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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Riddles 9
1. What do you call a tree with four equal sides? 2. The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it? 3. When young, I am sweet in the sun. When middle-aged, I make you merry. … Continue reading
Puzzles 9
1. A woman recently widowed, following the death of her husband, was explaining to a police officer that her husband was watching a programme on the evening of his death about the Beast of Bodmin Moor. Afterwards, she explained, he … Continue reading
Henrik Ibsen quotes
Ibsen, Henrik (1828 – 1906), Norwegian dramatist The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone. Castles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build, too. The great secret … Continue reading
Health and Fitness Contents
Contents Introduction Book Reviews Chapter 1: Limiting the difference between your daily calorie consumption and daily calorie needs Chapter 2: Burning off calories in place of calorie-restrictive diets Chapter 3: Targeting fat loss in place of indiscriminate weight loss Chapter 4: Monitoring changes in your … Continue reading
Passing the QTS Numeracy Skills Test with Maths Made Elementary
Introduction This article will comprise a list of tips, strategies and techniques, which QTS students can incorporate into their revision to ensure they’ve given themselves the best possible chance of success in their Numeracy Skills Test. The advice contained herein can be … Continue reading
Sam Harris quotes
Harris, Sam (born 1967), American author, philosopher, and neuroscientist How do we know that our holy books are free from error? Because the books themselves say so. Epistemological black holes of this sort are fast draining the light from our … Continue reading
Chapter 5. The Balance Sheet
What is a balance sheet? A balance sheet is a financial report which provides a snapshot of a company’s financial position at any given moment in time. It does this by evaluating a list of the business’s assets, liabilities and … Continue reading
Mahatma Gandhi quotes
Gandhi, Mahatma (1869 – 1948), Indian political and spiritual leader You must be the change you want to see in the world. Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes … Continue reading
Galileo quotes
Galileo (1564 – 1642), Italian astronomer & physicist I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him. Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe. I do not feel obliged to … Continue reading
William Faulkner quotes
Faulkner, William (1897 – 1962), US novelist All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible. Don’t bother just to be better than your … Continue reading