#Citation Acquisitions

[entanglingbriars]

My friend @apenitentialprayer (who you should be following if you're interested in Catholicism) asked me to expand on my belief that Genesis 3 is an etiological myth for puberty. The following understanding is emphatically not my own, but it comes from my rabbi and I'm not sure whether he published it so I don't have a citation.

Anyway, the basic argument is that we should read the phrase "knowledge of good and bad" (הדעת טוב ורע) ha-da'at tov v'ra (Genesis 2:17) in parallel with "[he] learns to reject the bad and choose good" (לדעתו מאוס ברע ובחור בטוב) l'dato ma'os bara u'vahol batov (Isaiah 7:15). In Isaiah, learning the difference between good and bad (more literally knowing the difference; da'at in Gen 2:17 has the same root as dato in Is 7:15 (dato is a conjugation of yada)) is a metaphor for maturing. If we read the phrase "knowledge of good and bad" in Genesis 2 in the same way, then we can reasonably infer that the consequence of eating the fruit of the Tree is maturation as such rather than the acquisition of forbidden knowledge.

So, what happens when we do that? Human beings in the Garden of Eden have two things in common with God: immortality and the image in which they are made. When they eat from the Tree they gain "knowledge of good and bad" which we've inferred means aging and (specifically) going through puberty. After puberty humans acquire a third divine characteristic: the ability to create life.

The curses that follow for the man and woman then describe the inevitable consequences that they will face by going from childhood and adulthood. The woman will carry babies and have pain in giving birth. She will desire (תשוקה) t'shukah (the verb is used for non-sexual desire in Gen 4:7 and for sexual desire in Song 7:11) her husband. The man will have to labor to bring for the food previously provided by his Parent (i.e. God). And of course both will die (which does happen to children, but is not an inevitable part of childhood the way it is for adulthood).

(Note that the interpretation that the Serpent is Satan comes from later Christian eisegesis is not actually a part of the myth as presented in Genesis 3.)

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Haikaveh Fanfics I Want to Read (Part 2)

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1. The Palace of Alcarzarzaray might be called Kaveh’s magnum opus, but actually, it was more like a kick-start for his career. Kaveh hasn’t known a moment of peace since, with constant commissioners begging for him to choose their projects. The longer his waiting list gets, the more his fame grows and grows... So when a pair of people come out of the woodwork insisting they’re Kaveh’s sort-of-estranged mother and stepfather, Alhaitham thinks it’s only right to be skeptical.

Kaveh agrees (for once). Is this really Faranak? She seems so different... But then again, so many years have passed since Kaveh saw her last, and she’s wearing the very same necklace he remembers... And they’re being so nice to him, and apparently he’s got siblings, and they haven't asked him for anything; they say they never meant to let him grow apart, and they love him, and--and--how could he just turn them away? What if it’s true?

What if he has a chance at a real family again?

Of course, when these so-called parents start encouraging Kaveh to move back to Fontaine with them, Alhaitham becomes determined to unravel the lie and show them for the imposters they (almost) certainly are.

It’s only because it irks him to see people twist the truth and get away with it. It’s only because the logical step is to point out obvious manipulations when you spot them.

It’s got nothing at all to do with how empty the house will feel if Kaveh isn’t in it.

Nothing at all.

  Rest under the read more:

2. Okay, listen. The fact that Kaveh and Alhaitham are both 12s out of 10 does not change the fact that they’re also MASSIVE NERDS. The fic is just silly snippets of them being the graduate school gremlins they most definitely are:

Is it even fighting if all you are doing is reciting academic citations at each other?  

Saturday night, we are both at home doing nothing but debating over the rules to an ancient word game that we’ve mostly pieced together from the barest disconnected snippets of apocrypha and one oblique reference in a single receipt of sale from 1600 years ago, because we are Normal™. The most normal people in Sumeru, even.  

How Althaitham flirts: Practicing his newest language acquisition by translating nothing but obscure ancient love letters (“Well, they could have had romantic intention but we shouldn’t allow modern interpretations to color our perceptions without thorough analysis of their semantic contexts and candid awareness of the moral obligation of the translator to avoid speculation on connotations which might privilege biased readings--”). Then he heaps his transcriptions all over the top of Kaveh’s desk and chair and bed and...  

How Kaveh flirts: “I built you a bookshelf.”   (“I take back every uncharitable thing I’ve said about architecture this week.”   “It is both climate-controlled and self-dusting. Also, it will catalog which books are missing after they’re removed from the shelf and remind you when it’s time to put them back in place so that you’re not tempted to leave your moldy tomes all over my--”   “So who is this bookshelf actually for?”)  

“See, I’m allowed to criticize his work, but you, peon, are absolutely not. Here is my 50-page rebuttal of your recent article critiquing the architect Kaveh’s research, in which I will outline exactly why you are an incomparable idiot who should be disbarred from publication ever again. Very uncordially, Alhaitham”  

The only time Alhaitham and Kaveh are unequivocally, indisputably, and inseparably a T E A M: Tavern Trivia Night. (The schedule for tavern trivia night is shortly thereafter altered to: “Any time in which Kaveh and Alhaitham are not on the premises. The management apologizes in advance for last minute trivia night cancellations, but asks patrons to please respect the rule that not even a single trivia question be spoken in the presence of the Light of Kshahrewar or the Akademiya’s scribe.”)

In other words, two geniuses live their very best lives together.

  3. When Prince Alhaitham's viziers started nagging about his lack of spouse to ensure an heir, he dismissed them out of hand. But the truth is, he can't inherit the full privileges of his family's throne (including unfettered access to the kingdom's collection of forbidden records) unless he upholds an ancient peace treaty between his country and their most useful trading neighbor: to become king of Haravatat, he has to marry a citizen of Kshahrewar. Alhaitham isn't the type to bow to social or legal pressure, but if it means he might finally be able to further his research, well, he's willing to swear even a marriage oath to get the knowledge he desires.

But he's not willing to marry anyone unworthy. He's not willing to marry anyone boring, or rote, or feeble-minded, or ill-tempered, or shrill, or under-educated, or ambivalent, or weak, or too polite, or--

If Kshahrewar is going to insist on a political marriage, then Alhaitham will insist on accepting only the best.

But now things are starting to look grim. Prince Alhaitham has interviewed and dismissed (in no polite terms), every eligible Kshahrewar maiden and and no small number of their eligible men besides. For Alhaitham, this is but a formality on his way to further reading, but for the Kingdom of Kshahrewar, real fears are stirring--if they can't find an acceptable candidate soon, the peace treaty that has ensured their alliance with Haravatat’s military-might could dissolve, and already the neighboring powers of Vahumana and Spantamad have been testing the boundaries of their borders...

Entirely out of options, the nervous kingdom gives in and sends the last person they'd want to lose: the Light of Kshahrewar, their beloved architect and most renowned scholar.

But it's all right, because Kaveh has a Plan®.

All right, admittedly, the plan was a lot closer to "Be way too beautiful to reject" than "Argue all night and wake up just to argue again," but hey, whatever works?

