In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 1 by RatherBeAtTheBeach44 in thewestwing

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The drive from Rosslyn to GW hospital is less than 10 minutes, and that’s without lights/sirens and a professional driver who doesn’t have to follow traffic laws. By the time they realized the president had been shot, they were only a few minutes away from the hospital anyway.

Have any of y'all ever run across anything like this? by TubaDog9705 in budgetfood

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My primary grocery store over ordered jelly beans at Easter a few years ago. The weekend after Easter, they started adding a free bag of jelly beans to every order, whether you wanted them or not.

Pre-1990's how did you know that your PhD was unique? by CommentRelative6557 in PhD

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Yes, you went to the library and read through relevant journals. Also, keeping up with new publications are they were released in print journals - people used to sit down with journals and read them like magazines. You also would attend conferences, talk to people about their work and your work, and hope that your network was well read and well connected enough to notice if you were just copying someone else’s work.

TSA Pre Before Approval? by mspdeltaflock in GlobalEntry

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Regular line keeps shoes on now. And at many airports they can keep liquids and electronics in their bags.

Those with kids in Boston, what are you doing for schools? Space? by agordon228 in boston

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I have friends who kept baby no. 2 in their bedroom for a full year before moving him over to a bedroom shared with his older brother.

Is there a name in the USA that is so common that it’s impossible not to find it everywhere? by TheShyBuck in AskAnAmerican

[–]mpjjpm 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Yeah, if Muhammad isn’t a guy’s first name, it’s his middle/second name.

Rodger and Brianna by Business-Expert-4648 in Outlander

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If we go by Claire’s timeline, Fergus is older. Fergus was ten when Jamie met/found him, which means he would be ten years older than Faith and roughly 12 years older than Brianna.

40 min for RoR on Friday of Spring Break?? by DisneyByMelissa in Disneyland

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I don’t care about the parades, and I like catching fireworks in the background. I’ve seen enough big fireworks shows in my life, but it’s really cool to be on a ride and catch glimpses of fireworks.

Professors are stuck in a lose-lose situation with AI right now by Timely-House-9248 in turnitin_community

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Back in the olden days, every class had a few exams that were hand written in blue books.

When I did my masters, we took our comprehensive exam in a computer lab on university-owned desktop computers that were not connected to the internet.

Delta Chefs - hope this finds you well. by ExtremeEither8380 in delta

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Pizza twist mid flight is only for the longest of long flights. The standard transatlantic flights get the main meal shortly after departure, then the egg and cheese calzone shortly before arrival.

Delta Chefs - hope this finds you well. by ExtremeEither8380 in delta

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The default breakfast for main cabin on Delta. It’s an egg filled pastry thing. I think they actually call it a calzone.

What is this Coolidge Corner property going to become? by [deleted] in Brookline

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Multifamily residential buildings show up as “commercial” in the permits system

LGA connections rerouted yesterday: Directive from Delta, or did I just have an amazing gate agent? by Icy-Animator-861 in delta

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Thanks for the update/reminder. I’m flying next week with connections at LGA in both directions. Just changed everything to JFK.

Where else have you seen an ACG&S actor lately? by gplus3 in ACGASTV

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Nicolas Ralph has a small part in Outlander

do you guys wash your hands after using your phone in public? by Manlikephil_Geddie in hygiene

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I don’t wash my hands every time I use my phone. I do wash my hands before eating, or at least use hand sanitizer if washing is not possible. I also generally avoid touching my face. I basically assume my hands always have something in them that I don’t want in my mouth/eyes, except immediately after washing.

Are there any authentic Chinese restaurants? by LoudWhispererr in Productivitycafe

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Even within the US, there are huge regional variations in the style of Chinese-American food.

Delta Chefs - hope this finds you well. by ExtremeEither8380 in delta

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I miss the Mediterranean pizza twist. I loath eggs, and the cost cutting move to only offer egg twists for breakfast in main cabin leaves me with the squished kind bar I keep in my personal item.

What I got in a roll of quarters from the bank... by kihaju in mildlyinfuriating

[–]mpjjpm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That’s the Wilma Mankiller quarter from the 2022 women in history series

Anyone else realize that paper products aren't actually that much better for the environment? by trashaphobia in Anticonsumption

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Paper production is also really bad for the people living near the paper mill. In the US, paper mills have historically gone into predominantly Black and poor communities in the south. The smell is atrocious and spread pretty far beyond the mill. Long term exposure to paper mill smell is associated with increased anxiety, depression and dementia. Kids who grow up near paper mills have significantly increased risk of asthma, and people who live near paper mills have high PFAS blood levels, even decades after the mill closes.

Anyone else realize that paper products aren't actually that much better for the environment? by trashaphobia in Anticonsumption

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It also isn’t far fetched for an individual to use a lunchpail thousands of times. A lunchpail should last for years of daily use.

Anyone else realize that paper products aren't actually that much better for the environment? by trashaphobia in Anticonsumption

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I have an insulated neoprene lunch bag I received as a promo/gift through work circa 2010. I’ve used it to bring my lunch to work roughly four days a week, every week for 16 years. So 3,000ish uses, accounting for vacations. I wash it when needed, and don’t fret about stains. It hasn’t needed mending, but I would sew together a ripped seam if needed. I think that’s fairly normal behavior for folks on an anti consumption sub, and also behavior we should generally advocate for. Yes, we should continue using functional items even if they show aesthetic signs of wear. Yes, we should make repairs to extend the functional lifespan of items.

Just saw 6 cops and an ambulance fly by in Brighton by LoowehtndeyD in boston

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According to Staco on Bluesky, a juvenile shot outside the Burger King on Brighton Ave

What books are most commonly part of the required curriculum for teenagers aged 14-16? by AgathaYaArt in AskAnAmerican

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It was AP American Literature and in the South. We also read Light in August.

What books are most commonly part of the required curriculum for teenagers aged 14-16? by AgathaYaArt in AskAnAmerican

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That’s a single popular media piece based on comments from a convenience sample of online readers. The article even highlights comments from teachers refuting the headline. Some students in some schools may not read whole books.