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Hard Times is officially my least favorite of Dickens (so far). I feel like he's venting his anger on something when writing the story. It's not just a satire to criticize something, it felt more like a punishment or avenge on something/someone.
Shortly, it's about a gentleman (Mr. Gradgrind) who is fanatical to facts and numbers, that he brings up and educates his children (Louisa "Loo" and Tom Gradgrind) by cramming their minds with only facts and statistics. They never get teaching about morality, love, or charity. Mr. Gradgrind even opens a school teaching and emphasizing on these utilitarian curriculums. As the story unfolds, we get to witness how wrong this kind of education is. Louisa becomes almost like robot, who isn't familiar with emotion, tenderness, and affection. She had a loveless marriage with Mr. Bounderby, only to save her beloved brother Tom - an egotistical boy who doesn't return his sister's love, and ends up as a criminal.
The second theme brought up by Dickens is social and economic disparities of upper and working classes. The story is set in a small industrial town: Coketown. Mr. Bounderby (Louisa's husband) is the owner of a factory - a hypocrite man who boasted himself as a self-made man, while it turns out it was his mother who has sacrificed everything for her son's success - and he always unfairly accuses his workers of being greedy. One of the poorest of the workers is Stephen Blackpool. He was falsely accused of robbing Mr. Bounderby's bank, while the real culprit is from the upper class.
There's nothing wrong with these ideas; I totally agree. The nurturing of brain and soul has to be balanced in order to produce great characters. My objection is in Dickens' rather generalization of contrasting the upper and the working classes. He made it look like the gentlemen were almost always immoral, while the kind people are mostly the working class. But I chose to believe that morality is more individualistic, though it is still influenced further by breeding and education. Proof? Exhibit A: Louisa and Tom Gradgrind. Were they not brought up and educated equally to the Gradgrinds' standard? Yet, from the start we could see that Louisa was more than that. She was more troubled and confused with her upbringing than Tom. Though vaguely, she realized that there was something missing in her, something hollow in her soul; while Tom... well, as Dickens nicknamed him, is just a whelp. Moreover, the idea of an education based solely on facts is rather ridiculous.
James Harthouse & the Whelp!
Another thing that annoyed me **spoiler alert!** is how Dickens let Tom get away with his crime, while Stephen Blackpool - the only character I could relate with - must die, even before he could witness his reputation be rehabilitated. Dickens didn't let Stephen experiencing any happiness at all, however tiny, but he let the whelp go easily from punishment - if not imprisonment (okay, because his crime is partly caused by his upbringing), then at least let him suffer from humiliation! He who ruined Stephen's reputation (if not his entire life) gets second chance without harm - and helped by Sissy Jupe and Mr. Sleary too - while Stephen gets double 'punishment' (ruined reputation AND fallen in the Hell Shaft), and at the end.... dies without at least properly showing his love to Rachael or even a humble marriage. Come on, what happened here, Mr. Dickens? It's not like you!
Is it maybe that this book is too short (in fact it's Dickens' shortest novel) to let the characters developed a bit without them being so typical? The immoral dark handsome James Harthouse, the cunning widow with her sharp nose Mrs. Sparsit, the liar and boastful Mr. Bounderby - they're all so... hmm... typical? And then there is the "fairy" Sissy Jupe who is selfless, won everyone's heart, always to the rescue (yea.. even rescuing the criminal whelp!). They are all so unnatural. I know that Dickens always include some inhuman fairies throughout his books, but usually, he'd balance them with other humane characters. Not in this book, though, unfortunately. Maybe Louisa Bounderby (nee Gradgrind) is the closest to reality.
Well, I have been ranting too long. In short, it's a bit an unpleasant reading for me, though Dickens never fails to make me laugh at times with his comical writing. I was also disturbed by the way he wrote Stephen's and Mr. Sleary's speeches - I must think hard all the time to decipher what they're saying. So my final rating is...
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The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola (second read)
o once commented on my first review, that The Fortune of the Rougons won't probably be considered great if it were a standalone novel. Its greatness lies in it becomes the first (the foundation) of The Rougon-Macquart cycle. I can't agree more. Fortune acted as the introduction of the whole cycle. From this book we get to know what Zola was aiming, which is to portray the disequilibrium of Second Empire of France, through the disordered two branched of a family: the Rougons and the Macquarts.
Basically, Fortune interweaves three stories into one frame:
1. The origin of the Rougon-Macquart family.
2. The historical account of the birth of Second French Empire.
3. The innocent love story of Silvère and Miette.
Published in 1871, Fortune takes place in a provincial town of Plassans. Adelaide Foque aka Tante Dide is an orphan girl of a merchant - a queer, nervous, imbalanced, passionate girl. She married the family gardener, the coarse, vulgar Rougon, and had a son: Pierre. However, she also had a lover, a drunkard good-for-nothing poacher: Macquart. Soon her husband and lover died, leaving her with Pierre and two illegitimate offsprings from Macquart: Antoine and Ursule.
Pierre is the perfect combination of his mother and father: crafty, ambitious, with insatiable desire. He married a local merchant daughter (though rumor has it she's an illegitimate daughter of a Marquis) Felicité Puech - intelligent, full of intrigue, envious, and ambitious. They had three sons: Eugène, Pascal, and Aristide. When their oil business didn't give them the wealth and respect they badly craved, they were full of bitterness.
In 1851, the Rougons, in the last attempt to gain respect, opened their yellow drawing room to some merchants and dealers to have meetings and discuss politics. These local conservative bourgeoisies secretly supported the monarchy as they're afraid of losing their privilege against the working class, if France continued to be led by the Republican. When the eldest son Eugène Rougon sent his parents reports about the upcoming coup d'état, Pierre & Felicité saw a brilliant way to gain fast fortune.
Antoine Macquart is almost a duplicate of his father - lazy, cowardly, alcoholic, egoist, hypocrite; while from his mother, he inherited very little - lack of discipline, and insatiable desire for pleasure and comfort. He married a hardworking and alcoholic woman, Fine, and they had three children: Lisa, Gervaise, Jean. Besides heredity influence, Zola also believed that guilty sex produces faulty behaviour in subsequent generations. The strongest result is in Antoine Macquart's family. Gervaise - we would follow her faith later in L'Assommoir - but here we get a glimpse of how she was brought up literally with drinks and by her drunkard parents. She was conceived when her parents were drunk, resulting to a delicate feature and a liking of drinks.
Ursule Macquart inherited more from her mother, than her father. She is shy, whimsical, melancholy, with sudden changes of nervous laughter and dreaminess. She married a respectable hatter: Mouret, and they had three children: François, Hélène, and Silvère. After Ursule died of consumption, Silvère lived with Tante Dide.
Fortune opens with the story of Silvère and his sweetheart, a very young girl called Miette. Theirs is an innocent relationship, almost childish. It was on the night of December 1st, 1851 - the night of the coup d'état. Together with Miette, Silvère, full of idealistic (more of a nervous hysteria, actually - inheritance from grandma Dide!) views of Republican, joined a group of insurgents which was marching towards Plassans. Fortune could be viewed as a miniature of the recorded history about the coup d'état. Louis Phillippe staged the coup; just as the Rougons, according to Eugène's secret letters, staged Pierre's heroic salvation of the city. And just as the bloody origins of the Second Empire, so did the fortune of the Rougons was paid for in blood.
