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Navigating the World of Knowledge and Facts

Welcome to a journey through the vast landscape of knowledge and facts! In this information age, it's essential to be a savvy navigator. Join us as we embark on a quest to uncover the treasures of wisdom and truth. 🗺️ Let's dive deep into the sea of knowledge and emerge enlightened.

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Uncover Hidden Truths: The Power of Comprehensive Background Searches

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This is the first publicly sold bottle of Coca-Cola released in 1894. It contained an estimated 3.5 grams of cocaine.

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by Dion J. Pierre Harvard University has awarded most of the degrees it withheld from pro-Hamas protesters as punishment for their participating in an unlawful demonstration at Harvard Yard, further feeding an impression that its tough talk about discipline and restoring order was contrived to temper negative publicity prompted by its alleged refusal to address antisemitism on the campus. According to The Washington Free Beacon, which first reported the story, Harvard conferred degrees to 11 of the 13 protesters whose behavior during the final weeks of the semester prompted several warnings from the university. Responding to the university’s amnestying him and other protesters, one graduate reviled Harvard on social media anyway, denouncing the institution as cynical and rapacious. “What does it mean to be conferred a degree from a university that holds millions of investments in illegal occupation, bankrolls the annihilation of Palestinians, and mistreats its students for a political agenda,” Asmer Asrar Safi said in comments quoted by the Free Beacon. “While we know our fellow organizers … will continue to mobilize, please remember that every student, faculty, and staff member at the university has a responsibility to challenge the status quo.” Harvard later said in statements to the Free Beacon and The Harvard Crimson, the school’s official campus newspaper, that nothing about its decision is amiss. “Consistent with its May 22 statement, the Harvard Corporation has voted to confer degrees to 11 eligible candidates who have been restored to good standing following the completion of Faculty of Arts and Sciences processes,” a university spokesman said. “The university continues to work to strengthen and improve disciplinary processes, such as the recently announced procedures to enable the work of the University Committee on Rights and Responsibilities to enhance the consistency of investigation and factfinding [sic] processes in cases involving more than one school.” This latest news follows earlier reporting that Harvard “downgraded” disciplinary sanctions it levied against several pro-Hamas demonstrators who participated in occupying Harvard Yard. The shocking development likely erased the good will Harvard regained by appearing to embrace an approach to discipline that would deter future unruly behavior as well as the anti-Jewish and anti-Israel hate incidents the protesters perpetrated throughout the school year, which damaged the reputation of the institution and prompted a slew of lawsuits and federal investigations.

Look for more Harvard campus pogroms this next school year, thanks to Harvard administration's obvious disdain for their Jewish students. Campus (and off-campus) Hamas supporters will take advantage.

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Let's not forget Tucker's actually-in-the-show commentary when he's spying on them over the radio of "I've only been listening to them for five minutes but I can tell they're really in love. Why can't they see it?”

It's literally been two decades.

Submission message for Jinx and Lux: I would like to submit Jinx and Lux from league of legends, specifically within the star guardian skinline. There was an entire animated music video focused on them angsting over each other after Jinx decided to leave their magical girl team before she finally rejoins them at the end (the music video is called burning bright if you want to watch it). It’s super gay and I guess that they thought it was too much, since when they released the next set of star guardian skins to continue the storyline, they added in a guy to be Lux’s love interest. It feels like a frantic attempt at no-homo-ing the stuff that they already wrote, which makes Lux and Ezreal (the guy)’s relationship feel very forced.

Submission message for Grif and Simmons: Hi! I’m submitting Grif and Simmons from Red vs. Blue. I think they’re the worst personally because I’ve spent a third of my life being queerbaited by someone’s fucking halo ocs.

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ask game for fanfic writers: 7. tell us about the plot of the first fanfic you ever wrote (that you remember). OR 11. what’s something neat you’ve learned while doing research for something you were writing? also, how much do you worry about doing research in general? (yeah, I just want to listen to an infodump)

hi!!!!! lmao confession, the time lapse between when you posted that ask game and when i reblogged it from you was me keeping it open in a tab trying to send you an ask, like a polite person. but sending asks is, like watching television, one of those things that ought to be straightforward but which i find astonishingly difficult for no clear reason. so while cleaning out my tabs i just lowered my standards and reblogged it.

