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Q: Translate a project under Git I have a small Python project (a few hundred lines) in a Git repository. I started it myself, and wrote it in French. That is, all identifiers, comments, and text strings.
Now, in order for other, non-French speaking people, to be able to use it, I am thinking of translating the project in English. What would be a good strategy to do so ?

*

*Should I just create extra commit(s) at the tip of my main branch, and translate the whole thing?

*Or should I re-create the history and translate each commit separately? If so, what workflow would you recommend ?

For what it is worth, I have kept the history linear until now. Also, I'm pretty sure there are no clones of the repository other that the ones on my computer and on my Gitorious account. So, for that matter, I don't think it would be a problem to rewrite history.
All input is welcome: remarks, suggestions, questions.
Thanks !

A: I think I would just use the first option and create extra commits.
IMO, the current state of the code is what counts for current development. If the current version of the code is all in English, who cares if there are old versions with French variable names in the history?
The only issue that I can think of would be when a non-French speaking developer will have to browse through the old "French" commits (trying to understand how something certain works, or why it was done the way it is...whatever).
French variable names and comments (or even commit messages!) will make it harder for that developer to understand what's going on.
On the other hand...who knows if this will ever happen? If the project is not that big now, there will probably not be that much French commits. So if there will ever be any issue where someone who does not speak French will have to browse the French history, they can just ask you for clarification.

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Q: Android location search error I'm new to Android and I have this problem I'm trying to make a program that will get my location from the best available provider. After that it gets me the image from the link and I don't know where the error is in the code.
those are the errors i get
at line 102
Multiple markers at this line
    - Syntax error, insert "}" to complete Statement
    - Syntax error, insert "else Statement" to complete
     IfStatement
at line 142
Syntax error on tokens, delete these tokens
at line 159:
Multiple markers at this line
    - Syntax error on token "setText", = expected after this
     token
at line 162:
Syntax error on token "}", delete this token
Thank you in advance
this is the manifest file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          package="com.paad.whereami">
  <application
    android:icon="@drawable/icon">
    <activity
      android:name=".WhereAmI"
      android:label="@string/app_name">
      <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
      </intent-filter>
    </activity>
  </application>
  <uses-permission
    android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"
  />
android:name="android.permission.INTERNET
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"></uses-permission>
</manifest>
Main.xml:
'
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:orientation="vertical"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent">
  <TextView
    android:id="@+id/myLocationText"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/hello"/>
  <ImageView
    android:id="@+id/img"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    />
</LinearLayout>

'
and this is the code:
package com.paad.whereami;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.location.Address;
import android.location.Criteria;
import android.location.Geocoder;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationListener;
import android.location.LocationManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLConnection;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.format.Time;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.util.Timer;

import android.os.SystemClock;

public class WhereAmI extends Activity {

  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);

    LocationManager locationManager;
    String context = Context.LOCATION_SERVICE;
    locationManager = (LocationManager)getSystemService(context);

    Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
    criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_FINE);
    criteria.setAltitudeRequired(false);
    criteria.setBearingRequired(false);
    criteria.setCostAllowed(true);
    criteria.setPowerRequirement(Criteria.POWER_LOW);
    criteria.setSpeedRequired(true);
    String provider = locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, true);

      Location location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);
    updateWithNewLocation(location);

    locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 2000, 1,
                                           locationListener);
  }

  private final LocationListener locationListener = new LocationListener() {
    public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
      updateWithNewLocation(location);
    }

    public void onProviderDisabled(String provider){
      updateWithNewLocation(null);
    }

    public void onProviderEnabled(String provider){ }
    public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status,
                                Bundle extras){ }
  };

  private void updateWithNewLocation(Location location) {
    String latLongString;
    TextView myLocationText;
    myLocationText = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.myLocationText);
    String addressString = "No address found";

    if (location != null) {
      double lat = location.getLatitude();
      double lng = location.getLongitude();
      latLongString = "Lat:" + lat + "\nLong:" + lng;

      setContentView(R.layout.main);
        Bitmap bitmap = DownloadImage(
        "http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/boston.jpg");
        ImageView img = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.img);
      img.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
      private Bitmap DownloadImage(String URL) {
          Bitmap bitmap = null;

