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Stories on the Bible & Historical Novels for Children
BIBLE STORIES For Our Little Ones
by W.G. VAN DE HULST
Illustrated by J.H. Isings
This book is intended to be a book for mothers. A book to be read in quiet hours, to little ones of four to seven or eight years old who sit at Mother's knee. A book to be read slowly, yes, especially slowly; very clearly with warm, loving reverence and awe which creates in little children's heart a pious reverence and a joy filled awe. It desires to be a BIBLE FOR THE LITTLE ONES, reaching out to all areas of a child's understanding. A child does not comprehend everything, yet understands a great deal. This story bible wishes to tell about the holy things in plain, clear, almost simple language, which still must never profane the consecrated happenings. It is not meant to be complete. Completeness would hinder children. This book is not meant to be anything but a modest, reverent endeavour to lead the little ones into the holy sphere of Godly things. The interest of the little ones will be the test to see whether this endeavour is accomplished. May God give our little ones His wonderful blessings in the quiet hours, listening to His voice at Mother's knee.
— The Author
Subject: Bible Age: 7-10
ISBN 1-894666-69-0 US$29.95
The Word of the King Series
by Cor Van Rijswijk
These hard cover Bible story books are wonderful. Children just learning to read can use them as little readers, either reading them on their own, reading them aloud, or reading them along with the narration on CD. Yet what every child enjoys most is being read to. Here are Bible stories written in a language which is simple and reverent. These are stories which edify both adults and children. The drawings must also be given due attention: they are simply beautiful. Real to life, they are a great contrast to the modern concept of Bible cartoon characters. There is a great need for good reading for children. Here is a good beginning.
Rev. J. Visscher in Clarion: "These books are usually about 40 pages long, are well-illustrated by Rino Visser and are faithful, biblical renderings. They make for good birthday presents to four and five year olds."
Abraham's Sacrifice ISBN 1-894666-21-6 (84) - US$9.95
Gideon Blows the Trumpet ISBN 1-894666-22-4 US$9.95
David and Goliath ISBN 1-894666-23-2 US$9.95
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Frederika Pronk in The Messenger about Abraham's Sacrifice: "The focus of this Bible story, Abraham offering Isaac, his only son, is told reverently and with deep feeling. Woven throughout is the theme that Abraham knew by implication and believed that the animal sacrifices he offered pointed to the perfect sacrifice of the Son of God. Psalm quotations from the Book of Praise illustrate this theme. The tension of Abraham's struggle to obey is made very clear. It was not only his love for Isaac, but especially the knowledge that the Lamb of God would come through his heir, that caused Abraham the agony of soul when the command came to offer His son Isaac. This Bible story is told from the redemptive-historical viewpoint redemption stands central. We gladly recommend this book for children approximately 6 to 10 years old."
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". . . was sorting through old pictures today and found this one. It was taken eleven years ago . . . on my son's birthday party. See all those party boys listening to a beautifully told Bible story by Anne DeVries! We have read these books over and over and they are now falling apart. I would love to buy a big stack to equip my grown up children (we have nine — all busy growing) [with] these two bible story books so they can read them to their children. They are written precisely to Scripture, by a man who clearly understood God's redemption plan and portrays it in a faith-building way. I have bought and read other Bible stories but none so able to build a child's faith. My Mom read these books to me and my siblings in Dutch and how I loved them. So I am pleading with you to republish them."
— MvV at Q, BC
Story Bible for Older Children
by Anne De Vries
This story Bible is a classic in which Anne DeVries touches on the episodes recorded in Scripture one by one, bringing them to life for children through dramatic dialogue, imaginative description, and careful attention to narrative structure. The exquisitely detailed and unique illustrations by Cornelis Jetses reinforce the story of God's dealings with His people in a beautiful way. For Age: 7-12
Old Testament ISBN 978-0921100-96-6 US$29.95
New Testament ISBN 978-0921100-97-3 US$29.95
SET OF OLD & NEW TESTAMENT
0921100-96-6/97-3 US$55.95
The Children's Morning Message by Amy Le Feuvre
Dear Little Friend, Will you try to read a page of this book every morning? I do not want it to take the place of your Bible; but I know that very often schoolboys and schoolgirls are hurried in the morning, and have not time to read their Bible till the evening. This little message will not take you long to read; and I have prayed that God may bless it to you day by day. You will see that we begin the year with the words of Jesus, and we end it with His words. We do not go straight through the Bible, but you will notice that we get our messages from every part of it. Will you try to live out your text every day? Think about it, and act upon it, and ask the Holy Spirit to remind you of it during the day. Your affectionate friend, —Amy Le Feuvre
ISBN 978-1-928136-61-3 US$17.90
MY BIBLE STORY BOOK by DENA KORFKER
• 270 exciting Bible stories
• Simply written on the level of the child's understanding
• Attention-getting questions with every story
• A book children everywhere will love
"A Bible story book which is excellent in its simplicity, accuracy, appeal and unity... stories are short enough to be read in one sitting and the vocabulary is so simple that even pre-school children will listen and easily understand... parents and teachers will find in it a great help in bringing the Bible to their children." — Banner
"This is one of the finest books of its kind that I have seen... remarkably true to the biblical narrative. I applied the Flesch tests for readability and interest to two passages chosen at random from the Old Testament. . . . the reading ease score was 'easy' to 'very easy.' The human interest score was 'interesting' to 'dramatic." — The Standard Publishing Foundation
"The Bible becomes a living, meaningful book, and the characters become alive and understandable . . . ." — The Mennonite
"The whole Bible historical record from the creation to the Lord's appearance, to John on Patmos, told in 270 simple stories. Should be a delight to the child, and helpful to the parent telling or reading the Bible story to children." — The Baptist Record
• 62 Illustrations
ISBN 978-1-928136-23-4 - US $24.90
Quintus by R. Weerstand
A Story About the Persecution of Christians
at the Time of Emperor Nero
The history of the Church in a.d. 64 is written with blood and tears. This book, based on historical facts, relates what happened in Rome in the summer of that year. It is a gripping chronicle. In the story we meet Quintus, the central character. He is a typical Roman boy, who through a number of ordeals experiences the grace of God.
Time: a.d. 64 Age: 12-99
Augustine, The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste
by P. De Zeeuw
C. MacDonald in The Banner of Truth: Augustine was one of the great teachers of the Christian Church, defending it against many heretics. This interesting publication should stimulate and motivate all readers to extend their knowledge of Augustine and his works.
J. Sawyer in Trowel & Sword: . . . It is informative, accurate historically and theologically, and very readable. My daughter loved it (and I enjoyed it myself). An excellent choice for home and church libraries.
Time: a.d. 354-430 Age: 9-99
ISBN 0-921100-05-1 US$7.95
Zarco, the Explorer
by K. Norel
Zarco signs on as mate apprentice aboard the fleet of Bartholomew Diaz who discovers the Cape of Good Hope. Under Vasco da Gama, Zarco later sails to India. Norel was one of Hollands best-loved authors of historical fiction.
Time: 1441 - 1502 Age: 12-99
ISBN 0-88815-877-7 US$10.90
The Carpenter of Zerbst by P de Zeeuw, J.Gzn
A Story from the Time of the Great Reformation
Johan Tetzel, the indulgence pedlar, was coming to the town of Zerbst. However, Otto Maehler was forbidden to join the procession to meet this distorter of God's truth. Father Maehler called Tetzel a blasphemer and after going to the church to tell the people so, he lost favour with the town magistrates. Despite the fury of the magistrates, Father Maehler offered Martin Luther the cup of honour. But the consequences were harsh. Their lives were spared, but . . . Where had Martin Luther gone?
Join Otto's family as they cling to God's promises through all their grief and tension. Witness with joy the work of God in the lives of His children as well as in the lives of the enemies of the cross.
Another historical novel by P. de Zeeuw. Written in a fascinating way for children to learn church history. It will encourage them to remain steadfast in the faith and to confess with Martin Luther:
Here I stand!
I cannot do otherwise.
May God help me! Amen.
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Time: 1517-1522 Age: 9-99
ISBN 9781894666348 US$9.95
Martin Shows the Way by Cor Van Rijswijk
Series: In Father's Footsteps
It was cold and dark outside. Yet there were some boys walking in the streets.
They were going from one house to an other. Do you know what they were doing? Listen! They were singing. Suddenly a door was opened. A kind woman gave the boys something to eat. How happy they were.
Time: 1483-1546 Age: 4-9
The books in the Series: In Father's Footsteps are independent stories written by Cor Van Rijswijk about important people in Church History.
Read them to your four or five-year-old,and let your six or seven-year-old use them as readers.
John is Not Afraid by Cor Van Rijswijk
John Knox was smart. He could study very well and learn quickly. Father and Mother really liked that. One day, John was called to go to his father. "John," he said, "you are a big boy now. You must either work, or keep going to school."
Time: 1513?-1572 Age: 4-9
ISBN 1-894666-81-X US$9.95
The Farrier of Buda by P. De Zeeuw
Based on a story about the Reformation in Hungary
Kapotsky Andreas is the court farrier to the King. He helps to have one of the most famous Reformers thrown into prison, but soon after the arrest the Lord lets their paths cross again, with remarkable consequences.
Time: 1523-1586 Age: 10-99
Cat. Nr. 0000005632 US$9.95
William of Orange - The Silent Prince
Whether you are old or young you will enjoy this biography on the life of William of Orange. Read it and give it as a birthday present to your children or grandchildren. A fascinating true story about one of the greatest princes who ever lived and already by his contemporaries justly compared to King David.
Struggle for Freedom Series by Piet Prins
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David Engelsma in the Standard Bearer: This is reading for Reformed children, young people, and (if I am any indication) their parents. It is the story of 12-year-old Martin Meulenberg and his family during the Roman Catholic persecution of the Reformed Christians in The Netherlands about the year 1600. A peddlar, secretly distributing Reformed books from village to village, drops a copy of Guido de Brès' True Christian Confession a booklet forbidden by the Roman Catholic authorities. An evil neighbor sees the book and informs . . .
Vol. 1 - When The Morning Came
Vol. 2 - Dispelling the Tyranny
ISBN 0-921100-40-X US$11.95
Vol. 3 - The Beggars' Victory
For the Heart of Holland
by Piet Prins
Struggle for Freedom Series 4
General Valdez had mercilessly surrounded Leiden with his Spanish troops. Rather than attacking the city, he let a different weapon do the work. This weapon was hunger. Hardly anyone could get into the city or out of it, and the hunger, together with the black death wreaked death and sickness among the citizens.
Elisabeth Govaerts was having trouble keeping her father and brother as well as their lodger Boudewyn fed and in good shape. It was therefore a feast when Martin Meulenberg managed to creep through the Spanish fortifications and bring Elisabeth food. But the time was short since Martin wanted to join the Sea Beggars again. He left the city with reports of starving people. Even so, the Prince of Orange was doing his best to free Leiden. But even after the dykes had been breached by the Sea Beggars the water would not rise, and thus the Sea Beggars could not sail into Leiden to liberate it. Help seemed impossible.
Time: 1573 Age: 10-99
THE SEA BEGGAR'S SON - (PIET HEYN)
by F.N. MONJO
Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges
Piet Heyn was a Dutchman,
A Dutchman from Delft,
Who braved the blue deeps of the sea,
To sail out, seafaring,
For flounder and herring,
While he dreamed that his land might be free.
9781928136248 US$ 8.95
Salt in His Blood The Life of Michael De Ruyter
by William R. Rang
Liz Buist in Reformed Perspective: This book is a fictional account of the life of Michael de Ruyter, who as a schoolboy already preferred life at sea to being at school. De Ruyter is known as the greatest Dutch admiral, who, in spite of his successful career as a sailor captain and pirate hunter, remained humble and faithful to his God who had called him to serve his country. The author brings to life many adventures at sea that keep the reader spellbound, eager to know what the next chapter will bring. . . This book is highly recommended as a novel way to acquiring knowledge of a segment of Dutch history, for avid young readers and adults alike.
THREE MONTHS UNDER THE SNOW
by J.J. PORCHAT
This morning when I awoke, I found myself in complete darkness, and at first supposed that my sleep had quitted me at an earlier hour than usual. However, I heard my grandfather feeling his way about, and I rubbed my eyes, but did not see a bit better."Grandfather," said I, "you are up before daylight.""My dear boy," he answered, " if we were to wait for the light of day, we should remain long enough in bed. I fear the snow is above the window."At this I uttered a cry of horror and leaped out of bed. I soon lighted our lamp, and we were then able to perceive that my grandfather's conjecture was well-founded."But the window is low," he added, "besides, it may be that the snow has been heaped up in this part; perhaps we should not see it above two feet deep at some paces from the wall."
Time 19th Century Age: 9-99
9781894666190 - US$ 9.90
Boris by Jaap Ter Haar
It was hunger that drove 12-year-old Boris and his friend, Nadia, to forage for potatoes in the forbidden No-man's-land that lay between the Russian and German lines outside the besieged city of Leningrad. But the long walk in the bitter cold, through miles of ice and snow, was too difficult for Nadia. As she lay on the ice, collapsed from exhaustion, Boris was at his wits' end. When German patrol rescued the children and delivered them safely to the Russian lines, Boris learned that the hated enemy were not monsters — just ordinary men like any others — and that in war, everyone is the victim.