As usual with Zola, Fortune is full of metaphors. In fact you would be surprised with how often the word "blood" or something represents it (red color in the flag carried by Miette and Miette's coat, for instance) surfaced from the entire story, especially near the end. The most obvious one is when Pierre and Felicité was in bed after planning their own "coup":
"They kissed each other gain and fell asleep. The patch of light on the ceiling now seems to be assuming the shape of a terrified eye, staring unblinking at the pale, slumbering couple, who now reeked of crime under their sheets, and were dreaming that they could see blood raining down in big drops and turning into gold coins as they landed on the floor."
Even Pascal, the naturalist self of Zola "could see, in a flash, the future of the Rougon-Macquart family, a pack of wild, satiated appetites in the midst of a blaze of gold and blood."
Another less obvious metaphor is how Zola described the cycle of life using "the door" built by Macquart the poacher to smoothen his adultery with Tante Dide. Dide has closed it after Macquart's death, but later on Silvére and Miette found and opened it once again for similar purpose, though theirs are pure and innocent. It represents how each generation was condemned to repeat the actions of the former. Here is a tinge of the determinism views not uncommon in 19th century.
But the last paragraph (my favorite) is the strongest of all, where Zola stroke his hammer for the last time with all his might:
"But the strip of pink satin fastened to Pierre's buttonhole was not the only splash of red marked the triumph of the Rougons. A shoe with a bloodstained heel lay forgotten under the bed in the next room. The candle burning at Monsieur Peirotte's bedside, on the opposite side of the street, shone in the darkness with the lurid redness of an open wound. And far away, in the depths of the Aire Saint Mittre, a pool of blood was congealing on a tombstone."
Another metaphor of cycle of life I found in the third paragraph of Chapter 1 - the cemetery:
"In 1851 the old people of Plassans could still remember having seen the walls of the cemetery when they were still standing, though the place had been shut for years. The earth, gorged with corpses for over a century, exuded death... The abandoned cemetery had then gone through a process of purification every spring by covering itself with thick, lack vegetation.... After the May r rains and the June sunshine, the tallest weeds sprouted higher than the walls and could be seen as far away as the main road; while inside the place seemed like a deep, dark green sea bestrewn with big, strangely colored flowers. Underfoot, between the mass of stems, you could feel the damp soil bubbling and oozing with sap."
Life ends in death, and sometimes, death is needed to get a new life on top of it. So Zola opened the book with new life germinating from a cemetery - could the cemetery interpreted to be the dead of First Empire (after February Revolution in 1848)? Then the new stems should be the present Second Republic. Or is it the Republic that is dying, and the new life oozing from the damp soil is the germinating of the Second Empire? Either way, as with all Zola's novels, there's always hope and regeneration after each death.
In his preface Zola mentioned that Fortune, as the first of twenty novels, "could bear the scientific title Origins." And with such a great origin, it's no wonder that The Rougon-Macquart turned out to be an epic tale of a disordered family during Second Empire of France. Or is it because I have read all the novels (except Doctor Pascal) that I can regard Fortune as great? It's true that when I first read it, I didn't see something special. It is true then what I have mentioned in the beginning, Fortune becomes great because it's an 'origins'. Hence, the title 'cycle' which we put to The Rougon Macquart. Bravo Zola!
Rating: 5 to 5
Labels: 19th Century, Emile Zola, France, Naturalism, The Fortune of the Rougons
Treasure Island Books: A Bookish Game
Pete from Classics Reader invented a fun bookish game called Treasure Island Books. It looks fun, so..let's play!
You are stuck on a 'Treasure Island' for 1 year, which you landed on due to a complication during a parasailing event. You walk through the island and find a treasure trove. Contained in the treasure are the books you will spend the next year with. They can be books to gain knowledge, information, understanding, spirituality or just to entertain, it's completely up to you.
8 books you have read of your choice.
Any 8 books you wish to spend the next year with. Pick wisely, you'll be spending a lot of time with them. In principle, the books you love the most or want to spend more time with.
My choice:
I could have easily picked 8 books from my Personal Canon, but I think I might as well consider what will happen if I were stuck (not deliberately) in an island for a year. I will be depressed for being alone in a foreign place. So I guess, my choice of book will be a bit different from my Personal Canon.
The Book of Psalm
Instead of the entire Bible (which I would not have read in a year anyway), I'd pick Book of Psalm, because it's soothing, and offers a lot of consolations for my poor mental condition while being stuck in the island.
Germinal by Émile Zola
Because I just have to! It's my all time favorite book.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
When I feel weak and scared in the island, I will take courage from the strong Helen Graham, a woman who can bear all the burden in the world, and still stay positive and affectionate.
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
This is one of my comfort books. It's warm and sweet - a perfect book to read when I get so forlorn and depressed.
Since I would be celebrating Christmas alone in an Island, what would cheer me better than A Christmas Carol? I just need a good fire, and my imagination, and I'll be doing okay!
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
I will need a hilarious book to make me laugh all the time. And would be better than Dickens' witty comical stories of The Pickwick Papers? A good laugh will lift up my spirit in a minute!
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
In times of homesick, I could read Rebecca, just to remind me to my mother (you need to read my review to know why).
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The best book to transport you to another world, so as forgetting your own troubles, is definitely Alexandre Dumas' ! The intrigues and the full actions of The Count of Monte Cristo would be my best friend during my stay in the island!
1 book which you have never read before.
You know, all those books on your book shelf, that have been there for years? You get to take one. Which one do you want to read the most?
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
Cather's soothing and tranquil writing would fit perfectly with my mental condition during my isolation in the island, don't you think?
1 'the complete works of'.
Now, this can add some volume to your treasure trove. Yes, pick 1 author who you get to take the complete works of with you. You don't have to have read everything at this moment by the author, but enough to make you want to read everything they have over the next year.
Agatha Christie's!
You would think I'd pick Zola, eh? But Zola's is not for a troubled mind (like mine if I'd got to be stuck in an island), but Agatha Christie's offers the best pastime. And her books are numerous - about 90s - which guarantee a never ending supply for the whole year of doing almost nothing but reading.
There it is! You want to play too? Just do your own list, and don't forget to mention/link to Pete's post, and pay his blog a visit! :)
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
Poirot reunites with Hastings after their last adventure The Big Four (review to be following). They are enjoying a peaceful holiday in a Cornish resort (or so they thought), and Poirot is (again) on a sabbatical phase - declaring that his latest case would be his last, and to rouse his interest would be impossible (he acted this in a couple of times in the past, and this one isn't the last!) When mocked by Hastings, he then admitted that if a bullet should struck the wall near them, then it would be difficult to say no, as he's still a human being after all. Curiously, just then a pebble struck the terrace where they are sitting.
Nick Buckley, a young girl who lives in a house nearby, called End House, walked in and joined them, and found that there's a hole in her hat. You would, no doubt, guess what has really occurred - that the pebble is in fact a bullet, and that someone has shot Nick, but missed only an inch of her head. And so, this case was opened, quite unusually, without a corpse.
