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The smell of homemade bread doesn't just make us crave fresh-from-the-oven carbs, it also makes us kinder to strangers — or so a new study claims.
A small team of researchers from France's University of Southern Brittany sent four volunteers to stand outside a clothing store. They sent another four volunteers to stand outside a bakery. As shoppers passed by, the volunteers "accidentally" dropped small personal items, like gloves and handkerchiefs, the NY Daily News reports.
The researchers found that 77 per cent of the shoppers who walked by the volunteers outside the bakery stopped to pick up the dropped items, while only 52 per cent of shoppers stopped outside the clothing store.
The experiment was repeated 400 times, each time leading the researchers to conclude that pleasant smells "trigger a positive mood that leads to a greater degree of altruism, or unconditional concern for the welfare of others," the Daily Mail reports.
Of course, if you're on a diet that's severely limiting your carb intake, the smell of fresh bread might make you hostile rather than hospitable.
The study doesn't indicate if factors like time of day or weather were controlled for in the study.
Watch the video below reporting on the new bread study.


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An examination of municipal efforts to manage brownfields redevelopment in Ontario, Canada
Keywords:Brownfield, Contamination, Municipal, Planning, Canada
Since the mid-1990s, the reuse of brownfield properties for urban intensification has emerged as a core strategy in government efforts to remediate pollution and support renewal, regeneration, and retrofitting. While upper levels of government in Canada engaged in early efforts to devise policies, programs, and funding strategies to support redevelopment, the job of overseeing it has fallen mainly to local governments. This paper investigates the role of municipalities
in Ontario, Canada's most populous and industrialized province, in managing and facilitating brownfields redevelopment. Survey data from 43 municipalities, coupled with information gathered from six site visitations and provincial information, reveal that despite common goals, tools, and approaches put forward by Ontario municipalities
in their Community Improvement Plans, the management of planning, funding, and redevelopment issues continues to be a challenge for many, resulting in some very proficient municipalities and numerous hopeful ones with limited capacity to address this demanding issue.
Copyright: Institute of Urban Studies

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KB0055: Import Data from the Affectiva Q Sensor
This article contains directions for importing data from the Affectiva Q Sensor which collects 3-axis accelerometry, skin temperature, and skin conductance. The data from the Q Sensor is stored in a.csv file and can be converted to a MindWare (.mw) file using the ASCII-MW converter, a tool available in all MindWare analysis applications and BioLab.
First, launch the ASCII-MW converter and select the file containing the Q Sensor data.
From the file header, we can see that the data has been sampled at 32 Hz and that data is stored in units appropriate for each measure. Accelerometer data is stored in g, temperature is stored in degrees Celsius, and skin conductance is stored in microsiemens (uS). These channels will need to be scaled to values between -5 and 5 volts for storage in the MindWare file. Set up the ASCII-MW converter as follows:
File Header
Channels 1-16
Press OK to complete the conversion. You will need to re-apply the scaling in the analysis applications to view the data in proper units. For example, in the EDA analysis application, you will need to set the uS/volt setting to the scale factor of 20 used in the ASCII-MW converter. Also, since the sample rate is 32 Hz, be sure to set the Block Size on the Rolling Filter to an appropriate value (when applicable).
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In this guide, I'm going to show you how to create a cart value booster based on your free shipping threshold.
Note: This tutorial will only work if:
 - You're using Shopify and have installed the latest version of our app
 - You have a free shipping threshold (this is probably obvious)
Step 1:
Create a new campaign in your Wisepops account.
Step 2:
Drag and drop a text block into your popup.
Step 3:
Copy and paste the following piece of code into your block:
{{ X | minus: cart.total_price | round: 2 }}
Replace the "X" with your own free shipping threshold.
When the popup is displayed, this section will be replaced with the value that your visitor needs to add to his cart to get free shipping.
Step 4:
Add the text around the dynamic block.
Your should end up with something like this:
Step 5:
In Display > Page, create the following rule:
Step 6:
In Display > Ecommerce, add the following rule (replace 100 with your own free shipping threshold):
And you're done!
Here's what the final result looks like on our own store (hope you don't mind the Pokemon):
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Financial and time aspects of Rent-to-own to landlords
- Have a good understanding of all your cost associated with Rent-to-own.
- Have a common knowledge about costs related to property purchase in the UK.
There are the following savings for landlords using Rent-to-own:
>> Let's focus first on time.
The joint venturer fully manages the property, so the landlord spends a second worrying about property management. In reality, the tenant buyers mentality is that they own the property, so to be fair, there is relatively little control to be carried out. So for landlords, it doesn't cost anything, it doesn't take any time, and it is not the landlord's responsibility. Maintenance - it does include time and money. Both are the joint venturer responsibility. But again, the tenant-buyer mentality is the owners, so they look after their house, and they in most situations carry out some work themselves. However, obvious legal requirements like gas and electricity certificates, Energy Performance Certificate etc., are done by the joint venturer. So for landlords, it doesn't cost anything, it doesn't take any time, and it is not the landlord's responsibility. Rent collection - rent is paid by the joint venturer, so any delays or missed payments by the tenant don't affect the landlord—no time spent chasing tenants for money. The joint venturer sets up the standing order to transfer the rent to the landlord on a set date every month.
>> Savings on money.
No management, so no letting agent fees. That's a savings of, usually, 10% plus VAT. So with the rent of £1000 a month it is £120 a month, so £4320 in 3 years. No maintenance. It is difficult to calculate precisely but let's say that each landlord spends at least £700 annually for minor maintenance together with required certificates. It is £2100 per three years. Potential Tax Savings. Because of the long term rent structure connected with the sale, each landlord can move some of the rent to be included in the sale price. Then there is a Capital Gain Tax instead of income tax and therefore no National Insurance Contribution and lower tax rate with delayed tax to pay. Its various but potential savings in three years will reach thousands of £.


