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FYI September 24-26, 2023
On This Day
787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia.
The Second Council of Nicaea is recognized as the last of the first seven ecumenical councils by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. In addition, it is also recognized as such by the Old Catholics, the Anglican Communion, and others. Protestant opinions on it are varied.
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762 – Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate.
The Alid revolt of 762–763 or Revolt of Muhammad the Pure Soul was an uprising by the Hasanid branch of the Alids against the newly established Abbasid Caliphate. The Hasanids, led by the brothers Muhammad (called “the Pure Soul”) and Ibrahim, rejected the legitimacy of the Abbasid family’s claim to power. Reacting to mounting persecution by the Abbasid regime, in 762 they launched a rebellion, with Muhammad rising in revolt at Medina in September and Ibrahim following in Basra in November.
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715 – Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
The Battle of Compiègne was fought on 26 September 715 and was the first definite battle of the civil war which followed the death of Pepin of Heristal, Duke of the Franks, on 16 December 714.
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Born On This Day
936 – ‘Adud al-Dawla, Buyid king (d. 983)
Fannā (Panāh) Khusraw (Persian: پناه خسرو), better known by his laqab of ʿAḍud al-Dawla (Arabic: عضد الدولة, “Pillar of the [Abbasid] Dynasty”) (September 24, 936 – March 26, 983) was an emir of the Buyid dynasty, ruling from 949 to 983, and at his height of power ruling an empire stretching from Makran to Yemen and the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He is widely regarded as the greatest monarch of the dynasty, and by the end of his reign he was the most powerful ruler in the Middle East.[2]
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1403 – Louis III of Anjou (d. 1434)[12]
Louis III (25 September 1403 – 12 November 1434) was a claimant to the Kingdom of Naples from 1417 to 1426, as well as count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont, and Maine and duke of Anjou from 1417 to 1434. As the heir designate to the throne of Naples, he was duke of Calabria from 1426 to 1434.
1329 – Anne of Bavaria, German queen consort (d. 1353)[10]
Anne of Bavaria (or of the Palatinate; Czech: Anna Falcká; 26 September 1329 – 2 February 1353) was Queen of Bohemia by marriage to Charles of Luxembourg. She was the daughter of Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine, and Anna, daughter of Otto III of Carinthia.[1]
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
David Keith McCallum (19 September 1933 – 25 September 2023) was a Scottish actor and musician.[1] He gained wide recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. His other notable television roles include Carter in Colditz (1972–1974) and Steel in Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982). Beginning in 2003, McCallum gained renewed international popularity for his role as NCIS medical examiner Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard in the American television series NCIS, which he played for 20 seasons until his death. On film, McCallum notably appeared in The Great Escape (1963).
By Ernie Smith, Tedium: The Obvious Warning Sign The decision by Unity to screw over its developers, even if they reverse it, points at deeper unresolved issues in the digital economy.
By Ernie Smith, Tedium: The Modem Tax How a real-life attempt to charge online services for using the phone line became an infamous internet legend. The “modem tax” was a chain-mail boogeyman.
By Ernie Smith, Tedium: Kill It With Fire Lessons on a summer with a smartphone-enabled itch-killing device. Yes—it works, even if a smartphone is a weird vessel for the Heat-It.