Set in Leningrad during the dreadful 500 days in 1942-43 when it lay under siege by the German army, Boris is the story of a courageous boy who faces the bitter life-and-death realities of war and human survival, and, with a growing sense of compassion for all mankind, looks hopefully toward the future when all men can lay down their arms and embrace one another as brothers.
"A beautifully realized parable of war, death, kindness, and endurance . . . enormously effective."
Jaap ter Haar was a Dutch historian who served in the World War II underground. Both his histories and his children's books have been translated into many languages and have received literary awards. Boris was chosen as Book of the Year in Holland and also won the Youth Award of the City of Rotterdam.
The Shadow Series by Piet Prins
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One of the most exciting series of a master story teller about the German occupation of The Netherlands during the emotional time of the Second World War (1940-1945).
K. Bruning in Una Sancta about Vol.4 - The Partisans, and Vol. 5 - Sabotage: . . . the country was occupied by the German military forces. The nation's freedom was destroyed by the foreign men in power. Violence, persecutions and executions were the order of the day, and the main target of the enemy was the destruction of the christian way of life. In that time the resistance movement of underground fighters became very active. People from all ages and levels joined in and tried to defend the Dutch Christian heritage as much as possible. The above mentioned books show us how older and younger people were involved in that dangerous struggle. It often was a life and death battle. Every page of these books is full of tension. The stories give an accurate and very vivid impression of that difficult and painful time. These books should also be in the hands of our young people. They are excellent instruments to understand the history of their own country and to learn the practical value of their own confession and Reformed way of life. What about as presents on birthdays?
Vol. 1 The Lonely Sentinel ISBN 1-894666-72-0 US$10.90
Vol. 2 Hideout in the Swamp ISBN 1-894666-73-9 US$10.90
Vol. 3 The Grim Reaper ISBN 1-894666-74-7 US$10.90
Vol. 4 The Partisans ISBN 0-921100-07-8 US$10.90
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It Began With a Parachute
Fay S. Lapka in Christian Week: [It] . . . is a well-told tale set in Holland near the end of the Second World War. . . The story, although chock-full of details about life in war-inflicted Holland, remains uncluttered, warm, and compelling.
Amazing Stories from Times Past by Christine Farenhorst
Devotions for Children and Families
Is your Bible buried under anything? Is it shared? Can you be an active Christian without humility? How should a Christian define the word famous?
Readers will consider these and other thought-provoking questions after reading the amazing stories of people from times past.
Subject: Devotional literature for children Age: 11-99
ISBN 9780875528236 - US$ 8.99
Huguenot Inheritance Series
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The Escape by A. Van der Jagt
The Adventures of Three Huguenot Children
Fleeing Persecution
Huguenot Inheritance Series #1
F. Pronk in The Messenger: This book . . . will hold its readers spellbound from beginning to end. The setting is late seventeenth century France. Early in the story the mother dies and the father is banished to be a galley slave for life on a war ship. Yet in spite of threats and punishment, sixteen-year-old John and his ten-year-old sister Manette, refuse to give up the faith they have been taught.
The Secret Mission
by A. Van der Jagt
A Huguenot's Dangerous Adventures
in the Land of Persecution
In the sequel to our best-seller, The Escape, John returns to France with a secret mission of the Dutch Government. At the same time he attempts to find his father.
How They Kept The Faith by Grace Raymond
A Tale of the Huguenots of Languedoc
Christine Farenhorst in Christian Renewal: Presenting a moving account of the weals and woes of two Huguenot families during the heavy waves of persecution in seventeenth century France, this book, although its onset is a bit slow, is fascinating and moving reading. Covering all aspects of Huguenot life during this difficult time period, this goodsized paperback volume is a well-spring of encouragement for Christians today and highly recommended as reading for all those age twelve and over.
The Young Huguenots by Edith S. Floyer
It was a happy life at the pretty chateau. Even after that dreadful Sunday evening, when strange men came down and shut the people out of the church, not much changed for the four children. Until the soldiers came . . .
Driven into Exile
by Charlotte Maria Tucker
A Story of the Huguenots
Christine Farenhorst in Christian Renewal: "Set in the days following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, (an edict in effect from 1598-1685 providing religious freedom for the French Protestants), this story follows the lives of two Huguenot families. Losing all to remain constant, the La Force family flees to Britain, while the Duval family remains in France. Suspenseful, the unfolding panorama of persecution and intrigue is well-suited for twenty-first century church goers who take freedom of religion for granted."
The Refugees by A. Conan Doyle
A Tale of Two Continents
The Refugees is a fast-paced exciting historical novel filled with daring and adventure. It depicts the escape of Louis De Catinat and his cousin from France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Fleeing aboard a merchant vessel they attempt to reach America but find themselves stranded on an iceberg. The result is a hazardous trek through Canadian forests, avoiding both Roman Catholic Frenchmen and savage Indians.
Follow the adventures of well to do people, bereft of all convenience and fleeing for their lives to seek refuge in a country where freedom of religion returns stability to their lives.
Done and Dared in Old France by Deborah Alcock
Christine Farenhorst wrote in Christian Renewal: Ten-year-old Gaspard, accidentally separated from his parents, is raised by a group of outlaw salt runners who fear neither God nor man. . . . Through the providence of God, Gaspard's heart turns to Him in faith and after a series of adventures is able to flee France to the safer Protestant shores of England. Fine and absorbing reading. Deborah Alcock has wonderful vocabulary, is a marvelous story-teller, and brings out the amazing hand of God's almighty power in every chapter. Highly recommended.
A Loyal Huguenot Maid
by Margaret S. Comrie
Azerole, a young fugitive, was serving at Castle Brianza at Piedmont as governess to Madame de Rohan's crippled and plaintive foster son Christophe. But Azerole was a Huguenot maid, and Castle Brianza was ardently Roman Catholic. Madame's son Gaston, who was serving in the French army, was said to be a fiery Roman Catholic and tolerated no Protestants. What would happen to Azerole when he came home?
Azerole and her brother Léon struggle amid many troubles to keep their faith alive. When Michel unexpectedly comes on the scene a new unforseen danger lurks in the shadows. Would these two young Huguenots remain safe under the roof and shadow of Castle Brianza?
ISBN 9780921100683 US$15.95
The Baron of Salgas A True Huguenot Story by Sabine Malplach
and: The Cross and the Crown & The Carpenter of Nîmes
Two Huguenot Stories by Deborah Alcock
The Cross and the Crown tells about a man by the name of Gabriel Vaur. After the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685), life once again became very dangerous for the Huguenots in France. When the Dragonnades came, Gabriel tried to get help, leaving his father, sister, and brother behind. Would he ever see them again? Would he ever be able to flee France and reach England?
The Baron of Salgas is the true story of the Baron and Baroness de Salgas. Even though her husband forbids her to be an open Huguenot, the Baroness knows that her Saviour had said that whoever would deny Him would be denied by Him. So one night she made her escape to Geneva. Would her husband follow? Would he recant? What would happen to their sons who were taken to the convents?
The Carpenter of Nîmes goes back more than a century to the year 1569 and tells about a man named Jacques Maderon. When the pastor tells him that Christ had said, "Son, go work today in My vineyard," he knows it is time to do something. Then the father of his friend was imprisoned. Would he succeed to cut the bars of the gate and so make way for the Huguenots to enter the city and deliver it?
The Well in the Orchard by Deborah Alcock
A Story of France in the 18th Century
Huguenot Inheritance Series #10
"Father!" Eugène burst forth, unable to withhold his tidings. "Father, the king is dead! The wicked rebels in Paris have slain him, slain him on the scaffold. Think of that! The king, the Lord's anointed, Louis of France!"
A flush overspread the old man's face, a tremor passed through his frame. Had he been able, he would have sprung from his seat, but he could not; one of his lower limbs was paralysed. So he lifted up his white and trembling hands to heaven, and said with deep feeling, — "God is just. His holy will be done."
Eugène was amazed. This way of taking a hideous crime, a terrible calamity, seemed to him incomprehensible. But then, as he reminded himself, his father was not quite like other people. However, he could not help saying, —
"I think it looks much more like the devil's will, my father."
ISBN 978-1-77298-014-1 US$8.90
The Friends of Pascal by Deborah Alcock
or, The Children of Port Royal
Geneviève looked up quickly. "Then you think I ought to take the veil?" In truth it is from among the young hearts that bleed and suffer, like Geneviève's, that convents gain their best and most willing recruits. "Willingly, most willingly. But not until Mademoiselle has need of me no longer."
"My need must yield to higher claims. And I own that it would be a joy to me to give back to God the best and dearest gift He has given me in these sad later years. But we will do nothing rashly or in haste. Meanwhile believe me, dear child, that I can feel for thy sorrow. Renunciation, however clearly we may see the duty of it, can never be anything but pain, bitter pain. Yet it is in such pain that Christ draws near to us, and gives us the foretaste of His joy."
"I know it, Mademoiselle," whispered the pale lips of Geneviève. "And now go and pray for thyself and for me. I also will pray for thee. Kiss me, dear child. So — once more — lip to lip and heart to heart. God bless thee! God make thee in very truth the saint I dreamed of being, but am not, and shall never be."
Time: 1650--1670 Age: 13-99
In the Desert by Deborah Alcock
A Story of the Church under the Cross
IN the pages of this book fiction has only been employed for the purpose of illustrating fact. All that has been told of the sufferings, the faith, and the patience of the Church in the Desert — or, as her children loved to call her, "The Church under the Cross" — is true, and within the truth. Especially the character and the history of Majal-Désubas owes nothing to the pencil of fancy. It is a portrait, carefully drawn from contemporary sources, from the memoirs, narratives, and popular songs, in which grateful hearts have embalmed a beloved and fragrant memory.
In the City by Deborah Alcock
A Story of Old Paris
The narrative here presented is offered to the reader as a picture of a state of society which has passed away for ever. It aims at reflecting the men and women of the "old régime" as they acted, thought, and suffered; especially taking note of those who, in that age of infidelity and corruption, yet lived and walked "as seeing Him who is invisible."
Time: 1760s Age: 16-99
Must I Give Him Up by Deborah Alcock
Among those who could not get away was an aged man, who had almost fulfilled his fourscore years of life. Him the soldiers took, and were leading him away to prison. His son, who was in another part of the Assembly, knew nothing of it until, having reached a place of safety, he sought everywhere for his father, and could not find him. His young active feet soon retraced their steps. He met the soldiers with their captive on their way to the town. Madly Fabre threw himself into their midst, and made a wild despairing effort to tear their prisoner from their grasp. Vain — vain of course! What could one man, alone and unarmed, do against a band?
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Most of you know me as someone who thinks and writes about, and works and lives in, the Social Web and Future Space. Some of you have noticed my mysterious absence from the various social channels I used to participate in on a daily basis. In fact, since posting my last article on my blog more than four months ago, I seem to have derezzed from the metaverse.
Some of you have undoubtably noticed my lack of presence over the past several weeks on the various Stream channels I participate in throughout the day. Whereas my cessation of postings on Google Plus and Twitter might be a relief to some of you, there is a logical reason that I've gone missing — I have turned my thoughts and gaze outwards to the physical world, shifting my focus away from the virtual world of tech startups and online social connections.
Why on Earth would I do this? It is spring migration!
From the title you may assume that this post will wax ineloquently about my party lifestyle (which I don't have), possibly sharing some links to Facebook photos that I probably should have never set free into the InterWebs. You would be mistaken.
This post is a celebration of life — literally. It is a celebration of the wonders of the natural world and my seemingly innate connection to it from an early age. It is an autobiographical essay about how I become a naturalist and ecologist.
Over the past year or so, I have been doing a lot of thinking, reading, and ruminating about several topics: the outdated thinking of Web-2.0 startups, the need for a revolution in the microblogging space , what identity in the Social Web is really all about, and the meaning of a truly user-centric Social Web. As I've been furiously writing about these topics, in the back of my mind, I've been wondering where all of these advancements may eventually lead.
Whereas you will find my insights and thoughts about the Social Semantic Web strewn throughout my website, this article is an attempt to extrapolate a few of those ideas in a more provocative and profound–if not frightening–way. So, you have be forewarned. Any resemblance to reality may be greatly over exaggerated!
Big Snow Equals Global Cooling, What?
It's Chemical Free and Not Tested on Animals!
As a trained scientist, there are two phrases that stir up my ire every time I see them in marketing copy: "chemical free" and "not tested on animals." I know that may seem odd, but with our woefully-gullible and science-challenged populace, this is a real issue to me.
I was planning to post an article this morning about the Semantic Web and Web 3.0 but this gnawed at me as I just ran into these phrases once again. So, I decided to write a quick rant. I'll post the more serious stuff in a week or two.


