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FYI September 18-20, 2023

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On This Day

324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine’s sole control over the Roman Empire.[2]
The Battle of Chrysopolis was fought on 18 September 324 at Chrysopolis (modern Üsküdar), near Chalcedon (modern Kadıköy), between the two Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius. The battle was the final encounter between the two emperors. After his navy’s defeat in the Battle of the Hellespont, Licinius withdrew his forces from the city of Byzantium across the Bosphorus to Chalcedon in Bithynia. Constantine followed, and won the subsequent battle. This left Constantine as the sole emperor, ending the period of the Tetrarchy.

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634 – Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.[2]
The siege of Damascus (634) lasted from 21 August to 19 September 634[2][a] before the city fell to the Rashidun Caliphate. Damascus was the first major city of the Eastern Roman Empire to fall in the Muslim conquest of Syria.


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1058 – Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland.[1]

Medieval Kingdom of Hungary

In 1043, Henry III and King Samuel Aba of Hungary signed a peace treaty. On 20 September 1058, Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary met to negotiate the border.[6] The area of Burgenland remained the western frontier of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary until the 16th century.

The majority of the population was Germanic, except for the Hungarian border guards of the frontier March (Gyepű). Germanic immigration from neighbouring Austria was also continuous in the Middle Ages.


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Born On This Day

524 – Kan B’alam I, ruler of Palenque (d. 583)
Kan Bahlam I[N 1] (Mayan pronunciation: [kan ɓahlam]), also known as Chan Bahlum I, (September 18, 524 – February 1, 583) was an ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque. He acceded to the throne on April 6, 572 at age 47 and ruled until his death.[N 2][1] Kan Bahlam was most likely the younger brother of his predecessor, Ahkal Mo’ Nahb II and probably son of K’an Joy Chitam I.[2] He was the first ruler of Palenque to use the title K’inich, albeit inconsistently. The title is usually translated as “radiant” but literally means “sun-faced”.[1]

 
 
866 – Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor (d. 912)[19]
Leo VI, called the Wise (Greek: Λέων ὁ Σοφός, romanized: Léōn ho Sophós, 19 September 866 – 11 May 912), was Byzantine Emperor from 886 to 912. The second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty (although his parentage is unclear), he was very well read, leading to his epithet. During his reign, the renaissance of letters, begun by his predecessor Basil I, continued; but the empire also saw several military defeats in the Balkans against Bulgaria and against the Arabs in Sicily and the Aegean. His reign also witnessed the formal discontinuation of several ancient Roman institutions, such as the separate office of Roman consul.


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1161 – Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)
Emperor Takakura (高倉天皇, Takakura-tennō, September 20, 1161 – January 30, 1181) was the 80th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1168 through 1180.[1]

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

Scary!
Craig Medred: Uncharted waters

 
 
 
 

By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: Scientists Working in Antarctica Unwittingly Started to Develop a New Accent

 
 
By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: The 500-Year-Old Chinese “Bagel” That Helped Win a War
 
 
By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: Why the Leaning Tower of Pisa Still Hasn’t Fallen Over, Even After 650 Years

 
 
 
 

By Bianca Fortis, Pro Publica: 5 Documents That Helped Us Understand How Columbia Protected a Predator

 
 
 
 

Courtesy of Rosie Hidalgo, Director, Office on Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women Act: Milestones Achieved and the Road Ahead

 
 
 
 

By Dylan Scott, Vox: What happened to the family doctor? Primary care is the foundation of American medicine — and it’s withering.
 
 
 
 
Pocket Collections: Your Dog’s Quirks, Explained.

 
 
 
 

By Pam Weintraub, Aeon: Fighting kung fu From chopsocky films to disco earworms, Asian caricatures have proliferated since the 1970s. Can Hollywood kick the habit?

 
 
 
 


These are definitely different… Warning at 2:29!
Dalibor Truhlar: Funny South African Commercials

 
 
 
 
John Crist on Selective Outrage
 
 
 
 
Douglas Brunt: The Strange Mystery Surrounding the Death of Rudolf Diesel – Danger Close w/Jack Carr
 
 
Shaw Ryan Show: Nick Freitas – Woke Schooling, Identity Crisis, National Divorce and Parenting Advice | SRS #75
 
 
Cleared Hot Podcast: From Trauma to Triumph – with Travis Gribble
 
 
 
 

Ideas

By wannabemadsci: Ground-Hugging Fog: NO Chiller, NO Fog Fluid, NO Dry Ice
 
 
By Chitlange Sahas: FindMyCat – the Open Source Pet Tracker
 
 
By thatmodeller: DIY Drum Studio
 
 
By fabian1606: Let`s Build a Canoe
 
 
 
 

Recipes

By In The Kitchen With Matt: Homemade Peach Cobbler

 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
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Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

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?

FYI September 14-17, 2023

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On This Day

919 – Battle of Islandbridge: High King Niall Glúndub is killed while leading an Irish coalition against the Vikings of Uí Ímair, led by King Sitric Cáech.
The Battle of Islandbridge, also called the Battle of Áth Cliath, took place on 14 September 919, between a coalition of native Irish, led by Niall Glúndub, overking of the Northern Uí Néill and High King of Ireland, and the Dublin-based Vikings of the Uí Ímair, led by Sitric Cáech. It was one in a series of battles initiated by the native Irish to attempt to drive the Vikings of the Uí Ímair from Ireland. The battle was a decisive victory for Sitric Cáech and the Uí Ímair, with Niall Glúndub and five other Irish kings dying in the battle.