Nick's life is clearly in danger. But surprisingly, the missing shot was not the only attempt made against her. She has escaped three accidents before, each of which would have killed her. This news alerted Poirot, and he acted immediately to save Mademoiselle and to solve the case. His first instruction is that Nick (who lives alone in the house, being an orphan) should invite her cousin Maggie to stay with her. Poirot then runs his usual investigating method - talking with all the suspects (Nick's friends, cousin, neighbors, and household), checking on alibis. But from the beginning one thing is missing: the motive! There seems no apparent motive of killing Nick. Poirot employed his grey cells to produce a list of all "participant" involved in the case, but there's always a missing link.
In the meantime, another attempt was made, and this time one life has been sacrificed - Maggie's, not Nick's! Poirot bitterly cursed and blamed himself of his impotence to avoid death, and still... he failed to complete the puzzle. He evacuated Nick to a hospital, and cut off communication from anyone, and yet, Nick got poisoned from eating a chocolate. So, Poirot took an unprecedented step. He falsely pronounced that Nick is dead. Now that the murderer thinks he/she has achieved his/her goal, something is bound to come up to light, which would reveal something about the murderer.
And, yes! The X factor finally became clear - but not before a dramatic "play" produced by Poirot (a stan which he would use in latter cases), a deception, and one of the best plot twists from Agatha Christie, after the one in The Murder of Roger of Ackroyd.
Compared to many of Christie's works, Peril at End House is unique in some ways. It begins without a murder, only an attempt. Thus the detective could interview not only the suspects, but also the "victim". People involved in the case are not of a family, but mostly young people of Nick's circle, and Nick's cousin. So there's a youthful freshness about the scenes that reminds you that it happens in the jazz age. And it often made Poirot and Hastings felt old! :) Lastly, there is only one murder, yet five attempts have been made to one person without avail. Five!
This was certainly a reread for me, because I vaguely remember about the hole in the hat thing, however I was surprised that this has not been one of my favorite from Agatha Christie! The plot is interesting, yes, and if you are clever enough, you might have suspected something fishy from my last sentence on previous paragraph! However what interested me more is the psychological aspect. Poirot observed that since the crime has been committed very boldly, the motives must be unobvious. This is a conclusion from someone who understands much of crime psychology. It would be very interesting to analyze how the murderer must have thought and felt - before making the decision and on executing it.
In short, it's a unique story from Christie, and I loved it!
Labels: 20th Century, Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie Perpetual Reading Challenge, Crime-Detective, England, Peril at End House
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
I must say, this was one of the most difficult reads I have ever tackled. As a mystery enthusiast, I thought it would delight me, as The Mysteries of Udolpho has been praised as inspiration for many mystery writers in the centuries after. At first it looked like it. I loved to find that St. Aubert, Emily, and even Valancourt, were nature enthusiasts. I enjoyed reading the beautiful sceneries during their journey around the Alpines. But then, after the death of Mr. Saint-Aubert, and Emily must (according to Saint-Aubert's last wish) live with her aunt, things began to alternate from bad to worse, to bad, to even much worse; especially during her stay in the Castle of Udolpho - the home of the wicked Montoni, to whom Emily's aunt married not long after Emily's stay with her.
Misfortunes came flooding with every change, and everytime you think this one is the worst of all previous, something more wicked would come. At first, you could relate very much with Emily's misfortunes, but after a while you would feel dullness in both the heart and mind. Like something that terrified you so badly at first, but after some repetition, well... it's not so terrifying anymore in the end, you'd feel numbed.
It's doubly torturing because Emily, the heroine, is a calm and loving creature. That she must endure the selfishness, coldness, and shallowness of others, the disgust over Montoni's wickedness, her complete helpfulness to protect her own life and honor, not mentioning her superstitions (which was not unusual at that era), the gloomy atmosphere of a Castle Udolpho, and her fear lest her lover has betrayed her or even dead (which one is worse, anyway?) - why, I was almost surprised that any human being could get through all that safely!
Have you felt depressed already from reading my review? Well, beware that you don't read this book during your gloomiest mood!
It would have been a perfect Halloween read, if only Ann Ratcliffe hadn't thrown every ingredient of horror and evil at a single human being that it seems almost impossible to bear. Well, tired is what I felt after finishing the story. Ann is a great Gothic writer, but never again would I read The Mysteries of Udolpho!
Note: I have read this last year (in October), but just couldn't spare enough time to write a proper review till now.
Final rating: 3 to 5
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Kim Kardashian has vowed to fully support husband Kanye West's presidential dreams, but not until 2024.
The 39-year-old reality star is said to be nearing the end of the clash with 43-year-old rap star Kanye after he made the shock announcement last month that he intends to run for President in the November 2020 US elections.
Kim is said to be keen to support her husband in the 2024 elections instead and is anxious about his political dreams in the coming months according to report by The Mirror.
Meanwhile, Kanye West is said to be under the belief that becoming the 46th President of the United States of America is his divine right, following weeks of chaotic behaviour and amid reports of his bipolar episodes.
Kim has offered to fully support a 2024 run for president if he got help and listened to the political consultants they hired.
However, Kanye seems set on what he calls 'God's plan' that he becomes president. He believes it is a higher calling.
On Friday, Kanye shared a 'mood board' relating to his presidential election bid which included an image of Jesus and the name "WEST" emblazoned across a map of America.
While reports have also suggested the pair are on a crisis holiday to the Dominican Republic together.
Last month, Kanye made shock claims that he has been trying to divorce his wife for the past two years.
He also made some surprising claims during an election rally that he and his wife of six-years had considered aborting their eldest child when the reality star fell pregnant.
The leaking of highly personal details by the star is believed to have caused a rift between the pair.
While Kim has also been praised for addressing Kanye's mental state, as she made reference to his bipolar diagnosis and hit out over: "the stigma and misconceptions about his mental health."
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Q: Choose r outcomes from n possibilities efficiently in Pandas I have a 50 years data. I need to choose the combination of 30 years out of it such that the values corresponding to them reach a particular threshold value but the possible number of combination for 50C30 is coming out to be 47129212243960.
How to calculate it efficiently?
          Prs_100
  Yrs
  2012  425.189729
  2013  256.382494
  2014  363.309507
  2015  578.728535
  2016  309.311562
  2017  476.388839
  2018  441.479570
  2019  342.267756
  2020  388.133403
  2021  405.007245
  2022  316.108551
  2023  392.193322
  2024  296.545395
  2025  467.388190
  2026  644.588971
  2027  301.086631
  2028  478.492618
  2029  435.868944
  2030  467.464995
  2031  323.465049
  2032  391.201598
  2033  548.911349
  2034  381.252838
  2035  451.175339
  2036  281.921215
  2037  403.840004
  2038  460.514250
  2039  409.134409
  2040  312.182576
  2041  320.246886
  2042  290.163454
  2043  381.432168
  2044  259.228592
  2045  393.841815
  2046  342.999972
  2047  337.491898
  2048  486.139010
  2049  318.278012
  2050  385.919542
  2051  309.472316
  2052  307.756455
  2053  338.596315
  2054  322.508536
  2055  385.428138
  2056  339.379743
  2057  420.428529
  2058  417.143175
  2059  361.643381
  2060  459.861622
  2061  374.359335