          InputStream in = null;

          try {
            in = OpenHttpConnection(URL);
            bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(in);
            in.close();
          } catch (IOException e1) {
              e1.printStackTrace();
          }
          return bitmap;
        }
      private InputStream OpenHttpConnection(String urlString) throws IOException {
        InputStream in = null;
        int response = -1;

        URL url = new URL(urlString);
        URLConnection conn = url.openConnection();

        if (!(conn instanceof HttpURLConnection))
          throw new IOException("Not an HTTP connection");
        try{
            HttpURLConnection httpConn = (HttpURLConnection) conn;
            httpConn.setAllowUserInteraction(false);
            httpConn.setInstanceFollowRedirects(true);
            httpConn.setRequestMethod("GET");
            httpConn.connect();

            response = httpConn.getResponseCode();
            if (response == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
              in = httpConn.getInputStream();
            }
          } catch (Exception ex) {
              throw new IOException("Error connecting");
            }
            return in;
        }
      }

      }

    else {
      latLongString = "No location found";
    }
    myLocationText.setText("Your Current Position is:\n" +
                            latLongString + "\n" + addressString);
  }
}

A: Without looking at the code, my first guess would be that you try to run it in the emulator and didn't set a position via ddms or telnet "geo fix"?
Update Looks like you copy pasted
private Bitmap DownloadImage(String URL)

and
private InputStream OpenHttpConnection(String urlString)

at the wrong position. Your curly braces are wrong. At the moment you define a function inside a function.