Yellow Mocis
Moths in the genus Mocis are generally medium-sized (about 26mm across), and yellowish with closely related spot patterns. There are five such moths in North America, all in the southeastern US, more or less. The range of the yellow mocis is roughly from the east coast of Texas, all along the Gulf coast, through to Florida and South Carolina.
They have interesting, attractively striped caterpillars in the same tones of beige, brown, black and white as the adults. The caterpillars feed on forage and pasture grasses as well as some human crops (making them notable pests, unfortunately). They move like inchworms, making their bodies into a loop and then extending again, hence the common name for the genus, grass loopers or striped grass loopers.
Full disclosure: on iNaturalist, I've been told this may, in fact, be a withered mocis (Mocis marcida) and not a yellow mocis (Mocis disseverans). And hey, I'm no expert. My guess on species is based on the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Southeastern North America, and the comparison image on, as well as skimming through's photos of each species. My impression is still that this is M. disseverans. I'm not sure what difference it makes, as both moths are of the "single sentence on Wikipedia" variety, and pretty interchangeable except for nuances in pattern.
(This sort of base, uneducated, neanderthal opinion is why I'm probably never going to be a real entomologist. 🙂
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Definition of legateship
n. - The office of a legate. 2
The word "legateship" uses 10 letters: A E E G H I L P S T.
No direct anagrams for legateship found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after legateship (in bold), or to aeeghilpst in any order:
s - legateships
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{% static %} handles more than you think
You probably agree using {% static %} is not a controversial:
Credit: Django Doctor
If you're unfamiliar: {% static %} returns the path the browser can use to request the file. At it's simplest, that would return a path that looks up the file on your local file system. That's fine for local dev but in prod we will likely use third-party libraries such as whitenoise or django-storages to improve performance of the production web server.
There are reasons other than "because S3" for why we use {% static %}
File revving
Whitenoise has a storage backend STATICFILES_STORAGE that performs file revving for cache busting. As a result the file path rendered in the template is renamed: script.js may be renamed to script-23ewd.js. The STATICFILES_STORAGE generates a hash from the file's contents and renames the file and generates a manifest file that looks like:
{'scripts.js':'scripts-23ewd.js'}
This is called revving. {% static 'script.js' %} renders'script-23ewd.js' in the template because'script.js' is looked up in the manifest, resulting in'script-23ewd.js' being resolved.
This is for cache busting: when the file content change the file name changes too, so a revved file can have cache headers set to cache forever in the CDN or browser. On the next deployment if the file contents changes so too does the file name being requested and thus the most up to date file is retrieved by the browser.
So {% static %} abstracts away cache-busting mechanisms so we can focus on templatey things in the template instead.
Websites can move house
Given enough time a website can change where it's served from:
 - From subdomain to path: abc.example.com to _URL_ and xyz.example.com to _URL_. This has happened in a project I was in for SEO reasons.
 - Merging multiple repositories into one. This happened to a few projects I was involved with to make development more efficient.
At this point it would be unclear which app's files are served from /static/. Yes a developer can find a replace all of /static/ with /abc/static/ and /abc/static/. But if {% static .. %} was used they would not need to.
So {% static %} prevents Javascript and CSS from breaking because where the website is served from changed.
Serving from S3
Django suggest not serving static files from the web server in production. One way to do that is to serve the files from S3. If STATICFILES_STORAGE serves from S3, then the static domain will likely be different from webserver domain unless some configuration in Cloudfront ensures otherwise.
So in that case using {% static 'script.js' %} ultimately renders _URL_ instead of /static/script.js.
So {% static %} handles changes in the domain the files are served from.
Do you {% static %} everywhere you should?
You can check if your codebase at django.doctor. It check missing {% static %} and other Django code smells:
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 Course Title: Suspension, Steering and Alignment
 Title Abbreviation: SUSPENSION/STEER/ALIGN
 Department: AT
 Course #: 131
 Credits: 6
 Variable: No
 IUs: 8
 CIP: 470604
 EPC: 712
 REV: 2014
 Course Description
Operation, diagnosis and repair of suspension and steering systems including wheel balance and alignment. Scope of course will cover a variety of front and rear suspension types.
Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment: AT 100 or 107, AT 121, AT 133 and MATH 96.
Additional Course Details
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 22
Lab: 88
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree, Required for certificate
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
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Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
 1. Understand the operation of the shop, employee and employer responsibilities.
 2. Understand safety and the hazards of the automotive industry, lifting, fire, hazardous waste, and how to react to them.
 3. Understand wheel bearings, their function, and how to successfully service them.
 4. Understand the construction of tires and explain how to identify the proper tire for the vehicle. Understand plys, belts and treads.
 5. Understand the design and operation of shock absorbers and MacPherson struts.
 6. Understand the different types of suspension systems. Understand how to service the following systems: Coil springs, torsion bar, multiple leaf springs, ball joints, I-beam, MacPherson strut, long/short arm, and equal length arms.
 7. Identify the following rear suspension systems: Independent type, leaf-spring type and multi-link type. Explain the service needed to keep them working properly.
 8. Have a basic understanding of computer-controlled components of the vehicles and service procedures.
 9. Understand the purpose, design and operation of power steering pumps and function of drive belts.
 10. Understand and explain how a recirculating ball steering gear functions. Also understand both manual and power steering gears.
 11. Understand the operation and service of a rack and pinion-type steering gear. Identify different types and make necessary adjustments.
 12. Understand the operation and service of four-wheel steering systems. Identify the operation at both lower and higher speeds. Understand parking ability.
 13. Understand and identify the different types of frames and their service.
 14. Understand camber and caster and how to adjust them on all vehicles.
 15. Understand steering axis and toe-in. Explain how to service the steering axis and how to check and service the toe-in or toe-out.
 16. Understand the need for a computerized alignment on your car. Understand the different angles of alignment and how to adjust them.
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
2. Critical Thinking
Outcomes: Students will be able to...
3. Communication
Outcomes: Students will be able to...
6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility
Outcomes: Students will be able to...
10. Technology
Outcomes: Students will be able to...
Course Contents
 1. Suspension and steering types.
 2. Wheels, tires, and balancing.
 3. Suspension and steering inspection and component service.
 4. Wheel alignment.
 5. Axle and driveshaft service.
 6. Shock absorber and MacPhearson strut service.
 7. Power steering/hydraulic system service.
 8. Vibration diagnosis.


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What is Minute of Angle - MOA?
MOA is a mathmatical concept that most firearm scopes incorporate. Minute of Angle (MOA) is critical to sighting in your scope. MOA mathematical concepts were used to develop the AccuScope scope sighting reference tool.
The only MOA information needed to use AccuScope is your scope's MOA number. AccuScope determines the number of adjustment dial increments or "clicks" to rotate your scope's elevation or windage adjustment dial to accurately sight in your scope at multiple shooting distances.
Each click of the scope turret is usually 1/4 or 1/2 MOA change and on some scopes 1/8 MOA. Normally, shooters refer to these adjustments as a change of a fraction of an inch at 100 yards rather than the true value of MOA for which they are supposedly calibrated to.
Calculating Angle of Arc
The angle of an arc is expressed in number of degrees. There are 360 degrees of arc to a full circle. Each degree consists of 60 minutes of arc. The distance covered by the measure of arc is relative to the circumference (total distance around the circle) it is contained within. Knowing the radius (distance to center of circle) circumference is easily calculated by using the constant pi.
The ratio (represented by pi ) of circumference is constant to diameter (radius x 2) regardless of circle size. The precise value of pi is so far unknown to man but is normally resolved to 3.1416 or 3.141 for our purposes.
Suppose a circle with a 6 inch radius. Circumference can be calculated as: circumference = (radius x 2) x pi circumference = (6 x 2) x 3.1416 circumference = 12 x 3.1416 circumference = 37.6992 inches The distance covered by 1 degree of angle (37.6992 / 360 or, circumference divided by 360 degrees) is 0.1047 inch at 6 inches from center of circle. And, 1 minute of angle represents (0.1047 / 60 or, 1 degree divided by 60 minutes) 0.001745 inch at 6 inches from center of circle.
Knowing what MOA represents allows us to calculate its value to any distance. Six inches (the radius of the above example) is 1/600th of 100 yards: (100 yards x 36 inches) / 6 inches = 600 Therefore, the value of MOA at 100 yards is 1.047 inches (0.001745 x 600 = 1.047) At 50 yards 1/2 the 100 yard value; 70% @ 70 yards; twice @ 200 yards; 6 times @ 600 yards; and so on. So, the difference between thinking in inches as opposed to MOA is 10.47 inch @ 1000 yards.
Who has time to figure this out when you should be shooting?
We transform this complicated concept into a simple, easy to use tool. In short, AccuScope is "MOA made simple". Although MOA mathematical concepts were used to develop AccuScope, the only MOA information you need to use AccuScope is your scope's MOA number. AccuScope comes in two versions. The first version is designed for 1/4 MOA and 1/2 MOA scopes - these scopes are most common. The second version is for 1/8 MOA scopes - these scopes are becoming more and more popular due to their increased precision.


What forces affect submarines?
Lesson overview
The context of the lesson is a practical investigation to discover how shape and surface area affect the speed at which a submersible descends. Students develop their understanding of forces, surface area, and fair testing.
Learning outcomes
 - Understand gravity as a force
 - Consider how forces affect submersibles
 - Investigate how shape affects speed
 - Predict and test with accuracy
 - Describe how forces affect submersibles
Lesson step
 1. Forces mini quiz (15 mins)
 Students take a forces mini quiz in groups to assess their level of understanding and open a discussion about gravity.
 2. Virtual submarine dive (10 mins)
 Students take a virtual submarine dive and consider how forces might impact on submersible design.
 3. Shape investigation (20 mins)
 Using modelling clay students investigate how a variety of shapes move at different speeds through water. Making predictions, students test different shapes and measure speed ensuring it is a fair test.
 4. Understanding water resistance (15 mins)
 Students describe why shapes move at different speeds using scientific vocabulary to explain their findings.


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Arab Monetary Fund is a regional Arab financial institution based in Abu Dhabi, with the mission to lay the monetary foundation of Arab economic integration and to accelerate the process of economic development of its member countries. In this context, the AMF supports banking and financial sector development in the Arab States and provide assistance towards its integrity and efficiency. Moreover, the AMF carries out and acts as a technical secretariat for the Council of Arab Ministers of Finance, the Council of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Authorities' Governors as well as for its sub-committees and task forces.
The AMF is seeking to hire "Financial Sector SpecialistFintech"
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the implementation of the AMF's strategy in relation to financial sector development programs and initiatives, including promoting Fintech ecosystem and enhancing digital financial services in Arab countries.
- Support the implementation and follow-up activities of the initiatives in the Arab countries focusing on enhancing Fintech digital financial services and digital economy.
- Contribute to formulate technical assistance programs to the Arab countries in developing their financial and banking sector with focus on Fintech and digital financial infrastructure.
- Contribute to the implementation of various programs and activities related to fostering Fintech ecosystem in Arab countries, jointly conducted with IFIs.
- Contribute to delivering training and workshops to the Arab regulatory & supervisory authorities.
- Participation in the work of various committees and task forces, in which AMF acts as a technical Secretariat, such as the Arab Regional Fintech WG, the Financial Inclusion Task Force, as well as Financial Stability Task Force.
- Contribute to various activities in the financial sector with focus on Fintech and digital financial services.
- Conduct researches and working papers, studies and events carried out by the AMF within the framework of its financial sector development mandate.
- Supervisory skills in providing training courses for member countries in the area of Fintech.
Selection criteria, Academic qualifications and experience required:
- Arab Country's citizen.
- A doctorate degree from a recognized university in the fields of economics or finance.
- Relevant experience in similar fields of work of 5 years in related regulatory & supervisory authorities such as central banks, relevant financial institutions, or regional and international financial institutions.
- Comprehensive knowledge of international principles / guidelines and papers issued by the relevant standard setters such as BIS, IMF, WG, FSB, Basel Committee, FSI, IFSB.
- Deep knowledge of concepts related to Fintech such as digital transformation, digital ID and eKYC & CDD, digital payments systems, digital financial services, Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Artificial Intelligence, and cyber resilience.
- Deep knowledge of Fintech standards and related financial legislations around the world.
- Deep knowledge of risks related to Fintech activities, and hoe to mitigate those risks.
- Comprehensive knowledge of financial, banking, and digital financial infrastructure legislations in Arab countries.
- Have recently published refereed researches / articles in reputed scientific journals.
- Fluent in Arabic, English, and French is plus.
The fund offers competitive terms of service in accordance with the applicable employment policy, which includes tax free salary, housing allowance, furniture allowance, air tickets, education allowance, and life & medical insurance
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.


