practice framework which is used to Manage IT Service.
• The MCITP –
This particular certificate also known as the Microsoft Certified IT Professional certifications is Microsoft's new baby to the list of their specialized certifications. This helps the professionals to utilize their skills in various ways which in turn helps the IT industries.
• The VCP –
The VMware Certified Professional Virtualization has managed to gain a lot of attention. This Program is very much designed for only a particular set of people who are very much capable in handling virtual infrastructure.
• The MCPD –
The Microsoft Certified Professional Developer is a certificate suited for those, who want to create and also successfully support the software solutions which are very much needed in IT. This particular credential makes sure of particular skills that one needs to utilize successfully with the help of Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft.NET frame work.
• The CompTIA Strata Green IT:
This certificate is specially designed so that an IT professional's knowledge and existing IT credentials get a chance of improving. This one is the CompTIA's newest certification programs. This certificate helps in training on calculating ROI for green IT initiatives.
• The CompTIA Security+:
This particular certification will always successfully remain an important part of IT. It is international by nature. It is also a vendor-neutral certification, which manages to prove that there is still competency in system security, organizational security, access control and network infrastructure.
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The Cisco Career Certification program offers a varied range of certifications from various levels starting from the entry-level and ending in the master level. This particular certificate though holds the highest accreditation achievable. It is made for the very experienced Cisco network professionals.
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Most of the IT industry deals with project related work so the project management certification helps you. This helps in professional management of the projects.
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The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist offers various certificates. This helps in handling extremely challenged situations too.
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Author: Tom Barling. 137 pages paperback. Published in 2013 by The Testimony.
Luke's stirring narrative of the eventful sea-Voyage of the Apostle Paul from Caesarea to Rome, contained in chapters 25 to 28 of the Acts of the Apostles, is brought vividly to life in this book. Through insights into key issues such as the shipping and commerce of the ancient world, the weather conditions and topography of the Mediterranean, the scripture narrative comes alive.
The majority of the material in this book was published in The Testimony between January 2007 and May 2011.
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In episode 6, we explore the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, the Nathan Hale Homestead, Mystic Aquarium and Ocean Exploration Center, Slater Memorial Museum, and The Warner Theater.
Culture Cultivates
In episode 7, visit the Wadsworth Museum of Art, the Webb Dean Stevens Museum, East Rock Park, The Bush-Holley House, Greenwich Historical Society and the Henry Whitfield State Museum.
Connecticut's Architectural Treasures
In episode 8, travel to New Cannan to visit the world famous Philip Johnson's Glass House, check out the digs of a successful actor who built himself an eccentric caste (Gillette Castle), explore signature architecture and art at the Yale Center for British Art, wander through the Essex historic district and finish with a stop […]
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At Yale, the university art gallery, the nation's first museum, puts learning and education at the core of its mission. We'll also learn about the magic of flight and explore the power of cinema.
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Josh McCown's helicopter dive once again proves he is not John Elway
Josh McCown is not John Elway.
He can't throw like Elway, can't lead game-winning drives like Elway, and as we found out Sunday in the Browns' Week 1 game against the Jets, he can't dive like Elway.
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Filed under: Green Projects | Tags: Green Case Studies, Koch Hazard Architects, Museum of Visual Materials
The Museum of Visual Materials, in downtown Sioux Falls, was designed to accomplish three goals: create an interactive display for the owner's collections; preserve the building's original character; and incorporate green design principles to minimize operating costs and educate visitors about sustainability.
The owner's collections are displayed using flexible display spaces around activity areas such as cooking, sewing, crafts, and music. Simple display units were designed on castors for flexibility and the option to clear the large rooms for events. The spaces were designed to maximize daylight for reading and viewing the collections.
The owner chose to use an abandoned building in the Sioux Falls Historic Warehouse District to house the collection. Consolidated Tank Line Co. built the wood frame and rubble quartzite structure in 1887 after which it served as the Midwest headquarters for the Standard Oil Co. from 1896 until 1945. Midland Distributing Company's Seagram Products were distributed from the structure until the mid 80's. The building sat mostly empty for the next 20 years.