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Lattimore makes early leap to NFL official
By John TaylorDec 12, 2012, 6:23 PM EST
Earlier this week, it was reported that Marcus Lattimore would be leaving South Carolina for the NFL.
Wednesday, Lattimore officially confirmed those reports.
At a press conference late Wednesday afternoon, the junior running back announced that he has decided to forego his remaining season of eligibility to play in the NFL. Whether playing in the NFL involves the 2013 season remains to be seen.
Lattimore suffered a devastating knee injury earlier this year, dislocating a kneecap and tearing three major ligaments. That was his second consecutive season-ending knee injury; his 2011 season was curtailed by a torn ACL.
Because of the severity of the most recent injury, Lattimore will likely be unable to fully or even partially participate in the physical aspects of the NFL's Scouting Combine. In fact, there's a very real possibility the back could be forced to sit out the 2013 season.
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Cement News tagged under: Dominican Republic
Cemex Dominicana to buy 11.5MW of wind power
02 June 2016, Published under Cement News
The power company EGE Haina will sell wind energy to Cemex Dominicana, for its cement plant located in San Pedro (east), as a unregulated user of the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI). The agreement allows Cemex to replace electricity generated from fossil fuels, with energy from renewable sources for its San Pedro plant, thereby lowering its CO 2 emissions. The 11.5MW (average) of clean energy contracted from EGE Haina will be added to the 1.5MW which Cemex itself produces...
Domicem inaugurates new mill
17 March 2016, Published under Cement News
Domicem, owned by Italy's Colacem, has inaugurated its new vertical mill at its plant in south-central San Cristobal province of the Dominican Republic. The new mill was supplied by Loesche GmbH and represents an investment of over DOP900m (U$19.66m). It will enable Domicem to reduce power consumption by around 35 per cent while lifting production capacity by over 10 per cent. The project was realised in 15 months and part of the company's expansion plan, according to Marco Focardi, pres...
Dominican Republic: market expands, prices fall
National cement production in the Dominican Republic reached 5.18Mt, an increase of 3.2 per cent YoY, according to official statistics. This represents 75 per cent of the country's installed production capacity of 6.91Mt. Meanwhile, the domestic market expanded by 6.2 per cent when compared with 2014. A total of 3.97Mt of cement was sold on the back of a construction sector that showed 18.2 per cent YoY growth. Cement association Adocem reported a 5.6 per cent fall in total sales to RDD15...
Cemex sets Dominican production record
22 January 2016, Published under Cement News
Cemex has achieved a production of 2.2Mt of cement in its San Pedro de Macorís plant in the Dominican Republic. The figure is significantly above the rolling average of 1.8Mt of the past five years. "We have continued to strengthen our operations in Dominican Republic, enabling us to take advantage of the significant growth in the level of construction activity. Having achieved this new production record shows our commitment to the country, where we have created the conditions to contribu...
Dominican Republic: Cemex introduces social and business programme
12 October 2015, Published under Cement News
Cemex has introduced its inclusive social and business programme portfolio in the Dominican Republic in order to improve access to housing, employment, construction and assisted self-construction activities, among other initiatives. Global inclusive business manager Dulce Alejandre Mora stated that Cemex's Patrimonio Hoy scheme provides affordable and comprehensive solutions for the construction and improvement of housing for low-income families by offering an interest-free savings and lo...
Dominican Republic: Haiti export ban expected to cost Cemento Andino DOP2m
The ban on exports to Haiti will cost Cementos Andino DOP2m, according to Cementos Andino President, Nelson Bello. The road transport sector is expected to be significantly affected as 300-400 trips/month are made to supply Haiti with the required product. An alternative is to increase shipments to Port au Prince the Port of Cabo Rojo, in which the company has invested more than US$18m in improvements, port security and efficiency. However, Mr Bello warned this will increase shipping co...
Cemex Dominicana increases packing and palletising capacity
14 July 2015, Published under Cement News
Cemex Dominicana recently announced a US$6m investment to increase the packing and palletizing capacity of its cement plant at San Pedro de Macoris (east). It said the investment in a new cement packing unit forms part of the company's strategic plan in the Dominican Republic in response to local market requirements, Dominican Today reports. The new unit will boost Cemex's capacity by more than 1.5m additional bags monthly, or 800,000tpa.
ADOCEM anticipates further consumption gains
ADOCEM, the cement producers' association of the Dominican Republic, forecast cement demand in the country to rise seven per cent in 2015. The national cement association this week elected a new board for the 2015-17 term, presided over by Gabriel Ballestas, director general of Argos Dominicana. Mr Ballestas underlined the importance of the cement industry's contribution to the development of the country and in particular, the building of affordable housing. "The development of affordable...
Dominican Republic: output rises in 1Q15
29 April 2015, Published under Cement News
Cement production in the Dominican Republic increased 6-7 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 after a full-year 2014 rise of 13.4 per cent, according to the country's cement association, Adocem. It attributes the rise to the infrastructural and residential sector, particularly private investment in low-cost housing, key road infrastructure and public works. In 2014 output came close to 5Mta, up 18 per cent when compared with a production of 4.4Mta in 2013. National cement production cap...
Benefits of Cemex Patrimonio Hoy initiative
Cemex has announced that a total of 1800 families in Dominican Republic have benefitted from its Patrimonio Hoy self-build scheme whereby the company helps improve the quality of life of families by helping them carry out home improvements. As part of this programme, these families receive building materials at affordable prices. Moreover, they also receive technical support and training from Cemex's experts. The initiative has also had a direct positive impact on around 7200 people in th...
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San Francisco, 2000, 1st edition. 262 pp. New Hardcover with dust jacket.
A superb anthology of writings on the mountains, from both mountaineering as well as literary sources. Arranged by continents, all areas are covered.
In this artfully assembled anthology, editor Gregory McNamee gathers writings inspired by mountains that might be summed up by Abu El Fadel's observation of African peaks: "Whoever looked at them became attracted and stuck to them until they died." El Fadel calls this attraction "Human Magnetism" and, indeed, as the collection reveals, people across the ages have felt the magnetic pull - represented in these pages by writings from five continents and a diverse assortment of cultures. John Muir describes thunderstorms in the Sierras and the way "the noon sky seems abandoned without them, as if Nature was forgetting something." Estonian folklore tells of how "the Dog-Snouts at the edge of the world dwell behind a great mountain."