I need only that 30 years combination whose Prs_100 mean value reaches upto a certain threshold , I can then break from calculating further outcomes.On searching SO , I found a particular approach using an apriori algorithm but couldn't really figure out the values of support in it.
I have used the combinations method of python
 list(combinations(dftest.index,30))

but it was not working in this case.
Expected Outcome-
Let's say I found a 30 years set whose Prs_100 mean value is more than 460 , then I'll save that 30 years output as a result and it will be my desired outcome too.
How to do it ?

A: You can use numpy's random.choice:
In [11]: df.iloc[np.random.choice(np.arange(len(df)), 3)]
Out[11]:
         Prs_100
Yrs
2023  392.193322
2047  337.491898
2026  644.588971

A: My previous answer was off base so I'm going to try again. From re-reading your question it looks like you are looking for one result of 30 years where the mean of Prs_100 values is greater than 460.
The following code can do this, but when I ran it, I had started having difficulties after about 415 for a mean value.
After running, you get a list of years 'years_list' and a list of values 'Prs_100_list' meeting the criteria of mean > 460 (415 in the example below).
Here is my code, hope this is in the area of what you are looking for.
from math import factorial
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from itertools import combinations
import time

# start a timer
start = time.time()

# array of values to work with, corresponding to the years 2012 - 2062
prs_100 = np.array([
       425.189729, 256.382494, 363.309507, 578.728535, 309.311562,
       476.388839, 441.47957 , 342.267756, 388.133403, 405.007245,
       316.108551, 392.193322, 296.545395, 467.38819 , 644.588971,
       301.086631, 478.492618, 435.868944, 467.464995, 323.465049,
       391.201598, 548.911349, 381.252838, 451.175339, 281.921215,
       403.840004, 460.51425 , 409.134409, 312.182576, 320.246886,
       290.163454, 381.432168, 259.228592, 393.841815, 342.999972,
       337.491898, 486.13901 , 318.278012, 385.919542, 309.472316,
       307.756455, 338.596315, 322.508536, 385.428138, 339.379743,
       420.428529, 417.143175, 361.643381, 459.861622, 374.359335])

# build dataframe with prs_100 as index and years as values, so that  years can be returned easily.
df = pd.DataFrame(list(range(2012, 2062)), index=prs_100, columns=['years'])

df.index.name = 'Prs_100'

# set combination parameters
r =  30
n = len(prs_100)

Prs_100_list = []
years_list = []
count = 0

for p in combinations(prs_100, r):
    if np.mean(p) > 391 and np.mean(p) < 400:
        Prs_100_list.append(p)
        years_list.append(df.loc[p,'years'].values.tolist())
        # build in some exit
        count += 1
        if count > 100:
            break

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Create a holistic community center ministry among Syrian refugees to meet their spiritual and felt needs through development classes, gospel encounters and safe meeting spaces.
Since 2011, millions of Syrian refugees have fled their homeland, and approximately 4 million have settled in one particular country. These refugees have suffered trauma fleeing Syria and now face numerous difficulties in establishing a new life. They need language classes and job-skills development that fits their new country as well as a safe space to gather in community and talk through the trauma they experienced.
Your gift will empower a community center to meet these needs, providing funds for general operating costs and also offering programs and classes for the refugees. Through these programs, long-term missionaries and partners will build relationships that lead to gospel sharing and church planting. The programs include language clubs, community health classes, trauma counseling, kids' sports clubs, and micro-business development. Partner today with this project to bring the hope of Christ to hurting Syrian refugees!
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Since COVID, our center has gone through numerous changes. One is that instead of offering programs only at our building, we started going into neighborhoods to do programs for those who could not travel to the center. At the beginning of this year, we prayed for the Father to lead us to a new neighborhood where we could engage our people. He is so good at providing! He led us to a neighborhood, and we began to plan how to engage our people group there over the next year. We spent 40 days as a team praying and fasting before entering the neighborhood this past summer. We started by offering language classes and an emotional health and exercise class. Since it was our first time in this neighborhood, we thought we would meet a handful of families, but the Father blessed us with 45 new ladies and their families! At the same time, we started to offer a new beginners language class at our main center. We thought a few ladies would come in addition to those already attending. Instead, about 20 new ladies showed up at our main center! The Father gave us double what we asked in both locations - 60 new connections! As we visit these new families in their homes, we have had many opportunities to share the good news, and some people are open to what they are hearing. You have created these opportunities through your gifts and prayers. Please keep praying for God to draw seekers to the center and our neighborhood programs. And pray for us to have boldness in sharing the gospel and wisdom to make the most of the opportunities. Finally, please consider making another gift through the giving button on this webpage to keep the community center available as a light in the darkness! Thank you for your faithful and generous support!
Since COVID, our center has gone through numerous changes. One is that instead of offering programs only at our building, we started going into neighborhoods to do programs for those who could not travel to the center. At the beginning of this year, we prayed for the Father to lead us to a new neighborhood where we could engage our people. He is so good at providing! He led us to a neighborhood, and we began to plan how to engage our people group there over the next year.
We spent 40 days as a team praying and fasting before entering the neighborhood this past summer. We started by offering language classes and an emotional health and exercise class. Since it was our first time in this neighborhood, we thought we would meet a handful of families, but the Father blessed us with 45 new ladies and their families!
At the same time, we started to offer a new beginners language class at our main center. We thought a few ladies would come in addition to those already attending. Instead, about 20 new ladies showed up at our main center! The Father gave us double what we asked in both locations – 60 new connections! As we visit these new families in their homes, we have had many opportunities to share the good news, and some people are open to what they are hearing.
You have created these opportunities through your gifts and prayers. Please keep praying for God to draw seekers to the center and our neighborhood programs. And pray for us to have boldness in sharing the gospel and wisdom to make the most of the opportunities. Finally, please consider making another gift through the giving button on this webpage to keep the community center available as a light in the darkness! Thank you for your faithful and generous support!
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Many people in the Bible were doing ordinary, everyday things when God called them to serve Him in a special way. Is God calling you? Could He be leading you to serve Him among the peoples of Northern Africa and the Middle East? View the video.
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Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
Northern Africa and the Middle East is consistently thrust into the international news as it develops into one of the world's most enigmatic-but-influential global regions. Vast economic development typifies its urban centers, offering creative business opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Religious life permeates every society here, whether its residents are Muslim, Christian, or Jewish. Though Christianity began in this cradle of civilization, it is sometimes difficult to know if the church exists. Cities that birthed the gospel now house ornate mosques, temples, and skyscrapers. Thankfully, the church is experiencing a captivating resurgence among this region's 520 unengaged and unreached people groups.
Millions of refugees live here, displaced by war, famine, oppression, or poverty. Many are open to the gospel, seeking an anchor amid the upheaval of their lives. Pray for Christian workers as they share the hope of the gospel during this unprecedented spiritual openness.
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The Christ Hospital Health Network is honoring its commitment to providing the best heart care in Greater Cincinnati with the addition of world-renowned clinician, Timothy Henry, MD, FACC, MSCAI.
Dr. Henry is the former chief of cardiology at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, one of the country's most prestigious medical institutions, and is a pioneer in the treatment of myocardial infarction, the medical term for a heart attack. A cardiovascular interventionist, Dr. Henry will serve as the Lindner Family Distinguished Chair in Clinical Research and Medical Director of The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research at The Christ Hospital.
"Dr. Henry is an internationally recognized innovator in heart attack care as well as the study of stem cell and regenerative therapies, predominantly in the areas of heart failure and refractory angina," said Dean Kereiakes, M.D., Medical Director of The Christ Hospital Research Institute and an interventional cardiologist.
"Dr. Henry is a real pioneer in this type of research," said Dr. Kereiakes. "He is also an incredibly well-established clinical researcher and thought leader who will elevate the regionalized care that we provide at The Christ Hospital."
Dr. Kereiakes said he and Dr. Henry are friends and professional colleagues who have worked in the past on significant research publications.
"Tim is a national and international principal investigator for more than a dozen clinical trials," Dr. Kereiakes said. "We love doing clinical research and writing papers together. Presently, at The Christ Hospital, we are conducting multiple stem cell/growth factor clinical trials in patient with heart failure or angina."
Dr. Henry is the founder of the American Heart Association's Mission Lifeline national initiative, which is designed to advance the system of care for patients with acute, high-risk time sensitive or quality life threatening disease states such as heart attacks. The goal of Mission Lifeline is to bring care providers together in a collaborative manner and to reduce patients' mortality and morbidity while improving quality of care for patient outcomes.
Dr. Henry received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, in 1982. He then completed his residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, in 1985, and his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in 1990 and 1991, respectively, before spending 11 years at Hennepin County Medical Center.
In 2002, Dr. Henry became the director of research at the Minneapolis Heart Institute, where he developed the Level I heart attack network that dramatically changed the process by which patients with STEMI were treated. He then spent five years running the division of cardiology at Cedars-Sinai taking it to a top 5 U.S. cardiology program, prior to coming to The Christ Hospital.
Dr. Henry is the president-elect of the International Society for Cardiac Angiography and Intervention and is the author of approximately 1,000 peer-reviewed medical and scientific research publications. He has been honored by being named to the Best Doctors in America list each year between 2007 and 2018, becoming a master fellow for the Society for Cardiovascular Angioplasty and Interventions in 2015, receiving the American Heart Association's Heart and Stroke Hero Award in Research in 2013 and being granted the LUMEN Global Lifetime Achievement Award in MI in 2012.
About The Christ Hospital Health Network: The Christ Hospital Health Network is an acute care hospital located in Mt. Auburn with six ambulatory centers and dozens of offices conveniently located throughout the region. More than 1,200 talented physicians and 6,100 dedicated employees support the Network. Its mission is to improve the health of the community and to create patient value by providing exceptional outcomes, the finest experiences, all in an affordable way. The Network has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as the 24th best large employer in the nation in the magazine's "America's 500 Best Large Employers" listing and by National Consumer Research as the region's "Most Preferred Hospital" for more than 22 consecutive years. The Network is dedicated to transforming care by delivering integrated, personalized healthcare through its comprehensive, multi-specialty physician network. The Christ Hospital is among only eight percent of hospitals in the nation to be awarded "Magnet" recognition for nursing excellence and among the top five percent of hospitals in the country for patient satisfaction. For more than 125 years, The Christ Hospital has provided compassionate care to those it serves.