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Q: Is load testing is possible on iPhone app? I want to test the reaction of app when 1000 user hit on my app. So is load testing is possible on iPhone app?

A: Hi @Vaibhav let me summarize the load testing, for applications I always load test their Api, you can't load test a mobile application.
But if you still want to check mobile application with certain number of clicks, I automate the mobile application and mark a locator to be clicked multiple times for a single request, you can manage rampup time with "click and wait" but not exactly like the api testing, you can also maually give time after each click. This is the closest I have go to test a mobile application for load.
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AAAD 303: Islamic Cultures of Contemporary Africa: Home
Journal articles and newspapers
In Hip Hop Time by Catherine M. Appert In the twenty-first century, Senegalese hip hop - "Rap Galsen" - has reverberated throughout the world as an exemplar of hip hop resistance in its mobilization against government corruption during a series of tumultuous presidential elections. Yet Senegalese hip hop's story goes beyondresistance; it is a story of globalization, of diasporic movement and memory, of imagined African pasts and contemporary African realities, and of urbanization and the banality of socio-economic struggle. At particular moments in Rap Galsen's history, origin narratives linked hip hop to amythologized Africa through the sounds of indigenous oralities. At other times, contrasting narratives highlighted hip hop's equally mythologized roots in the postindustrial U.S. inner city and African American experience. As Senegalese youth engage these globally circulating narratives, hip hopperformance and its stories negotiate their place in a rapidly changing world.In Hip Hop Time explores this relationship between popular music and social change, framing Senegalese hip hop as a musical movement deeply tied to both indigenous performance practices and changing social norms in urban Africa. Author Catherine Appert takes us from Senegalese hip hop's beginningsamong cosmopolitan youth in Dakar's affluent neighborhoods in the 1980s, to its spread throughout the city's ghettoized working class neighborhoods in the mid- to late-'90s, and into the present day, where political activism and hip hop musicality vie for position in local and global arenas. Anethnography of the inextricability of musical and social meaning in hip hop practice, In Hip Hop Time charts new intellectual territory in the scholarship of African and global hip hop.
Muslim Societies in Africa by Roman Loimeier Muslim Societies in Africa provides a concise overview of Muslim societies in Africa in light of their role in African history and the history of the Islamic world. Roman Loimeier identifies patterns and peculiarities in the historical, social, economic, and political development of Africa, and addresses the impact of Islam over the longue durée. To understand the movements of peoples and how they came into contact, Loimeier considers geography, ecology, and climate as well as religious conversion, trade, and slavery. This comprehensive history offers a balanced view of the complexities of the African Muslim past while looking toward Africa's future role in the globalized Muslim world.
New Perspectives on Islam in Senegal by Mamadou Diouf (Editor); Mara A. Leichtman (Editor) This book brings together scholars for their fresh perspectives on religious conversion, transnational migration, economic globalization, and the politics of education, power, and femininity in African Islam in Senegal.
Tolerance, Democracy, and Sufis in Senegal by Mamadou Diouf (Editor) This collection critically examines "tolerance," "secularism," and respect for religious "diversity" within a social and political system dominated by Sufi brotherhoods. Through a detailed analysis of Senegal's political economy, essays trace the genealogy and dynamic exchange among these concepts while investigating public spaces and political processes and their reciprocal engagement with the state, Sunni reformist and radical groups, and non-religious organizations. The anthology provides a rich and nuanced historical ethnography of the formation of Senegalese democracy, illuminating the complex trajectory of the Senegalese state and reflecting on similar postcolonial societies. Offering rare perspectives on the country's "successes" since liberation, the volume identifies the role of religion, gender, culture, ethnicity, globalization, politics, and migration in the reconfiguration of the state and society, and it makes an important contribution to democratization theory, Islamic studies, and African studies.
Wrapping authority : women Islamic leaders in a Sufi movement in Dakar, Senegal.
Controlling Knowledge by Louis Brenner "I know of no one who has taken such an ambitious swath of time and done such a good job of showing the continuity and change across those one hundred years. . . . a splendid achievement, the result of decades of research and reflection." --David Robinson Controlling Knowledge examines the history of West African Muslim society in the Republic of Mali, formerly the Soudan Français, in the 20th century. Focusing on the transformation of Muslim institutions--especially modernized Muslim schools (médersas) and voluntary organizations--over the past hundred years, Louis Brenner uncovers the social and political processes that have produced new forms, definitions, and expressions of Islam that are patently different from those that prevailed a century earlier. Brenner's study shows that Muslim society in Mali is religiously pluralistic and that it has developed different ways of relating religious obligations to prevailing social and political conditions. Although they were heavily influenced by French and Middle Eastern models, Brenner demonstrates that it was in opposition to French colonial authority that the first médersas and voluntary associations appeared. The complex array of power relations within which these institutions evolved, under French colonial rule and in the postcolonial secularist state, is revealed in this thoughtful book. Controlling Knowledge makes a major contribution to our understanding of Muslim history in Mali and West Africa, both in recent decades and over the long term.
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Epilogue
All Themes The Price of Survival Genocide, Racism, and Propaganda Women's Treatment in Times of War The Unbreakable Bonds of Family
All Characters Loung Ung Pa Ma Meng Khouy Keav Kim Chou Geak Uncle Leang Uncle Heang Laine Davi Chong Eang Met Bong Palm Tree Boy Foster father Foster mother Foster Grandmother Paof Pithy Pol Pot Vietnamese Soldier
All Terms Angkar Dysentery Khmer Rouge Lon Nol
All Symbols Loung's Red Dress
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Genocide, Racism, and Propaganda
Women's Treatment in Times of War
The Unbreakable Bonds of Family
Khouy
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Uncle Leang
Uncle Heang
Met Bong
Palm Tree Boy
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Foster Grandmother
Paof
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Pol Pot
Vietnamese Soldier
Angkar
Lon Nol
Loung's Red Dress
First They Killed My Father Chapter 13 Summary & Analysis
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Four months have passed since Keav's death. The family is still starving and lives in fear of being outed as supporters of the Lon Nol government. One night Pa whispers to Ma that "they know," and that they must send the children to orphanage camps where they will change their names to survive.
Loung highlights the constant fear of life under the Khmer Rouge. Pa's mention of sending the children away reflects yet another painful choice the family must make in order to survive.
The next night Loung reflects that the world is still beautiful despite their suffering, and wonders if there are gods who will save them. Just then, two men in black appear and ask for Pa, saying they need him to help move a wagon that is stuck in the mud. Understanding that this is the end, Pa says goodbye to Ma inside. Loung can hear her sobbing. Pa then stands tall for the first time and says he is ready to go. Before he leaves he suddenly picks Loung up to squeeze and kiss her as he hasn't done in a long time. The soldiers say he will be back in the morning, but before he leaves Pa says goodbye to all his children and tells Kim to look after the household.
This is one of the most tragic and poignant scenes of the book, as the title's promise at last comes to fruition. Loung's appreciation of the world's beauty in this moment will contrast with her later resentment of this beauty in the face of her pain. Pa uses his final moments to reaffirm his love for his life and children, reiterating the book's theme about the unbreakable bonds between family.
The remaining family waits for Pa all of the next day, but he does not return. The sunset is beautiful, which makes Loung angry amidst their suffering. She reflects that war has made her full of rage, and that the Angkar have made her "hate so deeply" that she wants to "destroy and kill."
Loung's anger at the beauty of the sunset here contrasts with her earlier appreciation of the world's beauty; what before felt comforting now feels like a mockery of her pain. Loung becomes increasingly fueled by rage—for her, one price of survival is her innocence.
Despite knowing Pa will not return, the family continues to sit outside in the darkness until Ma sends the children into the hut. Loung hopes Pa died with dignity, and that the soldiers did not torture him. He once told her that monks' spirits could leave their bodies, and she now imagines leaving her body to look for Pa at the edge of a gruesome mass grave. She sees her spirit wrap her arms around his body before his execution, and believes that he focused on his children's faces in the moment before his death.
Loung's vision of Pa's death again reflects the book's theme of the bond between family, which can be a source of strength and comfort even in the darkest moments. Loung will continue to imagine Pa's spirit leaving his body to watch over her throughout the story.
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After three days Loung understands that Pa must truly be dead. She feels as if she has poison in her stomach and prays to the gods to bring Pa back. She then tells Chou that she will kill Pol Pot. She feels so full of hatred that it scares her and leaves no room for sadness, which would make her want to kill herself to escape. Imagining Pol Pot's slow, painful death grants her the will to survive.
Just as the Khmer Rouge robbed the family of the right to mourn Keav, so too must Loung repress her grief over Pa's death. Loung will repeatedly echo this notion—that anger grants her the strength to continue—throughout the book, emphasizing that the cost of survival is her innocence.
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Ma says she will always have hope that Pa is still alive, but Loung refuses to allow herself hope. She worries how Ma, who was very dependent on Pa, will get by without his help. That night Loung dreams of him as he was before the war. She reflects that she thought Pa was a god during their trip to Angkor Wat, because many of the stone statues had similar facial features. Everyone must go back to work, and though Ma seems to recover after a month, Loung knows she will never smile again. Geak has stopped growing, causing Loung to feel deeply guilty for stealing the rice earlier.
Pa was a godlike figure to Loung, and his death means she must reckon with the fact that no one can protect her from the horrors of the seemingly all-powerful Khmer Rouge. The fight for survival continues to erode her innocence and even humanity. Loung continues to feel ashamed for the lengths she went in order to sate her hunger.
Soldiers come to take fathers away more often, always with casual excuses and the promise that they will return the next morning. Loung tries to remember their faces so she can one day come back to kill them. Rumors spread that Pa was made a prisoner and tortured every day until he managed to escape into the mountains. People say he is working to recruit an army to fight the Khmer Rouge, giving Ma hope. But weeks pass, and he never returns. The family continues to depend on Meng and Khouy to bring them extra food, but Khouy gets sick and Meng is kept too busy with work to return to the village.
The horror of the Khmer Rouge is again extended beyond Loung's family, emphasizing the tragic fact that her story is not even unique. Others' improbable theories about Pa's death reflect the depths of their desperation. Though the Khmer Rouge is able to temporarily separate Loung from her siblings, their bond will ultimately remain unbroken.
People look down on Ma because of her white skin, but she works hard. One day she takes Loung with her to catch shrimp. There are harsh punishments for stealing, but Ma quickly gives Loung a handful of raw baby shrimp to eat, then does the same for herself. Loung is proud of her mother's strength, and says they "find ways to stay alive."
Loung again highlights the racial prejudice her family faces under the genocidal Khmer Rouge. Despite Loung's fears about how Ma will get on without Pa, she proves very capable—underscoring the strength of the human will to survive.
Ross, Julianne. "First They Killed My Father Chapter 13: Pa, December 1976." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 31 May 2018. Web. 15 Jul 2019.
Ross, Julianne. "First They Killed My Father Chapter 13: Pa, December 1976." LitCharts LLC, May 31, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/first-they-killed-my-father/chapter-13-pa-december-1976.