(Also known as: The Thousand and One Nights AU where Alhaitham's not quite crazy enough to kill the people he rejects but will crush their self-confidence; Kaveh's not great at telling stories but is great at debate; and the ultimate outcome is still the same very cliffhangery happy ever after.)

  4. If you asked Kaveh Kshahrewar, on-call urban planner for the city of Sumeru, he would expound at length and with several melodramatic sighs upon the fact that his life is fraught with a great many challenges and his fortunes are fraught with a great many (obvious in retrospect) mistakes.

To put it simply, Kaveh will tell you he just has rotten luck.

If you were to ask the High Council of Principalities of the Fifth Ring of the Host of Heaven, they would tell you that Kaveh’s luck is actually quite good... for a person being hunted by the dark legions of Hell itself.

There are some exceptional humans upon whom the wheels of fate are hung, whose very existence is destined to bring beautiful things to the world, to tip the balance in the eternal fight between good and evil firmly toward good. Kaveh is one such person, and therefore all his life he’s been a target of unseen forces that would rather ensure his light is snuffed out.

But that last near-death experience was too close. If Kaveh is left to his own devices much longer, he very likely will perish, long before he’s able to achieve his fated great works for the world. Heaven has to do something.

Alhaitham is a very, very efficient Principality. Maybe the most efficient Principality the Host of Heaven has. But he’s never--not once since the beginning of creation--been called on to actually guard a human. Yes, yes, of course he’s read the manual cover to closing, but...

But no one thought to warn him that they were so very emotional.

“Who are you and what are you doing in my house?!”

“I’m your guardian angel. I live here now.”

“911, I need to report a home invasion in progress! Please send help, there is a lunatic eating raw butter out of my fridge!”

(Or: The guardian angel AU where Kaveh is disaster prone because he is Very Cursed, and Alhaitham is even weirder than normal because his frame of reference for humans is still “wears fig leaves.” It’s a tragicomedy in six acts: Kaveh’s going to change the world for the better. His future is already written in stone. And nowhere in that record is there anything about falling in love with an angel, so Alhaitham knows he’s not supposed to be anything more than a bit part in this grand story.

Too bad Kaveh’s always sympathized with the side characters most.)

  5. During an exploratory trip to the desert ruins looking for remnants of the Deshret Script, lone researcher Alhaitham discovers a strange--and, in fact, magical--teapot, containing none other than a beautiful (but rather noisy) djinn.

“My name is Kaveh.”

“I didn’t ask.”

“I’m a djinn.”

“I can tell.”

“I’ll grant you three wishes, if and only if--”

“Five wishes.”

“What?”

“You should grant me five wishes.”

“Why?”

“Because I asked politely.”

“You absolutely did not! Ugh, fine, I’ll grant you five wishes. But only--and I mean only!--if you’ll agree to set me free at the end.”

“All right, I swear.”

But where are they now?! Kaveh is getting desperate. It’s been six months, and Alhaitham hasn’t made a single wish! At this rate, Kaveh will never get free! He’ll be stuck bunking in a house full of tacky furniture, being tricked into doing the laundry and sweeping forever! This is so unfair; how is it even allowed?! Alhaitham is human; he has to have some kind of wish in that stone-thick head of his!

(The truth is, Alhaitham does have a wish. It just can’t be granted.

He swore an oath to set Kaveh free, after all.)

[smart-academic-solutions]

Why You Should Not Use ChatGPT for Your Academic Papers

In today's digital age, the temptation to use AI-generated content like ChatGPT for academic papers may be alluring, but it comes with significant pitfalls. This essay highlights why students should refrain from relying on AI tools for their academic work, emphasizing the importance of genuine learning, ethical concerns, and the risks of academic dishonesty.

Loss of Genuine Learning:

Dependence on AI-generated content deprives students of the opportunity to develop critical thinking, research, and writing skills. Genuine learning occurs through the process of exploration and inquiry, which AI cannot replicate.

Ethical Concerns:

Using AI-generated content without proper citation raises ethical concerns. Academic work should reflect the author's original thought and effort, and failing to give credit to AI-generated sources constitutes plagiarism.

Inaccuracies and Misinformation:

AI-generated content may contain inaccuracies, outdated information, or biased perspectives. Relying solely on AI risks presenting flawed or misleading data in academic work.

Academic Dishonesty:

Using AI to complete assignments or essays can be classified as academic dishonesty in many educational institutions. This can lead to severe consequences, including failing grades or even expulsion.

Limited Personal Development:

Academic work is not just about the end result but the journey of personal growth. Engaging with the material, conducting research, and formulating arguments are valuable experiences that should not be replaced by AI convenience.

Using AI for academic work undermines learning, ethics, and integrity while missing out on personal growth. Genuine education values knowledge and skill acquisition through challenges, not shortcuts.

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More info on TRAP:

🔗 apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/…

🔗📷 archive.org/details/DTIC_A… 👁‍🗨 @internetarchive

@MassiasThanos via X

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“A portent of the catastrophe in the making”: on sources and misquotations regarding Rudolf’s last Christmas

In my post about Rudolf’s last present to his mother I told you I had a second post about the Christmas of 1888, which turned out to be the last Christmas of Rudolf’s life. This post is, however, a little different to the Heine one, since this time I’ll be talking about the sources themselves. Please bear with me because this will be long, and probably also kinda dull.

To be honest I was not planning to write this post. But when I was preparing the Christmas posts I shared the 24, I came across a quote from Greg King and Penny Wilson’s Twilight of Empire I had shared previously on this blog two years ago:

Three aromatic blue fir trees, branches alight with wax candles and bedecked with gilded ornaments, stood over tables crowded with gifts when the imperial family gathered at the Hofburg to celebrate Christmas. Rudolf had bought toys for his young daughter at Vienna’s traditional Christkindlmarkt, or Christmas market; for his mother he had purchased some original letters written by her favorite poet, Heinrich Heine—a thoughtful gift that the empress all but ignored [71]. Indeed, Elisabeth seemed most taken with showing off her latest, unlikely acquisition: Much to her husband’s horror, she’d had her shoulder tattooed with an anchor [72].

Smiles and gifts couldn’t conceal the undercurrent of tension. Something was so obviously wrong with Rudolf that Elisabeth pulled Marie Valerie aside and again warned her of her brother’s malicious behavior. Then she turned to her son. After making him promise that he would be kind to Marie Valerie, Elisabeth embraced Rudolf and said that she loved him. Hearing this, Rudolf collapsed into agonized sobs; his mother, he cried, hadn’t said those words “for a long time.” [73] Franz Josef and Elisabeth were embarrassed at the display; neither recognized their son’s emotional breakdown as a last, dramatic cry for help as Rudolf slipped ever closer to the edge of an abyss. (2017, 98)

And I realized that there is a huge misquotation here. King and Wilson explicitly cite “73. Marie Valerie, diary entry of December 24, 1888, in Schad and Schad, 164-65” as the source of Rudolf telling his mother that she hadn’t sad to him that she loved him “for a long time”. But I have the very same edition of Valerie’s diary, and this is what she actually wrote down (on January 3, recounting the events of Christmas Eve):

Rudolf and Stephanie left with the King [?] before seven o’clock and Mama promised to come over with us as soon as it was done. When the three of us were now in Mama’s toilet room, Papa said he was surprised that Stephanie didn’t find it offensive that Rudolf had been taken into confidence [regarding the engagement] before her… they should get him. Mama hugged him and said with sisterly tenderness: “I love you so much.” I can’t say how happy that made me, because it made him feel so good, he hugged her and asked with great emotion: “No, really? It hasn’t been for a long time.” Excited as I was, I immediately began to cry and yet I was doubly happy that it was Franz [Salvator, Archduke of Austria-Tuscany]’s and my bond of pure young love that had brought my parents this sacred and beautiful hour of union.