Koch Hazard Architects chose to gut the interior spaces leaving the original quartzite rubble walls and wood structure to preserve the buildings character. Paint was sandblasted from the interior and exterior surfaces to reveal the warehouse's original aesthetic. Columns and webs milled from reused timbers were added to stabilize the trusses with custom gussets and bolts. Many of the early alterations were retained as part of the building's history.
Because the owner, a retired physician, had a lifetime focus on health, sustainable sensibility and stewardship was a guiding priority for designing the museum. Sustainable design will lower ongoing operating costs and serve as a tool to educate others about healthy design.
The site and building incorporate many innovative and sustainable systems and technologies with the expectation of LEED Gold Certification from the USGBC.
All parking is off-site allowing native grasses and flowers to fill the exterior space. Rainwater from the roof is collected and diverted to a small retention area. A permeable serpentine path is used for learning about native plants through a self-guided tour. Quartzite retaining walls provide exterior seating space in the plaza courtyard.
Low-flow fixtures and motion sensors save approximatly 30,000 gallons of water every year or about 30% over standard EPA efficiency.
A hybrid open loop geothermal system uses steady temperatures from the Sioux Aquifer for efficient heating and cooling. Three inches of closed cell soy-based foam insulation where added to walls increase energy efficiency. Energy efficient lighting with motion sensors and high efficiency glazing minimize heat gain, and an 8 kilowatt photovoltaic array on the roof generates energy.
Natural, regional materials were used including unstained wood trim from Minnesota and locally quarried quartzite. 35 freight skid palettes from the building's Seagram distributor days were reused as a raised and removable floor in the utility room, as bases for the original rough columns in the atrium, as a backdrop to the kitchen, and as a trash enclosure off the alley. Unstained bamboo and cork are also used in the display areas.
Low-emitting materials, operable windows, and daylighting and views were used to promote good indoor air quality.
Green cleaning and education programs further promote the building as a teacher of sustainable design and healthy buildings.
Photos by Stephen Parezo
Filed under: Green Projects | Tags: Courthouse Square, Green Case Studies, Koch Hazard Architects
Courthouse Square, a five-story office and retail building located in downtown Sioux Falls, is the second LEED Gold building in the state of South Dakota. Designed by Koch Hazard Architects, it incorporates a number of environmentally significant systems and technologies including daylighting, renewable energy and geothermal templification, displacement ventilation, radiant heating and cooling, task lighting, low-emitting materials, and indoor chemical and pollutant source control. 78% of the building's materials are regionally (within 500 miles) harvested and manufactured including the quartzite stone and architectural precast concrete façade. Water conservation measures, including waterless urinals, save 140,000 gallons per year. The design has far exceeded LEED Gold standards and is one of three projects nationally to win the 2006 GSA Environmental Award.1
The exterior of Courthouse Square was designed to respond to the neighboring US Courthouse without overwhelming it, despite its size. A two story arcade of local quartzite reflects the tall arched windows of the historic courthouse across the street. The 3rd and 4th stories above incorporate wide windows spaced in a system of architectural concrete, and the 5th story is set back behind a mansard style roof with elegant dormer windows reducing the apparent size of the building.
Photos by Stephen Parezo
Filed under: Green Projects | Tags: Cherapa Place, Green Case Studies, Koch Hazard Architects
Cherapa Place, a 140,000 square foot office building located on the East Bank of the Big Sioux River in downtown Sioux Falls, is the first LEED Gold Building in the state of South Dakota. Designed by Koch Hazard Architects, the site and building incorporate many innovative and sustainable systems and technologies reducing energy consumption by 40% and water use by 15%. Other green strategies include the redevelopment of a brownfield site, stormwater management, green roofs, and a native landscape. Also, 60% of the building's materials are regionally (located within 500 miles) harvested and manufactured such as the quartzite stone on the building's base.