By Ayun Halliday, Open Culture: Patti Smith Reads Sylvia Plath’s Poem, “The Moon and the Yew Tree”
Rare Historical Photos: Dialing Back in Time: The 1951 Bell’s Guide on How to Use a Rotary Dial Telephone
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press: Quebec author at heart of controversy in France over ‘sensitivity reading’
By Beatriz Martins, Her Campus: 3 independent female authors published on Amazon
Wickersham’s Conscience: A Pair of Parakeets
Wickersham’s Conscience: A Possibly Last Interim Post
By Alyce Collins, Newsweek: Watch Guard Dog Rushing To Defend His Flock From Danger: ‘Protect Them’
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) speaks about Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith – September 21, 2023
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) on Fox Business Network – September 26, 2023
Navy SEAL Crossfit King Dave Castro | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 155
Ideas
Instructables: The Ultimate Halloween Decorations Collection
By jonesaw: Sweet Little Souls Hot Coco Bombs
Recipes
By Betty Crocker Kitchens: All These Dinners Start with an Easy Hack
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:
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 September 24-26, 2023
KTOO: Alaska congressional delegation takes concerns about Albertsons-Kroger merger to FTC and more ->
KYUK: FEMA Disaster Assistance teams visiting Bethel and more ->
Aloaska Native News: Alaska Native Heritage Center receives prestigious Museum Institutional Excellence Award by the National Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums; The varying colors of fall equinox; Defense Department military, civilian leaders tour Geophysical Institute; This Day in Alaska History-September 24th, 1918; This Day in Alaska History-September 25th, 1907; This Day in Alaska History-September 26th, 1922 and more ->
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: DOT announces steps taken to improve safety along ore hauling route and more ->
KFSK: Petersburg School District to cut back on sugar and salt; possibly add traditional foods to school meals and more ->
KUCB: Alaska’s new marine highway receives blowback from environmental group and more ->
KNOM Radio Mission: The Nome Static, Transmission 714: September 2023
Craig Medred: The indictment
Craig Medred: Demarketing
By Ammon Swenson, Alaska Public Media: State of Art: Wild Shore New Music returns for 10th season
By Joe Dziemianowicz, Oxygen True Crime: Alleged North Pole Serial Killer Strangled and Shot 4 Young Women and 1 Girl The search for the killer of young women in North Pole, Alaska, leads investigators to the local air force base.
Quotes September 24-26, 2023
Don’t worry about what everybody else is doing. That’s not only not going to get you anywhere, but it’s also going to set you back.
But absolutely don’t ever stop taking risks. There’s no reason to stop.
Carmen Gimenez,
poet, writer, editor
National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
What I tell my students is that they must persevere. … Yes, we still have racism and prejudice, but we must persevere.
If you stand up for social justice or something that is right, people will stand up and fight for you, and they will help you try to reach your goals.
Sylvia Mendez,
civil rights activist, nurse
National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
Music is intended to be for people. And circumstances and people change with the decades.
Esperanza Spalding,
bassist, singer, songwriter, composer
National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
If you are called an enemy alien as a child of 12 … it will never escape you.
Raymond Moriyama,
architect
1929-2023
The two things vital to success — how to sense approaching danger and how to be flexible.
Gita Mehta,
writer, documentary filmmaker
1943-2023
But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.
Daphne du Maurier,
writer
Successful men become successful only because they acquire the habit of thinking in terms of success.
Napoleon Hill – 1883-1970 -Author
You are not your struggles. You are the survivor who keeps moving forward in spite of them.
Lori Deschene – Author
It’s never too late to be what you might have been.
George Eliot – 1819-1880 – English Novelist
Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.
Robert Schuller – 1926-2015 – Pastor-Speaker-Author
Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
Marilyn Monroe – 1926-1962 – Actress-Model-Singer
Willingly give and graciously receive. What you do to and for another, you do to and for yourself.
Bob Proctor – 1934-2022 – Co-Founder of Proctor Gallagher Institute-Author-Speaker-Legend
You’re never too important to be nice to people.
Jon Batiste – Singer-Songwriter
Don’t be afraid to make yourself a priority.
Unknown
Music September 24, 2023
Dolly Parton – What’s Up? (feat. Linda Perry) (Official Music Video)
YOUR STARTER FOR ONE HORSE TOWN IF THERE’S A GOD IN HEAVEN Flight of Voices & Caleb Quaye 11-17-22
Micky Dolenz – Shiny Happy People (from “Dolenz Sings R.E.M.”)
Colby T. Helms – Higher Ground (Live Video)
tom bennett: “Ain’t No Middle Of Nowhere No More ” live from the lonliest highway in America
Joe Stamm Unplugged: Wild Man
Michael Cleveland wsg Billy Strings at Bourbon and Beyond 9/14/23
FYI September 23, 2023
On This Day
1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.
The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest (German: Investiturstreit, pronounced [ɪnvɛstiˈtuːɐ̯ˌʃtʁaɪt] ⓘ) was a conflict between the Church and the state in medieval Europe over the ability to choose and install bishops (investiture)[1] and abbots of monasteries and the pope himself. A series of popes in the 11th and 12th centuries undercut the power of the Holy Roman Emperor and other European monarchies, and the controversy led to nearly 50 years of conflict.