Like, she clearly is talking about Elisabeth telling Franz Josef she loved him, and is he who replies that she hadn’t say that “for a long time”. Rudolf had already left when this happened, and Valerie explicitly states she is talking about her parents (“that had brought my parents this sacred and beautiful hour of union”). I couldn’t understand how this error even happened; they are literally citing Valerie’s published diary, the mistake is just baffling. Could they really have read the diary so badly? What was going on?

Since just one mistake in citation is enough to make you doubt an entire book, I started to double check the other two sources King and Wilson cite for this passage:

71. Hamann, Reluctant Empress, 339; Listowel, 207; Morton, Nervous, 177-79; Salvendy, 144-5. 72. Morton, Nervous, 179.

Hamann is obviously the source for Elisabeth ignoring the Heine letters (as I wrote in my post about the present). As for Listowel and Morton their books simply describe the Christmas trees and presents, mention Valerie’s engagement, and finally note that Rudolf “hugged his future brother-in-law. When he put his arms around his mother, there broke out of him a sudden sob” (Morton, 1980, 170) and  “solemnly promised [to look after his sister], but with such a sad expression that Valerie felt almost frightened” (Listowel, 1986, 207). No source cited by neither of them.

Not a great start for my misquotation hunt. But my luck changed when I looked up John Salvendy’s work. The book that King and Wilson cited is Royal Rebel: A Psychological Portrait of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary, published in 1988. Sadly this book isn’t on the archive but after a lot of perseverance I was able to get a peak at pages 144-45 through Google Books. And guess what I found out:

Rudolf’s last Christmas, that in 1888, had a crucial effect on his assessment of his mother’s inclination towards him. Valerie described what happened following Rudolf renewed reassurance to Elisabeth of his benevolence toward his younger sister and her future husband: “Mama embraced him and told him affectionately how much she loved him… he was so moved and said that he had not heard it for long time”. [54] (144)

Reading this passage felt like being a school teacher that catches a student cheating on a test because they copied the same mistake as their seat neighbor. Now, I’m not saying that Greg and Wilson never read Valerie’s diary, but they absolutely were quoting Salvendy instead of the published edition of the diary when writing the Christmas Eve passage of their book and forgot to double check it. This however opened a second mystery, and one that will remain open for the time being: how did Salvendy make this mistake? Because he also cites Valerie’s December 24 entry as the source:

Which is just wrong. Google books didn’t let me see the bibliography page so I don’t know where did Salvendy got Valerie’s diary, because by the 1980s the original manuscript wasn’t available to the public anymore. But until I can see the bibliography the mystery will remain open; as of know, I’ll consider him the sole responsible of the misquotation.

By this point in my journey of double checking sources I started to wonder which are the sources for Rudolf’s alleged breakdown on his last Christmas, because at no point in the whole entry of December 24 Valerie mentions such thing (you can read it fully here). The only thing that she wrote about her brother was “Rudolf was watching her [Empress Elisabeth], then me, and was very friendly”, and again, after she got engaged “It may have been 8 o’clock when we went over to Rudolf’s, Papa and Mama in front, Franz [Salvator] and I behind - arm in arm. He gave us a very friendly welcome and even kissed Franz” (1998, 164, 166). No word of the supposed breakdown.

So does this mean it didn’t happen? Not necessarily. Brigitte Hamann, in her 1978 biography of Rudolf, quotes a second account of the Christmas Eve of 1888: that of Countess Marie Festetics, lady-in-waiting of Empress Elisabeth. In 1909, Festetics was interviewed by historian Heinrich Friedjung, who wrote of their talk:

However, the Empress knew about the Crown Prince’s shattered health from the scene at Christmas before he died.… On Christmas Eve, the Empress led Crown Prince Rudolf to his sister, the bride, and told him that she hoped that he would always look after his sister with kindness after the parents had passed away. At this point, the Crown Prince flung his arms around her neck and burst into lengthy, uncontrollable sobbing, which alarmed her greatly. This was a portent of the catastrophe in the making. The Empress and the Emperor, too, burst into tears. Immediately after this scene, Countess Marie and the adjutants were called to the Christmas tree and found the members of the Imperial family still tear-stained and emotional. One did not give his remarks that he was nearing his end the importance they deserved, remembering them only later. (2017)

Festetics account seems to be the main (and so far, also only that I could find) source for Rudolf crying in front of his family on December 24 of 1888. But how can we reconcile this statement with Valerie’s diary? Whose words weight more, Festetics recounting an event twenty years after it happened, with the hindsight of knowing that Rudolf took his own life less than a month later? Or Valerie’s account, written a few days after the event but biased by the happiness of her engagement?

A possible answer to this dilemma may be found on a previous entry from Valerie’s diary, dated December 16:

After dessert, Mama asked Papa to entertain Stephanie while she called Rudolf into her toilet room with me to “tell him a secret.” He seemed excited, even frightened, by this and I don’t think he was pleased. But he wasn’t unfriendly at all and so I felt encouraged to throw my arms around his neck for the first time in my life… Poor brother, he also has a warm heart in need of love - for he embraced and kissed me with all the intimacy of true brotherly love - and again and again he drew me to his heart, you could feel that it did him good that I showed him the love that had been almost suffocated by fear and shyness for so long. Mama asked him to always be good for me, for us, once we were dependent on him, and he swore and affirmed it simply and warmly. Then she put the cross on his forehead and said that God would bless him for it (and it would bring him luck) - she assured him of her love and he kissed her hand fiercely and was deeply moved. I thanked him and embraced Mama and him in a hug, saying almost unconsciously, “We should always be like this!” (1998, 157)

Doesn’t this sound almost identical to the scene Festetics described? Couldn’t it be that she is actually misremembering the scene that took place December 16 as happening on Christmas Eve?

I’m reaching to the end of the post and I don’t really have an answer. This started simply as a “double checking King and Wilson because they misquoted something” then it turned into “tracking down accounts by people that saw Rudolf the Christmas Eve of 1888” and finally into “contrasting the only two accounts of said day, which actively contradict each other”. And even after all that, I still can’t tell you for sure whether Rudolf actually cried or no in front of his whole family on December 24. Personally I feel more inclined to believe that Festetics misremembered the dates, but who knows, maybe Valerie actively decided to omit any unrest that happened during the day on her recount, remembering only the happiness that she thought her “pure young love” brought to her family.