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No. 924 - Montagu Community Church
Montagu is a rural settlement approximately 16 kilometres west of Smithton on the Montagu Road. It was built up by the Van Diemen's Land Company to house men working on "Woolnorth" property. It is believed to be named after an official of the Van Diemen's Land Company.
Montagu's Community Church location falls under the umbrella of the Association of Christian Community Churches in Victoria and Tasmania. The association describes itself as "a movement of like-minded local churches, predominantly of a Christian Brethren heritage, that have united under a common vision and mission, set of beliefs and core values".
The Christian Brethren, also known as the Plymouth Brethren, originated in Great Britain in the 1820s. By the mid 19th century the movement had spread to Australia, with the first revival meetings held in Tasmania from 1869. As a result, fellowships were formed in Hobart, Launceston, the Huon Valley, Smithton, Sheffield, Wynyard, Burnie and Scottsdale by the end of the 1870s. The Brethren placed an emphasis on weekly communion, the baptism of believers by immersion, and evangelism. The Christian Brethren should not be confused with the 'Exclusive Brethren, a restrictive group which broke away in 1848.
In Tasmania, most Brethren churches are 'open', unlike the 'exclusive' Brethren who avoid contact with outsiders. The 'open' Brethren carry-out community work, including overseas missions.
Additional information about this church is welcomed as all articles are continually updated. I can be contacted through this page or my Facebook page "Churches of Tasmania" which is linked here: Churches of Tasmania.
Montagu Community Church - image source: Phillip Gummerson on Google
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The Present — August 7, 2019
Why Slavoj Žižek is a communist, kind of
We know he is on the left, but why? And how left is left anyhow?
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Slavoj Žižek is perhaps the world's best known Marxist.
He has frequently argued for the replacement of capitalism with a new system.
His suggestions for what we do about capitalism are milder than you'd think though.
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Slavoj Žižek has been called "The most dangerous philosopher in the West" and a "Superstar Communist." His critiques of capitalism are scathing, the portraits of Stalin in the den unsettling, and his decision to choose to sell out to Abercrombie and Fitch rather than a tenure board entertaining.
Žižek is open about his leftist tendencies, and the above examples show how he frequently demonstrates them. But why is he a commie? Most people on his side quit after 1989. What gives?
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Why Zizek is Red
Once a member of the Communist Party of Slovenia until he left in protest against it along with many other intellectuals, he continues to support the political left, oppose capitalism, and position himself as the most famous communist in the West long after the fall of the USSR and Red Yugoslavia.
His critiques of capitalism have been laid out in several books, lectures, films, and interviews. He opposes capitalism for several reasons, but above all is a very Hegelian and Marxist line of thinking; that capitalism if full of contradictions which will catch up with it someday, and we ought to replace it before that happens.
Of course, these contradictions will cause it to collapse at some point anyway; or so the argument goes. Don't take my word for it, he explained it himself:
"Today's left effectively offers global capitalism with a human face, more tolerance, more rights and so on. So the question is, is this enough or not? Here I remain a Marxist: I think not. I see a series of, to use this ridiculous old-fashioned term, contradictions, or I would have said antagonisms, tensions, from ecology, intellectual copyrights, new slumps excluded, where I think in the long term the global capitalist system will not be able to cope with these tensions."
He has also appealed to other common rationales for supporting the political left, including the idea that neo-liberalism will lead to fascism over time as it decays, that the exploitative nature of capitalism is unjust, and a genuine fear of the rise of a new "authoritarian capitalism" if the left doesn't act.
How exactly his leftist worldview manifests itself in political terms is difficult to pin down. While he is often called a communist, he dubbed himself a "radical leftist" a few years back and added that he was only a "conditional" communist. During his recent debate with Jordan Peterson, he claimed not to be a communist at all while still defending Marx.
