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April 10, 2023

Weak, Medium and Strong Passwords

Passwords are strings of letters, numbers, and/or symbols(like the $ and % sign). They are used to protect a certain account(e.g. Gmail account). Without passwords, hackers would take over the whole online world. Here are some examples of weak passwords: 12345 qwerty 696969 (website name) qwerty123 1234567890 password Password If your password is on this above list, you might want to change it into a different one. Medium: hi1hi2hihi12 17Burps 987Tom123 Strong: Qn#4o)@%j2M 9*3hL$~cX9`mZx7 2Kf(^!>g//sRRf-a

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March 9, 2023

French Basics

bonjour means hello je means I je m’appelle Boy means my name is Boy j’aime means I like un means one deux means two trois means 3 je suis un means I am a This is sample text about a random person named Boy: After that under the sentence, there will be the translation under the French word. Je m’appelle Garcon et j’ai un an. J’aime le nombre trois. Je suis un garçon. Ma sœur s’appelle Fille et c’est une fille. Je respire, je cligne des yeux et je parle. Mon nom de famille est Human. My name is Boy...

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March 1, 2023

Two-Train Major Collision In Greece

In Greece, the very early Wednesday, two trains – one a passenger train and the other a freight train, had a fatal collision. 30-ish people have been found dead, and roughty 85 injured. Many have been severely injured. This crash occurred near Tempe. Hospital units were called over, as well as ambulances. Some train “cars” even set on fire! One survivor said, “There was a very sudden stop, sparks were everywhere. I escaped by using a bag to break a window and climbed out. The front train ‘carriages’ smashed, but luckily the one I was sitting in didn’t.” Many people...

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February 25, 2023

Pizza

Pizzas are roasted typically flat, circle-shaped surfaces of dough topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and optional, other toppings. All regular pizzas have dough, tomato sauce, and cheese. So, pizzas are just dough with tomato sauce, cheese, etc. In simpler form, they’re cheese-topped flatbreads. Pizzas have a delicious history that dates back to the Greeks, Egyptians, and Romans. However, the pizza we eat today originated in Italy, somewhere in the 18th century. The early pizzas were simple and made with only a few basic ingredients like dough and cheese. As it became more popular, bits of food were added as toppings,...

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February 18, 2023

Mini Chess Dictionary

Bishop: A piece that can move diagonally. Two bishops per different color army. Worth 3 points. Capture: When a piece takes another. Castle: When the king moves two places and the rook jumps on top of him. Can only be performed when the king is not in check and both pieces have not moved yet. Check: When the king is being threatened but can escape. Checkmate: When the king is being threatened and can’t escape. Double Attack: When a piece threatens two pieces at once. Draw: Both armies can not win, no matter what. Typically where both sides only have...

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February 17, 2023

Bubble Tea

Bubble tea! Bubble tea is “tea” with solid “bubbles”. It consists of tea, milk, sugar, tapioca flour (to make the tapioca balls, solid bubbles), and sometimes syrup, honey, fruit, cream, and ice. GOOGLE BUBBLE TEA GAME https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-bubble-tea EXTRA RIDDLE Why can you drink a drink but not eat an eat? Answer A drink has two meanings, one is noun and the other verb. For example, “drink water” and “drink of water” both make sense. But, eat is only a verb! Eat does not mean food. Examples: “eat food” makes sense but “eat of food” does not.

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February 15, 2023

Fidgets

Fidgets are small satisfying toys, such as poppets which you pop little buttons with, and stress balls, squishy balls which relieves stress. Above, we see varieties of rubbery, squishy, pop-y, etc little objects. They feel very satisfying. Some types of fidgets: Poppets- pop buttons, flip it over, pop them again “Noodles”- thick, noodle-like stuff, similar to a mini snake Fidget Spinners- hold the center of the spinner, spin the outer “Floppy” Cubes- flop a cube on top of another floppy cube, create shapes

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February 14, 2023

Valentine’s Day History

Valentine’s Day, on February 14, is a day where people exchange gifts such as cards, chocolates, and flowers. People write letters to each other, usually signing them with “From Your Valentine” or “XOXO”, etc. Valentine’s Day, is in short, “love” day. Gifts are most of the time supposed to mean “love”.\ History A priest, Valentine, who lived in Rome, was imprisoned for secretly holding weddings long ago. Emperor Claudius II in the 3rd century AD, forbid soldiers to marry because he had a thought that unmarried soldiers fought better in war than married ones. Valentine refused to follow the rule...

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February 13, 2023

Surprising Paper Handcuff Experiment

Materials needed: 1 sheet of paper pair of scissors roll of tape or glue stick (do not use liquid glue) Steps: Fold the sheet of paper in two equal halves. Fold it in half again, in the same direction as before. Cut at the folded creases, making four long strips of paper. Attach one end of a strip onto another. Repeat. Attach the end of one long strip to its other end so there is a ring. Attach one end of the other strip on top of the outside part of the ring. Gently pull the other part of the...

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February 10, 2023

Terhun and Eer

There lived a hunter named Terhun (he was a hunter the other way in and out) and a deer named Eer. Terhun was a very fat man and ate a deer smothered with gravy, nuts, and fruit every meal. Terhun would go into the forest where tons of happy fine deer lived. He would choose the deer that stood out most to him and would shoot it down with the highest quality gun. Then, Terhun would bake it with the fruit which he got from his private orchard. Meanwhile, while the deer was baking, he would take plenty of nuts...

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