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The trick is to re-read your writing at least 5 times. It's guaranteed to get better, and pretend you are talking to someone about the subject. Just say it like you would explain it.
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Climate Change Myths and Facts By Chris Mooney Saturday, March 21, 2009; A13… Continue

WRITING (HYPER)TEXT AND IMAGE: A POLYPTYCHAL DISCURSION

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Mindjet, maker of MindManager 8, recently updated their website. They define mindmapping this way: “A mind map uses visual thinking to create an organized display of the plan, problem, or project—a diagram that mirrors the way our brains naturally processes information. Information and tasks radiate out from a central theme or goal, rather than falling below a header, as in a list. Related items link with connecting lines. New items can be captured randomly and then organized into the larger s… Continue

Epictetus (Greek: Ἐπίκτητος; AD. 55–AD. 135) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was probably born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until his exile to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece, where he lived most of his life and died. His teachings were noted down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses. Philosophy, he taught, is a way of life and not just a theoretical discipline. To Epictetus, all external events are determined by fate, and ar… Continue

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SWMM 3,4,5 uses a spatial step equal to the length of the link. Or, in terms of the 1D St. Venant Equation for the calculation of flow used in SWMM 5:

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Why email is addictive (and what to do about it): This is a copy of a Mind Hacks article: http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2006/09/why_email_is_addicti.html Email is addictive Like lots of people who sit in front of a computer all day, I am addicted to email. This worries me for two reasons. The first is the sheer strength of my compulsion. I must hit the 'get mail' button at least a hundred times a day.… Continue

Notes are used as the collection venue. The text, equations, tables and graphics are entered in the RTF Tab and later copied from the Source Tab to:

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