Writing this post made me reflect a lot not only on the importance of sources, but also of the importance of sources in its original context. Because neither of the two accounts that we have now come from the hands of Marie Festetics and Valerie themselves: we have what Friedjung wrote down of his conversations with Festetics, and we have the copies made by Corti and Sexau of Valerie’s diary, not her original manuscript. Which opens a lot of more options as to why the two testimonies don’t match. Either way, is disappointing that almost no book about Rudolf and Mayerling notice this contradiction, and instead inadvertently (or not) repeat the same information, sometimes with the same mistakes.

Sources:

Hamann, Brigitte (2017). Rudolf. Crown Prince and Rebel (translation by Edith Borchardt)

King, Greg and Wilson, Penny (2017). Twilight of empire: the tragedy at Mayerling and the end of the Habsburgs

Listowel, Judith (1986). A Habsburg tragedy: Crown Prince Rudolf

Morton, Frederic (1980). A nervous splendor: Vienna, 1888/1889

Schad, Martha and Schad, Horst [ed.] (1998). Das Tagebuch der Lieblings Tochter von Kaiserin Elisabeth. 1878-1899

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看到别的《不灭》粉针对“长生不死”的看法，在下小感

// Some thoughts on Immortality vis-à-vis To Your Eternity

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Why is there a (sometimes hidden) assumption that being immortal automatically means the following expectations:

being incredibly intelligent

hella knowledgeable

an expert generalist

"the one with the answer" in the entire group?

It's prevalent in pop culture which, I'm gonna guess, is a product of tons of fiction and myths that "say so."

But I think people take these assumptions for granted way too much and start to impose a universality that I don't think holds up to immortal characters who are human or possess human brains.

The qualifiers "human" and "possessing human brains" (or human cognition) are very important here. If this immortal is non-human, then this critique isn't aimed at them. Read on if you like, though.

The (human) brain is simply not an infinite memory space the way a computer database could theoretically be. Limitations are one of the most important factors that shape the course of a brain's evolution; hell, I once wrote a ramble regarding the difference between an AI's information processing vs. human cognition.

(Yes, it was outfitted with citations. Yes, it was completely unprompted and no one asked for it. At all. You may start to notice a pattern regarding me.)

Children generally get to learn and absorb as much information as they like with minimal cost until they're of a certain age, and then the pruning of neurons starts. The number of neurons we have is reduced because the brain now favors depth instead of breadth of knowledge. You cut off the things you don't actually need in your life to free new neurons for any domain that needs it.

This isn't just about memories. It's about things like your optical sense, your auditory sense, the whole shebang. Every part of your brain is constantly vying for free real estate to bolster its own domain; it's a relentless competition for neurons.

What does that mean?

It means even if you're immortal—so long as you're human or possess a human brain—you'll always be limited in your knowledge and skills. You can try to learn as many things as you want, but you're doing it at a cost, all the time.

Think about it. How well do you remember everything you've ever learned in school?

Do you remember the details of, say, the differing carbon pathways for C3 and C4 plants? Do you remember there are two kinds of mechanisms?

Do you remember how to calculate a region's longitude and latitude using their timezone via employing the Greenwich Meridian Line as a reference point, or a region of a known timezone?

Do you remember how to exchange inch to centimeter, or pound to kilogram, or Celsius to Fahrenheit, without using a converter?

How about recalling the detailed history of all four ancient civilizations and their ways of life: the Mesopotamian, the Egyptian, the Indus, and the Chinese?

So on, so forth. I don't know what everyone studied in their respective education system, but chances are, there is a lot of shit we have all "forgotten" even if we spent an inordinate amount of time committing them to memory back then. If you know the answer to any of these^ questions, then chances are you either just read/learn about them, or you regularly engage in this domain. Knowledge is never permanently stored in an individual's brain... because it can't. That's right; even skills and knowledge are not permanent in one's head. Impermanence, baby!

And that's my problem with the assumption of The All-Knowing Immortal.

While it's true that an immortal human has all the time in the world to study every knowledge humanity has accumulated as a whole, they can never have all knowledge at their fingertips, because at every acquisition of something new, they disregard what is judged to be unimportant and unnecessary by the brain to free up new neurons. There is always something the Immortal doesn't know—not because they have never heard of it, but because they have forgotten about it.

But surely immortality shapes someone such that they are different from a mortal being, right?

Correct! It does, and I think in at least two major ways:

(1) Expertise

Even a mortal being could gradually become an expert in one or—in the case of a polymath—various domains. Again, a mature brain favors depth instead of breadth. The more you practice, the more your neurons refine and develop, and the more skilled you become. That's how experts are created.

Since an Immortal has a lot more time (and with time comes resources and opportunities) to hone their skills in several domains, it stands that they will be incredibly expert in these domains over a long period.

The catch, though, is that they are only an expert in the domains they frequently engage in. It doesn't translate to being an expert in literally every other trade under the sun. It doesn't even mean they will become an instant expert after some light-reading about those trades because expertise ≠ genius. Some domains' knowledge may afford the Immortal an easier path to understanding related domains, but it still doesn't mean the Immortal is gonna be a pro and galaxy-brain at it without effort and cost.

(2) Experience

Experience is gained from how long one experiences life, so naturally, an Immortal is gonna have a lot of that. This is why I do agree that an Immortal should likely be one of the wisest in the group... but I don't think this rule should be universal to all immortal beings either.

What if an Immortal spent 40 years of their life in isolation, as a hermit, whose only occasional companion was a phantom-like observer who called them out anytime he felt like the Immortal was underwhelming?

The human brain's growth and learning depend on sociality. An isolated Immortal loses its most important source of learning, so of course, they would now be even less experienced than a poison-tasting woman who traveled around and recorded her adventures and knowledge in a book.

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That's right. This post has always been about Fushi... because To Your Eternity was in the title of this ramble. Ha! Read the signpost before you enter next time, you dorks! I gotcha good!

While some criticisms against Fushi's suboptimal intelligence and knowledge are warranted (and even those that aren't warranted are still interesting arguments to think about), I think people's expectation of what an Immortal being should be has gotten in the way of them seeing/appreciating Fushi as a "different kind of Immortal."

Fushi's default form is a 14-year-old boy who, for the longest time, has been living alone. That's a boy who's been deprived of social learning for a long enough time that it might have caused some brain damage (technical). That's not counting the fact that a 14-year-old brain simply isn't mature and is easily overtaken by impulses. I'm of the hypothesis that Fushi's beholden to the form they take; the proof is in how, whenever they change into one, they begin to exhibit their attributes.

Fushi's saddled with quite a lot of trauma—in fact, their trauma starts almost immediately and constantly after they are active beyond being a piece of rock or moss. What's the second word they learn after "Arigatou?" Wasn't it 痛い ("it hurts")? All of that stuff can indirectly hamper their social learning.

Fushi's base Nameless Boy form may also just be... well, not good at social learning. Or, Fushi themself isn't good at it. In other words, Fushi might just be... autistic. Bit of a headcanon there, though.