Angela Wanhalla
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Angela WanhallaDr Angela Wanhalla
Raised in a house full of books and aware of her whakapapa, lecturer Angela Wanhalla knew she'd follow a history path.
"Dad was always interested in history and I knew where I came from, so history became part of the trajectory."
Of Ngāi Tahu descent (Taumutu and Otakou), Angela grew up in the small Canterbury town of Rolleston.
While the subject history was dead certain, Angela took time to fine-tune her specific fields of interest. For her first degree - a BA(Hons) from the University Canterbury - she took papers in Māori history, education, sociology and anthropology, before choosing feminist history for her honours project and MA.
Today, Angela specialises in the histories of cultural encounter in New Zealand's colonial past, with a focus on the history of interracial relationships and intermarriage in New Zealand. She's writing a book based on her PhD, which explored the history of interracial marriage between 1830 and 1940 in a community based at the Taieri Native Reserve.
With postdoctoral studies under her belt (she researched intermarriage in the Canadian prairies at the University of Saskatchewan), Angela's teaching focus at Otago is comparative indigenous histories. This includes teaching papers that introduce students to New Zealand history from a comparative perspective, and take a biographical approach to Māori history.
Dry facts it's not - history is about people's interaction with the world around them, she says.
"It's about reviving and reconstructing communities and looking at personal experiences."


[nvda] Re: nvda and internet
It should be noted that insert f1 places you in a key describer function. Press any key or combination of keys and you will hear a brief description of the command, if any. If no command corresponds to the key or combination, you may simply hear something like the letter or number spoken. You probably have to be in the program you want to work with for program specific commands to be announced. Just systematically going through different combinations, such as insert and each letter or function key or number key will teach you a lot. Or in some programs such as Internet Explorer, just pressing every letter of the alphabet will teach you a lot. From the little playing around I've done, it appears that the key describer will only announce commands that are specific to NVDA. For example, pressing tab while in Internet Explorer won't tell you anything. this is an Internet Explorer command. Typing the letter k will tell you something because that is a command in NVDA.
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picture on [(h1,v1)][-(h2,v2)]
picture off [,pictHandleVar&]
picture on statement initiates "picture recording" for the current output window. The
picture off statement turns off picture recording.
while picture recording is on, all drawing commands and text-display commands which are sent to the window are "recorded" in a special data structure called a picture. The internal format of a picture is identical to that of a resource of type "
PICT". After picture recording is turned off, you can display or print the picture, or attach it to a picture field, or save it to disk (as a "
PICT" resource or a "
Every picture has a frame, an imaginary rectangle which is stored as part of the picture's data structure. Usually, but not always, the picture itself is contained within the frame. The frame is used as a reference to determine how the picture should be scaled and positioned when the picture is later displayed or printed. The picture recording is cropped to the recording window's clip region, which may or may not be the same as the frame rectangle.
picture on statement, the
(h2,v2) parameters specify the upper-left and lower-right corners of a rectangle. If you specify both
(h2,v2), they define the picture's frame. Otherwise, the frame is determined as follows:
If you specify only
(h1,v1), it becomes the frame's upper-left corner; the frame's lower-right corner is set to the current lower-right corner of the window. If you specify only
(h2,v2), the picture's frame is set to the rectangle
(0,0)-(h2,v2). If you specify neither
(h2,v2), the picture's frame is set to the window's current rectangle.
picture off statement, a handle to the recorded picture is returned in
pictHandleVar&, if it's specified.
pictHandleVar& must be a long-integer variable, or a
Handle variable. The value returned in
pictHandleVar& is the same as the value returned by the
By default, drawing commands are not visible on the screen while they're being recorded. If you want the picture to be visible while you're recording it, you must call the Toolbox procedure
SHOWPEN after you start recording. If you do this,
SHOWPEN must be "balanced" by a call to the
HIDEPEN procedure, before you turn off picture recording. For example:
call SHOWPEN'show while recording
'[execute drawing commands here]
call HIDEPEN 'balance the call to SHOWPEN
Only one window can have picture-recording enabled at any given time; you cannot "nest"
picture on/picture off pairs. If you switch output windows while picture recording is on, any drawing commands sent to the new output window will not be recorded.
You cannot "temporarily" turn off the recording of a picture. Each call to
picture off completes a picture, and each call to
picture on starts a brand new picture. However, it is possible to effectively "append" one picture to another, by "inserting" an old picture inside a new one. For example:
picture off, circlePict&
'"Append" more drawing commands:
picture on'start a new picture
picture,circlePict& 'This gets recorded in new pict box 20,20 to 50,50
picture off, pictHandle& 'contains circle & box
Your program is responsible for releasing the memory occupied by pictures created with the
picture on/picture off statements. Use the
kill picture statement to do this, once you're finished using the picture handle.
Drawing commands which plot icons are not recorded in pictures.
picture function; picture statement; kill picture

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Sense of Place: How 'The Cedars' got its name
"The Cedars" is located about seven miles north of Cazadero, in the middle of Sonoma County's sparsely populated northwest, one of the most remote places in the region.
It was probably named by the U.S. Geological Survey in the 1940s. Locals have called the area "Red Slide" since the 19th century. "Cedars" refers to the extensive woodlands and pygmy forests of Sargent cypress found there.
This conifer grows only on serpentine soils, which are high in magnesium and iron. Many plants can't survive such conditions; those that can sometimes evolve into new species. Hence The Cedars is home to at least seven plants found nowhere else in the world, including forms of manzanita, fairy lantern and jewel flower.
This island of rare plants and unusual soils points to a rare geologic event. Long ago, the Earth's mantle, which normally lies deep underground, pushed through the crust all the way to the surface, creating thousands of acres of peridotite rock. This peridotite weathered into The Cedars' serpentine soils.
Because of its geology, The Cedars' springs and seeps are highly alkaline (pH 11 or 12) and saturated with methane and hydrogen. Biologists consider them to be one of the harshest environments on Earth and extremely hostile to life.
If The Cedars sounds otherworldly, it is. Conditions in its springs are thought to resemble that of the early Earth and Mars. Amazingly, scientists have found unique microbes living in them — microbes thought to be fundamentally different from nearly all other known life forms. They may provide clues about life on other planets.
Roger Raiche, who has championed protection of The Cedars for many years, calls it "an area of great botanic, geologic, and scenic magnificence." To preserve this hidden jewel, The Cedars is not open to the public, but guided tours can be arranged through _EMAIL_.
You can reach Glen Ellen-based historical ecologist Arthur Dawson at _EMAIL_.


