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FYI December 16, 2024
On This Day
1598 – Seven-Year War: Battle of Noryang: The final battle of the Seven-Year War is fought between the China and the Korean allied forces and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive allied forces victory.[6]
The Battle of Noryang, the last major battle of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), was fought between the Japanese navy and the combined fleets of the Joseon Kingdom and the Ming dynasty. It took place in the early morning of 16 December (19 November in the Lunar calendar) 1598 and ended past dawn.
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Born On This Day
1582 – Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey (d. 1642)
Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey KG (16 December 1582 – 24 October 1642), previously (from 1601 to 1626) 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby was an English peer, soldier and courtier.[2]
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The Conversation: Why Pearl Young needed to ‘raise hell’ during NASA’s early days Young’s story is one of persistence through setbacks, advocacy for herself and others, and building a community of support.
Colleen Mondor: Probable Cause. #19: 330 accidents in five years.
Ernie Smith, Tedium: Guitar, Synthesized When a synthesizer takes on the traits of a guitar, are you opening up new soundscapes or making musical compromises? Here’s what I’ve learned.
Ernie Smith, Tedium: Pressed This week’s preliminary injunction in the WordPress/WP Engine saga clears a lot of air for the CMS space. But does it clear enough?
By Nancy Lord, David James, ADN: Here are our book reviewers’ favorites from 2024
50 Cent Explains Why Celebrities Never Spoke Out Against Diddy
Cleared Hot Podcast: Shane Claytor – A View From Inside the VA Medical System
Recipes
Simply Recipes: 19 Easy Retro Appetizer Recipes To Make on Repeat During the Holidays
By Elizabeth Harris, Taste of Home: 74 Christmas Dinner Ideas for Your Celebration
The Kitchn: Peanut Butter Blossoms
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Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!
Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.
Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?
907 Updates December 15-16, 2024
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Quotes December 16, 2024
Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha
“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment it grows in, not the flower.”
Alexander Den Heijer
“Stay in the moment. The practice of staying present will heal you. Obsessing about how the future will turn out creates anxiety. Replaying broken scenarios from the past causes anger and sadness. Stay here, in this moment.”
Sylvester McNutt
“Part of the ingenuity of any addictive drug is to fool you into believing that life without it won’t be as enjoyable”
Alan Carr
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.”
Steve Jobs
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.”
Brené Brown
“If you force yourself into forgiveness before fully feeling and moving through the layers of anger and hurt, it won’t be a clean and true forgiveness but rather a pseudo-virtuous form of bypassing and suppression.”
Cory Muscara
“If you love yourself, it doesn’t matter if other people like you because you don’t need their approval to feel good about yourself.”
“Take a little time to be amazed by something you won’t enjoy unless you consciously choose to focus on it. See the things you can’t see when you’re rushing. Hear the things you can’t hear when you’re stressing. Get so caught up in your senses that everything else seems to stop for a moment—because things don’t actually stop. So we have to be the ones who do it.”
Lori Deschene
FYI December 15, 2024
On This Day
1025 – Constantine VIII becomes sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire, 63 years after being crowned co-emperor.[3]
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred in Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. The eastern half of the Empire survived the conditions that caused the fall of the West in the 5th century AD, and continued to exist until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire remained the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in the Mediterranean world. The term “Byzantine Empire” was only coined following the empire’s demise; its citizens referred to the polity as the “Roman Empire” and to themselves as “Romans”.[a] Due to the imperial seat’s move from Rome to Byzantium, the adoption of state Christianity, and the predominance of Greek instead of Latin, modern historians continue to make a distinction between the earlier Roman Empire and the later Byzantine Empire.
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Born On This Day
1242 – Prince Munetaka, Japanese shōgun (d. 1274)
Prince Munetaka (宗尊親王, Munetaka Shinnō, 15 December 1242 – 2 September 1274) was the sixth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan who reigned from 1252 to 1266.[1]
He was the first son of the Emperor Go-Saga and replaced the deposed Fujiwara no Yoritsugu as shōgun at the age of ten. He was a puppet ruler controlled by the Hōjō clan regents.
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Marie-Madeleine Riffaud (23 August 1924 – 6 November 2024) was a French poet, journalist and war correspondent. She fought in the French Resistance during World War II. After World War II she reported on the Algerian War for the Communist newspaper L’Humanité, and then worked in Vietnam for the Viet Cong resistance for seven years.
Her first poetry collection, Le Poing Fermé (The Clenched Fist), including poems written in prison, was published in 1945. A memoir giving them context, On l’appelait Rainer (Called Rainer), appeared in 1994.