That's not all. While Fushi might have chosen to read a ton of books and whatnot, what do you think their interest will be? I don't think it's science, or politics, or philosophy, or looksmaxxing—the point is, they choose their own domains to engage in.

And even if they had read things like, I don't know, Trigonometry and Beauty or The Philosophy of Algebra or Sun Tzu's Art of War—my previous point about how knowledge can still be forgotten when those neurons fall into disuse still apply. And that's if Fushi was paying attention to what they were reading in the first place, because if you're not attentive, then good luck encoding things into your long-term memory effectively.

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So what does all of this amount to?

Well, it means one may think Fushi is a dull-witted Immortal,...

...or think Fushi is a different kind of Immortal.

An Immortal that isn't as common a depiction as most others we knew in pop culture, to boot. Stil, they exhibit the two things Immortals should possess in abundance compared to a mortal being.

Firstly, they display expertise in wielding their powers (they are actually a very competent fighter come the Modern Arc and the Future Arc when they want to be). They are skilled at cooking and are generally the best at remembering the quirks, characteristics, and inclinations of every person they know well enough.

Why? Because these are the domains they engage in all the time.

Secondly, they exhibit an abundance of experience accumulated through their long lives. But here's the twist that I adore To Your Eternity for:

While the experience of an Immortal is usually depicted as a net benefit that shapes that Immortal into becoming wise, Fushi's abundance of experience as an Immortal is sometimes detrimental to them.

I'm talking, of course, about trauma as one of the main components of their experience.

We've discussed previously that Fushi's growth might have been hampered by the sheer trauma they had undergone at the start of the story. But here's the thing: their experience since then didn't exactly improve all the time. The grueling trial that was The Assault on Renril? Their previous attempts at fighting back Nokkers with varying results? Being stuck in a molten iron Prison Gate oh wow it's like Gojo ohmygod cube? Kahaku? You can list them yourself.

Even as normal human beings with limited timespan, we often find our own less-than-savory experience—including trauma—debilitating or even unbearable. Now imagine being an Immortal who keeps collecting experiences like these. Imagine yourself saddled with the suffering you've already gone through and beholden to more trauma and suffering as part of your experience living forever.

These are your experiences.

Have they made you exceptionally wise?

Not really?

Aye, that's the point.

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If I have to give a TL;DR for this, I guess it's:

"Guys, I think we should give Fushi a wee bit of break, doncha think, lads?"

I know they are an Immortal. And people expect an Immortal various things in a story. But they are also a lot more than what common depictions of eternal beings are like.

Fushi is, to me, a very interesting exploration of being an immortal, and one I appreciate for

deconstructing the assumptions people make about Immortals in general

and deconstructing the "shouldn't an Immortal be wise because of their experience" understanding most of us might have.

Thank you for reading my ramble. Check your eyesight when you have the chance just in case reading all of this gave you a myopia. Don't say I didn't warn ya!

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I'm... gonna pretend this is my "Happy Fumetsu Tuesday/Wednesday" post of the week—which I haven't been doing for a while now. I might as well retroactively pretend this ramble was part of a tradition-that-is-never-really-observed-for-real, too.

[henna-kanji]

Introduction to Kotodama

Kotodama is a compound of koto ‘words’ and tama ‘spirit’, meaning the magical power of words. This theme will be the center of this blog as we explore the distant past of the Japanese language through reconstruction. Reconstruction, simply put, is using the target language (internal) or languages that are assumed/known to be related (external) to find out what the older forms of words are. Simple explanations will be provided where possible but this blog will unfortunately not serve as a course nor introduction to historical Japanese linguistics. Questions such as resource acquisition, uncertainties, curiosities, etc. are still welcome.

Internal reconstruction entries will highlight the development of modern words and possible relations with older words. Where other scholars have observed these, a citation will be provided when known, and all other conjectures will be marked as so. This will not be exhaustive but used to show different aspects of Japanese development.

[lunarsilkscreen]

Raising Prices

So I've fallen upon a claim that states: "Customers purchasing more of a product, means that product can sell for a cheaper price". This has to do with bulk purchasing, and easier money flow within the business entity.

This is one of the reasons behind "Trickle Down economics." It enables them to sell more for less. Though, whether or not they opt to take advantage of that is shady business.

What this means is that high demand forces supply chains to provide more supply, which increases demand on productivity and material acquisition.

Those end points of productivity and material acquisition are some of the worrisome key points we as employees think about, because it often results in an attack on wages first, instead of, utilizing technological advancement and ethical material prospecting.

This may tie in with another concept that says "as the supply of a product dries up, the cost of the remaining supply goes up in price." This happens for multiple reasons, at the end of the day it's to increase the operating budget for as long as possible.

Which is supposed to come with increases on expansion of productivity and material acquisition... Supposedly. Business people could probably tell you that's not always how it works.

What happens, is that sometimes entities decide to increase price in order to increase profit. Despite material and production costs remaining the same. They do this in an effort to expand and grow the business.

What ends up happening many times [citation needed] is that the increase in price, drives less people to purchase them. And they expect that the current customers will continue to purchase the product without going to a cheaper competitor.

Their reasoning is that they are selling the "normal" or "luxury" product, and their competitors are "inferior" products. Per the economic definition, though I'd wager some don't actually *mean* the economic definition.

In some cases this works out. Especially if a product can be resold for at least half of its purchase value at a later date. Retention of value is part of the reason to buy goods after all.

And there's thrift stores and goodwills all over that can make profit on used goods. But that's where it gets tricky; in this day and age, used goods are what we consider "inferior goods". And new goods are our "Normal Goods".

There is no "Luxury" brand, because our current definition of "Luxury" includes things out of reach for a normal person. Like a Yacht, or a house, or a Luxury Vehicle.

Which isn't quite true, because vehicles either drop in price like any other used good, or they are verblan goods. Which only retain their value *because* of the initial sale price, and manufacturing name.

No your Tesla truck will not be a collectors item until 20 years from now. There's really people on the waiting list expecting to resell their Tesla truck at 10x the purchase cost.

I bet a handful of people might even spend that much.

Which is actually a problem for Tesla, because they need feedback on the operation of the Truck in order to improve the quality in the future, but if people don't use them, they can't get that feedback.

And as we've already discussed, Used goods are Inferior, and so using a thing that you buy makes it worthless. So people buying goods as an investment won't use them, because that'd make them worth less.

It reminds of people collecting comic books, that don't realize the only reason golden age comics are so valuable, is because most of them were destroyed due to the war effort requiring the production of paper and cardboard.

Where the f* was I? because I went on such a tangent.

So they raise the prices thinking they're *luxury goods* which might initially look good on paper; less purchases, same profit. But what often happens is it kickstarts a cycle where less and less purchases happen. If you're calling yourself a "luxury product" eventually, people are going to start treating you like one, as they purchase alternatives instead.

Because of that key factor that consumers will purchase less of a luxury product, because of the budget requiring other luxury products.

Like Homes, and vehicles. Necessary Luxuries as opposed to Inferior Luxuries.