White Forest
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White Forest is a secluded rebel outpost in the outskirts of City 17. It is one of the new locations in Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
White Forest is a decommissioned Cold War-era Soviet missile silo that was acquired by Black Mesa late in its history, though no apparent signs of this can be seen. By the time of the game it has become an important rebel HQ. Much of the base lies underground; it features many essential facilities such as communication rooms, pump stations, a garage, a helicopter hangar, and a launch control center. Also included are two missile silos: the primary silo is in use for building the rocket instrumental in closing off the Citadel superportal, and the secondary silo is abandoned. An enormous double antenna tower stands above the primary silo, serving as a notable landmark for the base as a whole. Certain concrete bunkers on the surface, while not visited, can be assumed to contain personnel quarters, and an unseen staff room is mentioned. In the compound itself, while players will often find themselves in narrow corridors, navigation is fairly straightforward.
Materials typically consist of bare concrete bunker walls, dirty concrete floors and rusted metal for frames and beams. Some walls have a coat of white paint with a green stripe along the bottom. Outside, the concrete is rougher and often overgrown with moss or covered under a layer of dirt and grass.
The base is located in a hilly and densely forested area, making it more difficult to access. On its southern side there is a deep valley with a shallow river which leads to one of the entry points to the base. To the north lies another, more expansive valley with smaller buildings, such as a sawmill, and other landmarks including a watertower, a single-track railway supposedly leading into the base, and two logging cranes. Many of these only appear to be there for scenic or referential reasons. Additionally, both valleys are connected through the garage within the base.
Inside, in line with its original military purpose, White Forest consists of utilitarian spaces commonly filled with computer equipment for rocket launch and surveillance monitoring as well as fuel/water lines and storage shelves. However, some of the places are more lived-in, such as one of the control rooms being partially repurposed as lounge. Pipes and wiring are ubiquitous throughout the environment, as are blast doors separating most hallways, and floors are usually littered with sheets of cardboard and plywood. Despite the base's derelict status, there are no immediate signs of disuse in the more occupied areas, suggesting some amount of upkeep, though parts of debris can be seen in unreachable areas outside, and the abandoned secondary silo is crumbling. Lighting primarily consists of warm colors, with pale white and hazard red lights seen in the more technical areas. Some of the compound's Soviet legacy is still present in the form of Russian signage for the various facilities and the red star symbol.
The base is the current residence of Dr. Kleiner, Eli Vance and a new character, Dr. Magnusson, accompanied by a small garrison of rebel fighters, workers and technicians. Judith Mossman also stayed here at some point before her disappearance. The base is subject to multiple attacks. First, Combine Soldiers and Hunters invade the base by breaching through the secondary silo, and later Striders escorted by Hunters attempt to destroy the rocket silo from the outside. The player must fend off the Strider attack using a new weapon introduced in Episode Two, called the Magnusson Device.


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1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
"What are the chances there is a God, really? He is a blank slate, and we saw him as black."
- Actress and comedian Sarah Silverman on representing God as a black person on The Sarah Silverman Program. (men dot style dot com)
1. Definition - Study the definition.
undeveloped, free of information or associations; the idea that all knowledge is learned, that you're born knowing nothing
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
This one goes back to Latin. The phrase tabula rasa is used by philosophers to discuss the idea that people aren't with any built-in knowledge.
Tabula rasa translates to English as blank slate and it has many simple uses in addition to the philosophical meaning. Anything that can be manipulated freely is a blank slate. If you're at a party and everyone has just arrived, you could say it is a blank slate. Everyone could dance, or sing, or play a game or sit and talk. It will be what you make it.
A slate is a flat piece of rock that ancient people used to carve messages into. It's sort of like a blank piece of paper. When you think about it, God is sort of like a blank piece of paper too. If you asked a group of people to draw God, they would all draw different things because there is no shared idea of what God looks like.
When an interviewer asked Sarah Silverman about how God is portrayed by a black man on her television show, she replies that God is a blank slate. He could be any race. Heck, he could be a giant alligator. Silverman is unsure if God exists, so she certainly has no idea about how he would look. So she filled in the blank slate however she liked.
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
"My little brother is new to the world of rock music. He's a total blank slate, so I intend to show him all the coolest bands and make sure he has good taste. "
"When you first start your blog, it's a blank slate. It can be whatever you want it to be. But as you gain readers, they'll develop expectations.


FAQs about the Cardiology Recertification Exam
Here are some common questions that we are asked about taking the Cardiology MOC Exam:
How much does the exam cost?
The cost of the exam is included in a candidate's 10-year MOC program fee. The fee covers one examination for every specialty area a candidate chooses to maintain. The 10-year fee is $1940 for internal medicine, $2060 for internal medicine with a focused practice in hospital medicine, and $2560 for any subspecialty.
How long does the exam last?
The exam lasts one day.
What is the format for the exam?
The exam consists of multiple choice with a single best answer. There are multiple editions, or forms, of the exam, each of which consists of a different set of questions. The questions primarily focus on patient scenarios, while some require interpretation of visual materials. The exam will likely mirror your day to practice as it is meant to be a clinically focused exam.
What does the exam cover?
The exam covers the following topics:
 - Arrhythmias: 13%
 - Congestive Heart Failure: 13%
 - Coronary Artery Disease: 12.5%
 - Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction: 12%
 - Valvular Disorders: 12%
 - Congenital Disorders: 5%
 - Pericardial Disease: 4%
 - Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Disease: 9%
 - Hypertension and Pulmonary: 7%
 - Physiology and Biochemistry: 6%
 - Pharmacology: 5%
 - Miscellaneous 1.5%
How is the exam scored?
The exam is pass-fail, based on the candidate's performance on the entirety of the test. Questions left unanswered are scored as incorrect, therefore candidates are encouraged to guess if they are unsure of the answer to a question.
How long will it take to receive my results?
Candidates will receive their results in the mail approximately three months after the last exam given in the candidate's testing area.
How should I prepare for the exam?
The American Board of Internal Medicine offers a preparation tutorial for the examination. There are many books on the market to help test takers prepare, such as the bestselling Cardiology Intensive Board Review guide from the Cleveland Clinic. The Cleveland Clinic also hosts an annual symposium each summer to help candidates prepare. You may also prepare by reviewing reference materials or completing a practice self-assessment independently. We suggest taking the Board Vitals Cardiology MOC question set at least once in timed mode.


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Can Walking Through Doorways Prompt Memory Loss? Researchers Say, Yes
Have you ever felt slightly insane, or perhaps a little old, when you get to a room and then can't remember what you went in there for, even though you had just thought about it? It's not just you. New research shows that you're not losing your mind; it's just being compartmentalized.
A recent study conducted by the University of Notre Dame focused on the phenomenon known as an "event boundary" and concluded that we all experience them. The results of the study showed that walking through doorways causes the memory to lapse.
Researcher Gabriel Radvansky explained, "Entering or exiting through a doorway serves as an 'event boundary' in the mind, which separates episodes of activity and files them away."
This means that forgetting what you went to the kitchen for is not an issue of faulty memory or the effects of age, but rather a normal function of your brain. Radvansky said, "Recalling the decision or activity that was made in a different room is difficult because it has been compartmentalized."
So before you start questioning your sanity or brain function and loading up on ginkgo biloba, consider that there's probably nothing wrong with your mind. Rather than a "senior moment," what you have just experienced is an "event boundary."


Symbols on ax pieces in China may be world's oldest writing
 | July 11, 2013 at 3:50 PM
SHANGHAI, July 11 (UPI) -- Fragments of two ancient stone axes found in China bear what could be some of the world's earliest primitive writing, archaeologists say.
Discovered as part of a large find of artifacts unearthed south of Shanghai, the ax fragments have been dated at around 5,000 years old, the BBC reported Thursday.
Currently, evidence of the world's oldest writing is thought to be from Mesopotamia from 3,300 B.C.
There has been disagreement among Chinese experts whether the markings on the axes are actual writing or a less sophisticated grouping of symbols.
"The main thing is that there are six symbols arranged together and three of them are the same," lead archaeologist Xu Xinmin said. "This clearly is a sentence expressing some kind of meaning."
Cao Jinyan, a Chinese scholar who is an expert on ancient writing, agreed.
"Although we cannot yet accurately read the meaning of the 'words' carved on the stone axes, we can be certain that they belong to the category of words, even if they are somewhat primitive," he said.


