FYI March 13 & 14, 2020

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On This Day

1567 – The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years’ War.[1]
he Battle of Oosterweel took place on 13 March 1567 near the village of Oosterweel, in modern Belgium, and is traditionally seen as the beginning of the Eighty Years’ War.[a] A Spanish mercenary army surprised a band of rebels and killed or captured almost all of them.
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1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under Charles, Duke of Mayenne, during the French Wars of Religion.[1]

The Battle of Ivry was fought on 14 March 1590, during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry IV of France, leading Huguenot and English forces against the Catholic League by the Duc de Mayenne and Spanish forces under the Count of Egmont. Henry’s forces were victorious and he went on to lay siege to Paris.[1]

The battle occurred on the plain of Épieds, Eure near Ivry (later renamed Ivry-la-Bataille), Normandy. Ivry-la-Bataille is located on the Eure River and about thirty miles west of Paris, at the boundary between the Île-de-France and the Beauce regions.

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Born On This Day

1892 – Janet Flanner, American journalist and author (d. 1978)[63]
Janet Flanner (March 13, 1892 – November 7, 1978) was an American writer and journalist who served as the Paris correspondent of The New Yorker magazine from 1925 until she retired in 1975.[1] She wrote under the pen name “Genêt”. She also published a single novel, The Cubical City, set in New York City.

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1887 – Sylvia Beach, American-French publisher, founded Shakespeare and Company (d. 1962)
Sylvia Beach (March 14, 1887 – October 5, 1962), born Nancy Woodbridge Beach, was an American-born bookseller and publisher who lived most of her life in Paris, where she was one of the leading expatriate figures between World War I and II.[1]

She is known for her Paris bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, where she published James Joyce’s controversial book, Ulysses (1922), and encouraged the publication and sold copies of Hemingway’s first book, Three Stories and Ten Poems (1923).

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FYI

Mac Rumours: T-Mobile Offering Unlimited Smartphone Data, Extra Hotspot Data and Free International Calls to Some Areas Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
 
 
 
 
By Jill Goldsmith, Deadline: Bill Gates Exits Microsoft Board To Focus On Philanthropy Full-Time, Ends An Era At The Company
 
 
 
 
By Jason Owens, Yahoo Sports: Why aren’t the Pelicans helping arena workers while Zion Williamson foots coronavirus bill?
 
 
 
 
By Nathan Rott, NPR: Australia’s Fire-Ravaged Forests Are Recovering. Ecologists Hope It Lasts
 
 
 
 
By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com: REVEALED: Cell phone sold by Pablo Escobar’s brother is just a rebranded Samsung Galaxy Fold covered in gold tinfoil

 
 
 
 
By Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian: Balcony singing in solidarity spreads across Italy during lockdown More apartment building residents sing or play instruments to boost morale
 
 
 
 
Open Culture: Zoom Providing K-12 Schools Free Access to Videoconferencing Tools During COVID-19 Crisis: They’ll Power Your Online Courses; Why You Should Read The Plague, the Albert Camus Novel the Coronavirus Has Made a Bestseller Again; Covering Robert Johnson’s Blues Became a Rite of Rock ‘n’ Roll Passage: Hear Covers by The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Howlin’ Wolf, Lucinda Williams & More and more ->

 
 
 
 

The Rural Blog: When health officials talk about strong measures to ‘flatten the curve’ to fight the coronavirus, this is what they mean; Series about the sexual assault crisis in rural Alaska up for annual Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting; Covid-19: ISPs pressed to suspend data throttling, fees for overages; some big firms do, but big wireless carriers silent and more ->
 
 
 
 

Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Early Evening Clouds
 
 
 
 

The Awesomer: 3D Drawing a Motorcycle; Real Metal Friend; Crazy Acoustic Cover; Bruny Island Tiny House; Bird on a Skateboard and more ->
 
 
 
 
Kathryn’s Report: Loss of Engine Power (Partial): Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N8447R; accident occurred March 12, 2017 near Peter O. Knight Airport (KTPF), Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Passive Voice: Time for Publishers to Broaden Their View and more ->
 
 
 
 

Ideas

Cari @ Everything Pretty: Natural Cold and Cough Symptom Relief
 
 

Recipes

Cari @ Everything Pretty: Homemade Powdered Toffee Coffee Recipe
 
 
My Recipe Treasures: Sizzler Knock-off Cheese Toast
 
 
Coleen’s Recipes: LIGHTER THAN AIR POPOVERS
 
 
Betty Crocker Kitchens: 12 Tasty Slow-Cooker Breakfasts
 
 
Betty Crocker Kitchens: 17 Under-an-Hour Chicken Dinners
 
 
Little House Big Alaska: A Collection of Tasty Lentil Recipes
 
 
By Melissa Harrison Jameson, The Kitchn: 7 Freezer Meal Plans That Will Feed You for an Entire Month
 
 
The Food Network: Our Best One-Pot Meals Satisfy comfort food cravings with easy one-pot meals like warming soups and stews, comforting casseroles, and all kinds of mac and cheese.
 
 
CutterLight: Adzuki Bean Truffles – Something to Celebrate
 
 
Betty Crocker Kitchens: Blooming Spring Flower Cake
 
 
The Frayed Apron: Buttermilk Blueberry Clafoutis – An Easy Custard Cake
 
 
Kardea Brown, Food Network Kitchen: Chocolate Cheesecake