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1440 – Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes.
Gilles de Rais (c. 1405 – 26 October 1440),[1] Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou,[2] a leader in the French army, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children.


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1701 – James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the “Old Pretender”, becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.
James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs, was the son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his second wife, Mary of Modena. He was Prince of Wales from July 1688 until, just months after his birth, his Catholic father was deposed and exiled in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. James II’s Protestant elder daughter (the prince’s half-sister) Mary II and her husband (the prince’s cousin) William III became co-monarchs. The Bill of Rights 1689 and Act of Settlement 1701 excluded Catholics such as James from the English and British thrones.


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1176 – The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover central Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.

The Battle of Myriokephalon (also known as the Battle of Myriocephalum, Greek: Μάχη του Μυριοκέφαλου, Turkish: Miryokefalon Savaşı or Düzbel Muharebesi) was a battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks in Phrygia in the vicinity of Lake Beyşehir in southwestern Turkey on 17 September 1176. The battle was a strategic reverse for the Byzantine forces, who were ambushed when moving through a mountain pass.

It was to be the final, unsuccessful effort by the Byzantines to recover the interior of Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.

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Born On This Day

768 – Al-Ma’mun, Abbasid caliph, 7th (d. 833)
Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله بن هارون الرشيد, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Hārūn ar-Rashīd; 14 September 786 – 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name al-Ma’mun (Arabic: المأمون, romanized: al-Maʾmūn), was the seventh Abbasid caliph, who reigned from 813 until his death in 833. He succeeded his half-brother al-Amin after a civil war, during which the cohesion of the Abbasid Caliphate was weakened by rebellions and the rise of local strongmen; much of his domestic reign was consumed in pacification campaigns. Well educated and with a considerable interest in scholarship, al-Ma’mun promoted the Translation Movement, the flowering of learning and the sciences in Baghdad, and the publishing of al-Khwarizmi’s book now known as “Algebra”. He is also known for supporting the doctrine of Mu’tazilism and for imprisoning Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the rise of religious persecution (mihna), and for the resumption of large-scale warfare with the Byzantine Empire.

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1254 – Marco Polo, Italian merchant and explorer (d. 1324)[13]
Marco Polo (/ˈmɑːrkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ/ i, Venetian: [ˈmaɾko ˈpolo], Italian: [ˈmarko ˈpɔːlo] i; c. 1254 – 8 January 1324)[1] was an Italian merchant, explorer and writer from the Republic of Venice[2][3] who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book of the Marvels of the World and Il Milione, c. 1300), a book that described to Europeans the then-mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the Mongol Empire and China in the Yuan Dynasty, giving their first comprehensive look into China, Persia, India, Japan and other Asian cities and countries.[4]


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508 – Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang dynasty (d. 555)
Emperor Yuan of Liang (Chinese: 梁元帝; pinyin: Liáng Yuándì) (16 September 508 – 27 January 555), personal name Xiao Yi (蕭繹), courtesy name Shicheng (世誠), childhood name Qifu (七符), was an emperor of the Chinese Liang Dynasty. After his father Emperor Wu and brother Emperor Jianwen were successively taken hostage and controlled by the rebel general Hou Jing, Xiao Yi was largely viewed as the de facto leader of Liang, and after defeating Hou in 552 declared himself emperor. In 554, after offending Yuwen Tai, the paramount general of rival Western Wei, Western Wei forces descended on and captured his capital Jiangling (江陵, in modern Jingzhou, Hubei), executing him and instead declaring his nephew Xiao Cha (Emperor Xuan) the Emperor of Liang.


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1433 – James of Portugal, Portuguese prince and cardinal (d. 1459)[13]
Jaime or James of Portugal (17 September 1433 – 27 August 1459), also known as James of Coimbra, James of Lusitania, was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Aviz, and a bishop and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

James Clark: 3-2-1: How to do hard things, being resourceful, and the value of simplicity

 
 
 
 

By Anthony Ham, The Smithsonian: Inside the Effort to Prevent Conflict Between Humans and Elephants in Africa Conservationists are inserting beehives as deterrents around farms and building craft breweries that reward farmers for pachyderm-friendly practices

 
 
 
 

By Ian Lender, Mental Floss: How Cereal Transformed American Culture
 
 
 
 

On The Wing Photography: Young Song Sparrow at Farmington Bay WMA
 
 
 
 
Ernie Smith, Tedium: The Cash Machine Is Blue And Green Selling people on the idea of a machine that spits out money was obviously not easy. But then a freak weather event happened, and everything began to click.
 
 

Ernie Smith, Tedium: Based On A True Interpretation How bothered should we be by the BlackBerry film fudging the truth? Honestly, I think we should embrace Jim Balsillie’s good nature about it.
 