Almost an annual tradition, the Top Ten list can help you have the best possible experience while attending the conference. There can be so many ways to spend your time that it can be difficult to do it all.
Yes, it seems obvious, but installing the conference app is the first thing you should do. The app is the only place to find complete descriptions of sessions, exhibitors, keynotes and special activities. Savvy attendees will download the conference app even before arriving. Planning early is the best way to have a successful experience!
Whether you're attending alone or with a group, you're probably still leaving most of your colleagues back in the trenches. Before you go, create a shared document and let your staff know where to find it. While at the conference, add any notes, resources and revelations to doc so that your friends benefit from your experiences.
Even though the opening keynote isn't until Thursday morning, the MACUL Conference actually starts on Wednesday with Pre-Conference Workshops. These half or full-day sessions provide time for deep exploration or the creation of resources or projects. The pre-conference workshops are hosted by MACUL's Special Interest Groups and typically cover the latest exciting ed tech developments.
When I say birds, I mean MACUL Conference attendees. I can't make a top ten list without mentioning food. While at the conference, you're going to be up and down, back and forth. It's always a good idea to pack a snack or two (or three) to keep your brain nourished and engaged. Kids don't learn well when they're hungry and neither do tech-loving adults!
The easiest thing to do at a conference is to herd from one session to the next. However, while you're on your way to the Amway Grand to find the Conference Level, you may be passing by many other chances to learn. Take time to stop by one or more of the other activities. The Student Showcase, Makerspace, MACUL Annual Meeting and Poster Sessions offer a tremendous opportunity to enjoy conversations with teachers, students and other ed tech leaders.
Don't feel guilty if you decide you need to find another session. It's important for you to use your time wisely for professional development that is meets your needs. Just calmly stand up and walk proudly to the door and off to something else. As you're planning, have a second or even third choice ready so once you're in the hallway you have somewhere to go.
I know you talk with your PLC online via Twitter or some other service, but how often do you connect in meatspace? Join the MACUL Board at the Grand Rapids Brewery on Thursday evening to continue the conversations of the day. It's always fun to share a laugh and collaborate on the next great idea!
Of course, there's lots of pens to be had, but take time to look closely at the exhibit booths. Talk to the hundreds of vendors that are passionate about their product or service. Even if you're unable to purchase or sign up, the relationship you develop can help you down the road when you're ready to tackle a challenging project. Vendors love to be a part of a larger solution for you and your students.
At some point, you're going to have to take a break. When you do, however, find a spot where you can still stay engaged in learning. The MACUL Zone, in the center of the exhibit hall, typically has some comfy furniture where you can meet up with long-time friends or those you've just met.
Everyone likes to have fun, right? Connect to the entire conference by joining our GooseChase scavenger hunt. The hunt will have hundreds of fun Quests to help you get explore every opportunity the conference has to offer. The game will begin the week of the conference, so download the GooseChase app to be ready to start hunting!
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Democrats push Dream Act through House
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The House voted mostly on party lines Tuesday to approve a bill that would protect millions of "Dreamers" from deportation and give them a pathway to citizenship, a bill Republicans said would only lead to more illegal immigration.
Just seven Republicans crossed the aisle to vote for the bill, which passed Tuesday evening on 237-187 vote. The vote from Arizona's delegation was even more cleanly partisan, with all five Democrats supporting the bill and all four Republicans opposing.
"You know, this is long overdue," said Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, before the Tuesday evening vote. "This will be, at least for the House of Representatives, a break from this deadlock of not being able to talk about immigration other than the wall."
But Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Prescott, joined other Republicans who accused Democrats of pushing a political measure that critics say will not do what supporters claim and has almost no chance of passage in the Senate.
"It seems incongruent that rational people would actually try to be pushing the Dream Act instead of what's going on on our southern border," Gosar said. "This is dead on arrival, it's not going anywhere in Senate."
The Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which combines two bills, was one of the top priorities for House Democrats this year.
The Dream Act would stop deportation of more than 2 million "Dreamers" – immigrants who were brought to this country illegally as children and who may not know any other home – while the American Promise Act would do the same for about 500,000 immigrants here on Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure status.
Those immigrants could apply for conditional permanent legal residency status and could get work authorizations. In order to qualify, Dreamers would have to have been here for at least four years, have been under age 18 when they came here, could not have been convicted of certain crimes and would have to be in school or working toward a diploma.
Previous recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – an Obama-era program the Trump administration is trying to reverse – could also apply for protection. TPS and DED recipients, who have been protected from deportation because of dangerous conditions in their home countries, could apply for a green card if they have been here since 2016.
Supporters like Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Phoenix, said the bill would "take these young people out of the shadows and bring them fully into our economy."
"That is a great thing, to give these young people who came here through no choice of their own, the maximum opportunities for success," said Stanton, who later described the measure as "an economic stimulus bill."
But Republicans said the bill penalizes immigrants who have followed the rules to come to the U.S. and apply for citizenship, and that it would only entice more migrants to try to cross the southern border, which they said is in crisis.
"My home state of Arizona is at the forefront of the crisis on our nation's southern border," said Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Peoria, in remarks on the House floor. "But the bill before us today offers no solutions and will instead, I believe, exacerbate the problem."
Customs and Border Protection reported apprehending 531,711 migrants at the southern border through the first seven months of this fiscal year – already more than the 521,090 apprehended in all of fiscal 2018.
"Circumstances demand that we make substantial improvements to our broken immigration system," Lesko said.
Stanton agreed that comprehensive immigration reform is needed. But he called the Dream Act an important first step for a Congress that has been deadlocked on the issue for several years.
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MK Gafni: 'Judaism is not egalitarian'
The court will hear Nation-State Law appeals on December 22nd
On the day the "Equality Bill" passed an initial vote in the Knesset, I heard MK Moshe Gafni (A Haredi/ultra-Orthodox party) say on the radio "Judaism is not egalitarian." I thought that this was outrageous and disturbing, although I understood where he was coming from.