We all look for ways to connect: to people, to the universe, to what is holy in the world. Whatever you believe, you may want to find ways to deepen your connections to the divine. This Lent, we invite you to explore the basics of five prayer practices, finding new ways to connect with God and with one another.
3/10 "Praying Out Loud" – Pastor Emily will guide us as we reflect on our experiences in prayer, especially extemporaneous prayer. We will discuss the roadblocks to praying out loud for one another, steps to making this practice more accessible, and practice it with one another.
3/17 "Writing and Prayer" – Karin Round is a published writer whose experiences with journalling and essay writing inform her faith. She will talk with us about what writing means for her, and help us find ways to incorporate writing into our faith lives.
3/24 "Prayer of the Heart" – Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner. This short prayer has a long history and deep meaning for many Christians. Steve Kleiner will share with us about this prayer's role in his life and how it may inform our own prayer lives.
3/31 "Yoga and Prayer" – Leandra Rizzo is a trained yoga instructor who reminds us that prayer isn't only about our minds, but our bodies. Join us for an introduction to yoga as we learn to include our bodies in prayer.
4/7 "Daily Scripture" – Steve Rizzo, a seminarian at Harvard Divinity School, uses daily scripture readings as part of his prayer practice. He uses resources found in Evangelical Lutheran Worship, the hymnal used at First Lutheran Church. Steve will help us consider the role of scripture in prayer.
Each session will meet from 11:15am-12:15pm at the Parish House, the building next door to the church, located at 62 Church Street. Coffee and snacks will be provided.