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Optical Cathodoluminesence (Optical-CL)
What is Optical-CL?
Optical cathodoluminescence (optical-CL) permits optical examination or imaging of a sample through the attachment of an evacuated CL-stage to an optical microscope. The CL-stage attachment uses a cathode gun to bombard a sample with a beam of high-energy electrons. The resulting luminescence in minerals allows us to see textures and compositional variations that are not otherwise evident using light microscopy (see Figure 1). The stage allows X-Y movement of the sample to examine much of the surface area in the sample.
Fundamental Principles of Optical-CL
Optical-CL Instrumentation - How Does It Work?
Optical-CL attachments can be categorized in two types: cold-cathode CL and hot-cathode CL.
Cold-cathode CL. The most commonly used optical-CL system is termed a cold-cathode CL. It is an attachment to a microscope that allows the sample to be examined optically with the microscope and with CL in the same area. In a cold-cathode CL system the electron beam is generated by the discharge that takes place between the cathode at negative high voltage and anode at ground potential in ionized gas at a moderate vacuum of ~10-2 Torr. The result is relatively low-intensity CL in most CL-active silicate minerals. Because some of the electrical charges at the discharge may reach the sample and neutralize the static charge built up, it is not necessary to coat the sample with a conductive coating. The CL response in the sample can be viewed through the objective lens of the microscope or the image can be recorded with high-speed film or with a digital camera (Figure 2).
- Luminoscope stage—formerly manufactured by Premier American Technologies.
- Reliotron stage—manufactured by Relion Industries
- Technosyn stage (currently modified as the CL8200 MK5 system)—manufactured by Cambridge Image Technology, Ltd.
Hot-cathode CL.A hot-CL instrument generates the electrons by a heated filament and the electrons are directed at lower voltage toward the anode. The vacuum is generally lower (<10-5 Torr) and the accelerating potential is about 14 keV. This stage has a more stable beam and has greater CL intensity. There are several non-commercial versions of the hot-CL instrument. These instruments have higher sensitivity and the ability detect short-lived luminescence in minerals. Another form of the hot-CL instrument is the SEM-CL and will be discussed further.
CL emissions can provide general information on the trace elements contained in minerals or the production of mechanically induced defects in the crystals. Perhaps more importantly for the geologic context, the distribution of the CL in a material gives fundamental insights into such processes as crystal growth, replacement, deformation and provenance. These applications include:
- investigations of cementation and diagenesis processes in sedimentary rocks
- provenance of clastic material in sedimentary and metasedimentary rocks
- details of internal structures of fossils
- growth/dissolution features in igneous and metamorphic minerals
- deformation mechanisms in metamorphic rocks.
Strengths and Limitations of Optical-CL
Strengths of acquisition of CL images with the Optical-CL relative to the SEM-CL include:
- Attainment of real-time true-color CL images
- Relatively inexpensive
- Simple to use
- Conductive coating of the sample in a cold-cathode stage is unnecessary
- Acquisition of optical images from the petrographic microscope to place the minerals in spatial context
- Integration of light over the time of exposure or digital acquisition such that it works well for phosphorescent minerals (e.g. calcite/dolomite and apatite)
Limitations of acquisition of CL images with the Optical-CL relative to the SEM-CL include:
- Magnifications of the images are limited
- CL images are restricted to the visible range of the spectrum
- Lower resolution of images
- Timing of acquisition of the image is dependent on the film speed
- Additional processing required for analog film and the different color sensitivities of the film
For more detailed information regarding the theory and practice of Optical-CL, please see:
Boggs, S.,Jr. and Krinsley, D. (2006) Application of Cathodoluminescence Imaging to the Study of Sedimentary Rocks. New York, Cambridge University Press, 165 p.
- Gotze, J., Plotze, M., and Habermann, D. (2001) Origin, spectral characteristics and practical applications of the cathodolumimescence (CL) of quartz - a review. Mineralogy and Petrology, 71, 225-250.
- Marshall, D. J. (1988) Cathodoluminescence of Geological Materials. Boston, Unwin Hyman, 146 p.
- Pagel, M., Barbin, V., Blanc, P. and Ohnenstatter, D. (2000) Cathodoluminescence in Geosciences. Berlin, Springer-Verlag.
- Remond, G., Balk, L. and Marshall, D. J. (1995) Luminescence, Scanning Microscopy 9, Proceedings of the 13th Pfefferkorn Conference, Scanning Microscopy International, Chicago.
- Barker, Charles E., 1986, Notes on cathodoluminescence microscopy using the technosyn stage, and a bibliography of applied cathodoluminescence [microform], USGS Microfiche I 19.76:86-85


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Jemmape is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium. It was named after the Battle of Jemappes, fought between the French and the Austrians in 1792 near the village Jemappes, near Mons. Jemappes was spelled Jemmape, Jemmapes or Jemmappes at the time. Its territory corresponds more or less with that of the Belgian province Hainaut. Its capital was Mons.
The département came into existence in 1795, when the Southern Netherlands were occupied by the French. The département de Jemmape was formed from most of the County of Hainaut, Tournai and the Tournaisis, a part of the county of Namur (Charleroi) and of the Bishopric of Liège (Thuin). See the 130 départements of the Napoleonic Empire.
- Mons, cantons: Boussu, Chièvres, Dour, Enghien, Lens, Le Roeulx, Mons, Pâturages and Soignies.
- Charleroi, cantons: Beaumont, Binche, Charleroi, Chimay, Fontaine-l'Evêque, Gosselies, Merbes-le-Château, Seneffe and Thuin.
- Tournai, cantons: Antoing, Ath, Celles, Ellezelles, Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Lessines, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Péruwelz, Quevaucamps, Templeuve and Tournai.
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the département became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands as the province of Hainaut. Its territory corresponds more or less with the present Belgian province Hainaut.
- Almanach Impérial, Testu, 1809 (accessed via Bibliothèque nationale de France).


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About the Pomeranian:
Each bolded word below is a reason for why a pomeranian is a popular breed and each paragraph below goes into further detail on that reason. This post also shows the history of the pomeranian breed.
The pomeranian is a popular dog breed because of its size, its cuteness, and its fluffiness
Pomeranians are a small dog breed, that is what makes the pomeranian the perfect "hand bag" dog. Because of there size they are perfect for people who live in apartments or in the city.
They are just to cute I mean look at that face. Even after looking at a hundred photos of a pomeranian's face, I just can't stop thinking about how cute she is.
They are super fluffy, and therefore they shed a lot. But the pro of this is they can have adorable hair styles such as the haircut the pomeranian Boo has.
Dogtime.com: "Pomeranians were developed in the province of Pomerania from the ancient Spitz breeds of the far northern countries. The closest relatives of the Pomeranian are the Norwegian Elkhound, the Schipperke, the German Spitz, the American Eskimo Dog, the Samoyed, and other members of the Spitz, or Northern, group of dogs, all of which are characterized by their wedge-shaped heads, prick ears, and thick furry coats. Early Pomeranians weighed as much as 30 pounds. Even in the early days of the breed, Poms were popular. Notable people who were said to have Pomeranian-type dogs include theologian Martin Luther, who had a Pom named Belferlein that he mentioned often in his writings; artist Michelangelo, whose Pom sat on a satin pillow and watched him paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; physicist Isaac Newton, whose Pom named Diamond reportedly chewed many of his manuscripts, and composer Mozart, whose Pom was named Pimperl and to whom he dedicated an aria. In 1761, the appeal of Pomeranians moved to England when Sophie Charlotte, a 17-year-old Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (a neighboring province of Pomerania) married the English prince who was to become King George III. She brought with her a pair of mostly white dogs named Phebe and Mercury that weighed more than 20 pounds, which was standard at that time. Although they were popular in royal circles, the new breed didn't catch on with the public. All of that changed during the reign of Queen Charlotte's granddaughter, Queen Victoria. During her 64 years as the Queen of England, Queen Victoria bred more than 15 different breeds of dogs. In her later years, she was especially fond of Pomeranians, which she first saw in 1888 during a trip to Italy. She fell in love with a sable and red Pom named Marco who weighed only 12 pounds. Today, many believe that he was the inspiration to breed smaller Pomeranians. Marco went on to compete under the Queen's name in many dog shows and won many honors. Victoria also bought three other Poms on the same trip to Florence in 1888. After Marco, Victoria's next most famous Pom was a female named Gina who also became a champion at London dog shows. Victoria loved her Poms so much that as she lay dying, she asked that her favorite Pom (named Turi) be brought to her bedside. Victoria's love of the Pomeranians, especially the smaller ones, inspired English dog fanciers to begin breeding even smaller Poms. From 1900 until the 1930s, Pomeranians often had the largest number of entries at Crufts dog show, Britain's national championship. It was during this time that the breed standard was stabilized, with the size coming down to its present weight and the coat developing its characteristic deep frilling. Also during this time, a wider range of colors became available. Early Poms were primarily white, black, chocolate or blue, but after an orange dog began winning at dog shows in the 1920s, the range of colors expanded. The popularity of the Pom spread across the Atlantic. In 1888, a Pomeranian named Dick was the first Pom entered into the American Kennel Club (AKC) stud book. In 1892, the first Pom was entered in a dog show in New York. After the AKC recognized the breed in 1900, Pomeranians quickly grew in popularity in the United States. In 1909, the American Pomeranian Club was accepted as a member club of the AKC and designated as the Parent Club for the breed. By mid-century, Poms were one of the most popular dog breeds in America. Today they rank 14th among the 155 breeds and varieties registered by the AKC."


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wing mast, wing sail
The mast, sail, or combination of the two shaped like an airplane wing. If the mast is large and the attached sail is small, the mast is a wing mast. If the mast and sail form a single wing-shaped structure it is a wing sail. Wing masts or sails are aerodynamically very efficient but complicated and expensive. They usually are found in sophisticated racing catamarans or trimarans.
To prepare a boat or engine for winter.
Steel wire filaments twisted to form flexible cordage-like lengths.
wishbone boom, wishbone rig
Replacing the traditional boom, curved sprits side by side on either side of a sail and joined together at a point well up the mast and at the sail's clew. They hold the sail out and down. This is the rig used on sailboards. See snotter.
Telltales, which sometimes are made of yarn.
A small commercial boat that serves the needs of other vessels, for example as a launch, towboat, etc.