 
 
 

Wickersham’s Conscience: Return of Bird of the Week: Red-faced Warbler
 
 
 
 
Rare Historical Photos: Gina Lollobrigida: Italy’s Gift to Hollywood That Was Dubbed the World’s Most Beautiful Woman;
 
 
 
 
Army Ranger K9 Police Officer Jon Lindsey Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 151
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

Recipes

Food Network Recipe: 2-Ingredient Bagels
 
 
Whole Food Bellies: Spicy Cauliflower Grilled Tacos with Nectarine Chipotle Salsa
 
 
My Recipe Treaures: Zucchini Pizza Casserole
 
 
Taste of Home: 78 One-Pot Meals That Only Require a Slow Cooker
 
 
My Recipe Treasures: Sunflower Twinkie Cake
 
 
the kitchn: I Tried “Texas Mayo Cake” and I’ll Never Make Chocolate Cake Another Way
 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
DamnDelicious
 
 


 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

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Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

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?

FYI September 12-13, 2023

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On This Day

372 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Xiaowudi, age 10, succeeds his father Jin Jianwendi as Emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty.
The Sixteen Kingdoms (simplified Chinese: 十六国; traditional Chinese: 十六國; pinyin: Shíliù Guó), less commonly the Sixteen States, was a chaotic period in Chinese history from AD 304 to 439 when northern China fragmented into a series of short-lived dynastic states. The majority of these states were founded by the “Five Barbarians”, non-Han peoples who had settled in northern and western China during the preceding centuries, and had launched a series of rebellions and invasions against the Western Jin dynasty in the early 4th century. However, several of the states were founded by the Han people, and all of the states—whether ruled by Xiongnu, Xianbei, Di, Jie, Qiang, Han, or others—took on Han-style dynastic names. The states frequently fought against both one another and the Eastern Jin dynasty, which succeeded the Western Jin in 317 and ruled southern China. The period ended with the unification of northern China in 439 by the Northern Wei, a dynasty established by the Xianbei Tuoba clan. This occurred 19 years after the Eastern Jin collapsed in 420, and was replaced by the Liu Song dynasty. Following the unification of the north by Northern Wei, the Northern and Southern dynasties era of Chinese history began.

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585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia.
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (Classical Latin: [tarˈkʷɪniʊs ˈpriːskʊs]), or Tarquin the Elder, was the legendary fifth king of Rome and first of its Etruscan dynasty. He reigned for thirty-eight years.[1] Tarquinius expanded Roman power through military conquest and grand architectural constructions. His wife was the prophetess Tanaquil.[2]

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Born On This Day

1494 – Francis I of France (d. 1547)[11]
Francis I (French: François Ier; Middle French: Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis XII, who died without a legitimate son.

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AD 64 – Julia Flavia, Roman daughter of Titus (d. AD 91)
Julia Flavia or Flavia Julia[1] and also nicknamed Julia Titi (c. 63[a] – 91) was the daughter of Roman Emperor Titus and his first wife Arrecina Tertulla.[4][5]


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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

Taxes & Profits might be a reason…
By Siri Chilukuri, Grist: Mobile homes could be a climate solution. So why don’t they get more respect? We like to denigrate manufactured housing, but new units are better for the environment.

 
 
 
 
John W. Howell: Views of the Neighborhood – Inspirational Rocks

 
 
 
 

Leadership Freak: Words for the Wise
Stupid words return with misery on a leash.

 
 
 
 
By Ernie Smith, Tedium: Something To Sneeze At The FDA may have just cancelled a whole category of over-the-counter drugs. Has anything like this ever happened before?

 
 
 
 

By Korsha Wilson, Saveur: The Inventor of the Snap Pea Has a Farm (and Story) You Wouldn’t Believe Yes, someone invented the sugar snap pea.
 
 
 
 
Country Cast: Oliver Anthony Slams High Ticket Prices, Cancels Show
 
 
 
 
“Infect them with your fire.” Words of wisdom from Neil Peart #Rush
 
 
 
 
Colion Noir, Wow, New Mexico Gov Just Banned The Right To Keep And Bear Arms
 
 
Brandon Herrera: New Mexico Governor SUSPENDS 2nd Amendment
 
 
 
 
Drago Dzieran: The Pledge to America Danger Close with Jack Carr
 
 
 
 
Black Hawk Down Delta Force Operator Tom Satterly | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 153

 
 
 
 
IronClad: Evan Hafer and Andy Stumpf Discuss Issues Facing Veterans Today – Change Agents with Andy Stumpf
 
 
 
 

Recipes

The Spruce Eats: 10 Budget-Friendly Recipes Starring Canned Beans
 
 
Emma the Kitchen Mason: Easy Homemade Chocolate Hobnobs Recipe
 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
DamnDelicious
 
 


 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

E-book Deals:

 

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The Book Junction: Where Readers Go To Discover Great New Fiction!

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Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

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?

FYI September 11, 2023

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On This Day

1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.[2]
The Battle of Stirling Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Drochaid Shruighlea) was fought during the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.

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Born On This Day

600 – Yuknoom Ch’een II, Mayan ruler
Yuknoom Chʼeen II[pronunciation?] (September 11, 600 – 680s), known as Yuknoom the Great, was a Maya ruler of the Kaan kingdom, which had its capital at Calakmul during the Classic Period of Mesoamerican chronology.