Quartzite is a stone that was commonly used in Sioux Falls architecture until the early 20th century because the city is located on a large quartzite formation. The façade of Cherapa Place uses over 8,500 square feet of this stone.
The interior of the building features tabletops made of pressed sorghum and cabinetry and trim made from pressed wheat.
Photos from Aaron Holmberg
Filed under: Green Projects | Tags: Cedar House, Cordwood
Type of Construction: Post and Beam
Built By: Donald Gerdes, Home Owner
Completed: April 2006
Length of Construction: 2.5 Years
Foundation: Slab on Grade
Size: 2100 sq. ft. Ground, 720 sq. ft. Loft
Wood: White Pine
Mortar: Cement
Wall Type: 5" Mortar, 6" Cellulose Insulation, 5" Mortar
Total Wall Thickness: 16"
Donald Gerdes began drawing plans for his home in the spring of 2003 and moved into his Cedar House, located in Reedsburg, WI, in the spring of 2006. The great room and dining room are housed in an octagon shaped plan with a large fireplace at its center, and the kitchen, bathrooms, bedroom, utility room, workshop and two car garage extend north from the semi-circle. A loft overlooks the great room. The house is heated in the winter by the fireplace and under-floor radiant heat.
For more information about cordwood masonry visit the Chartreuse website's section on cordwood at www.brightgreenresearch.org/concepts/cordwood.html
Filed under: Green Projects | Tags: Chicago, Near North, Small Wind, Turbines
Located near the former site of Cabrini Green, Near North Apartments is a single room occupancy building that has dedicated half of its 96, 250 sq foot units to the homeless and disabled. Helmut Jahn designed the SRO to have reduced operating costs by taking advantage of solar and wind energy and through the utilization of water runoff. The eight turbines, designed at the University of Illinois, with the city-donated photovoltaics are expected to generate 15% of the total building power. Furthermore, runoff is collected in an underground cistern and used for flushing toilets and irrigation. USG, a construction material supplier for the project, will be monitoring energy savings on the structure in the future. They are expecting a total energy savings of 22% and a 16 to 18 year payback.1
1. Building Design and Construction, "Green Design Makes it to Affordable Housing," http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6433876.html.
Filed under: Green Projects | Tags: CCGT, Chicago Center for Green Technology, Green Case Studies, Green Education, Green Roof, Photovoltaics
CCGT, located west of Chicago's Loop, acts as a model for green construction, houses green businesses and organizations, and provides a place to learn about sustainability. It is only the third building in the United States to be designed with the highest standards of green technology, LEED Platinum, though it is the first LEED Platinum building to reuse an existing structure and provide public transportation.
The building that houses CCGT was built in 1952 and was most recently owned by Sacramento Crushing, a collector of construction and demolition waste. The Chicago Department of Environment became involved when it discovered the company was violating its permit by filling its 17 acre site with illegal debris. The Campus was filled with 70 foot piles of rubble, some so dense they were sinking as deep as 15 feet into the ground. The DOE closed down the site and became responsible for cleaning it up. Local architects, led by Farr Associates, designed the facility.
45% of CCGT's electrical needs are covered by three solar arrays located on the campus: a 28.2 kW roof array, a 10.8 kW building integrated window awning array, and a 32.4 kW solar berm. The center also decreases its need for electricity by incorporating passive solar strategies including natural lighting and a tromme wall used to heat the on-site greenhouse.
CCGT manages its water usage and runoff though its extensive green roof, four 12,000 gallon cisterns, disconnected downspouts, and bioswales and wetland. They retain over half of their rainwater onsite for watering the landscape.
Other sustainable features include the campus being heated and cooled using a ground source heat pump, use of local materials (over 40% within 300 miles), use of only non-toxic and/or low VOC products, and the use of recycled materials (over 40%).
To learn more about sustainability at Chicago Center for Green Technology, to schedule a tour, or to attend a seminar visit the CCGT website.
Filed under: Green Projects | Tags: Biking, Chicago, McDonald's Cycle Center, Photovoltaics, Solar Energy
The cycle center is located in downtown Chicago's Millennium Park and "is another step toward Mayor Daley's goal to make Chicago the most bicycle-friendly city in the country."