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By MessyNessy: 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 722); The Portable Pocket “iPad” of Typewriters; Royal Gorge Route in 1951 (still running); When Photography on Fabrics was all the Rage in 1947; A guy who wrapped his brother’s present in cement…; A Brief Round-up of our favourite Kitsch-mas Cheer; The Grey Gardens of Los Angeles and more ->
By MessyNessy: 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 721): An abandoned theatre in Portugal for sale; Watched Gladiator II yet? Check out this fascinating thread on the mysterious flora & fauna that were found growing in the ruins of the Colosseum.; An archaeologist’s 200-year-old note left on a French excavation site, discovered by students; How a 500 year old French chapel visited by Joan of Arc ended up on a Milwaukee University Campus; Madeleine Riffaud, hero of the French Resistance, has died at the age of 100.; The female firefighter uniform from the Achille Serre Ladies Fire Brigade in London, 1926; Tree FM — listen to random forests around the world.; Designing a 19th-Century Kindle: An E-Reader for Dickens; The Fascinating Origin of the Saying: Born with a silver spoon in the mouth and more ->
Nicholas Dawidoff, The Atlantic: How the Beatles Wrote ‘A Day in the Life’
Craig Medred: Frigid benefit
Craig Medred: Zero-sum fishery
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Ben Shapiro: When a Rabbi’s Son Becomes a Christian
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By nuevecuervos: Let’s Make Some Killer Plants!
Recipes
Taste of Home: Taste of Home Home Dishes & Beverages Stews Vegetable Stews Quick Italian Veggie Skillet
Food Talk Daily: 12 Great Ways to Eat Eggplant
By In The Kitchen With Matt: Easy Christmas Gnomes Brownie Bites
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E-book Deals:
The Book Junction: Where Readers Go To Discover Great New Fiction!
Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted
Book Blogs & Websites:
Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!
Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.
Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?
Quotes December 15, 20242
If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Find out who you are and do it on purpose.
Dolly Parton
… What lies beyond our comfort zone is really extraordinary.
Anne Veh
Conflict is the primary engine of creativity and innovation. People don’t learn by staring into a mirror; people learn by encountering difference.
Ronald A. Heifetz
Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness.
Ola Joseph
Life is the dancer and you are the dance.
Eckhart Tolle
Happiness is not given to us, nor is misery imposed. At every moment we are at a crossroads and must choose the direction we will take.
Matthieu Ricard
The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship, or family, or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.
Maria Popova
FYI December 09-14, 2024
On This Day
1432 – The first battle between the forces of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis is fought near the town of Oszmiana (Ashmyany), launching the most active phase of the Lithuanian Civil War.[3]
The Lithuanian Civil War of 1432–1438[1] was a war of succession to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, after Vytautas the Great died in 1430 without leaving an heir.[2][3][4] The war was fought on the one side by Švitrigaila, allied with the Teutonic Knights, and on the other by Sigismund Kęstutaitis, backed by the Kingdom of Poland. The war threatened to sever the Union of Krewo, the personal union between Poland and Lithuania.[2] Švitrigaila’s alliance with the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Paul von Rusdorf, launched the Polish–Teutonic War (1431–1435) but failed to secure victory for Švitrigaila.[5]
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1877 – Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.
The siege of Plevna or Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, fought by the joint army of Russian Empire and Kingdom of Romania against the Ottoman Empire.[6] After the Russian army crossed the Danube at Svishtov, it began advancing towards the centre of modern Bulgaria, with the aim of crossing the Balkan Mountains to Constantinople, avoiding the fortified Turkish fortresses on the Black Sea coast. The Ottoman army led by Osman Pasha, returning from Serbia after a conflict with that country, was massed in the fortified city of Pleven, a city surrounded by numerous redoubts, located at an important road intersection.
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861 – Assassination of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil by the Turkish guard, who raise al-Muntasir to the throne, start of the “Anarchy at Samarra”.[3]
Ja’far ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh (Arabic: جعفر بن محمد بن هارون, romanized: Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn); March 822 – 11 December 861, commonly known by his regnal name al-Mutawwakil ala Allah (Arabic: المتوكل على الله, romanized: al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh, lit. ’He who relies on God’), was the tenth Abbasid caliph, ruling from 847 until his assassination in 861. He succeeded his brother, al-Wathiq (r. 842–847), and is known for expanding the empire to its maximum extent.[1] He was deeply religious, and is remembered for discarding the Muʿtazila, ending the Mihna (a period of persecution of Islamic scholars), and releasing Ahmad ibn Hanbal. He is also known for his tough rule, especially with respect to non-Muslim subjects.
1862 – American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River.[4]
USS Cairo /ˈkeɪroʊ/ is the lead ship of the City-class casemate ironclads built at the beginning of the American Civil War to serve as river gunboats.
Cairo is named for Cairo, Illinois. In June 1862, she captured the Confederate garrison of Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, enabling Union forces to occupy Memphis. As part of the Yazoo Pass Expedition, she was sunk on 12 December 1862, while clearing mines for the attack on Haines Bluff. Cairo was the first ship ever to be sunk by a mine remotely detonated by hand.
The remains of Cairo can be viewed at Vicksburg National Military Park with a museum of its weapons and naval stores.