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** Archived Article - please check for current information. **
February 23, 2012
Archaeological excavations open at Great Pee Dee March 5
The 16th Annual Johannes Kolb Archaeology and Education Project will be March 5-10 and March 12-16 at Great Pee Dee Heritage Preserve, a 2,725-acre preserve in Darlington County owned and managed by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
On Saturday, March 10, from 9 a. m. to 4 p.m., the public is invited to tour the excavations at the Johannes Kolb Site. There will be a host of demonstrators at the site for the March 10 public day. Numerous time periods when people lived at the Kolb site will be represented including: 18th century Native Americans and European colonists; late 19th century African-American sharecroppers; and demonstrations of primitive skills (stone tools, friction fire and aboriginal cookery).
Excavations will take place at the site on March 5-10, 12-16. Someone will be on site every day from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. to talk with students and visitors. School groups wishing to visit may contact Sean Taylor, S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Heritage Trust archaeologist, at _PHONE_ in Columbia or by e-mail at _EMAIL_.
More than 90 percent of the Native American artifacts excavated from the Kolb Site are the discarded by-products, i.e. flakes, of the stone tool-making process. Many of the historic artifacts represent the mundane day-to-day activities of making a living from the river swamp. Both are equally important to our understanding of what life was like for people who lived along the Great Pee Dee River for the last 12,000 years. However, these artifacts are not as exciting as those occasional pieces that represent the people who called the Kolb site home.
"Throughout the two week season we are planning to continue sampling the site with two meter square excavations," said Taylor. "Visitors are welcome to come out, jump in and assist with excavation, screening and note taking. Our goal is to demonstrate what archaeology is all about and most importantly what it can tell us about our ancestors."
A multi-component prehistoric site is present on the preserve with Native American remains from Paleoindian (11,000 years ago), Early Archaic (10,000 to 8,000 years ago), Early Woodland (4,000 to 2,000 years ago) and later Woodland times (2,500 to 1,500 years ago). Thoms Creek pottery, from the Early Woodland period, has been found on the site, and a sizable fragment was recovered in 2004. Thoms Creek is some of the earliest Indian-made clay pottery in the continental United States. In 1998, a Hardaway Point dating back 11,000 years was discovered at the Great Pee Dee Heritage Preserve, and in 2000 a portion of a 12,000-year-old Clovis Point was found.
Artifacts from the 19th century, such as broken glass, bricks and nails, have also been found on the preserve. In total, more than 200,000 artifacts have been recorded at the site in the past years of fieldwork. Chip Helms of Darlington, a past member of the S.C. Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology's Archaeological Research Trust Board, first recorded this site and others on the preserve in 1975. Helms, who has explored the preserve since he was a young boy, has been the driving force behind the current excavations.
- Spring turkey season forecast fair; youth day March 31
- Renowned herpetologist featured at Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic March 23-25
- Archaeological excavations open at Great Pee Dee March 5
- Three states add bass fishing as high school varsity sport: Will S.C. follow suit?
- Dixie Hornet Anglers conduct another successful tournament on Lake Secession
- S.C. Drought Committee to meet in Columbia on March 8
- Harry Hampton Wildlife Fund donates $104,050 to DNR
- Record size blue catfish caught from Santee Cooper system
- Oyster shell recycling drop-off opens at Kalmia Gardens in Hartsville
- Oyster shell recycling drop-off opens in Florence County
- S.C. Wildlife's 28th annual outdoor photo contest accepting entries
- Aiken County wildlife area will open to the public four Saturdays in March
- Prescribed burns planned at Forty Acre Rock Preserve in Lancaster County
- Camp Wildwood of South Carolina open for 2012 registration
- Freshwater fishing trends
- Saltwater fishing trends
- S.C. weekly tidetable
- DNR video


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All students doing any nationally recognised training, need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). The Unique Student Identifier or USI is a reference number made up of 10 numbers and letters that:
- Creates a secure online record of your recognised training and qualifications gained in Australia, even from different training organisations
- Will give you access to your training records and transcripts
- Can be accessed online, anytime and anywhere
- Is free and easy to create and stays with you for life
Your USI must be provided to and verified by MPAQ before a student can be issued with, or receive, a statement of attainment.
If you already have a USI, this must be provided to MPAQ during enrolment, upon completing the enrolment form, consent is requested for MPAQ to apply for a USI on your behalf. If a USI is created by MPAQ on your behalf you will be notified of this via email or SMS from the USI Registry.
MPAQ requires one of the following documents below to create and/or verify your USI:
- Australian Driver's Licence
- Australian Passport
- Australian Visa (with non-Australian passport)
- Australian Birth Certificate
If you don't have one of the above documents you can use one of the following:
- Medicare Card
- Certificate of Registration by Descent
- Citizenship Certificate
The personal details on the enrolment form must match your Identification. When creating the USI, it will be created as per the information displayed on the Identification. If the details on the enrolment form and USI do not match MPAQ will be unable to verify the USI. MPAQ is not able to Issue your qualification or certificate without your USI being verified first.
The following details are used to create your USI:
- First Name and Family Name
- Date of Birth
- Country of Birth
- Town/City of Birth
- Mobile Number and/or email address.


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Corktown Historic District
Corktown Historic District
Bagley Street in Corktown
|Architectural style:||Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Federal|
|Added to NRHP:||July 31, 1978|
Corktown is the oldest neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, although the city of Detroit is twice as old. The current boundaries of the current district include I-75 to the north, the Lodge Freeway to the east, Bagley and Porter streets to the south, and Rosa Parks Boulevard (12th Street) to the west. The neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The Corktown Historic District is largely residential, although some commercial properties along Michigan Avenue are included in the district.
The roots of Corktown lie in the Great Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s. The Irish immigrated to the United States in droves, and by the middle of the 19th century, they were the largest ethnic group settling in Detroit. Many of these newcomers settled on the west side of the city; they were primarily from County Cork, and thus the neighborhood came to be known as Corktown. By the early 1850s, half of the population of the 8th Ward (which contained Corktown) were of Irish descent. Historically, the neighborhood was roughly bounded by Third Street to the east, Grand River Avenue to the north, 12th Street to the west, and Jefferson Avenue/Detroit River to the south.
By the Civil War, German immigrants had begun making inroads into the Corktown neighborhood. By the turn of the century, the original Irish population had diffused through the city, and other immigrants, notably Mexican and Maltese, moved in. As the century progressed, southern migrants in the U.S. lured by the jobs in the automobile industry followed suit.
The residential section is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as a City of Detroit Historic District. The neighborhood contains many newer homes and retains some original Irish businesses.
The original buildings in Corktown are Federal-style detached homes and rowhouses built by Irish settlers. A worker's row house circa 1840 is located on Sixth Street and is one of the oldest existing structures in the city of Detroit. In further years, modestly sized Victorian townhouses with Italianate, Gothic, and Queen Anne elements were constructed.
Notable residents
See also
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- Corktown from ModelD Media, retrieved 8/6/09
- History from the Greater Corktown Development Corporation
- Corktown Historic District from the National Park Service, retrieved 8/6/09
- Armando Delicato, Julie Demery, Detroit's Corktown, Arcadia Publishing, 2007, ISBN 0-7385-5155-4
- "Interactive Map." Greater Corktown Development Corp Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
- "Owen MS Attendance Area." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
- "M. L. King HS Attendance Area." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
- "Detroit City Council Biography." Sheila Cockrel. Retrieved on April 25, 2009.
- Greater Corktown Development Corporation (GCDC)
- DetroitIrish.org, Information about the Irish Community in greater Detroit.
- Glorious Detroit: Corktown
- Corktown Historic District from the city of Detroit


Classi-Compare of Raster Satellite Images – Before and After
August 13, 2013
For my research on the effect of power outages on fertility , we study a period of extensive power rationing that lasted for almost a whole year and affected most of Latin America, but in particular, it affected Colombia. The key difficult was to determine which areas were exposed to the power-outage and the extent to which this was the case. This is not straightforward, since there does not exist householdor even municipality level consumption data.
But here is how R and Satellite Data can help. In particular, we study the night light series obtained from the Defense Meterological Sattelite Program, which has been discussed by Jeffrey before.
We simply look for abnormal variation in municipality level light-emitting intensity from 1992 to 1993.
Here is some code that generates some Raster-Maps using the package rasterVis, and uses jQuery to generate a fancy before and after comparison to highlight the year-on-year changes in light intensity of 1992 compared to 1993.
###load the raster images
f151 = raster(tif)
f152 = raster(tif)
##crop a smaller window to plot
e = extent(-78,-72,2,8)
_TAG_ = extent(-80,-78,-4.6,-2)
rn= crop(f151, e)
rn2= crop(f152, e)
### do a logarithmic transformation to highlight places that receive not much, but some light.
p <- levelplot(rn, layers=1, margin=FALSE,col.regions = gray(0:100/100))
p + layer(sp.polygons(COLPOB, lwd=.25, linetype=2, col='darkgray'))
p <- levelplot(rn2, layers=1, margin=FALSE,col.regions = gray(0:100/100))
Now with this together, you can create a fancy slider as I have seen on KFOR -- comparing satellite pictures of towns before and after a tornado went through them.
The code is essentially just borrowed from that TV station and it loads the javascript from their server; it is essentially just a clever use of jQuery and is maybe something that could or is already implemented in an R reporting package? Do you know of such a function?
Anyways, all you need is a slider.html page that contains the code referring to the two picture sources; the code is simple:

 .sample1 {width:725px; height:725px;}.sample2 {width:725px; height:725px;}.sample3 {width:725px; height:725px;}

This is how it looks -- I know the stuff is not perfectly aligned, partly because when cropping the picture I made a mistake and could not be bothered with fixing it.
Have fun!
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A one-day symposium on the BBC's local radio audiences is calling for paper proposals. The event will be held in Leicester, UK, on the 8th of November 2017. The symposium is organised by De Montford University and the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association.
The event is entitled "Reaching out: the past, present and future of BBC Local Radio Audiences". The organisers have provided the following, non-exhaustive list of topic suggestions:
- BBC Local Radio and its relationship with its audience(s)
- How does BBC Local Radio contribute to achieving a sense of belonging, or responsibility to, a specific region or area?
- Case studies illustrating how the BBC has appealed or is appealing to new audiences
- Local News and the ethics of the Fourth Estate
- The concept of 'local' and how BBC Radio addresses and reaches out to communities within their patch
- The role BBC Local Radio plays in the representation of minority communities in their locality
The deadline for abstract submissions is June 16th.
The full call for papers is available through the ECREA mailing list archive.


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Out of period
Out Of Period (often abbreviated OOP) refers to anything that was not discovered or in general use during the time-frame accepted to be covered by the SCA. By contrast, anything that falls within the accepted time-frame is said to be "in period" or simply period.
Some items that would technically be OOP are considered "in period by consensus" (not sure of the exact phrasing) as life would be way too difficult without them. Some examples include:


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The University of Maine at Machias
Self-timed circuits present an attractive solution to the problem of process variation. However, implementing self-timed combinational logic is complex and expensive. In particular, mapping large function blocks into cell-libraries is difficult as decomposing gates introduces new signals which may violate indication. This paper presents a novel method for implementing any m-of-n encoded function block using \"Bounded gates\", where any gate may be decomposed without violating indication. This is achieved by successively decomposing the input encoding into smaller m-of-n codes.


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1. Technology Overview
The present invention is a method for producing a non-polar a-plane GaN thin film on an r-plane sapphire substrate using metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) technique. Particularly, the method provides suitable growth conditions for GaN layer during MOCVD by controlling V/III ratio, reaction temperature and flow rate of reactants, but not limited thereto. It was found that such method could provide non-polar a-plane GaN thin film on r-plane sapphire substrate with reduced lattice mismatch between each layer.
- UMCIC File Number: 603/1114
- Patent: PI 2016 703999
- Patent status: Pending
- Malaysia patent: Method for Producing A Non-Polar A-Plane Galllium Nitride (Gan) Thin Film on an R-Plane Sapphire Substrate.
- This technology is currently available for licensing and commercialisation.


text: [en] OBJECTIVE: To assess morphologic and metabolic abnormalities in dogs with early left ventricular dysfunction (ELVD) induced by rapid right ventricular pacing (RRVP). ANIMALS: 7 Beagles. PROCEDURE: Plasma carnitine concentrations were measured before and after development of ELVD induced by RRVP. At the same times, transvenous endomyocardial biopsy was performed, and specimens were submitted for determination of myocardial carnitine concentrations and histologic, morphometric, and ultrastructural examination. RESULTS: In 4 dogs in which baseline plasma total carnitine concentration was normal, RRVP induced a decrease in myocardial total and free carnitine concentrations and an increase in myocardial esterified carnitine concentration. In 3 dogs in which baseline plasma total carnitine concentration was low, plasma and myocardial carnitine concentrations were unchanged after pacing. Structural changes associated with pacing included perinuclear vacuolization in 3 dogs. Morphometric analyses indicated there was a decrease in myofiber cross-sectional diameter and area following pacing. Electron microscopy revealed changes in myofibrils and mitochondria following pacing. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results indicated that moderate to severe alterations in myocyte cytoarchitecture are present in dogs with ELVD induced by RRVP and that in dogs with normal plasma carnitine concentrations, myocardial carnitine deficiency may be a biochemical marker of ELVD. Results also indicated that transvenous endomyocardial biopsy can be used to evaluate biochemical and structural myocardial changes in dogs with cardiac disease.


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I am trying to create a programming editor using a rich text box in vb.net. It should change the color of text according to that text. For example, the keywords should be displayed in red, and numbers in blue. I can't find how to retrieve word by word from a rich text box.
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what have you tried? – codingbiz Oct 3 '12 at 10:53
Show attempted solutions, and why they didn't work. – cpp_prog Feb 19 at 17:44
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I would do the following:
Dim txt as String = RichTextBox1.Text
Dim arr as String() = txt.Split(" "c) REM split along the whitespace character
For Each i In arr
 If IsNumeric(i) Then
 REM change the color of the number to blue
Next i
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You can use regular expressions to find the words, and another one for numbers. Try this website that well help you create your desired regular expressions _URL_
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I would just take the rich textbox text field and do a string split by space.
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If you don't have to roll-your-own, the editors from SharpDevelop are easily extendable.
SharpDevelop3 uses SharpTextEditor(WinForms). SharpDevelop4 uses AvalonEdit (WPF)
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Curved Vs Flat Monitors:- Detailed Guide
When curved displays first appeared on the market, most people believed it was just a gimmick and a passing craze that's not worth the excess cost.
So, why exactly do curved paths make more sense than curved TVs, and what are the benefits and disadvantages of curved monitors compared to flat-screen models?
First, we will explain what distinct curvature radius evaluations imply, such as 1000R, 1500R, 3800R, etc..
The lower the number above the'R' isthe steeper the screen curvature will be.
1500R, for instance, refers to a radius of 1500mm or 1.5 meters — in case you were to make a circle out of a bunch of 1500R curved monitors, the radius of that circle could be 1.5m.
In addition, the curvature rating tells you that the optimal viewing distance.
So, with a 2000R curved monitor, you will only get full benefits of the curvature if you're no more than two meters away from the monitor.
Curved Vs Flat monitors
Unlike curved TVs, which usually have subtle curvatures of ~4000R, many curved paths have steeper curvatures of ~1500R. This makes sense as you are going to be sitting farther away from a TV than you would from a monitor.
But the problem with TVs is this to take whole benefit of a curved screen, you also have to be sitting right in front of it, which is not possible to do if you have a great deal of people in the room.
In addition, people seeing the TV in the far sides of a room wouldn't be able to see the entire screen due to the curvature.
So, it's clear why, for most people, a curved TV is not worth the extra price.
There are a few advantages to curved TVs too, which you can learn more about in our curved vs. flat TV article.
These issues do not affect curved monitors since they are meant for a single person sitting in front of the display.
What is more, curved monitors aren't necessarily more expensive than the wellness models. Oftentimes, curved panels are used for budget gaming monitors that are actually less expensive than their flat-panel counterparts.
Of course, how useful is that the curvature on a monitor mainly depends upon the screen's dimensions and curvature radius.
If you were looking to buy the best monitors according to your budget tag please check out our articles on this topic:-
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Small 24″ and 27″ sized curved monitors usually have curvatures of 1500R or even 1800R, which are not even that noticeable due to their small screen size.
With 32″ or bigger curved screens, the curvature becomes more noticeable, especially if it's 1500R or steeper, but then, the curvature isn't exactly necessary.
You shouldn't purchase a 24″ — 32″ widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) monitor just because it's curved unless you're also interested in additional specifications and features that the screen provides.
Due to the extra width of those monitors, the curvature actually brings the borders of the screen closer to you thus covering of your peripheral vision.
This adds extra depth to the image since you can see more of the display simultaneously, without having to move your eyes/head too much, which improves both eye and immersion relaxation, and also eliminates distortion at the edges of the screen.
Disadvantages Of Curved Monitors
The most important disadvantage of curved monitors is your viewing angles as you won't receive the perfect viewing experience unless you are sitting right facing the display.
So, if you would like to see a movie from your mattress, and your curved screen is not facing it, the picture quality might not be ideal, particularly if the screen has a VA panel with poor viewing angles to the IPS technology.
Obviously, this is based on the monitor's display dimensions and curvature in addition to the particular angle you would be taking a look at the screen.
Still another concern users have with curved monitors is seeing skilled use like design, 2D and 3D modeling, and design, but as long as the curvature is not too intense, it will not be a problem.
In the end, the most important thing to consider is the panel quality itself.
For professional use, you will want to have an IPS panel display for the most precise colors and widest viewing angles, and all widescreen IPS screens are flat-screen.
When it comes to the ultrawide versions, those intended for professional usage have subtle curvatures precisely for this reason; they remove distortion without stretching out the items which are near the borders of the display.
For gambling and multimedia/everyday usage, we highly recommend obtaining a curved monitor if you want an ultrawide display. So far as the widescreen models are concerned, it's just an issue of personal taste.
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written by Wolfgang Christian
The Two State Nuclear Decay model simulates the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei into other nuclei. In this model, the resultant nuclei are stable and there are no intermediate decay states. Although the decay of a radioactive nucleus (radionuclide) is spontaneous and the time of its decay cannot be predicted, the probability of its decay k is constant and is usually known. The model displays a radioactive sample with N nuclides. Radioactive nuclides are color-coded red and decayed nuclides are color-coded blue. Users can set the number of nuclides N, the decay constant k, and the time interval between measurements before the simulation is run. The simulation counts the number of decay events and stops when there are no radionuclides remaining.
The Two State Nuclear Decay model was developed using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the ejs_nuclear_TwoStateNuclearDecay.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.
Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java.
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What does Fein mean?
A Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) is not required for all business types. If you are a sole proprietor or single-member LLC with no employees, you are not required to have a FEIN. All other businesses must request a FEIN from the IRS website, or contact them at _PHONE_ with questions.
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You can locate your EIN on your confirmation letter from the IRS, old tax returns, old business loan applications, your business credit report, or payroll paperwork. You can also call the IRS to look up your federal tax ID number. If you need to locate another company's EIN, you can start by asking the company.
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A federal employment identification number (FEIN) is the exact same thing as an employer identification number (EIN). The only exception to this rule is in when someone uses the abbreviation EIN to refer to a state tax identification number. In that situation, the state EIN is not the same as a federal EIN.
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9-digit Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) – a FEIN can be obtained by going to the IRS website.
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FEIN is an acronym for Federal Employer Identification Number, also known as an EIN. This unique, nine-digit number is used by the IRS to identify a business operating in the United States. An FEIN is structured like this: XX-XXXXXXX. An FEIN is a type of taxpayer identification number (TIN) used by certain businesses.
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Secure shoelace knot is a variation of the two loop shoelace knot. It is one of several more secure
alternatives to the common shoelace knot. Secure shoelace knot is made by looping the top part of the
knot twice instead of once, which results in a finished knot of almost identical appearance but with
the laces wrapped twice around the middle.
It is relatively easy to tie and easy to untie.
Good for slippery laces.
Used for tying shoelaces in sports, mountain climbing, boating and other activities where secure
yet easily untied knot is needed.
To release just pull by the free ends just like ordinary shoelace knot.
Way more secure than the standard shoelace knot.
Turquoise Turtle Shoelace Knot, Shoemaker's Knot, Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot, Surgeon's Shoelace Knot,
Double Slip Knot
1. Start by tying an overhand knot just like in standard shoelace knot.
2. Fold both lace ends into loops.
3. Put one loop over the other.
4. Feed one loop through the hole in the middle.
5. Feed second loop through the hole from the opposite side.
6. Pull both loops to tighten the knot.