7. oh, this is a funny one actually! so this was around two years before i learned fic was a thing, so i'm in like the sixth or seventh grade. i had this really inexplicably intense dream about spiderman. i woke up and it stuck with me, you know.

so i was like, well loads of people write stories about spiderman, i don't need permission, i'll write it down and then it will leave me alone.

naturally i forgot over half the dream before i finished getting it down. but the plot definitely involved being stuck to the ceiling due to inexplicable spider-powers and a very strained conversation with spiderman on one of those external cornices you get on the fancier class of brownstone. i think whatever OC i was inhabiting was mad about spiderman existing and he was increasingly fed up with me being insane, but trying to be patient.

ig there was no plot. strictly speaking.

11. gonna answer these in reverse order.

so first, there's two classes of research for fic, as far as i'm concerned, probably because i spent too long in comics. there's general knowledge about real things, and then there's finding the correct reference points within the canon you're working from.

the first one i'm not that intense about. sometimes there's a thing i really have to Get Right so i go looking, or i'll commit to including something and then need to go read up for verisimilitude, but i generally do not get into the deep factfinding tunnels people talk about.

because i enjoy the process of learning and the process of writing, but i tend to find it very stressful to suspend the act of writing in order to pursue knowledge, so that particular constellation makes both experiences worse. so i'm more likely to redirect the story around a knowledge roadblock so i can keep moving, than really dig in to break through it, and i'm very willing to go 'okay that'll work' and return to the story if i do break for research.

rather than try to track down That One Datapoint, if i'm writing fic that requires or would benefit from knowledge of [subject], i will tend to do general reading on that subject, and then let my improved background knowledge and store of Fun Facts shape where i go with the story.

this is more fun and more likely to come in handy for other purposes later, and the writing result tends to be more natural. same approach with original fiction.

with the kind of research designed to get my fic latched into canon correctly, on the other hand, i keep trying to be more casual about this, especially for fandoms where the canon material is a hot mess, but i also keep regretting that attempt. because it lets me get a fic actually started rather than bogged down in preliminaries, but then i reach a certain point and get frustrated that this is a good fic except it didn't bother to be chronologically coherent and now it's too late.

i didn't write any ffvii fic until i'd played through the original game and taken notes, and i definitely don't regret that!

now, cool things i've found out...the first one I think of, i stumbled across an unexpected gem while browsing to brainstorm night hunt ideas for mdzs fic.

turns out one of the many many many many many archaic chinese words for ghoulies and ghosties, for which it's very unclear what the specific differences between one term and another were in any given usage, is wangxiang. translations proposed include both 'mountain spirits' and 'water demons,' but it's definitely some sort of supernatural entity, and an unfriendly one.

there's a semi-major plot point in the book where, when they were teens, Lan Wangji named a song he'd composed Wangxian, which is also their portmanteau shipname. which by his standards was a romantic declaration. but Wei Wuxian passed out, and didn't actually hear him say it. so whether it would have worked as a romantic declaration remains unclear lmao. lan wangji refuses to tell him again later.

i think a very funny element for an AU would be if he only almost passed out, and just went away believing the song was named 'wangxiang,' which sounds very similar and is a word he's reasonably likely to have relatively high in his lexicon on account of their job is monster hunting and his education is distinctly monster slanted, and was just like, 'what a creepy name for such a pretty song?? lan zhan is so weird lol.'

bonus misunderstanding points if he said it was creepy but didn't explain why and Lan Wangji was like i have been brutally rejected 😢

you aren't actually in that fandom though, so this feels like a lame answer. uhhhh.

for my Earth-3 fics when I put mirror Dick Grayson through a recovery/redemption arc and he was laying low in Europe to avoid both Bruce and Slade ('With Tongue of Wood'), i basically stuck a pin in the map and spun a dial in my head and was like he's in...Romania...working in a...bakery.

so then i had to take a hiatus to research Romanian bakeries and it turns out Romanian cuisine is in possession of many fantastic varieties of fancy pastry, and i want to eat them. it's been what, seven years? but still. curse of knowledge. there are delicious pastries in romania.

[dailyvelcinta]

fic rec friday!

(by @astromech1138)

Set before the events of Andor, just before the team arrives on Aldhani.

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“I saw you.”

Kleya’s tone was even, hard, and—smug, despite her restraint. Vel clenched her jaw. Kleya had only agreed to meet with her in this obscure Coruscant alleyway to hear how her factfinding mission to Aldhani with Cinta had gone. Of course she would think of some way to show Vel she still held more information.