He has also admitted to doing some of what he does for the joy of provocation. Those images of Stalin he keeps in his house are the best example. How much of a "commie" he is can be debated, though his dedication to the basic ideas of the left is beyond dispute.
Slavoj Žižek: Democracy and Capitalism Are Destined to Split Up
He is a Marxist, isn't he? Or is that just to rile us up too?
As is everything with Žižek, this is a matter of some debate.
That critique mentioned above of capitalism is a fundamentally Marxist one. He continues to write articles critiquing modern society using Marxism in one breath while pointing out flaws in Marxist thought in another. A the end of the day, he is working within a Marxist context and using terms, like ideology, in a distinctly Marxist sense.
If that doesn't make one a Marxist, I don't know what does.
The objections to the idea that he is a Marxist tend to come from those more dedicated to the ideological line than he is. In a Jacobin article, Žižek was critiqued for his "bourgeois pessimism" and for calling himself a Marxist without also calling for more radical change. Similar criticisms can be found elsewhere.
Why There Are No Viable Political Alternatives to Unbridled Capitalism
So, what would he have us do right now then? Hang the last capitalist with the robes of the last priest?
Despite his love of a provocative statement and left-wing views, the positions he calls for us to take right now are quite mild. In the above Big Think interview, he even goes so far as to admit that the left doesn't have a great idea of what to do the day after it wins and suggests we should all go back to the drawing board.
He further clarified his position by saying, "I may still be a kind of a Marxist but I'm very realistic, I don't have these dreams of revolutions around the corner." It seems he wants us to replace capitalism but not before we figure out what to do next.
His activities are both confusing and can be seen as following this rationale. In 1990, he ran for the Presidency of Slovenia as a member of the then-powerful Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, a social liberal party in the middle of the political spectrum. This action becomes stranger when you look at his claim that that liberalism would decay into fascism over time we mentioned.
He also endorsed Trump, though that was in hopes he would serve as a wake up call for the American left.
More recently, in his "debate" with Jordan Peterson, Žižek surprised more than a few people by not so much defending Marxism, which was his designated stance at the start of the debate, but by advocating for a better-regulated capitalism. His famous lack of consistency is on full display when he says capitalism needs to be better regulated while defending the Marxist line, but there is a method in his madness when he at once calls for us to take the limited step reform before moving into uncharted revolutionary waters.
He also calls for us to examine our "ideology." Using the term in a Marxist sense, he refers to the unspoken assumptions we make about the world, society, and our place in it that help to maintain the social, political, and economic systems around us. Žižek argues that as an ideology, liberal capitalism is so entrenched, so pervasive, so thoroughly accepted that most people are incapable of even imagining another system; they just think the current model is "natural" or "the only way."
He rejects this, and demands that you question everything. In the end, isn't that what a good thinker should do?
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Thinking as a group and going along with the loudest voices can feel easy and even natural. But to make real positive change in our world, it's important to hear all voices and question the perceived majority.
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10% of people are dominating social media. What if the other 90% spoke up?
Social media isn't the majority – it's the vocal fringe.
Why the world needs cults
Scientology, QAnon, and Heaven's Gate: why do we seek healing from cults?
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In the Soviet Union, murderers had an easier time than political dissenters
Soviet researchers studied crime through a Marxist-Leninist lens. Under Lenin, a humanitarian approach to criminality briefly emerged, but dissipated when Stalin rose to power.
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Antoine Court dit Court de Gébelin pour le différencier de son père, né près de Nîmes le  (voir la mise au point dans l'édition critique des Toulousaines, par Hubert Bost, p. 12-13), et mort le  à Paris, est un écrivain et érudit français.