With the heat in Tokyo it's hard to spend to much time in the kitchen in front of the stove or with the oven on. So recently I've just been preparing a lot of fresh vegetables salads with all sorts of accomodation. I usually bake some rice, bulgur, pasta, cheak peas for two meals to reduce the heat up of the kitchen, and then accomodate in a different manner each time. I will introduce a few this week.
Today is a simple chick peas and bulgur base with tomatoes, cucumbers and ocras, all with a bit of olive oil and a mix of north african spices.


Love, Be Loved and Make a Difference - #WTFW?!
Please forgive me the formality of this mode of communication. But, since I couldn't give you my half-year report in person as planned, I had to commit words to paper. Well, to screen, if we're being picky.
And, since I'm addressing this report to you (small companies like FW can do any kind of interim report – or none – of course, so I can write what I like), then I think I should be picky, don't you? After all, pickiness is one of the things I've always valued in your business advice. Doesn't sound like a compliment, does it? But actually, your skill was in knowing what to be picky about – and what should be left well alone. It's one of the lessons I learnt from you this half-year, when considering how to get the best out of our virtual team.
You said, "the question to keep in mind is – what will an intervention achieve? If nothing, then not intervening may well be the best course. You must consider doing nothing as one of your options." As a natural intervenor, doing nothing is a real challenge for me, as you well know! But from now on I will always consider it as one of my potential courses of action. And when I do, I'll think of you.
So what else did I learn in these six months from managing the Falcon Windsor Corporate Reporting team? You asked me to think about it, and to consider what we'd do the same and differently next year.
The most important thing I've learnt – and it won't surprise you – is that with the right people, you can make anything work, however difficult (or easy, for that matter). But everyone talks about 'the right people' – what does it really mean?
I think it means something different for every business. For us, it's meant, and will continue to mean, two things. First, everyone has to be extremely good at their job – and it's not a given, actually. People aren't always as good as they seem (and sadly, sometimes you have to learn the hard way, as you told me earlier this year). But when you find those great people, it's a blessing.
Second, every single person on a project must be utterly committed to doing the best quality job for the client. That sounds like marketing speak, doesn't it? Everyone says stuff like that. But only some people truly get it, and, as you advised, they're worth holding out for.
And what is 'it'? 'It' means feeling, and acting, as if you're personally responsible for the whole project, the whole end result, not just the bit of it you're doing. I have to feel like that of course – after all, it's my job to! – but what's been so inspiring in the past six months is the realisation that the others feel like that too.
An unexpected lesson has been that a virtual team doesn't run itself. Somehow, I thought that expanding to eight or ten people would just be more of the same but a bit bigger, but it's not. You said "estimate how much of your time it'll take and then triple it". You were right! There's a natural glue that comes from sitting in the same room that just doesn't happen if you don't consciously replace it. However well you know other people, and however much you respect them; however good the plan is or efficient the project manager: nothing replaces just listening and talking to your colleagues – just as nothing will replace listening and talking to you.
So we're doing two things – creating time just to chat as part of every project, and (this one's for you, Neil), arranging a monthly drink for any of the team who's around and wants to come along. We'll start it off at our annual team gathering later this month.
Hang on a minute, I hear you say – what about the figures? I was forgetting for a moment that you were an accountant before you ran Interbrand. Well, put it this way, my accountant is delighted. And that's good enough for me.
It was a great first half – and that's in no small way thanks to you, for always being on the end of the phone, in the Delaunay for a coffee (tea for me), at the Covent Garden Hotel bar for something stronger. And also, I should say, because the advice you gave me was always spot on.
Interim reports have to look to the second half too though, don't they? And you really set me a challenge there, Neil!
This message has been at the back of my mind these past two months, as the team has pulled together to keep me going and to keep all our projects on track. I've realised that, while it's principally a personal message, it's highly relevant to Falcon Windsor as a business as well.
I set up Falcon Windsor – and my team members joined – because we all wanted to do our best work with people we respected and liked. Not just each other, but our clients too. And that to me is the work equivalent of 'love, be loved, and make a difference'.
Looking back at the first half, I'd say we've done that. And we aim to continue to do so, for the second half and beyond.
Let it be our tribute to you, who loved, was loved, and made a difference.
In memoriam Neil Duffy – advisor, writer, Dark Angel.
31 March was Falcon Windsor's half year. On 30 March, Neil took me for a drink to celebrate the corporate reporting team's excellent first half, and we arranged to meet two weeks later to start looking at the 2018 business plan. On 1 April, Neil had a heart attack and died.
Want to hear more from the FW team?