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FYI

 
 
NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
This Day in Tech History
 
 
This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

Charles Fitzgerald Robison (September 1, 1964 – September 10, 2023)[1] was an American country music singer-songwriter. His brother, Bruce Robison, and his sister, Robyn Ludwick, are also singer-songwriters.

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By Chirag Malik, Medium: 5 Nonfiction Books That Taught Me More Than My College Degree … 5 nonfiction books that outshine a college degree
 
 
By Jason Healey, The Riff: How Scandinavian Rock ’n’ Roll Saved Vinyl
 
 
 
 

By MessyNessy, Billy Burke (aka Glinda the Good Witch) was the Original Fashion Influencer; Things that might be Missing from your job description; Neom, the linear mega city currently under construction in Saudi Arabia; NYC’s Hidden Treehouse in an East Village Community Garden and more ->13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 662):
 
 
 
 

On the Wing Photography: One Chonky American Goldfinch
 
 
 
 

By Richard C. Moss, Ars Technica: The Rise and Fall of Adobe Flash We talk its legacy with those who built it.
 
 
 
 

By Natasha Frost, Atlas Obscura: Finding the Unexpected Wonder in More Than 22,000 International Standards From brewing tea to making shipping containers.
 
 
 
 

Yaro on AI and Tech Trends: Is Meta just Chasing Shiny Technologies? And more ->

 
 
 
 

The Library Love Fest team from HarperCollins Publishers is back with another rowdy round of reading recommendations! We’re highlighting our faves from the Winter Spring 2024 Adult list. Fiction, non-fiction, memoir, fantasy, and that’s just the beginning!

The kids are back in school and now you have time to read! We’ve got you covered.

Presenters:

Virginia Stanley, Director, Library Marketing, HarperCollins Publishers

Lainey Mays, Associate, Library Marketing, HarperCollins Publishers

Grace Caternolo, Assistant, Library Marketing, HarperCollins Publishers

 
 
 
 

Dry Bar Comedy: Being A Teacher Is The Worst Job. Orlando Baxter
 
 
 
 
Cleared Hot Podcast: World Records, Mount Everest, and the Toughest Races on Earth – with Tyler Carnevale
 
 
 
 
Grady Judd Press Conference: Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives an update on a deadly shooting that took place on Sunday during a birthday party at a Davenport Airbnb rental property. MORE ->

 
 
 
 
Shawn Ryan Show: Mark “Oz” Geist – 13 Hours Survivor Shot 22 Times Reflects on the Deadly Benghazi Attacks | SRS #74
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Recipes

By Rebecca Deczynski, Domino: This Single Step Has Changed My Meal-Prep Attitude Forever Game-changing recipes for vegan barbecue sauce, avocado chimichurri, restaurant-style salsa, and more.
 
 
By Recipe Round-ups, Food Talk Daily: 10 Ways to Make Tasty, Slightly-healthier Halloween Treats Spooky and spectacular treats to add some delicious fun to your Halloween.

 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
DamnDelicious
 
 


 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

E-book Deals:

 

BookGorilla

The Book Blogger List

BookBub

The Book Junction: Where Readers Go To Discover Great New Fiction!

Books A Million

Digital Book Spot

eBookSoda

eBooks Habit

FreeBooksy

Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

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?

FYI September 09-10, 2023

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On This Day

1320 – In the Battle of Saint George, the Byzantines under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the forces of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.
The Battle of Saint George took place on 9 September 1320 between the Latin Principality of Achaea and the forces of the Byzantine governor of Mystras, at the fortress of Saint George in Skorta in Arcadia. As a result of the battle, Arcadia, the heartland of the Morea, came firmly under Byzantine control.

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1419 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, was assassinated on the bridge at Montereau on 10 September 1419 during a parley with the French dauphin (the future Charles VII of France), by Tanneguy du Chastel and Jean Louvet, the dauphin’s close counsellors.


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Born On This Day

1349 – Albert III, Duke of Austria (d. 1395)
Albert III of Austria (9 September 1349 – 29 August 1395), known as Albert with the Braid (Pigtail) (German: Albrecht mit dem Zopf), a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1365 until his death.

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877 – Eutychius, patriarch of Alexandria (d. 940)
Eutychius of Alexandria (Arabic: Sa’id ibn Batriq or Bitriq; 10 September 877 – 12 May 940)[1] was the Melkite Patriarch of Alexandria. He is known for being one of the first Christian Egyptian writers to use the Arabic language. His writings include the chronicle Nazm al-Jauhar (“Row of Jewels”), also known by its Latin title Eutychii Annales (“The Annals of Eutychius”).

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By Ernie Smith, Tedium: The Sad One The squonk doesn’t exactly carry itself as a particularly scary cryptid—a deeply depressed one, really—but its story has proven a lasting source of tall-tale inspiration.

 
 
 
 

By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Sitka Nature Show #295 – Starling Birch

 
 
 
 
The Marginalian by Maria Popova: Ernest Becker on the psychology of heroism, Emily Dickinson and the poetic science of Earth’s most supernatural flower, a blind man on living in light

 
 
 
 

Wickersham’s Conscience: Return of Bird of the Week: Golden-cheeked Warbler
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

Ideas

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By Tatterhood: Hocus Pocus Resource Guide!
 