While my understanding of Judaism is that there are many legitimate streams of Judaism, his understanding is that there is only one legitimate Judaism, with some relatively minor permissible variations. MK Gafni gave the example that in (his) Judaism, men and women have different roles. In the Haredi world, many fear that codifying equality could lead to the State impinging on their way of life. I am sure that, were this the only issue, the final version of the law could be written in a way that allows such forms of inequality for those who choose that way of life. While he didn't bring it up, I wonder what MK Gafni would say about equality between Jews and non-Jews He and his party supported the "Nation State Bill," that makes de facto inequality between Jews and non-Jews In Israel de jure in a way that no similar bill in other countries does. It also strengthens the role of Judaism as the official state religion. To MK Gafni's credit, he has generally been an advocate for reducing inequality between the wealthy and those living in poverty, including a large percentage of his party's constituents.
If MK Gafni had simply said, "My branch of Judaism doesn't believe in equality," my reaction would simply have been, "Well, mine does. Let's talk about it." His statement outraged and saddened me because he spoke in my name as well. I respect MK Gafni's right to understand Judaism differently than I do, and God has never spoken to me directly and told me that my understanding is the true understanding of God's Will. However, MK Gafni's claiming to speak for all of Judaism, delegitimized my Judaism. It also defamed and disparaged Judaism in the eyes of those who don't know that he only speaks for one stream of Judaism.
One of the early members of my former organization, Rabbis For Human Rights, was Rabbi Max Warschawski z"l. He was an Orthodox rabbi, former chief rabbi of Strasbourg, and a candidate to be the chief rabbi of France, as well as a partisan who fought against the Nazis. At a memorial event Rabbi David Rosen told the story I have repeated here in the past. They were visiting refusniks in the Former Soviet Union, and there was a debate among the Jewish refusniks whether or not to support the human rights struggle of Andrei Sakharov. Some argued that his cause was "not Jewish." Rabbi Warschawski said, "Judaism is the oldest human rights organization in the world."
"Human rights" and "equality" are not necessarily identical. We can fight for equal opportunity, equal treatment, and society's obligation towards those who have fallen behind, while acknowledging that people can have different abilities, interests and cultures. As far as I know, Rabbi Warschawski didn't advocate for counting women in a minyan (Jewish prayer quorum for which the Orthodox only count men.) However, what brought us together as Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist and humanist rabbis, was the belief in the intrinsic equality of every human being stemming from the belief that every human being is created in God's Image.
In our Torah portion (Miketz), there is no discussion per se, of Judaism or of equality. Egypt is a very stratified society, and we already saw last week the disparaging attitude towards non Egyptians that Potiphar's wife exploits. Nevertheless, Joseph rises to power this week because his talents are recognized (And because God is with him.) We will see next week that the system Joseph devises this week to survive the coming years of famine will save many from starvation by unnecessarily creating inequality. Rather than giving all those who contribute to the granaries during the seven years of plenty a share they can claim during the years of famine, he will force them to pay for grain. When they run out of money, they will need to give all of their lands to Pharaoh in order to buy grain.
This is precisely the point. There were many possible ways to prevent starvation, from repenting, as do the citizens of Nineveh in the Book of Jonah, to giving everybody credits for the grain they contribute, to disenfranchisement. Each of us has our own understanding of Judaism today. Each of us has our understanding of Zionism, equality and whether they are compatible in the State of Israel. When we claim that our truth is the only possible truth, and that there is only one possible solution to the challenges we face, we create a dark reality of inevitability.
This coming Tuesday, Israel's High Court will hear 15 appeals challenging Israel's discriminatory Nation-State Law. One of those appeals is an appeal by 45 Israel Prize winners (Israel's highest civilian honor) organized by Torat Tzedek's chairperson, Yoav Haas. That appeal focuses on the fact that the principles of "equality" and "democracy" do not appear in the law. Unlike every similar law around the world that we are aware of, Israel's law does not even mention our minorities, let alone grant them equality. Yoav organized a second appeal in which I am also an appellant. In addition to arguments about equality and Israel's Declaration of Independence, the appeal argues that by strengthening the standing of (Orthodox) Judaism, there is a danger that this will lead to Jewish women who do not wish to do so being forced to adjudicate their personal status issues in (Orthodox) rabbinic courts. That appeal will unfortunately only be heard after the conclusion of the deliberations on the 15 to be heard on the 22nd.
We stand at yet another crossroads. Along with all of Joseph's traits worth of emulation, may we learn this Shabbat from his intentional or unintentional mistake of pursuing the crucial goal of saving human life by creating inequality. On the 22nd, and in their subsequent deliberations, may our judges have the wisdom to understand that we can pursue the worthy goal of Jewish physical, cultural and spiritual wellbeing in our homeland without succumbing to dark visions that this requires discrimination and inequality. May we allow those who voluntarily choose to submit themselves to what we consider to be discrimination to make their own cultural and religious choices, while cultivating Judaisms, Zionisms and socioeconomic systems engendering equality.
Rabbi Arik Ascherman is the founder and director of the Israeli human rights organization "Torat Tzedek-Torah of Justice." Previously, he led "Rabbis For Human Rights" for 21 years. Rabbi Ascherman is a sought after lecturer, has received numerous prizes for his human rights work and has been featured in several documentary films, including the 2010 "Israel vs Israel." He and "Torat Tzedek" received the Rabbi David J. Forman Memorial Fund's Human Rights Prize fore 5779. Rabbi Ascherman is recognized as a role model for faith based human rights activism.
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8 Best Games Like Summertime Saga in 2020
Looking for Games Like Summertime Saga? If your answer is yes then I can help you out. Summertime saga is one of the based graphics Nobel based adult games that you can play. The game has an interesting story.
However, if you are done playing the game and looking for more games to explore. Then, to help you out I have handpicked 8 best Games Like Summertime Saga. And in this article, I am going to share the names with you. So let's just head into the topic without wasting much of the time:
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So here we go through the list of best games like Summertime that actually worth playing in 2021. If you bored from playing Summertime Saga and looking for its alternatives, I'm pretty sure these games will surely help you out.
1. A town uncovered
First of all, I have the A town uncovered. This one is also one of the most popular dating visual game which you can play. The main character of this game is a new guy in the town. And he is a student of the senior high school in the town.
And he later finds out that lust is publically accepted. And as a player, your goal is to meet new people and engage with them and enjoy your Life. The game is completely a choice based game. So you will be able to drive the story according to your likings.
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2. Waifu Academy