The center provides 300 secure, heated, indoor bike parking spaces, showers and lockers, bike rentals, and a repair shop. The center is also partially powered by the photovoltaic system on the roof including 80 75-watt modules and 40 37-watt modules. The system is rated at 7.48 kW, will generate 8,815 kilowatt-hours per year, and meet 6.5% of the center's electrical requirements.
To learn more about the cycle center visit http://www.chicagobikestation.com/.


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TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada's currency and shares of most of its largest companies weakened in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union on Friday, while government bond yields slipped as investors bet the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates.
The threat to global growth that the so-called 'Brexit' presents will prove a headwind for an economy that relies on energy and other commodity exports, analysts and investors said.
"It increases the risk that deflation could take hold," said Patrick O'Toole, vice president of global fixed income at CIBC Asset Management, adding that the result called into question the EU's existence.
Oil prices, which have doubled since February, fell about 5 percent after the vote and Canadian energy stocks shed more than 3 percent. [O/R]
To be sure, some equity analysts saw the sharp decline as a buying opportunity.
"This is just a bump in the road," Brian Pow, an equity analyst at Acumen Capital Partners in Calgary. "I still think the trend is upwards in crude prices, it just might take longer."
Banking and other financial stocks joined energy stocks in taking the brunt of the selling pressure in Canada, while gold miners benefited from investors fleeing to the safety of bullion. [.TO][GOL/]
Gold stocks helped Canada outperform, with the market down roughly 1.5 percent compared to 3 percent for major U.S. indices.
Some saw the retreat as a buying opportunity, noting that limited direct exposure to Europe and a strong trade relationship with the United States should help Canadian assets weather the storm.
"We remain at the ready to swoop in and buy stocks in these volatile times," said Stephen Carlin, head of equities and portfolio manager at CIBC Asset Management.
Canada's currency was heading for its sharpest move lower against the greenback in more than a year. [CAD/]
It also retreated against the Japanese yen and Swiss franc, traditionally seen as safe havens, though it surged almost 8 percent against the British pound and climbed against the euro.
Yields on two-year government bonds, seen as particularly sensitive to potential monetary policy shifts, fell as low as 0.386 percent before recovering somewhat.
Overnight index swaps moved to imply a 27 percent chance of a Bank of Canada rate cut this year, after having been priced for no change in policy before the Brexit result.
Bond prices were much higher across the maturity curve in sympathy with Treasuries as investors rushed into safe-haven assets.
(With additional reporting by Fergal Smith in Toronto)


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Seven Psychopaths – 5 out of 5
When I first saw this trailer I said, "That looks awesome." I saw Walken, Ferrell, Harrelson, my favorite character actor Zeljko Ivanek and Sam Rockwell in it and I said, "Yes, all kinds of yes, I want to see this movie." And then I saw Tom Waits—my favorite singer/songwriter—and I exploded. After recovering from the explosion I made it my mission to see this film. Sadly I never got to see it in the theaters because I'm grossly poor and I was too busy recovering from being exploded but now that it arrived on DVD, I got to finally sit down and take this one in…and I ended up loving it!
|"Why...AM I...in BED?" (read that caption like you're Colin Ferrell doing a
Christopher Walken impression.
Marty (Colin Ferrell) is a screenwriter trying to write a script he titled Seven Psychopaths and is getting help from his friend Billy (Sam Rockwell). Marty soon finds himself in some deep trouble as Billy and his friend Hans (Christopher Walken) kidnaps a criminal's dog (played by Woody Harrelson—the criminal, not the dog). Even though Marty may end up dying because of a Shih Zu he finds inspiration for his screenplay and meets a true psychopath along the way that carries a rabbit around with him (Tom Waits).
|"You wanna know where I kept this money?"
|Mickey Rourke was originally going to be in the film...
he still made it in...in a way.
|Crispin Glover even had a cameo...he's right above the guy on the left's head.
|That hat also deserves an Academy Award nomination.
|You've come a long way from they days of playing a legally retarded bartender.
|I know Walken was in this film but cowbell was the last thing
this movie needed more of...More Waits was needed. I also
apologize for referencing that now played out SNL skit.
|I would pay money to hear every actor in this film do
their best Walken impression...you're up, Ivanek.