 
By Mirnda Sarmi: Macaw With Soursop Seeds, Rice and Mango.
 
 
The CoyoteDreams: Easy Stand-Up Dirt Screen for Garden/Landscape
 
 
 
 

Recipes

Mr. Make It Happen: Discover the Ultimate Game Day Snack: Loaded Philly Cheesesteak Fries
 
 
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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?

FYI September 08, 2023

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On This Day

1100 – Election of Antipope Theodoric.
Theodoric was an antipope in 1100 and 1101, in the schism that began with Wibert of Ravenna in 1080, in opposition to the excesses of Pope Gregory VII and in support of the Emperor Henry IV.

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Born On This Day

685 – Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (d. 762)
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ([ɕwàn.tsʊ́ŋ];[8] 8 September 685[5][9] – 3 May 762[6]), personal name Li Longji,[10] was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 712 to 756 CE. His reign of 44 years was the longest during the Tang dynasty. Through two palace coups, he seized the throne and inherited an empire still in its golden age. He was initially assisted by capable chancellors like Yao Chong, Song Jing and Zhang Yue who were already serving as government officials before Xuanzong ascended the throne. However, under Emperor Xuanzong, the empire reached its turning point and went into sharp decline and near collapse, due to numerous political missteps throughout his long reign, such as over-trusting Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and An Lushan, with Tang’s golden age ending in the An Lushan Rebellion.[11]

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Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press, Alaska Highway News: ‘There’s no one to fill his shoes’: Journalist and author Peter C. Newman dies at 94 Veteran journalist and author Peter C. Newman, who held a mirror up to Canada, has died at the age of 94. He died in hospital in Belleville, Ont.
 
 
Peter Charles Newman CC CD (May 10, 1929 – September 7, 2023) was a Canadian journalist, editor and author. He interviewed and wrote about every Canadian prime minister from Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) to Paul Martin (2003–2006). His three-volume series on The Canadian Establishment helped set new standards for business reporting while his three-volume history of the Hudson’s Bay Company provided a comprehensive account of Canada’s early beginnings as an international fur-trading nation.[1][2]

Newman served as editor-in-chief at both the Toronto Star and Maclean’s which he transformed from a money-losing monthly magazine into a lively newsweekly that published some of the country’s most talented journalists.[3]

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By Luca Matteucci, CityLab: That Buzz on City Rooftops? Beekeeping Is Going Corporate Urban hives are helping companies burnish their green credentials, but there are only so many city flowers to go around.
 
 
 
 
By Ernie Smith, Tedium: The Barenaked Truth When an artist brings up cancel culture, it’s usually because they’re super-edgy or deeply political. So why are the Barenaked Ladies doing it?
 
 
 
 
New York Times: How hurricanes send birds off course
 
 
 
 
Why No One Was Confused About Gender When I Grew Up | Brad Stine
 
 
Why The First Sentence Of The Bible Explains Everything | Brad Stine
 
 
 
 
The History Guy: The Rise and Fall of the American Mall
 
 
 
 
Cleared Hot Podcast: Aging Warriors, Unsettling Neighbors, and Standing Up Right
 
 
The Speed of War Comic Series

 
 
 
 
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Recipes

 
 
Kickass Baker: Make-ahead Egg White Breakfast Sandwiches (Gluten-free)
KICKASS TIP // Bake your eggs or egg whites in a 9×13 pan or sheet tray then cut them into rounds (circles) by using a mason jar lid or cookie cutter. Baking them in the oven in a pan allows you to cook a week’s worth of eggs at one time. And cutting them into rounds allows them to fit perfectly onto a breakfast sandwich.
 
 
By Recipe Round-ups, Food Talk Daily: 15 Cheese Recipes You Absolutely Need to Try Ooey gooey and with that magical cheese pull… you’ll thank us later for all these amazing cheesy goodness recipes!
 
 
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Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

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?

FYI September 06-07, 2023

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On This Day

1634 – Thirty Years’ War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.
The Battle of Nördlingen (German: Schlacht bei Nördlingen; Spanish: Batalla de Nördlingen; Swedish: Slaget vid Nördlingen) took place on 6 September 1634 during the Thirty Years’ War. A combined Imperial-Spanish force inflicted a crushing defeat on the Swedish-German army.

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1191 – Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.
The Battle of Arsuf took place on 7 September 1191, as part of the Third Crusade. It saw a multi-national force of Crusaders, led by Richard I of England, defeat a significantly larger army of the Ayyubid Sultanate, led by Saladin.


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Born On This Day

1475 – Sebastiano Serlio, Italian Mannerist architect (d. 1554)
Sebastiano Serlio (6 September 1475 – c. 1554) was an Italian Mannerist architect, who was part of the Italian team building the Palace of Fontainebleau. Serlio helped canonize the classical orders of architecture in his influential treatise variously known as I sette libri dell’architettura (“Seven Books of Architecture”) or Tutte l’opere d’architettura et prospetiva (“All the works on architecture and perspective”).