[thesmegalodon]

Leo Hulseman, a former employee of the Dixie Co. in the 1930s, created the "Solo Cup", a paper cone he made at his home and sold to bottled-water companies. Later the company developed other products, like wax-coated cups and the plastic Cozy Cup. The wax-coated cups were added to its lineup in the 1950s, as fountain sodas gained popularity.[citation needed]

Leo Hulseman founded the Solo Cup Company in 1936, The company was originally incorporated in 1955 under the name Hulseman Paper Corporation.

In the 1970s, Hulseman's son, Robert Leo Hulseman, came up with the now-ubiquitous (in the United States), red Solo cup. The red Solo cups are made of thick, molded polystyrene. They are known for being able to withstand drops, easily stackable, and disposable while price accessible. Their characteristic red color may conceal the drinking contents.[5]

On June 30, 1980, SOLCO, Inc. and RM LEASING CORPORATION merged into Solo Cup Company. 

On March 1, 2004, Solo acquired Sweetheart Cup Company for $917.2 million, in part with public debt. Sweetheart was founded by Joseph Shapiro and his four brothers, emigrants from Russia. It became the largest consumer packaging company in the world and was sold several times before being acquired by Solo Cup. Following the acquisition, Solo Cup's finances suffered, and Standard & Poor's lowered their credit rating from B to CCC+.[6]In late 2006, Solo Cup was reported to be $1.1 billion in debt.[7]

In 2005, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City added a Solo Cup Traveler's Lid to its permanent collection.[8][9][10][11][12] The lid was featured because it symbolized innovation and progress in basic product design.[13][11][14][15]

Solo Cup Company closed its longstanding facility in Highland Park, Illinois, in December 2009 and relocated to Lake Forest, Illinois.

On May 4, 2012, Solo Cup Company was acquired by Dart Container.

fascinating

[snow-lavender]

Attrition, Incomplete Acquisition, and F!Will

(or, I Use My Degree to Rant About Block Men)

So because I am a loser who finds writing essays enjoyable, I'm going to use my Linguistics Major brain to rant about the implications of a Minecraft RP's con-lang. However, I am not so much of a loser that I enjoy formatting said essays. This post is just based on what I remember from past classes, particularly a class on Bilingualism that I took last semester. I might get some things a little bit wrong. And there's no bibliography. I'm not writing citations for this. You can't make me.

Willowmvp's Fable SMP character stands in an interesting linguistic situation. He hails from a dimension that speaks a different language than the main realms of the story's world. This dimension uses Vo'lete, a conlang that cc!Will created for Fable, if I remember correctly. However, at some time before the current story, the Aether fell and Will fled to the main dimension of world, which speaks English. He would have had to rapidly adapt to a society that did not speak his L1 at all. However, he is now attempting to re-learn Vo'lete.

The purpose of this post is to spitball the ways in which that scenario would have impacted f!Will's fluency in Vo'lete, and explore different ways his resulting bilingualism (or lack thereof) would manifest. Gear up mothers and fuckers, this is gonna be a long post.

Firstly, some explanations of the terms I'm going to be using:

L1 and L2

L1 denotes a person's first language(s). These are acquired from a very early age, and therefore result in high proficiency. It comes down to age; consistent, quality exposure to a language before roughly the age of 2 leads to L1 acquisition. However, this fluency can decline through a person's life, due to a number of factors.

L2 refers to languages acquired later in life. Again, they can be multiple. L2 is multidimensional. There is more than one type, because of the many ways to learn a language later. "Second language" applies to Canadian kids learning French in school, and a 40 year old immigrant from Ethiopia learning Swedish through immersion. L2 does not have to be (and often is not) acquired to a native-like proficiency level. 

Language dominance

On a societal level, a dominant language is the language that is most common and/or has the most power in a situation. This can happen naturally or by force. Which language is dominant in a person's life can also vary depending on the situation they're in. A Mexican-American may live in a Spanish-dominant home, but got to an English-dominant school in an English-dominant society.

On an individual level, it is the language most dominant in a particular person’s life. It is not necessarily the L1.

Critical period hypothesis

This is the theory that there are periods in which language learning is easy, and then it gets more difficult as one ages. Specific ages are disputed, and would vary induviually, but the jist of it is, young kids can easily acquire language, while it is more difficult for teens and adults.

Different types of Bilingualism

Simultaneous: constant exposure (maybe not balanced) to two languages from before age three. No L2, two L1s

Early child: exposure to L2 starts between 3 and 7, middle difficulty, but native-like proficiency is probably going to happen

Late child: between 7 and 12, starts to get dicey, native-like is still possible

After that, Adult L2 acquisition, very hard, likely not going to lose things like accent even if thoroughly have a grasp on grammar

How do these ideas and age cut offs relate to f!Will? Well, his acquisition of both Vo'lete and English could be very different depending on what age he was when the Aether fell. The best lead to figure this out is to guess at how long the War of the Realms was based on character's ages (and try to ignore any funky time stuff introduced by the resets because that makes my brain hurt).

Will appears to be in his late 20s, while Athena is in the 17-18 ballpark. This put Will at about a decade older than Athena. We know that Athena was created near the end of the war, and that Will must have been born before it, as the Aether's falling was the catalyst. This means, at most, Will was around 10 years old when the war began. However, a war does not devastate three realms in a matter of months. More likely, it was at least a few years long, meaning Will would have fled to the Overworld at a maximum of 7 or so years old.

On the other extreme, the Aether likely didn't fall 10 years prior to the end of the war. We have no indication that anyone was immediately there to care for Will when he went through the portal. The fact that he didn't die of exposure implies he was older than an infant. Realistically, our extremes for Will's introduction into a English dominant society are around ages 4 and 7.

(As a quick side-bar, Will might have been raised as a simultaneous bilingual in English, Vo'lete, and Ender. We see in the fragment of Alerion's temple in the Overworld that the books welcoming souls there are written in all the languages that the world's inhabitants might speak. It is entirely possible that the Aether was a bilingual society.)

We know that current adult Will is not fluent in Vo'lete. He is having to re-learn it. This is not unusual for people who have high exposure to their L1 in early childhood that then tapers off. Like muscles, languages atrophy if not used regularly. I propose two scenarios that would have led to Will losing his grasp on Vo'lete.

Firstly, we could have a scenario incomplete acquisition. If Will was on the younger end of the spectrum when the Aether fell, he may have never been a fluent Vo'lete speaker at all. Young children take time to fully grasp a language. If a toddler is suddenly thrust into a scenario with no exposure to their L1, not only does their acquisition freeze due to lack of input, the language is not as solidified in their brain. The language would be vulnerable to loss. Will could have had a very rudimentary understanding of Vo'lete, and then forget almost all of it due to age and lack of use.

However, fully acquiring a language does not mean the fluency is permanent. If Will was closer to the 7 end of our age range, he would have had a near complete knowledge of the sound, structure, and grammar of Vo'lete. His only shortcomings would be in the vocabulary department. In this case, we would have a situation of attrition (loss of a language from a starting point of native fluency). Attrition is common amongst immigrants and their children. When the new, dominant L2 is already the only language used at work and school, it is very easy for it to become the default in the home as well. This would absolutely be the case for f!Will, as no one in the Overworld seems to be familiar with Vo'lete.

