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[UPDATE] Perplex City Sentinel {4th May 2005}
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Sasuntsi Davit
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[UPDATE] Perplex City Sentinel {4th May 2005}

Historic Notes Surface
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Historic Notes Surface
By GARIMA KING


A rare notebook belonging to a minor scholar in the early days of the Academy has surfaced. Hyacinth Daniels, 84, says she came across the notebook while sorting through her mother's belongings. The notebook had been locked in a linen chest for easily 50 years, she said.

"My mother had always said that our family were Academy scholars, clear back to the beginning," said Daniels. "I suppose now I've got my hands on an iota of proof!"

Duncan Racine, the Director of Academy History at the Academy Museum, said that Daniels was in preliminary talks regarding terms by which the Museum could study the notebook. "This is just a terrific find," said Academy Fellow Sanjean Adamek, himself a descendant of a legendary Academician. "We have only a very limited collection from these early days of the Academy in the Academy Library. We are hoping that the owner will allow us to study the notebook. ... It could afford us an excellent glimpse into the daily workings of a student's life back then."

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Even if the Academy does obtain the notebook for study, however, don't expect to see it at the Museum nor the Library yourself anytime soon. "This notebook would likely not be on display," warned Racine. "What with its age, this is a very, very fragile document."

The scholar to whom the notebook belonged, Ellen Poor, studied at the Academy for several years circa 250BC. City records of the day are unclear on timing, but it is evident she left her studies to open a tea house sometime around 246BC.

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Just a side note - I wonder what the academy logo was before the cube? Smile
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Couple of things I thought odd about this story
If the notebook had been locked away for about 50 years then this Hyacinth would have been 34-ish years old. Surely her mother would have shown it to her before she locked it away. Also why would someone stop studying and open a tea house? Confused

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It might have been a puzzle tea-house like the ones in modern Perplex City, but whether or not they were that into puzzles before the Cube is unknown, as far as I know.
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they found puzzles carved on bones from millenia ago
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It seems the sentinel update still follow the terrestrial news : A very rare egyptian artifact has just been found. The sacophagus that is in the best condition that has ever been found. Egyptologues seem to be really excited over this.
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she might have stopped studing to open a teahouse because the acadamy wasn't very promonent in its early days, or just because she was poor and could aford to study more.
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There's been another addition made on the 'corrections' page:

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In our April 29 edition, the article "Board of Education Assesses Reforms" included an incorrect name for the education initiative. The correct name is Skills for Learning. As always, if you are aware of an error in our reporting, please email newsSPLATperplexcitysentinel.com.



Not that exciting, i know..!

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They're taunting us with these articles... just taunting us... and it's working... AUGH.
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I read an article before, it was based on a thesis on the development of society in concordance with the acceptance of coffee as a staple drink. Apparently the majority of societies that became dominant in their sphere or for the whole of the world has had a love of coffee. Maybe this could be extended to tea.

Also if you look at the major European University and philosophical centres, there are always famed coffee and tea houses where the greatest minds of the time would meet to discuss, eh, stuff.
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