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1395 – Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (d. 1427)
Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West (5 or 7 September 1395 – 27 August 1450) was an English nobleman and politician.


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NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
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Gary Malcolm Wright (April 26, 1943 – September 4, 2023)
was an American musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive”. Wright’s breakthrough album, The Dream Weaver (1975), came after he had spent seven years in London as, alternately, a member of the British blues rock band Spooky Tooth and a solo artist on A&M Records. While in England, he played keyboards on former Beatle George Harrison’s triple album All Things Must Pass (1970), so beginning a friendship that inspired the Indian religious themes and spirituality inherent in Wright’s subsequent songwriting. His work from the late 1980s onwards embraced world music and the new age genre, although none of his post-1976 releases matched the same level of popularity as The Dream Weaver.

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YouTube – ‘Dream Weaver’ Live w- Gary Wright & Ringo Starr and His All starr Band.flv
 
 
 
 

Just A Car Guy: About damn time, a Vietnam War helicopter pilot of 2000 missions has been awarded the Medal Of Honor, he’s now 81 yrs old. In 1968 he flew his Cobra helicopter into a firefight to rescue four US troops from near certain death

 
 
Larry L. Taylor (born 12 February 1942) s a former United States Army officer and helicopter pilot who was awarded the Medal of Honor on 5 September 2023 for his actions on 18 June 1968 during the Vietnam War.

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James Clear: 3-2-1: On having enough, the power of books, and a recipe for success

 
 
 
 

By Colin Marshall, Open Culture: All This and World War II: The Forgotten 1976 Film That Mashed Up WWII Film Clips & Beatles Covers by Peter Gabriel, Elton John, Keith Moon & More
 
 
 
 
Malcolm Gladwell: Guns, Writing, and Revisionist History – Danger Close with Jack Carr
 
 
 
 
Drago Dzieran From Communism to the US Navy SEALS | BRCC #282
 
 
 
 

MARSOC Raider Government Hacker Michael Bloch | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 152
 
 
 
 
Wardens | Episode 1: Operation OHV | Outdoor Documentary | FD Real Show
 
 
 
 

Recipes

Taste of Home: These Are the 100 Best Recipes on the Internet

 
 
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The Rock Stars of Romance

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Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

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?

FYI September 05, 2023

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On This Day

917 – Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu.
Liu Yan (traditional Chinese: 劉龑; simplified Chinese: 刘䶮; pinyin: Liú Yǎn; 889[3] – 10 June 942[4][1]), né Liu Yan (劉巖), also named Liu Zhi (劉陟) (from c. 896 to 911) and briefly as Liu Gong (劉龔), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Gaozu of Southern Han (南漢高祖), was the first emperor of the Chinese Southern Han dynasty, one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

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Born On This Day

989 – Fan Zhongyan, Chinese chancellor (d. 1052)
Fan Zhongyan (5 September 989 – 19 June 1052), courtesy name Xiwen (希文), was a Chinese poet, politician, philosopher, writer, military strategist, and notable scholar-official of the Song dynasty. After serving the central government for several decades, Fan was appointed Prime Minister or Chancellor over the entire Song empire. Fan’s philosophical, educational and political contributions continue to be influential to this day, and his writings remain a core component of the Chinese literary canon. His attitude towards official service is encapsulated by his oft-quoted line on the proper attitude of scholar-officials: “They were the first to worry the worries of All-under-Heaven, and the last to enjoy its joys”.[1] Fan is one of the most prominent members of the Fan family and is considered one of the most renowned scholars of China, alongside the philosophers Confucius and Mencius.[citation needed]

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NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
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Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones

WASHINGTON — FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall.

The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

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Wickersham’s Conscience: The Very Varied Vireos
 
 
 
 

By Ernie Smith, Tedium: Art Fights Back A comic artist took a journalistic dive into the knotty debates around generative AI—and found artists worried about the people even more than the tech.
 
 
By Ernie Smith, Tedium: Dead-End Hardware Hardware and device concepts that seemed like good ideas, but ultimately led to nothing but tears. You probably know a few of these.

 
 
 
 

Open Culture: Jimmy Buffett (RIP) Performs His New Song “Margaritaville,” Live in 1978: The Birth of a Song That Later Became a Business Empire
 
 
 
 

By Tajja Isen, The Walrus: Goodreads Is Terrible for Books. Why Can’t We All Quit It? It’s not entirely clear who it’s for and what its function should be in a rapidly changing literary ecosystem

 
 
 
 
By Mark Fischetti, Scientific American: Massive Forest Restoration Could Greatly Slow Global Warming The right trees, planted in the right locations, could store 205 gigatons of carbon dioxide.

 
 
 
 
Dear Pride and a Paycheck Subscribers. Hope you’ve been enjoying our 25th Anniversary Year.

The Autumn 2023 issue has been uploaded to our website, thanks to Design and Layout Artist Allie Perez of Texas Women in the Trades. Click www.prideandapaycheck.com to follow the link and get your own copy of Pride. As always, it’s free to download, print and share! Please forward this email to friends and supporters of women in blue collar trades!

While you’re on the Prides’ website, notice something different on the HOME PAGE right below the cover photo. “A Machinist Named Sue” is a NEW BOOK by Sue Doro. All donations go to support Pride and a Paycheck. See three ways to order below. BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS!

