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Word of the Day  gentrification Photograph By: Taylor Wilcox gen·tri·fi·ca·tion /ˌjentrəfəˈkāSH(ə)n/ Learn to pronounce noun noun:  gentrification ; plural noun:  gentrifications the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste. "an area undergoing rapid gentrification" the process of making a person or activity more refined or polite. "soccer has undergone gentrification" Gentrification  - Urban Dictionary When "urban renewal" of lower class neighborhoods with condos attracts yuppie tenants, driving up rents and driving out long time, lower income residents. It often begins with influxes of local artists looking for a cheap place to live, giving the neighborhood a bohemian flair. This hip reputation attracts yuppies who want to live in such an atmosphere, driving out the lower income artists and ...

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algorithm                          al·go·rithm /ˈalɡəˌriT͟Həm/ Learn to pronounce noun noun:  algorithm ; plural noun:  algorithms a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer. "a basic  algorithm for  division" Origin late 17th century (denoting the Arabic or decimal notation of numbers): variant (influenced by Greek  arithmos  ‘number’) of Middle English  algorism , via Old French from medieval Latin  algorismus  . The Arabic source,  al-Ḵwārizmī  ‘the man of Ḵwārizm’ (now Khiva), was a name given to the 9th-century mathematician Abū Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Mūsa, author of widely translated works on algebra and arithmetic. Photograph By  Michael Dziedzic     

Movie Education

I admire high design, and appreciate the ingenuity of creative mind.... Piers Taylor, and Caroline Quentin travel the world in search of the extraordinary when it comes to elite home design.    One property at a time, sit back and prepare to be inspired, by these global masterpieces. This series will change what you thought about architecture and the humanity of it. Featured on Netflix

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fenestration  photograph by Fanny Rascle fen·es·tra·tion /ˌfenəˈstrāSHən/ Learn to pronounce noun ARCHITECTURE noun:  fenestration the arrangement of windows and doors on the elevations of a building. BOTANY • ZOOLOGY the condition of being fenestrate. MEDICINE a surgical operation in which a new opening is formed, especially in the bony labyrinth of the inner ear to treat certain types of deafness.