Seven Psychopaths is just an all-out entertaining movie that tells a great story that builds at a perfect pace and culminates with a great ending, has a fantastic cast and is just plain funny and fun to watch.
|The film also inspired the cover to my new album for my hipster acoustic rock band.


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For those Microsoft Developers out there, these are my thoughts on F#.
I personally think a rather bored, and only somewhat imaginative division in Microsoft Development, consisting of some nutty programmers and possibly some researchers have concocted the F# language, what appears to be a mixed bag of development languages and offering possibly some minor advantages, please don't expect me to actually learn this language, I refuse.
C# is one thing, combined with the power of the .net framework, its a prime example of an excellent language that combines the lessons from other languages, and has a natural C/Java style flow to the syntax.
The best way to describe F# syntax is, imagine for a second what a disaster it would be to port into the .net world vb6 code, mixed with a dose of C/Java and a little PHP on the side. Never mind your side order of fries with that Sir, F# is this disaster.
Once again Microsoft disappoint, instead of allocating funding into researching and fully developing the late promised XAML presentation / HTML replacement, we have once again been delivered distraction, 1/2 working prototypes and a yet growing concern on which technologies to adopt and learn, and which to ignore.
Before you leave, I just want to remind you once again of that awful and dirty word – Foxpro, just incase you forgot.


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By Louie Bacani
Old Mutual completes £183 million investment British insurer Old Mutual has completed its previously announced multimillion transaction with leading US investment firm Landmark Partners.
The company revealed in June that it had signed an agreement to acquire 60% of Landmark Partners, a global private equity, real estate and real asset firm with US$15.5 billion of committed capital as of June 30.
Old Mutual has paid US$240 million (£183 million) for the acquisition and may make an additional payment based on the growth of the business by 2018.
In an earlier statement, the insurance firm said it looks forward to "collaborating with the Landmark team to further grow and diversify their business and expand their distribution capabilities outside of the US."
The insurer made its transaction with Landmark amid major corporate changes. Last March, the company announced that it would split into four businesses: a South African bank, an emerging markets unit, a US asset manager and a British wealth manager. The break-up plan would be complete by the end of 2018, according to Reuters.
Earlier this month, Old Mutual sold its wealth management arm in Italy to Ergo Italia, a local insurance company owned by London-headquartered private equity firm Cinven. The €278 million (£237.5 million) transaction was expected to be completed within six months.
Old Mutual also announced this month its London head office was in the "final stages of a fundamental restructuring," which will lead to 60 more job cuts to reduce the total headcount by around 50% by the end of 2016.
Halving the head office staff would provide £10 million in savings to Old Mutual, which expects further headcount reduction, depending on how the company break-up develops.