“Saw me what?” Vel countered, refusing to take the bait.

“You, and Cinta, by the fountain, where you are not supposed to be, unless communicating a message.”

(read this fic here on ao3!)

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the UN has set up a factfinding mission in your house to determine whether you're mad at me

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Faraon's Experience: The Pyramid Cafe in Egypt ...

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The cafe is dedicated to tea and sweets lovers. With a selection of Egyptian teas and traditional pastries.

Diners can enjoy a unique culinary experience in the themed restaurant. Dishes are made with ancient recipes, the same ones eaten by the pharaohs in their time, using fresh and local ingredients. The atmosphere is enriched with traditional music and decorations that transport visitors to the time of the pharaohs.

At night it becomes a space for astronomical observation. Equipped with modern telescopes, the observatory allows visitors to explore the night sky and learn about the constellations that fascinated the ancient Egyptians.

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Fact Finder Plus: Reunification is Always Possible

In the age of digital connectivity, the ability to reach out and connect with others has become an integral part of our daily lives. Fact Finder Plus emerges as a guiding light in this digital landscape, offering a simple yet powerful way to bring people together with precision and efficiency. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at Fact Finder Plus, exploring its features and understanding…

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Toronto (pt. 3)

Adventure Time! I hopped onto a double-decker train and alighted at Union Station in the heart of Toronto around noon and after depositing my luggage somewhere safe, started scouting the city. It was impossible to miss CN Tower as soon as I stepped out of the station, which was appropriate since it’s the undisputed #1 attraction in these parts.

I made a late decision to use the hop-on-hop-off tour bus service that laps the main spots of Toronto – normally, I am very happy to let my legs carry me everywhere, but after a short walk/run the day before (which was the only exercise I managed during the tournament), I was feeling a significant amount of pain in my left hip, which flared up after more than 5 minutes of walking. It made the day a bit of a chore in places, but I didn’t let it spoil my fun. My plan was to use the tour as a factfinding mission and revisit any points of interest later once I’d (hopefully) healed up a bit.

The bus tour lasted 2 hours and passed by several places that I’d already bookmarked. My journey stretched from the Waterfront all the way to Casa Loma, and the tour guide rockin’ the mic had a couple of amusing nuggets along the way: the trip to the top of CN Tower is free if you’re willing to traipse up the 1,776 steps instead of taking the elevator!

Once I’d completed a circuit, the nearest point on my to-do list was Graffiti Alley, which was very cool and well worth the visit:

I was ready for food after wandering through the wall art, and having spotted a chain called ‘Fat Bastard Burrito’ whilst aboard the bus I decided they’d earned my business. It’s a Subway-style system where you pick the pieces of your burrito from the options in front of you, and all went swimmingly until the final stage where I chose my sauce; the choices didn’t really grab me but I felt the burrito would have been lacking without, so I went for the hot sauce. The man behind the counter tentatively applied three drops to my order which I thought looked a piffling amount, so requested he do the same again. I should have heeded the seasoned professional’s warning, because it nearly ruined an otherwise delicious burrito!

I pottered around a little longer before limping back to Union Station and travelling to my lodgings for the next few days. It is a little outside the city but so far I have found Toronto and the surrounding areas to be very well-connected – a boon if my hip continues to annoy. I am again thinking about conserving my energy tomorrow in order to be ready for one final push on my last day, but we shall see what the morning brings…

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love please explain how mock trials work!!!! debate is soo interesting to me

basically, you get a legal case (this year it was a criminal case so there was a defendant vs the state). and you have 6 witnesses in total and a bunch of evidence. and you go against different schools and you're either arguing for the prosecution or the defense!

if you're the prosecution for that trial, you are arguing that the defendant is guilty of all the charges brought against them beyond a reasonable doubt. if you are the defense, you are arguing that your client (the defendant) is not guilty and you are trying to plant doubt in the mind of the factfinder (the judge).

technically you want to win the verdict (guilty or not guilty) but the real goal is to win the competition. each person is scored out of 10 points and whichever team has the most points at the end of the trial wins!

this year i was doing a cross-exam and the closing argument for both sides we had so in every trial i was questioning one of the other team's witnesses and then making a seven-minute speech at the end arguing my team's case for the judge as a wrap-up to the trial!

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