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NEW MUSIC: J'DESS RELEASES HER DEBUT SINGLE; "ONLY YOU"
Months after being crowned the winner of Destiny Child Gospel Music Talent Hunt Season Two,
Joy Ebiem( aka) J'dess reminds the world of her rare gift and anointing with her debut single titled
"ONLY YOU" inspired by God towards a fulfilling life here on earth.
"ONLY YOU" is brought to life with its RnB feel laced with some Igbo lyrics to give it's unique African feel also soaked in J'dess's infectious vocals and masterfully produced by Vc-Perez. she is currently signed on to Autograph Records, one of Nigeria's leading gospel music record label. Time to hit the play button and get familiar with the song, ENJOY!!


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Brief lessons and comments on Bible related subjects.
I'm on a one-man crusade against the movie industry. Here's why.
The ongoing controversy over accommodating Muslim women wearing various head coverings is more a debate over religious statements than demonstrating true spirituality.
Which War Are You Fighting?
There is a lot of talk concerning war these days. The war on America, war on drugs, and the war against youth violence to name a few.
With the big day soon upon us, I offer a few reminders to parents and kids to help get us started on the right foot.
There's a "For Rent" sign in front of a house near my home. It's for rent because the young mother who lived there with her husband and two young children committed suicide recently. Her family has moved out and put the house up for rent.
With some much attention focused on the new administration in Washington, I think it would be a good time to draw a few lessons on leadership from the Word.
She's ironed my shirts now for twenty years. It's not a big thing, but each time I go to my closet and see them neatly pressed and hung in a row I remember the early years.
This is my 50th Christmas without my father. I thought of him recently while I browned some meatballs for a spaghetti sauce we were cooking up for guests over the holidays.
It has long been held that preachers can't count. I suppose it's because they usually overestimate the size of attendance or count the unborn babies as present.
Time magazine recently had a section devoted to the newest computer products. As I leafed through the latest gadgets and gizmos, I realized that the world and its technology was getting beyond my grasp.
Have you ever noticed that God places a premium on secret acts of love?
Recently, ex-boxing champ Muhammad Ali died, and the media is filled with praise for both his athletic accomplishments, which are richly deserved, and his "social activism."


Clean furniture designs is the trend is 2014.
Just like new trends in fashion are released constantly, new trends in home interior are as well brought to our attention every year. There are many amazing ideas on improving your home and keeping it fashionable and up to date. 2014 comes with its light and bright colours, simple furniture designs and distinctive bold details, all of which create a beautiful, clean and relaxing atmosphere.
If you are interested in modern design and love to be aware of what is trendy and popular, check out our list of interior trends for 2014. Here are our suggestions on great interior and furnishing designs that will conquer home fashion this year.
Colour-dipped furniture is becoming quite a popular technique this season. It is simple, inexpensive and turns pieces of old furniture into much more lively ones. Stools are usually the easiest items that can be colour-dipped. You simply dip the legs of your stools in paint and here you have a great new member for your home interior. If you'd like to be more creative and you want to give a more playful look of a white room, you can dip the legs in different colours. You can also add a few nice bold-coloured frames on the wall and give a fun new look of the room. You can apply the same technique to coffee tables, kitchen tables or chairs.
Another trend that is becoming popular this years is furniture in turquoise colour. You can paint old furniture in white and re-upholster it in turquoise. This is an easy way to bring a very royal and elegant touch to your interior. Turquoise wall coverings is another way to use this colour at home and make a room look super trendy.
Acrylic is a clear transparent plastic, which looks like glass. It's also known as 'plexiglass'. It was popular years ago and it's making a comeback this year. Acrylic furniture is a great option, for the fact it blends perfectly with every style and visually it takes no space. It gives a nice twist to traditional furnishing, making it look clear and modern. Acrylic is also much lighter and stronger than glass and it doesn't yellow in sun. However, such furniture should not be cleaned with ammonia-based products. To clean acrylic, dissolve a bit of washing detergent in warm water and use a sponge. Then dry with a cloth. It's super easy to clean and it only takes a few minutes to do it.
Turquoise is not the only shade of blue that is popular this season. In fact, radiant orchid is considered the official colour of home interior for this year. However, different shades of blue, such as navy blue, light blue and peacock and cobalt and highly integrated in this year's trends. From very rich to more saturated, blue is boldly entering our homes in 2014.
The kitchen has been a very important part of today's homes for a long time. Therefore, this year designers have decided that kitchens needs to be pampered a little bit more. Some elegant and yet simple details are added, changing the whole look of the room. A big beautiful chandelier can make a great improvement. Choose a nice lighting fixture and add it to the kitchen to create a very modern and fancy effect.
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Filipino Style Recipe: Stir Cooked Bok Choy and Tofu is another simple yet healthy dish. It is consists of bok choy and tofu then we add a choice of vegetables as extender. We cooked together the tofu and vegetables in oyster sauce, oyster sauce, water and sesame oil. We recommend this recipe for vegetarian, health-conscious or those on diet.
1. In a bowl, combine water, oyster sauce and soy sauce then mix well. Set aside.
1. In a pan, heat oil then fry tofu until light brown, drain and set aside.
1. In a same pan, reduce oil then sauce garlic and onion.
2. Add bok choy, asparagus, carrots and tofu then pour sauce mixture.
3. Simmer in a low heat for 3-5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
4. Adjust seasoning according to taste then transfer to serving plate. Serve immediately.


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6 Questions for Tom Silva
General Contractor of This Old House since 1986, Tom Silva shares memories of his favorite house projects, offers advice to homeowners working with contractors, and more
By the Editors of This Old House magazine
Photo by Matt Kalinowski
This Old House General Contractor Tom Silva
Of the 60+ Project Houses you've worked on in your 29 years at This Old House, which were the most rewarding? The most challenging?
Each project is challenging and rewarding in their own ways, but I would have to say the Manchester by the Sea house in 2001 and the contemporary home in Cambridge in 2005 were a couple of the most difficult. Both projects more than doubled in size in the process.
However, in turn I would say Manchester and the Cambridge contemporary were also some of the most rewarding. In Manchester the house was in rough shape after years of abuse by the elements and some poor design and building decisions. We were really able to bring it back to its original grandeur and make it a truly gorgeous home again. The house in Cambridge was a small box hidden in the brush when we started and what a transformation—we turned it in a gorgeous modern home, to look at the before and after you would have never known it was the same house!
What's your best advice to homeowners working with contractors. Or, how can a homeowner facilitate a good working relationship with their contractor?
It is key to have a contractor you feel really comfortable with. My advice is to do your homework, ask for personal recommendations from friends, family or neighbors who have recently had work done.
Be sure to have your ideas very clearly defined; magazines cut outs, photos, and other visuals are great to use to communicate clearly what you want so everyone is on the same page.
Building materials have changed a lot in the past 35 years. Are they any new developments that you're particularly excited about?
That is for sure! There have been a tremendous amount of changes in building materials. I have really seen big developments in simple adhesives—chalking materials have improved greatly; engineered lumber is wonderful for structure. Cellular PVC is a magical way to trim your house. Done correctly, with strong attention to the details, it will look just like wood and is incredibly durable.
What do you think about the whole genre of home improvement TV that TOH launched in 1979?
On This Old House, we teach our viewers the complete process, the full step-by-step on how to do things correctly from start to finish. Viewers know that our show is one they can trust and learn from.
We have enabled people to have options, to get involved, and to be educated. Not to mention, we make it entertaining!
Name three projects that remodelers frequently overlook—or fail to invest in—when embarking on a remodel?
(1) High-efficiency heating and cooling. (2) High-quality insulation. (3) Caulking where the foundation meets the house, and around all the windows and doors, to prevent air leakage. Behind-the-walls projects like these may not be glamorous, but they will make the home more efficient, economical, and durable. They are definitely worth the investment.
Tell us about the work at the Lexington Project. What's special about it?
There is so much great history in Lexington and this project is actually a colonial revival from 1966, our "youngest" project for This Old House. We are made some big improvements but still kept the integrity and unique qualities of the original house. The kitchen is 40 years old and needed a huge upgrade.
We also worked on a great big deck off the back with an additional screened in porch. The owners have three young children who all got their own rooms in the completed home, which they are very happy about! It was exciting to work on creating much more functional spaces and an efficient home for this young family to grow into.
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In an article published in the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, the investigators describe a chronology they developed from collecting established fossil dates reported in hundreds of already-published and peer reviewed papers in an array of scientific journals. The data, they say, shows mammal extinctions at much higher rates occurring after the arrival of humans on various islands in the Caribbean.
The team's analysis found "the timing of extinctions indicates humans played a role in the disappearance of many of the endemic Caribbean mammals," says Siobhan Cooke, Ph.D., assistant professor of functional anatomy and evolution at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
The team created its chronology by collecting and analyzing published extinction dates of mammals from the fossil record and comparing them to the first arrival dates of humans.
By weaving together data scattered across several hundred journal articles and archaeologic site reports, they were able to demonstrate what they believe is evidence of cause and effect in the extinction of more than 60 percent of the nearly 150 native mammal species. Multiple waves of human settlement in the Caribbean occurred over the past six to seven thousand years. The four human settlement waves occurred over the past 6,000 to 7,000 years, and are known as the Lithic, Archaic, Ceramic, and — the most recent — European, which has occurred over the past 500 years.
The authors showed that after each wave of human arrival, mammal extinctions followed, presumably caused by hunting and loss of native mammal habitat due to settlement and agricultural development.
The final wave of human settlement in the Caribbean, the European colonization, severely altered the native ecosystem, Cooke and her team say, owing to the introduction of destructive invasive species by Europeans, including ants, rats, mice, cats, goats, cows, horses, and pigs, many of which established feral populations and pushed the remaining native mammals out of their ecological niches.
The introduction of invasive species coupled with landscape transformation through the clear-cutting of forests for cultivation of commercial field crops such as sugar cane, cotton, coffee and rice, caused "a large burst of extinctions" during that period, says Cooke. Currently, agriculture, mining, and urban development continue to disrupt the native ecosystem.
The mammals that survived these waves of extinction are primarily bats and insectivores, including shrews, says Cooke. Currently, 60 native bat species remain on the islands, nine of which are threatened with extinction, and only 12 other native mammal species survive, eight of which are threatened with extinction, including the hutia, a large rodent, and the solenodon, a shrew-like mammal.
"The current situation is so precarious that if a single cave collapses in a hurricane, for example, an entire species of bats could go extinct," says Cooke. "Moving forward, it's clear that we need to manage these threatened and endangered species with a hands-on approach. They need our help to survive." Native bats are critical to the long-term sustainability of the native ecosystem, as they pollinate flowers, spread seeds and control insect populations.
Note: The above post is reprinted from materials provided by Johns Hopkins Medicine.