For my next pick, I have the Waifu Academy. This one is also one of the best games like the Summertime saga that you can download. In this game, you will have to play a young man character who wishes to seek revenge after many years of harrowing ordeals.
Also, the most interesting part of the game is that it features more than 30 characters. And each of the characters is unique and has a great background. Plus, most of the events of the game are set into a fictional private school called the Sazaki Academy. The game is free to download on your Android phone.
3. Sisterly Lust
For my next pick, I have the Sisterly Lust. This one is also one of the popular alternatives to Summertime saga. This one is available for almost all the devices out there. Like you can download the game for your PC and Mac. As well as you can download it on your Android phone.
The game is built on choices that you make during the gameplay. Also, the game has two static, which are trust and corruption. And you will only be able to get into the next scene based on these parameters. So you have to choose the right and should not lose the trust of your siblings. And the game will take you to the main part of the game.
4. Life Is Good
For my next pick, I have Life is good. This one is also one of the best alternatives to the summertime saga game. Just like any other game, this one is also a choice based game. It is a visual novel that comes with some of the mystery of the great elements.
As well as you have to play as a character which has to move with his mom and sister to another city. And this is where the story begins. You will need to interact with the characters and take the story forward. The game is available for Android, and you can download it for free.
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5. Crusoe Had It Easy
In the end, I have the Crusoe Had It Easy. This one is also one of the most popular games similar to summertime saga. In this game, you get stuck on an island with your cousin, and it is not really a survival game. Instead, it has a complex story.
While you are stuck on the island, you start to develop feelings for your cousin. And you are now stuck with the question if you want to follow the family rules or you want your feelings to win? It completely depends on you.
The game has multiple endings, and you end the game based on the choices you make. Also, you can download the game free of cost for your PC. In case you are an Android user, have a look at the best games under 1 MB that we have shared.
6. Ladykiller in a Bind
Another game in our list is Ladykiller in a Bind which is a 2016 erotic visual novel by Christine Love. It is a lesbian based adult game where you are forced to be her twin brother on a cruise ship which is full of her classmates and enemies.
However, the game is too much interesting to play and the beast finds herself thrown into social manipulation. Once you start playing the game, you will come to know more storyline. Apart from some inappropriate images, you will also find the storyline interesting.
7. Coming Out on Top
Let me ask you a question, would you like playing a game that is based on men to men's interaction? Well, I know most of you guys will be answering NO. But still, there are some people probably want to try this amazing game like Summertime Saga.
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For such people, we have brought the Coming Out On Top, which is a wonderful game based on story of Mark Matthews. The storyline shows the struggle of Mark who is pretty much struggling in search of his guys.
8. Harem Party
If you love parties with girls around you, this game will be a perfect choice for you. In this game, you get the role of a video gamer who is about to finish a role-playing game on his computer.
However, while playing the games some characters interrupt and ask a party from you. Now it totally depends on you what you want to give them. Also, you can keep interacting with them and feels like you have those characters in real life. This game can be downloaded totally free of cost on your PC.
There is no doubt that how famous the Summertime Saga game. But still, you might be wanted to try some other games as well. So those were the best Games Like Summertime Saga. Now go ahead and check these games out and see which one is working the best for you. Also, for any questions, do feel free to comment below.
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During a vacation, Charlee and Kevin Burch realized that they needed to do something with their spiraling weight, so the moment they returned home they started researching diets, and got started on their weight-loss journey.
One year later, they had lost a stunning 240 lbs together (109 kg)! How was that possible? By following a low-carb diet and exercising.
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I've been going nuts over a Midwest Living magazine this summer and you'll see more recipes inspired from them in the coming days and weeks. This recipe, Orange Apricot Snack Cake, was inspired by their Vanilla Orange Snack Cake and is so much more than it sounds!
The Orange Apricot Snack Cake is gorgeous – just a bit of texture from the cornmeal and the top has a nice crispness from the sugar – and the apricots almost turn into a candy.
Seriously, those apricots are just about jewel-like. I did do just a bit of adapting – they used vanilla sugar, which has to be made a week ahead, and I upped the citrus in this cake.
Although Orange Apricot Snack Cake has a bit of sophistication, it also has a simplicity about it that smacks of down-home goodness. It's something that your Grandma might make if she were from some far flung place and she'd serve it on glass plates over doilies.
Midwest Living really nailed it with this recipe. Easy and quick, I'll be making this, and perhaps variations of this, using different fruit, over and over again.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Grease bottom of a 9×2-inch round cake pan or spring form pan. Line bottom of pan with waxed paper or parchment paper; grease and lightly flour pan; set aside. I recommend the spring form pan because the cake will not have to be inverted; the apricots may have juice pooled in them.
In a small bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl, beat butter and 1 cup sugar with an electric mixer on medium to high-speed until combined. Add egg yolks, buttermilk, zest and vanilla extract and mix until combined (it may appear slightly curdled). Add flour mixture, beating on low-speed until just combined.
Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Arrange apricot halves cut side up on batter (without pressing down). Sprinkle with two heaping tablespoons sugar.
Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes. If using a cake pan, place a rack over pan and carefully turn cake out of pan. Invert onto a serving platter. If using a spring form, run a knife around the edge, release and let cool before removing the parchment and moving to serving platter.
Dust with powdered sugar if desired. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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I could imagine how good this cake is. Yum!
My favorite kind of cake Mollie– simple and fresh fruity! We were just in Wisconsin visiting our daughter and I picked up a copy of Midwest Living Magazine– lots of good cooking ideas in there! Saving this recipe! thanks.
I've gotten a few of my favorite recipes over the years from that magazine. I think I loved every thing in their section on stone-fruit!!
Definitely my kind of cake for the summer! We have wonderful fruits, and my family looooooooooves fruit-cakes.
Winnie, thanks so much!! I appreciate all the compliments!
That looks delicious! I love the touch of cornmeal in there too. You have me on a cornmeal kick lately!
It's a bit funny but I haven't used much cornmeal for ages and now I find myself using it a lot…the little bit of texture IS really good in there!
Oh YUM! I made a peach upside down cake yesterday that was good, but this looks even better. Might have to give it a try.
Oooh I love peaches! I don't think I've made anything (at least on my blog) with peaches all summer! I do seem to be going on a frenzy this year from fruit to fruit – Well there's time enough for chocolate in the fall!