However, not all aspects of language are affected equally by language loss. Phonology, for example, is very difficult to lose. Even people who have a language spoken in the home that they never learn pick up some of that language's sounds. I don't know how much Vo'lete's phonology varies from English's. It can be hard to make out exact sounds when the only character who speaks Vo'lete aloud has a voice filter. But Will would have kept any sounds and sound-changing-processes in the back of his mind, even up to where we are now in the story.

Lexicon, on the other hand, is one of the first things to be lost to attrition. The first signs of attrition are consistently forgetting words from your L1, only being able to describe them in L2. Thankfully, it is one of the easier parts of language to re-learn, and Will seems well on his way to doing that, given his limited resources.

So yeah, there's some ideas relating f!Will to real-life manifestations of Bilingualism. I don't really have a neat ending for this. Sorry if there are any typos in here. I don't have time to proof-read it, as I have a class to get to in an hour. But I hope my unorganized ramblings were at least a little entertaining! Can't wait to get home this evening and have half of this post rendered irrelevant /lh.

[amangotogroww]

How Local SEO Increases Profits: A Comprehensive Guide with Facts and Figures

In today's digital landscape, businesses must leverage every tool available to stay competitive. Local SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is one of the most effective strategies for attracting customers in your geographic area. This comprehensive guide will explore how Local SEO can significantly enhance your profits, backed by facts and figures, and provide actionable tips to boost your local search presence.

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Why is Local SEO Important?

Increased Visibility

Fact: 46% of all Google searches seek local information.

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Fact: 78% of mobile local searches result in an offline purchase.

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Local SEO targets users actively seeking your services, leading to a lower cost per acquisition.

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In today's digital landscape, the significance of search engine optimisation (SEO) cannot be overstated, especially for professionals in the real estate industry. 

The primary goal of this blog is to provide a step-by-step guide that equips real estate agents with the knowledge and tools necessary to implement successful SEO strategies, ultimately attracting more clients and establishing a robust online presence.

Section 1: Understanding the Importance of SEO for Real Estate Agents

The foundation of any successful SEO strategy lies in understanding its significance. In the competitive real estate market, SEO company Ahmedabad for real estate agents plays a pivotal role in helping agents stand out amidst the crowd. 

Potential clients heavily rely on search engines to explore properties and real estate services, making it imperative for agents to secure higher rankings on search engine results pages (SERPs). This visibility can significantly enhance their chances of attracting quality leads and fostering client relationships.

Section 2: Keyword Research and Optimization

A crucial aspect of SEO for real estate agents involves comprehensive keyword research and optimization. By identifying and targeting relevant search terms specific to the real estate industry, agents can effectively tailor their content to meet the needs of potential clients. 

Long-tail keywords, particularly those associated with local areas and specific property types, can be particularly valuable. Furthermore, optimising website content, meta tags, and descriptions with these targeted keywords is essential in improving search engine visibility and attracting organic traffic.

Section 3: Local SEO Strategies

Real estate is inherently local, and as such, local SEO strategies are pivotal for agents aiming to target specific geographic areas. Optimising Google My Business listings, ensuring Name, Address, and Phone Number (NAP) consistency, and leveraging local citations, reviews, and geotagged content are all essential components of a successful local SEO approach. These strategies not only enhance local search visibility but also establish an agent's authority within their target market.

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The significance of quality, engaging content cannot be overstated in the realm of real estate SEO. Whether it is through blog posts, property descriptions, neighbourhood guides, or virtual tours, the content must be informative and appealing to potential buyers and sellers. 

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Link building forms a critical component of establishing domain authority and improving search rankings. For real estate websites, ethical link-building tactics, including guest blogging and local partnerships, can be particularly effective. 

Furthermore, the acquisition of backlinks from reputable sources within the real estate industry can significantly bolster an agent's online credibility and visibility.

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[argumate]

lol there's an "Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk" wikipedia article and it's about the size of a novella, with over four HUNDRED citations, nice. anyway, I feel like if I had forty-four billion dollars to spend, I could spend it on something I'd enjoy a lot more than he appears to be enjoying Twitter

*walking into a cafe* coffees are four bucks now huh? well I'd like eleven billion of them then

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what is seo

SEO, which stands for Search Engine Optimization, is a set of practices aimed at improving a website's visibility on search engines like Google, Bing, or Yahoo. The primary goal of SEO is to enhance a website's organic (non-paid) search engine rankings, making it more accessible and relevant to users searching for specific information, products, or services.

Key components of SEO include:

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Identifying and targeting relevant keywords that users are likely to search for. This involves understanding the terms and phrases that are relevant to your content or business.

On-Page SEO:

Optimizing individual web pages to improve their visibility and relevance. This includes optimizing meta tags (title tags, meta descriptions), heading tags, URL structures, and using relevant keywords within the content.

Off-Page SEO:

Building the authority and credibility of a website through external factors, particularly through the acquisition of high-quality backlinks from other reputable websites.

Technical SEO:

Addressing technical aspects of a website to ensure that search engines can crawl and index its pages efficiently. Technical SEO includes considerations such as website speed, mobile-friendliness, and proper use of tags.

Local SEO:

Optimizing a website to appear in local search results. This is crucial for businesses targeting a local audience and involves activities like creating a Google My Business profile, obtaining local citations, and managing online reviews.

Content Creation:

Developing high-quality, relevant, and valuable content for the target audience. Content is a key factor in attracting organic traffic and improving search engine rankings.

User Experience (UX):

Ensuring a positive user experience on the website, which includes easy navigation, clear structure, and fast loading times. User experience is increasingly important for search engines in determining rankings.

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Implementing analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to track website performance, user behavior, and the effectiveness of SEO strategies. Regular monitoring helps in making data-driven decisions.

The ultimate aim of SEO is to improve a website's ranking on search engine results pages (SERPs), driving more organic traffic and, in the case of businesses, potentially leading to increased conversions and revenue.

It's important to note that SEO is an ongoing process, and search engine algorithms evolve over time. Staying informed about industry trends, best practices, and algorithm updates is crucial for maintaining and improving search rankings. Additionally, ethical and white-hat SEO practices are recommended for long-term success.

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Digital Marketing Course in New Chandkheda

1. Digital Marketing Course in New Chandkheda Ahmedabad Overview

2. Personal Digital Marketing Course in New Chandkheda – Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

What are Search Engines and Basics?

HTML Basics.

On Page Optimization.

Off Page Optimization.

Essentials of good website designing & Much More.

3. Content Marketing

Content Marketing Overview and Strategy

Content Marketing Channels

Creating Content

Content Strategy & Challenges

Image Marketing

Video Marketing

Measuring Results

4. Website Structuring

What is Website?- Understanding website

How to register Site & Hosting of site?