1643 – English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.[7]
The Battle of Alton (also Storm of Alton),[7] of the First English Civil War, took place on 13 December 1643 in the town of Alton, Hampshire, England.[α] There, Parliamentary forces serving under Sir William Waller led a successful surprise attack on a winter garrison of Royalist infantry and cavalry serving under the Earl of Crawford.[3] The Battle of Alton was the first decisive defeat of Sir Ralph Hopton, leader of Royalist forces in the south, and the event had a significant psychological effect on him as commander.[7] More important to Hopton was the loss of men, however, as he was already short-handed in much-needed infantry. The successful Parliamentarians were able, after their victory, to attack and successfully besiege Arundel, a larger and more formidable Royalist outpost to the south-east of Alton.[2][5]
1812 – The French invasion of Russia comes to an end as the remnants of the Grande Armée are expelled from Russia.[8]
The Grande Armée (pronounced [ɡʁɑ̃d aʁme]; French for ‘Great Army’) was the main military component of the French Imperial Army commanded by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars. From 1804 to 1808, it won a series of military victories that allowed the French Empire to exercise unprecedented control over most of Europe. Widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest fighting forces ever assembled, it suffered catastophic losses during the disastrous Peninsular War followed by the invasion of Russia in 1812, after which it never recovered its strategic superiority and ended in total defeat for Napoleonic France by the Peace of Paris in 1815.
Born On This Day
1482 – Frederick II, Elector Palatine (d. 1556)
Frederick II, Count Palatine of the Rhine (9 December 1482 – 26 February 1556), also Frederick the Wise, a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was Prince-elector of the Palatinate from 1544 to 1556, and pretender to the Norwegian Throne from 1535 to 1556.
The Kurfürst-Friedrich-Gymnasium in Heidelberg is named after him.
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1452 – Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)[21]
Johannes Stöffler (also Stöfler, Stoffler, Stoeffler; 10 December 1452 – 16 February 1531) was a German mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, priest, maker of astronomical instruments and professor at the University of Tübingen.
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1566 – Manuel Cardoso, Portuguese organist and composer (d. 1650)
Manuel Cardoso (baptized 11 December 1566 – 24 November 1650) was a Portuguese composer and organist. With Duarte Lobo and John IV of Portugal, he represented the “golden age” of Portuguese polyphony.
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1685 – Lodovico Giustini, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1743)[33]
Lodovico Giustini (12 December 1685 – 7 February 1743) was an Italian composer and keyboard player of the late Baroque and early Classical eras. He was the first known composer ever to write music for the piano.
1484 – Paul Speratus, German Lutheran (d. 1551)[22]
Paul Speratus (13 December 1484 – 12 August 1551) was a Swabian Catholic priest who became a Protestant preacher, reformer and hymn-writer. In 1523, he helped Martin Luther to create the First Lutheran hymnal, published in 1524 and called Achtliederbuch.[1]
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1546 – Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and chemist (d. 1601)[22]
Tycho Brahe (/ˈtaɪkoʊ ˈbrɑː(h)i, – ˈbrɑː(hə)/ TY-koh BRAH-(h)ee, - BRAH(-hə), Danish: [ˈtsʰykʰo ˈpʁɑːə] ⓘ; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, Danish: [ˈtsʰyːjə ˈʌtəsn̩ ˈpʁɑːə];[note 1] 14 December 1546 – 24 October 1601), generally called Tycho for short, was a Danish astronomer of the Renaissance, known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations. He was known during his lifetime as an astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist. He was the last major astronomer before the invention of the telescope. Tycho Brahe has also been described as the greatest pre-telescopic astronomer.[3][4]
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Wickersham’s Conscience: Return of Bird of the Week: Buff-necked Ibis
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Recipes
Food Talk Daily: Creamy Cauliflower Pasta Bake
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Food Talk Daily Recipe Roundups: 11 Winter Stews For Weeknight Dinners Winter is stew time, and these delicious and easy stews are the best comfort food for weekday family dinners
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E-book Deals:
The Book Junction: Where Readers Go To Discover Great New Fiction!
Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted
Book Blogs & Websites:
Welcome to the Stump the Bookseller blog!
Stump the Bookseller is a service offered by Loganberry Books to reconnect people to the books they love but can’t quite remember. In brief (for more detailed information see our About page), people can post their memories here, and the hivemind goes to work. After all, the collective mind of bibliophiles, readers, parents and librarians around the world is much better than just a few of us thinking. Together with these wonderful Stumper Magicians, we have a nearly 50% success rate in finding these long lost but treasured books. The more concrete the book description, the better the success rate, of course. It is a labor of love to keep it going, and there is a modest fee. Please see the How To page to find price information and details on how to submit your Book Stumper and payment.
Thanks to everyone involved to keep this forum going: our blogging team, the well-read Stumper Magicians, the many referrals, and of course to everyone who fondly remembers the wonder of books from their childhood and wants to share or revisit that wonder. Isn’t it amazing, the magic of a book?
907 Updates December 09-14, 2024
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KUCB: Aleutians see growth as Alaska’s overall population is expected to decline and more ->
Delta Wind: 14-year-old entrepreneur breathes new life in little red building and more ->
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JDSupra: Alaska Court Grants Intervenors Entry in Public Lands Rule Case
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