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Dynamics of Piecewise Continuous Functions
Siddiqui, Sauleh Ahmad
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In our paper, we explore the chaotic behavior of a class of piecewise continuous functions defined on an interval X in the real line. A function or curve is piecewise continuous if it is continuous at all but a finite number of points and the left and right hand side limits exist at those points. In particular we will be looking at the piecewise continuous function for which the pieces are affine. We will show that show that f is locally eventually onto, has dense periodic points, and has sensitive dependence on initial conditions. We also show that f is quasiconjugate to a shift map of finite type to prove that f is chaotic. While functions such as f are known to be chaotic through proofs developed by measure theory, our paper is unique in that we use topological dynamics to show f is chaotic. Future work may extend these results to other compact metric spaces and more general piecewise continuous functions.
Franklin and Marshall College Archives, Undergraduate Honors Thesis 2007
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 Servo System Controlling in CNC Bending Machine
 CNC Bending Machine is a machine to process metal plates and it mainly uses hydraulic system to blend panels into different shapes. Hydraulic system of traditional CNC bending machines generally adopts common three-phase asynchronous motor, thus it has big energy consumption, high temperature and low efficiency, and its parts are vulnerable. With energy saving and emission reduction is concerned by more and more people, new CNC bending machine which uses electric-hydraulic servo system to drive oil pump has emerged. Combination of servo drives and servo motors and adjustment of electro-hydraulic servo of CNC bending machine hydraulic system can reduce system energy consumption and temperature-rising of hydraulic oil and improve operational reliability of equipment at the same time.
 CNC bending machine
 Introduction of techniques
 A work cycle of CNC bending machines can be divided into several states like fast drop, slow drop, pressure maintaining, unload and kickback. When the equipment is working, the system will control oil pump to work, coordinating with work of hydraulic oil circuit control units, and then control the flow of hydraulic system, to reach the reasonable pressure value under different working states. The specific work procedures are as follows:
 1. When sliding blocks of machines drop fast, pressure oil will enter into upper compartment of oil cylinder through hydraulic valve and oil in lower compartment will return back to hydraulic pump through hydraulic valve. In this way, sliding blocks of machines will decline rapidly due to self-weight, and the open prefill valve will charge upper compartment of oil cylinder.
 2. When sliding blocks of machines operate in a slow speed, pressure oil will enter into upper compartment of oil cylinder through hydraulic valve to continue to push sliding blocks to drop.
 3. when sliding blocks of machines return back, pressure oil will enter into lower compartment of oil cylinder through hydraulic valve, rod of oil cylinder will pull sliding blocks to rise and oil in upper compartment of oil cylinder will flow back to oil tank through open prefill valve.
 Thus a work cycle has just finished.
 Application of servo system
 Hydraulic system of traditional bending machines adjusts flow of the system through dosing pump and proportional reversing valve. Since actual flow needed by the system changes while discharge of oil pump is constant, a part of flow will definitely overflow and generate energy loss. Moreover, setting pressure of valve controlling hydraulic system is always higher than actual pressure demanded, which will also cause energy loss. Meanwhile, throttle governing modes have overflow in main pressure valve, which will cause noise, a large calorific value of hydraulic oil, rising temperature, reduction of service life of hydraulic oil and increasing maintenance cost.
 In view of defects of hydraulic system of traditional bending machine and characteristics of forming techniques and processes of equipment, it adopts servo drive, servo motor, and gear pump to adjust control system of flow and pressure of hydraulic system. The details are as follows:
 According to position feedback of linear scale, CNC system will obtain values of flow and pressure needed by the system through algorithm characteristics, output 0～±10V analog control signals to servo drives, adjust speed of oil pump in real time and coordinate with work of hydraulic oil circuit control unit to meet demands of different process terminals on pressure and flow. The program adopts the principles of volumetric speed control and changes flow of oil pump and system pressure by adjusting speed of servo motor, thus avoiding energy consumption caused by traditional throttle governing schemes. Especially at the stage of pressure maintaining and unloading, output of oil is less and oil pump can almost stop operate, which will greatly reduce energy consumption. Meanwhile, response time of servo driven system is shorter and speed of fast drop and return when equipment is working is faster and has a higher efficiency.
 In conclusion, the program can effectively reduce system consumption, has less operation noise and a faster system response, and improves efficiency, and its operation is stable and reliable, its protection function is strong and its operation is simple and convenient. Thus it can not only meet requirements of forming techniques of bending machines and improve product quality and output, but also reduce maintenance costs of equipment, creating favorable economic benefits to users.
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Claire L. Fanger F'17
ACLS Fellowship Program 2017
Prophecy in Practice: The Everyday Life of Divine Knowledge in the Twelfth Century
"Prophecy in Practice" sits at the disciplinary intersection of anthropology and history, and takes as its focus the personal everyday aspects of prophetic cognition in the lives of late medieval monks and nuns. By investigating links between large scale—biblical and exegetical—concepts of prophecy and smaller scale daily practices, such as prayer, reading, and the interpretation and sharing of dreams, as they facilitate or engender individual experiences of prophecy, this project explores the conjunction of institutional and personal knowledge embodied in medieval religious persons. This study breaks new ground in showing how common practices and concepts shared among members of twelfth-century religious communities facilitated individual experience and the expression of prophetic gifts.