Domain Extensions

5. Website Creation Using WordPress

Web Page Creation

WordPress Themes, Widgets, Plugins

Contact Forms, Sliders, Elementor

6. Blog Writing

Blogs Vs Website

How to write blogs for website

How to select topics for blog writing

AI tools for Blog writing

7. Google Analytics

Introduction

Navigating Google Analytics

Sessions

Users

Traffic Source

Content

Real Time Visitors

Bounce Rate%

Customization

Reports

Actionable Insights

Making Better Decisions

8. Understand Acquisition & Conversion

Traffic Reports

Events Tracking

Customization Reports

Actionable Insights

Making Better Decisions

Comparision Reports

9. Google Search Console

Website Performance

Url Inspection

Accelerated Mobile Pages

Google index

Crawl

Security issues

Search Analytics

Links to your Site

Internal Links

Manual Actions

10. Voice Search Optimization

What is voice engine optimization?

How do you implement voice search optimization?

Why you should optimize your website for voice search?

11. E Commerce SEO

Introduction to E commerce SEO

What is e-commerce SEO?

How Online Stores Can Drive Organic Traffic

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What is Local SEO

Importance of Local SEO

Submission to Google My Business

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Local SEO Ranking Signals

Local SEO Negative Signals

Citations and Local

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How social media help Business?

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How to use Groups, Forums, etc.

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How can Facebook be used to aid my business?

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How to create & use Groups

Importance of Hashtags & how to use them

15. Twitter Organic

Basic concepts – from setting-up optimally, creating a Twitter business existence, to advanced marketing procedures and strategies.

How to use Twitter

What are hashtags, Lists

Twitter Tools

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16. LinkedIn Organic

Your Profile: Building quality connections & getting recommendations from others

How to use Groups-drive traffic with news & discussions

How to create LinkedIn Company Page & Groups

Engaging your Audience.

17. YouTube Organic

How to create YouTube channel

Youtube Keyword Research

Publish a High Retention Video

YouTube ranking factors

YouTube Video Optimization

Promote Your Video

Use of playlists

18. Video SEO

YouTube Keyword Research

Publish a High Retention Video

YouTube Ranking Factors

YouTube Video Optimization

19. YouTube Monetization

YouTube channel monetization policies

How Does YouTube Monetization Work?

YouTube monetization requirements

20. Social Media Tools

What are the main types of social media tools?

Top Social Media Tools You Need to Use

Tools used for Social Media Management

21. Social Media Automation

What is Social Media Automation?

Social Media Automation/ Management Tool

Buffer/ Hootsuite/ Postcron

Setup Connection with Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, Etc.

Add/ Remove Profiles in Tools

Post Scheduling in Tools

Performance Analysis

22. Facebook Ads

How to create Business Manager Accounts

What is Account, Campaign, Ad Sets, Ad Copy

How to Create Campaigns on Facebook

What is Budget & Bidding

Difference Between Reach & Impressions

Facebook Retargeting

23. Instagram Ads

Text Ads and Guidelines

Image Ad Formats and Guidelines

Landing Page Optimization

Performance Metrics: CTR, Avg. Position, Search Term

Report, Segment Data Analysis, Impression Shares

AdWords Policies, Ad Extensions

24. LinkedIn Ads

How to create Campaign Manager Account

What is Account, Campaign Groups, Campaigns

Objectives for Campaigns

Bidding Strategies

Detail Targeting

25. YouTube Advertising

How to run Video Ads?

Types of Video Ads:

Skippable in Stream Ads

Non Skippable in stream Ads

Bumper Ads

Bidding Strategies for Video Ads

26. Google PPC

Ad-Words Account Setup

Creating Ad-Words Account

Ad-Words Dash Board

Billing in Ad-Words

Creating First Campaign

Understanding purpose of Campaign

Account Limits in Ad-Words

Location and Language Settings

Networks and Devices

Bidding and Budget

Schedule: Start date, end date, ad scheduling

Ad delivery: Ad rotation, frequency capping

Ad groups and Keywords

27. Search Ads/ Text Ads

Text Ads and Guidelines

Landing Page Optimization

Performance Metrics: CTR, Avg. Position, Search Term

Report, Segment Data Analysis, Impression Shares

AdWords Policies, Ad Extensions

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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Mug Root Beer" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(February 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)Mug Root BeerProduct typeRoot beerOwnerPepsiCo 1986–presentProduced byNew Century Beverage Co.CountryU.S.Introduced1940; 83 years agoPrevious ownersBelfast Beverage Co.Websitepepsico.com/mugrootbeer

Mug Root Beer is an American brand of root beer that was originally produced in 1940 under the name Belfast Root Beer. It is now made by New Century Beverage Company of San Francisco, California, which was acquired by PepsiCo in 1986.[1][2]

History

Mug Root Beer was originally sold under the name Belfast Root Beer in 1940 by the Belfast Beverage Company in San Francisco, California. The company had been known for making sparkling water and ginger ale since 1877.[3] Belfast Beverage Company was purchased around 1925 by New Century Beverage Company, which had successfully launched Crush Soda in 1918.

In 1936, New Century Beverage Company gained permission to franchise Pepsi-Cola products, and about four years later, it launched Belfast Root Beer. An advertisement for Belfast Root Beer appears as early as 1947.[4] According to the San Francisco Examiner, the catchphrase, 'You haven’t tasted Root Beer like this in years!' filled 1950s newspaper advertisements."[3] An advertisement for Belfast Old Fashioned Mug Root Beer appears as early as 1952.[5] In the 1950s, the soda took on the title Belfast Old Fashioned Mug Root Beer before its name was eventually shortened to Mug Root Beer.[3]

In the late 1960s, Sugar Free Mug (now Diet Mug Root Beer) was introduced.[6] Mug Cream Soda and Diet Mug Cream Soda were later introduced, but they are not as widely available. Mug was purchased by Pepsi in 1986, and replaced On-Tap Draft Style Root Beer as Pepsi's root beer brand.[6] Mug Root Beer is manufactured by independent bottlers under the authority of New Century Beverage Company.

Since Mug Root Beer's acquisition by PepsiCo in 1986, the company's mascot has been a bulldog named "Dog" holding a mug of Mug Root Beer.[3] PepsiCo stopped producing its sodas in San Francisco in the early 1990s.[3]

References

"Mug Root Beer | PepsiCo Partners". www.pepsicopartners.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2021-12-28. "THE MEDIA BUSINESS - ADVERTISING - Lois Pitts Gershon Pon Wins Mug Root Beer - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 2015-05-25. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 2022-04-06. Guerrero, Susana (October 2, 2021). "The brief story of how one of America's favorite root beer brands started in San Francisco". SFGate. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022. At that point, Mug Root Beer became part of the Pepsi family, which later got rid of the root beer vessel completely and opted for a bulldog — quirkily named "Dog" — as its new soda mascot. September 24, 1947, Bakersfield Californian, p. 7 (available at newspaperarchive.com) March 4, 1952, Mountain Democrat, p. 5 (available at newspaperarchive.com)

Mug Root Beer Archived 2013-11-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 22, 2012.

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BELFAST - Brand - NEW CENTURY BEVERAGE COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Serial Number: 72284549

OLD FASHIONED MUG - Brand - BELFAST BEVERAGES, INC. SAN FRANCISCO , - Serial Number: 71602543

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