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Alrosa Seeking Evidence of $10M Embezzled from Catoca Mine
Russian diamond miner Alrosa believes that the former and current management of Angolan diamond mine Catoca - in which Alrosa holds a 41% stake - is responsible for secreting away nearly $10 million, and will call upon a U.S. court to obtain discovery of evidence. According to Africa Mining Intelligence, the Russian firm has turned to New York court magistrate Judge Paul Gardephe in the hope of gaining access to documents that would prove that Catoca transferred millions of dollars into shell companies scattered around the world - from Hong Kong to the Bahamas, Cyprus, the UK and US.
Alrosa claims that a total of $9.8 million was embezzled from Catoca's accounts while Russian national Sergey Amelin was general manager of the firm; he was replaced in August last year. Alrosa believes the money was transferred to banks in New York to pay for equipment and services from companies that either did not offer such services or conducted no business activity whatsoever. The miner is seeking from sixteen financial institutions all wire-transfers and transactions over $10,000 that took place between February 2015 and December 2018. if that evidence is forthcoming, they plan to take action against Amelin and possibly other former or current Catoca executives in Angola or the UK.
Alrosa conducted its own investiagation prior to initiating this step in the NY court. Their investigation reportedly identified eight companies that received payments from Catoca of between $113,000 and $5 million, whereby Catoca dealt with an intermediary who overcharged Catoca for goods and services performed by others. Alrosa has engaged lawyer and former Pennsylvania senator Bruce Marks, an expert in legal cases concerning the former Soviet Union and the West, to submit its request to the court.
Catoca is one of the world's largest diamond mines, producing over 7 million carats in 2018. Alrosa and Angola state-owned firm Endiama (also 41% owner of Catoca) recently set up a supervisory council to control and approve contracts made by Catoca, as well as approve the executive directors of the mine and its financial affairs.
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It is perhaps too easy to call Kazuo Ishiguro's The Unconsoled "Kafkaesque," and yet from the Central European setting to the befuddled narrator trying to make sense of a vaguely nightmarish world in which there seem to be hidden connections that he can't quite discern, it is Kafka who is surely the reference point here.
One major difference, however, between The Unconsoled and (say) The Trial is that the problems besetting Ishiguro's narrator and protagonist, a pianist by the name of Ryder, come because he is celebrated, rather than persecuted. But as time goes on, the line between celebration and persecution becomes increasingly blurred, and what begins as mere befuddlement approaches closer to nightmare.
Ryder has been invited to give some kind of recital in an un-named town that features a hotel in which Frederick the Great may once have stayed, run by a manager who is a little too eager to be of service; a historic Old Town with a Hungarian Café at which the hotel's porters relax, gossip, and give rousing displays of their bag-handling prowess; a more modern, windswept housing estate a bus-ride away in which a committee of busy-body housewives rule the social roost; and a series of other more or less shadowy locales and colourful but slightly creepy characters.
Just about everyone that Ryder meets declares themselves incredibly honoured to make his acquaintance at last, and almost all of them have some little favour to ask–if it is not too much trouble, though they swear that it will surely not take more than a minute or two. The hotel manager, for instance, would like the great pianist to glance at some scrapbooks his wife has put together; the hotel porter hopes that, in the speech that Ryder somewhat belatedly finds he is due to give at the recital, he may spare a moment to mention the work done by porters such as himself; and so on and so forth. All these small favours add up, most of them come to take up much more time and effort than anticipated, and soon Ryder finds he is slowly being suffocated by these small requests for kindness.
At first sight, people are simply being over-familiar. But in fact Ryder starts to realize that some of these new-found acquaintances are familiar, and include old schoolfriends strangely displaced. Others should be rather more familiar to him than they are. Above all there is Sophie, the porter's daughter, and her son, Boris. She treats the distinguished visitor as though he were her estranged lover, and her son as though he were Ryder's own offspring, and soon Ryder is almost convinced that she is right. Everything seems to resonate some dim memory somewhere. And if everyone has some small stake in Ryder's visit–the housewives' committee, for example, aggrandize themselves with the honour of looking after the musician's parents–in some cases Ryder slowly realizes that he, too, has some kind of stake even though he can't fully work out what it is himself.
It is tempting to try to come up with a rational key to this otherwise mysterious story. Is the answer, say, that Ryder is suffering from amnesia, shock, or delusions of some sort? There are certainly hints towards such narrative "solutions," and there is for instance no doubt that very many characters are in the grip of a variety of delusions–not least concerning the role of art and the way that this obviously much-anticipated visit by a celebrated musician might improve the profile and prospects of the town. And yet, on the one hand, there are a number of strange occurrences that really can't be fully explained away: space and time both appear warped, as when Ryder finds his childhood car rusting in a field outside a reception given in his honour. We find it hard to discern any hard border between delusion (or dream) and sanity (or consciousness); both are delineated with the same measure of realism. Moreover, on the other hand, it is as in Kafka precisely the search for logical explanation that gives rise to the greatest madness. Here, too, it is a bureaucratic logic (if in the form of making things easy for an honoured guest, rather than difficult for a suspected criminal) that ultimately throws up the "utterly preposterous obstacles everywhere" that are "quite typical of this town" (388).
In the same vein, it is hardly spoiling the plot to reveal that the recital never ultimately goes ahead… and, indeed, that it never particularly matters, either for the plot or for the experience of reading the book. In the end, if there is any logic to the long-anticipated event at all, Ryder slowly discovers that it has less and less to do with him. However much he is told he is the centre of the fuss and activity all around him, he comes to see that really he is only an excuse at best, a vehicle for other people's desires to play out as they try to position themselves within the community, or to reposition the community itself. The means by which they establish their positions is art, or the (often rather abstruse) discussion of what is apparently defiantly difficult modern art–in some ways The Unconsoled is almost a case study in the (il)logic of Bourdieusian symbolic capital. And finally even the art itself hardly matters.
So Ryder finds himself, as the book ends, a "rider" on a tram whose route is an apparently endless circuit of the town, or perhaps a rhizome that brings everything together. For "you can go anywhere on this tram" and it seems to offer its riders a full breakfast of "eggs, bacon, tomato, sausage" (533). Soon the pianist, now that the time for the recital has come and gone suddenly at a loss if no longer as lost has he once was, is happily eating and chatting, in no hurry to get off or go anywhere in particular. Despite everything, "Things had not, after all, gone so badly," he muses (534). He might even agree with his new friend: "Oh yes, this is a marvellous tram" (533).
And perhaps The Unconsoled , for all its gloomy title and Kafkaesque ambience–and the title is justified by the fact that everyone here is wounded in some way or another, and consolation would require some portion of the resolution that Ishiguro refuses–resembles somewhat the tram with with which the novel finally and rather arbitrarily ends. Perhaps it's because we ultimately don't care enough about the petty squabbles that occupy the townsfolk so, but the book turns out to be a sort of Kafkaesque comedy: rather aimless, and mysterious in its constant circuitous motion, but the journey alone is enjoyable enough for a while, even if it means we miss our stop a few times.
July 19, 2010 by Jon Categories: literature | Tags: art, bourdieu, realism | Leave a comment