Insurance Business


text: Home / Blog / 5 reasons we hate maths A maths problem: 5 reasons people hate maths By Maths Doctor Tuesday, February 3, 2015Market research company, Ipsos 2005 study found that 4 out of 10 Americans hated maths, which, when you think about it is quite a considerable majority dedicated solely to one academic subject. If you do a quick search online for the most disliked subject at school, whichever link you chose maths will consistently rank in the number one position. And even disregarding what you read online, anecdotally most people will openly tell you maths is their least favourite subject. So whilst it's probably common knowledge that maths may not be the most popular subject, did you know that rather than simply disliking the subject, people are now becoming scared of it, a phenomenon aptly named Mathematical Anxiety. According to Nuffield Foundation, Mathematical Anxiety is becoming increasingly recognised as a psychological condition, whereby the overwhelming nervous feeling can interfere the ability to cope with the subject, solve problems and interpret numbers and calculations, inside and outside of the classroom, resulting in an unhealthy relationship and avoidance of the subject progressing into adulthood. So why then, is it that maths has the ability to cause us so much hatred and anxiety? Examining both the subject and the teaching, there are a list of reasons why learning maths is associated with such volumes of negativity. 1) No bluffingLet's be honest, you can't really bluff maths. When put on the spot, unlike in many other subjects where you could elaborate on the point before, offer an opinion, or derive a very "creative" answer to the question at hand, when hit in the face with an impending calculus equation, unless you've done your homework, there really is no obvious solution. There aren't any crutches in maths, no assistance you can depend upon apart from your own knowledge of the subject, which, if lacking can be like staring at nothing but a jumbled mess of numbers and letters. 2) It's a different languageWith maths you really have to speak the language, each equation is essentially a sentence, each algebraic letter a placeholder for something not just a meaningless value. Lots of symbols that we use instead of words and multiple working outs continuously trailing off into the distance so that you have forgotten what you are solving in the first place. Was it X or Y? Answer: Well if this equals that, then that equals this, except when this equals zero, then the rule changes to that, etc etc. Unless you have kept up with years of maths language learning throughout school years, you can easily find yourself entering a maths exam and not even being able to read the question, despite it being written in English. 3) What's the point?One of the key issues with people really engaging with maths is that unless you actually put it into context there is no obvious point to finding the solution for X. Who cares what X is if it's nothing? Or being completely unable to relate to the problem at hand. If Frankie has 23 watermelons and loses 27% of them, how many watermelons are left? Why would you ever have this ridiculous amount of watermelons and need to calculate such a specific loss? There is such an obvious connection between other subjects and their point, ie, PE = Fitness, French/English = Communication, Art = Creativity. The problem with maths is that we become so consumed with trying to find something like the value of X, we forget why we are trying to find it in the first place. There were often times where maths becomes devoid of any point at all, and prompts questions like "Why can't we just use a calculator?". 4) It's scaryAs soon as you enter your first secondary maths lesson, the difficulty of the 12 times table from your primary years seems like a distant memory. The step up in level becomes glaringly apparent when hit in the face with topics like cube roots or quadratic equations. When you think you have mastered those it then accelerates further to Sines and Tans and circle geometry! The subject itself definitely has the potential to be terrifying and sometimes so does the teaching. Maybe the maths teacher did seem a little scarier than the others? There were a lot of occasions when a mathematical formula was being barked out to the class in a slightly intimidating manner. 5) We've been told to hate itFor many of us our negative attitude towards maths is influenced and consistently reinforced by others, passed down via friends, family or teachers inherently throughout years of our education. Peer pressure teaches you from an early age that maths is a subject you are expected to loathe, and it definitely wasn't cool to like it. Overhearing your primary school teacher use the word maths in reference to their least favourite part of their week, (probably enhanced by the general negative attitude of the class itself). Or at home, the parent that was always eager to help you practise French, or came up with great ideas for a creative writing task, yet seemed a little absent when you needed to do your maths homework. It really has been in-grained in our society to hate or be scared of maths, like standing on the right hand side of the escalator, or queuing. But we really need to change this attitude, and make people aware that maths is actually a great subject, despite points 1) to 5), for many reasons which will form part of a later blog! Categories: General | Education | Maths | Teaching | Lessons | Study | Student | School


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text: Folk religions, filial piety, reverence for ancestors, and the "three teachings"—Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism—formed the belief systems of ancient China. Tenets from each informed daily life, and no single doctrine persistently dominated. Confucianism became the virtual creed of imperial China in the Han dynasty and concerned itself with respect for fellow humans and such practical affairs as the organization of government. Daoism focused on establishing harmony between human beings and the natural world and was at times politically influential. Buddhism arrived in China from the west along trade routes and blended with existing teachings, becoming extremely influential before suffering harsh persecution during the Tang dynasty. The vital mixture of the three systems in the private, political, and religious spheres is vividly reflected in the tomb arts of the Northern Wei (386–535 CE), Northern Qi (550–577 CE), and Tang dynasties (618–907 CE).