ONE: To order “A Machinist Named Sue”, scroll down under the Autumn issue and click on “Donation” button to use PayPal next to the book ad. $20.00 is suggested. This includes postage and mailing by Los Angeles’ Pride Team Member, Pat Williams, co-founder of the Tradeswomen Archives at California State University in Dominquez Hills http://digitalcollections.archives.csudh.edu/digital/collection/tradeswomen

TWO: You could also mail a check made out to Pride and a Paycheck or Sue Doro to 484 Lake Park Ave. #315, Oakland CA 94610.

THREE: AND ONE MORE WAY………. ORDER ONLINE THROUGH HARD BALL PRESS http://hardballpress.com/worker-writers.html

New York’s Hard Ball Press’ publisher, Tim Sheard is including “A Machinist Named Sue” on its worker-writer section of the website. “With humor & affection, a trailblazing trades-woman and gifted storyteller recounts her years in the machinist trade”. (Tim Sheard)

And…….while you are on Hard Ball Press website, check out all the books!!!

Thank you!!! From Sue and the Pride Team suedoro@prideandapaycheck.com tradesis@aol.com

 
 
 
 
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Look and Live: Latinos for Trump | New Song – f joe biden i’m voting for trump. [Pastor Reaction]
 
 
 
 


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Ricky Gervais: No one’s born racist
 
 
 
 

Recipes

The Angling Adventure: CANNING SALMON
 
 
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Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

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Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

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?

FYI September 03-04, 2023

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On This Day

36 BC – In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.
The naval Battle of Naulochus (Italian: Battaglia di Nauloco) was fought on 3 September 36 BC between the fleets of Sextus Pompeius and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, off Naulochus, Sicily. The victory of Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, marked the end of the Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.

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476 – Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself “King of Italy”, thus ending the Western Roman Empire.
The fall of the Western Roman Empire, also called the fall of the Roman Empire or the fall of Rome, was the loss of central political control in the Western Roman Empire, a process in which the Empire failed to enforce its rule, and its vast territory was divided into several successor polities. The Roman Empire lost the strengths that had allowed it to exercise effective control over its Western provinces; modern historians posit factors including the effectiveness and numbers of the army, the health and numbers of the Roman population, the strength of the economy, the competence of the emperors, the internal struggles for power, the religious changes of the period, and the efficiency of the civil administration. Increasing pressure from invading barbarians outside Roman culture also contributed greatly to the collapse. Climatic changes and both endemic and epidemic disease drove many of these immediate factors.[1] The reasons for the collapse are major subjects of the historiography of the ancient world and they inform much modern discourse on state failure.[2][3][4]


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Born On This Day

1568 – Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (d. 1634)
Adriano Banchieri (Bologna, 3 September 1568 – Bologna, 1634) was an Italian composer, music theorist, organist and poet of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He founded the Accademia dei Floridi in Bologna.[1]

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1241 – Alexander III, king of Scotland (d. 1286)[8]
Alexander III (Medieval Scottish Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Alaxandair; Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Alasdair; 4 September 1241 – 19 March 1286) was King of Scots from 1249 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the Isle of Man. His heir, Margaret, Maid of Norway, died before she could be crowned.


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This Day In History
 
 
Interesting Facts
 
 
Word Genius: Word of the Day
 
 

Steven Scott Harwell (January 9, 1967 – September 4, 2023) was an American singer. Harwell served as the lead vocalist and frontman for the rock band Smash Mouth from its founding in 1994 until his retirement in 2021.[1][2][3][4] Before his retirement, he and bassist Paul De Lisle were the only two constant members of the band.

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Picnic on Labor Day

Tina Turner Nutbush City Limits LIVE

 
 
 
 
Literary Hub: This Week in Literary History: “Goodnight Moon” is Published
 
 
 
 
By MessyNessy 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 661): The Motormat, a Los Angeles drive-in where the food was sent out on conveyor belts right to your car, 1948; These lovely sketches by Jeanne Lanvin from 1929; In 1965 Hasbro introduced the “Little Miss No Name” doll. Her theme was socioeconomic disadvantage.; “Gay Bob”—one of the first homosexual dolls ever made was stored in a box made to look like a closet; The Only Known Photograph of “Colditz Cock”; Harvesting Cranberries On Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Love this idea: A London Bookstore Lets You Try the Recipes Before You Buy and more ->

 
 
 
 
Smorgasbord Blog Magazine: Smorgasbord Free Book Promotions 2023- Share an Excerpt from one of your published books –>
 
 
 
 

By Rocky Parker, Beyond Bylines: 10 September Events for Journalists and Bloggers

 
 
 
 

On the Wing Photography: Franklin’s Gull Images – Better Late Than Never
 
 
 
 
Possibly offensive.
Clearing the Path – Mind, Body & Soul Fitness with Bill & Karianne Anthes of Between The Ears

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Ideas

By waview: Use Ikea Billy Bookshelfs As a 3D Printing Cabinet
 
 
 
 
By Rustickraft: Crafted Broken Branch Waterfall Fountain | How to Make Waterfall (DIY)
 
 