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package org.apache.zeppelin.spark;

import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.apache.spark.SparkConf;
import org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext;
import org.apache.spark.sql.SQLContext;
import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.BaseZeppelinContext;
import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.InterpreterContext;
import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.InterpreterException;
import org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.InterpreterResult;
import org.apache.zeppelin.python.IPythonInterpreter;
import org.apache.zeppelin.python.PythonInterpreter;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLClassLoader;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 *  Interpreter for PySpark, it is the first implementation of interpreter for PySpark, so with less
 *  features compared to IPySparkInterpreter, but requires less prerequisites than
 *  IPySparkInterpreter, only python is required.
 */
public class PySparkInterpreter extends PythonInterpreter {

  private static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PySparkInterpreter.class);

  private SparkInterpreter sparkInterpreter;

  public PySparkInterpreter(Properties property) {
    super(property);
    this.useBuiltinPy4j = false;
  }

  @Override
  public void open() throws InterpreterException {
    setProperty("zeppelin.python.useIPython", getProperty("zeppelin.pyspark.useIPython", "true"));
    URL [] urls = new URL[0];
    List<URL> urlList = new LinkedList<>();
    String localRepo = getProperty("zeppelin.interpreter.localRepo");
    if (localRepo != null) {
      File localRepoDir = new File(localRepo);
      if (localRepoDir.exists()) {
        File[] files = localRepoDir.listFiles();
        if (files != null) {
          for (File f : files) {
            try {
              urlList.add(f.toURI().toURL());
            } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
              LOGGER.error("Error", e);
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }

    urls = urlList.toArray(urls);
    ClassLoader oldCl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
    try {
      URLClassLoader newCl = new URLClassLoader(urls, oldCl);
      Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(newCl);
      // must create spark interpreter after ClassLoader is set, otherwise the additional jars
      // can not be loaded by spark repl.
      this.sparkInterpreter = getInterpreterInTheSameSessionByClassName(SparkInterpreter.class);
      setProperty("zeppelin.py4j.useAuth",
          sparkInterpreter.getSparkVersion().isSecretSocketSupported() + "");
      // create Python Process and JVM gateway
      super.open();
    } finally {
      Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(oldCl);
    }

    if (!useIPython()) {
      // Initialize Spark in Python Process
      try {
        bootstrapInterpreter("python/zeppelin_pyspark.py");
      } catch (IOException e) {
        LOGGER.error("Fail to bootstrap pyspark", e);
        throw new InterpreterException("Fail to bootstrap pyspark", e);
      }
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void close() throws InterpreterException {
    super.close();
    if (sparkInterpreter != null) {
      sparkInterpreter.close();
    }
  }

  @Override
  protected IPythonInterpreter getIPythonInterpreter() throws InterpreterException {
    return getInterpreterInTheSameSessionByClassName(IPySparkInterpreter.class, false);
  }

  @Override
  protected BaseZeppelinContext createZeppelinContext() {
    return sparkInterpreter.getZeppelinContext();
  }

  @Override
  public InterpreterResult interpret(String st, InterpreterContext context)
      throws InterpreterException {
    Utils.printDeprecateMessage(sparkInterpreter.getSparkVersion(), context, properties);
    return super.interpret(st, context);
  }

  @Override
  protected void preCallPython(InterpreterContext context) {
    String jobGroup = Utils.buildJobGroupId(context);
    String jobDesc = Utils.buildJobDesc(context);
    callPython(new PythonInterpretRequest(
        String.format("if 'sc' in locals():\n\tsc.setJobGroup('%s', '%s')", jobGroup, jobDesc),
        false, false));

    String pool = "None";
    if (context.getLocalProperties().containsKey("pool")) {
      pool = "'" + context.getLocalProperties().get("pool") + "'";
    }
    String setPoolStmt = "if 'sc' in locals():\n\tsc.setLocalProperty('spark.scheduler.pool', " + pool + ")";
    callPython(new PythonInterpretRequest(setPoolStmt, false, false));
  }

  // Run python shell
  // Choose python in the order of
  // spark.pyspark.driver.python > spark.pyspark.python > PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON > PYSPARK_PYTHON
  @Override
  protected String getPythonExec() {
    if (!StringUtils.isBlank(getProperty("spark.pyspark.driver.python", ""))) {
      return properties.getProperty("spark.pyspark.driver.python");
    }
    if (!StringUtils.isBlank(getProperty("spark.pyspark.python", ""))) {
      return properties.getProperty("spark.pyspark.python");
    }
    if (System.getenv("PYSPARK_PYTHON") != null) {
      return System.getenv("PYSPARK_PYTHON");
    }
    if (System.getenv("PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON") != null) {
      return System.getenv("PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON");
    }
    return "python";
  }

  public BaseZeppelinContext getZeppelinContext() {
    if (sparkInterpreter != null) {
      return sparkInterpreter.getZeppelinContext();
    } else {
      return null;
    }
  }

  public JavaSparkContext getJavaSparkContext() {
    if (sparkInterpreter == null) {
      return null;
    } else {
      return new JavaSparkContext(sparkInterpreter.getSparkContext());
    }
  }

  public Object getSparkSession() {
    if (sparkInterpreter == null) {
      return null;
    } else {
      return sparkInterpreter.getSparkSession();
    }
  }

  public SparkConf getSparkConf() {
    JavaSparkContext sc = getJavaSparkContext();
    if (sc == null) {
      return null;
    } else {
      return sc.getConf();
    }
  }

  public SQLContext getSQLContext() {
    if (sparkInterpreter == null) {
      return null;
    } else {
      return sparkInterpreter.getSQLContext();
    }
  }

  public boolean isSpark2() {
    return sparkInterpreter.getSparkVersion().newerThanEquals(SparkVersion.SPARK_2_0_0);
  }
}

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