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Born On This Day
1158 – Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)
Geoffrey II (Breton: Jafrez; Latin: Galfridus, Anglo-Norman: Geoffroy; 23 September 1158 – 19 August 1186) was Duke of Brittany and 3rd Earl of Richmond between 1181 and 1186, through his marriage to Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Geoffrey was the fourth of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.[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
Craig Medred: Success?
Craig Medred: Sea change
The New York Times: The Restaurant List 2023 The 50 places in the United States that we’re most excited about right now.
By Emily Anthes, The New York Times Science: Science Times: What We Learned from a Summer of Birding
This is the finale of our special birding edition of the Science Times newsletter. Thank you for taking part and for all of your contributions — the many illustrations you submitted and the birding experiences you shared with us each week. Let us know how this project went for you.
Wickersham’s Conscience: Return of Bird of the Week: Grace’s Warbler
Adapting?
Wired: Ski Resorts Are Giving Up on Snow
With natural snow becoming scarcer and artificial powder woefully unsustainable, Europe’s mountain resorts are starting to look at life beyond downhill skiing.
By Marian Bull, Eater: The Constant Reinvention of No-Recipe Recipes
The earliest cookbooks were light on instruction and heavy on assumed knowledge — a style our recent, prescriptive recipe-obsessed food culture is now looping back to.
By Gillian Brockwell, TheWashington Post: The Jewish Commando Who Rescued His Parents From a Nazi Concentration Camp
In the waning days of World War II, Manfred Gans drove across Nazi Germany in a borrowed jeep with no brakes, in a desperate bid to find his parents.
By Quin Myers, MEL Magazine: The Untold History of the ‘Whassup?’ Super Bowl Commercial How a grainy VHS tape became one of the most famous ads of all time — and went viral before viral was even a thing.
Excellent!
Deion Sanders: The 2023 60 Minutes Interview
Recipes
By Allison Robicelli, Taste of Home: 47 Fall Soup Recipes to Keep You Warm and Toasty
By Allison Robicelli, Taste of Home: 40 Warm and Cozy Fall Dinner Recipes
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:
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?
Music September 23, 2023
By Joanne Guidoccio: Honoring Roger Whittaker
Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (22 March 1936 – 13 September 2023)[3] was a British singer-songwriter and musician[4] His music is an eclectic mix of folk music and popular songs, the latter variously in a crooning or in a schlager style. He is best known for his baritone singing voice and trademark whistling ability as well as his guitar skills.
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Roger Whittaker – New World In The Morning – Legends In Concert
1. The Last Farewell
2. If I Were a Rich Man
3. Mexican Whistler
4. All Of My Life
5. New World In The Morning
6. Mammy Blue
7. The First Hello, The Last Goodbye
8. Hold On
9. Summer Days
10. Fire and Rain
11. Both Sides Now
12. Streets Of London
13. River Lady
14. Improvisation
15. Sloop John B
907 Updates September 23, 2023
KTUU: NOAA ship wraps up extensive Alaska expedition following fascinating discovery; Alaska marijuana industry hopes tax relief will reduce black market availability and more ->
KTOO: After viral ad offering expense-free living, Alaska community will have school for the first time since 2018; Finalist for Juneau police chief job led an investigation that divided a small Colorado town; Experts gather in Sitka to talk Southeast housing solutions and more ->
Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-September 23rd, 1928 and more ->
Simple Living Alaska: From High Tunnel to Chicken Run | Working Away to Winter’s Arrival
Quotes September 23, 2023
“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when we look back everything is different.”
C.S. Lewis
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
Mister Fred Rogers
“If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness.”
carved on the walls of a concentration camp cell during WWII by a Jewish prisoner.
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
Patrick Rothfuss
“Give a man a mask, and he will show you his true face.”
Oscar Wilde
“When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you.”
Walter Payton
“Airports see more sincere kisses than wedding halls. The walls of hospitals have heard more prayers than the walls of churches.”
Anonymous