Recipes

By Rebecca Page, Taste of Home: Popcorn Salad
 
 
By In The Kitchen With Matt: Gluten-Free Crepes
 
 
By Lena Abraham, the kitchn: I Tried Chinese Hash Browns and I Have a Lot of Thoughts
 
 
By Kelli Foster, the kitchn: A Week of One-Pot Dinners for Busy Parents
 
 
By Bakecellence: Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake (Video)
 
 
Emma The Kitchen Mason: How to Make the BEST No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
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E-book Deals:

 

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Books A Million

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FreeBooksy

Indie Bound

Love Swept & The Smitten Word

Mystery & Thriller Most Wanted

Pixel of Ink

The Rock Stars of Romance

Book Blogs & Websites:

Alaskan Book Cafe

Alternative-Read.com

Stacy, Carol RT Book Reviews

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?

FYI September 02, 2023

  • Filed under FYI

On This Day

31 BC – Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.[3]
The Battle of Actium was a naval battle fought between Octavian’s maritime fleet, led by Marcus Agrippa, and the combined fleets of both Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII Philopator. The battle took place on 2 September 31 BC in the Ionian Sea, near the former Roman colony of Actium, Greece, and was the climax of over a decade of rivalry between Octavian and Antony.

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Born On This Day

1516 – Francis I, Duke of Nevers (d. 1561)
François I de Clèves, (2 September 1516 – 13 February 1561) was a French Prince étranger and military commander during the Italian Wars. He was the first duke of Nevers, his county being elevated to a duchy in 1539. In deference to the large amount of land he held in Champagne, and lands he was set to inherit there from his mother, François was made governor of Champagne in 1545.

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NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
 
 
EarthSky News
 
 
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This Day In History
 
 
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By Sam Roberrts, The New York Times: Bill Richardson, Champion of Americans Held Overseas, Dies at 75 After serving two terms as governor of New Mexico, he practiced quasi-public diplomacy, working to secure the release of people he believed were being wrongfully detained.
 
 
William Blaine Richardson III (November 15, 1947 – September 1, 2023)[1] was an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was also the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary in the Clinton administration, a U.S. congressman, chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.

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James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter,[11] musician, author, and businessman. He was best known for his music, which often portrays an “island escapism” lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett recorded hit songs including “Margaritaville” (ranked 234th on the Recording Industry Association of America’s list of “Songs of the Century”) and “Come Monday”. He has a devoted base of fans known as “Parrotheads”.

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Wickersham’s Conscience: John Warnock: It’s Complicated
 
 
John Edward Warnock (October 6, 1940 – August 19, 2023) was an American computer scientist, inventor, technology businessman, and philanthropist best known for co-founding Adobe Systems Inc., the graphics and publishing software company, with Charles Geschke in 1982.[1] Warnock was President of Adobe for his first two years and chairman and CEO for his remaining sixteen years at the company. Although he retired as CEO in 2001, he continued to co-chair the Adobe Board of Directors with Geschke until 2017. Warnock pioneered the development of graphics, publishing, web and electronic document technologies that have revolutionized the field of publishing and visual communications.

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Wickersham’s Conscience: Return of Bird of the Week: Tropical Parula
 
 
Wickersham’s Conscience: Following Up and Following Down: August 2023
 
 
 
 
Rare Historical Photos, Pamir: Historical Photos of the World’s Last Commercial Ocean-Going Sailing Ship
 
 
Pamir was a four-masted barque built for the German shipping company F. Laeisz.
One of their famous Flying P-Liners, she was the last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn, in 1949. By 1957, she had been outmoded by modern bulk carriers and could not operate at a profit. Her shipping consortium’s inability to finance much-needed repairs or to recruit sufficient sail-trained officers caused severe technical difficulties. On 21 September 1957, she was caught in Hurricane Carrie and sank off the Azores, with only six survivors rescued after an extensive search.
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By Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone: He Spent 25 Years Infiltrating Nazis, the Klan, and Biker Gangs
Scott was a top undercover agent for the FBI, putting himself in harm’s way dozens of times. Here, he tells his story to sound the alarm about the threat of far-right extremists in America.
 
 
 
 
By Ben Marks, Collectors Weekly: These People Love to Collect Radioactive Glass. Are They Nuts?
 
 
 
 
By Emily Anthes, The New York Times: Science Times: “Nobody in their right mind would want to try and study this bird.”
 
 
 
 
The Audubon Photography Awards Top 100
 
 
 
 
Joanne Guidoccio: Happy September!
 
 
 
 

By Eater Staff and Kayla Stewart, Eater: America Loves Gas Station Snacks. Here Are Some of the Finest by Region
 
 
 
 
Warrior Poet Society: Brandon Herrera in the Hot Seat | Why is he RUNNING for Congress???
 
 
Brandon Herrera for Congress 2024
 
 
 
 

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Gastro Obscura: Historic recipes for cooking over fire
 
 
Gastro Obscura: How iceberg won the lettuce wars
 
 
Just the Recipe: Paste the URL to any recipe, click submit, and it’ll return literally JUST the recipe- no ads, no life story of the writer, no nothing EXCEPT the recipe.
 
 
DamnDelicious
 
 


 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

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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.

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