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Items Telegram (N16) to Arturo Toscanini from Bruno Walter
Telegram (N16) to Arturo Toscanini from Bruno Walter
Personal correspondence
Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962
Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957
Image ID 57282516
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Correspondence relating to Toscanini's refusal on Feb. 16, 1938 to return to the Salzburg Festival
Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962 (Author)
Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957 (Addressee)
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Balmes 314 is a new addition to Barcelona's dining scene. Located in the upper floor of a modern building, Balmes 314 offers you Mediterranean cooking that can be sampled in its irresistible dishes. These include Green Salad with Parmesan Cheese, Walnuts, Raisins and Mustard Vinaigrette, as well as Sirloin Steak with Duck's Foie, or a Coulant of Bitter Chocolate with Fruits. A friendly and efficient service, coupled with a relaxed lounge where you can complete your meal with a drink until late, are further reasons why this restaurant is an ideal place to have an informal meal anytime of the day.


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Варкаус () — промышленный город и муниципалитет на востоке центральной части Финляндии, в провинции Северное Саво. Площадь муниципалитета составляет 524,55 км², из которой 138,47 км² занимает водная поверхность.

Население
Население муниципалитета по данным на 2014 год составляет 23 569 человек. Плотность населения — 44,9 чел/км². Официальный язык — финский, является родным для 98,2 % населения. 0,2 % населения считает родным шведский язык и 1,6 % — другие языки. Доля лиц в возрасте младше 15 лет составляет 14,8 %; лиц старше 65 лет — 20,5 %.

История и география
Варкаус располагается на перешейке озера Саймаа, а одноимённый канал проходит через сам город. Он также сыграл важную роль во время гражданской войны в Финляндии: в 1918 году город был захвачен Красной Армией, но благодаря своему изолированному местоположению в сельскохозяйственной местности вскоре он перешёл к Белой Гвардии. Варкаус был признан торговым городом в 1929 году с появлением целлюлозного комбината A. Альстрома и получил свой устав в 1962 году. Он является популярным местом отдыха для многих финнов, которые путешествуют по системе озёр Саймаа.

Название varkaus переводится с финского как «кража», но это не имеет отношения к городу. В старом финском языке такое же слово означало перешеек и этот город действительно расположен в озёрном районе.

Экономика
В Варкаусе располагается лесопромышленное подразделение компании Stora Enso Oy. На этом комбинате представлены лесопильное, целлюлозное и бумажное производства, обеспечивающие работой напрямую около 450 человек, а косвенно — ещё около 1500 человек. В регионе в сфере энергетической промышленности создан кластер, обеспечивающий работой около 2000 человек.

Основные достопримечательности
 Мост Komminselän Silta
 Центр искусств Väinölä
 Обсерватория Härkämäki
 Горнолыжный центр Vattuvuori
 Канал Taipale
 Культурно-историческом музей Varkaus
 Музей механической музыки
 Наблюдательная площадка «Sateenkaari» на водонапорной башне Torni

Города-побратимы
Варкаус является побратимом с городами:

Галерея

Примечания

Ссылки

 Официальный сайт муниципалитета Варкауса

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The early days of 2019 are perfect for planning, scheming, dreaming—and predicting. Four FINE developers, Aaron Ransley, Charlie Pitkin, Emmanuel Garcia and James Kurczodyna, put their heads together and discussed what the new year has in store for the world wide web. Their ideas are ready for download in January's issue of UK-based NET Magazine, but we have a sneak-peak for you here.
Serverless Technologies. More applications that used to run on virtual servers will transition to serverless technologies to meet increasing client demands. We'll see a rise in the adoption of container-based production environments, which will thin out in number as a handful take the lead in their appropriate niche.
UX Shifts in Mobile Apps. With almost all browsers supporting modern web features, more retailers and businesses will begin building Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) creating a smoother, more app-like experience and enabling developers and designers alike in taking a more holistic approach to UX.
Up with PWAs and GraphQL. Browser adoption of native mobile features will not only enable PWAs to thrive, but will cause Google's AMP to dwindle in support. Innovations in how back-end and front-ends communicate will continue to gain traction, with query languages like GraphQL growing in power and popularity.
Read the full article in NET Magazine, on stands now.


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Q: Way to persist ruby objects that get their state changed via game ticks Context
I'm making a game in ruby. It has a model named Character with attributes like energy and money. A Character can have a behavior, e.g. sleeping. Finally the Character has a tick method that calls its behavior method sleep!. Simplified it looks like this:
class Character
  attr_accessor :energy

  def initialize(behavior)
    @current_behavior = behavior
  end

  def tick
    self.send "#{@current_behavior}!"
  end

  private

    def sleep!
      self.energy -= 1 if energy > 0
    end

end

As in a lot of games the tick method of every Character needs to be invoked every n minutes. I want to use EventMachine for this. In a periodic timer it calls Character.tick_all that should invoke the tick method of every Character instance.
Question
What kind of persistence engine can I use for this? On server startup I want to load all Character instances in memory so they can be ticked. For now its ok if every instance gets persisted after its state changes because of a tick.
I've tried it with Rails and ActiveRecord. But it requires at least one write and read action for every tick which seems a bit of an overkill.
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I've looked into SuperModel. It seems to do exactly what I want, but it's last commit was about a year ago...

A: For simple lookups and storage of data in memory, there are 2 choices as far as I know:

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*Memcached: This is one of the most simple key-value stores around, and allows to easily SET and GET values that are associated with keys. However, as soon as you kill the process, all memories are flushed/destroyed, and it is a bit of a problem with storing data from users

*Redis: Redis provides all the simple key-value lookup functionality of Memcached and much more. Apart from the fact, that is Redis is great of working with hashes, Redis provides set functionality (= not storing duplicates), and sorted set functionality (e.g. for scoring and ranking items). Also, Redis keeps track of data on the file-system and this is great when you need to restart a process once in a while.


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Кърсти Луиз Али () е американска актриса.

Биография

Родена е на 12 януари 1951 г., през 1982 г. Али участва в "Стар Трек: Гневът на Хана" и така попада в полезрението на критиците.

От 1995 г. има звезда на Холивудската алея на славата.

Избрана филмография

Източници

Външни препратки

Американски актриси
Носители на Златен глобус
Носители на награда Еми
Американски сциентолози
Родени в Уичита


Who's Holiday! is an irreverent, adult Christmas story. This one-woman show told by a grown-up Cindy Lou Who takes the audience on a rip-roaring sleigh ride that provides eye-opening details about Cindy Lou Who and her pal the Grinch.
Cindy Lou has outgrown her cute pink pajamas in favor of a bright red shirtwaist dress with multicolored trim which is turn gives way to a green corset with a sparkly red skirt. Both are worn with glittery gold stilettos and a curly blond wig. Thank Ruth Hedberg for the festively tacky costume design.
Cindy Lou has only recently returned home after a rather long stint away. She now lives in a trailer left to her by her late uncle, and it's parked on Mount Crumpit, apparently not far from the Grinch's old lair. The sparsely furnished interior feature lots of green accents – and there's a reason for the Wicked poster on the wall – but T. Ross Aitken's design seemed surprisingly spacious for a trailer.
And where, exactly is the old green Grinch, and how has he fared over these past years? Well, to tell you that would give away most of the plot. It's not for nothing that this play is subtitled "The Story Dr. Seuss Didn't Want You to See!" Apparently, in 2016, Dr. Seuss Enterprises took playwright Matthew Lombardo to court for copyright violation, but Lombardo successfully countersued claiming parody is protected under "fair use" laws and the play opened off-Broadway in 2017.
There are laughs aplenty; the audience seemed well-pleased, and Clark did an excellent job holding down this zany one-woman show. It just wasn't my cup of tea – I laughed, I enjoyed it, but it isn't my favorite adult Christmas show. Maybe I was hoping it would be more like Christmas on the Rocks whose grown up Ralphie, Cindy Lou Who, Charlie Brown, and other characters simultaneously tore and warmed my heartstrings.
Who's Holiday! runs just about an hour, with no intermission, and is followed by a holiday cabaret with Joshua Worsham on piano and Georgia Roger Farmer and/or Shannon Gibson Brown. I didn't stay for the cabaret, but it seems like a great deal – an unexpected after party!