Biographie
Fils du pasteur et professeur de théologie Antoine Court, fondateur du Séminaire français de Lausanne, établissement clandestin où sont formés les futurs pasteurs de France (le protestantisme y est interdit depuis la Révocation de l'édit de Nantes). Court de Gébelin fait des études de théologie à l'Académie de Lausanne et devient pasteur. Il est chargé de différents enseignements au Séminaire et, aux côtés de son père puis tout seul, de la correspondance avec les Églises protestantes du « Refuge » (à l'étranger) et du « Désert » (en France) en faveur de ses coreligionnaires Huguenots. Il abandonne le pastorat pour se livrer à de longs travaux d'érudition, dont l'étude des anciennes mythologies, et pour être plus libre de poursuivre, à l'exemple de son père, le triomphe des principes de la tolérance religieuse.

Il quitte Lausanne en 1763 pour s'établir à Paris, où il pense être mieux en position de plaider avec succès la cause du protestantisme en France. Il y trouve les secours littéraires nécessaires à ses travaux. Il reçoit la place de censeur royal.

Après vingt ans d'études, il commence à publier l'ouvrage auquel il doit sa réputation et dont il s'occupe jusqu'à sa mort, le Monde primitif analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne. L'ouvrage paraît en neuf volumes in-4° à Paris de 1775 à sa mort à 59 ans en 1784. Six ou sept autres volumes étaient encore prévus.

Les Toulousaines
En 1762, Court de Gébelin entreprend de défendre la mémoire de son ancien élève du Séminaire, le pasteur François Rochette, arrêté, jugé et exécuté à Toulouse le 19 février 1762. Apprenant les circonstances du procès et de l'exécution de Jean Calas et rencontrant Pierre-Paul Sirven qui est venu se réfugier à Lausanne, il se lance dans la rédaction des Toulousaines (2 éditions en 1763). Cet ouvrage composite, formé de trente lettres fictives censées avoir été écrites de septembre 1761 (arrestation de François Rochette) à décembre 1762 (arrivée de Mme Calas à Paris), mêle au récit des trois affaires une enquête historique sur l'Inquisition à Toulouse, sur le Parlement de Toulouse et le Haut-Languedoc, une apologie de la religion réformée et des considérations sur la tolérance civile inspirées de Montesquieu.

Le Monde primitif analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne

Le premier volume, Plan général, Allégories orientales, est une explication de la mythologie ancienne, considérée d'un bout à l'autre comme une allégorie, ayant à la fois pour base les travaux des champs et les phénomènes astronomiques : partant de l'idée, admise déjà dans l'antiquité, que la mythologie se compose d'allégories, il en chercha l'explication dans l'agriculture, qui en délivrant les premiers hommes des poignantes angoisses de la faim fut pour eux le plus grand des biens, et dont les différents travaux auraient été, selon lui, décrits et enseignés sous le voile de fictions poétiques faciles à retenir. C'est ainsi que dans l'histoire de Saturne on aurait célébré les heureux effets de l'agriculture; dans celle de Cérès, la culture du blé ; dans celle d'Hercule, les premiers défrichements, ces antiques exploits par lesquels les peuplades primitives domptèrent la terre. Les noms des divers personnages qui figurent dans les récits mythologiques seraient également allégoriques. Pour en déterminer le sens, Court de Gébelin crut devoir remonter à une langue primitive, dont toutes les langues connues seraient dérivées, et qui, tout en étant expliquées par elle, peuvent servir à la reconstituer, par les racines communes qu'elles en ont conservées. Court fut amené par là à des recherches étendues sur l'origine du langage et de l'écriture, recherches qui forment une des bases essentielles de son système.

Le deuxième volume, Grammaire universelle et comparative, a pour idée fondamentale que la parole est née avec l'homme, comme une conséquence nécessaire de sa nature, et que, partant, les premiers éléments de toutes les langues, aussi anciens que l'humanité, consistent en un certain nombre de sons naturels ayant partout le même sens, malgré les modifications qu'ils paraissent subir chez les différents peuples.

Le troisième volume, Histoire naturelle de la parole, considère les voyelles comme représentant les sensations et les consonnes les idées, il cherche à établir que, dans toute langue, l'écriture a été primitivement hiéroglyphique, chaque lettre figurant d'abord un objet naturel.

Le quatrième volume examine l'« histoire du calendrier » et donne des réponses aux critiques qui avaient été faites sur l'ouvrage.

Les cinquième, sixième, septième et neuvième volumes sont des Dictionnaires étymologiques des langues grecque, latine et française.

Le huitième volume (1781) examine « le blason, les monnaies, les jeux »... Surtout, Court de Gébelin, le premier, étudie l'histoire du tarot divinatoire.

Court de Gébelin laissa en mourant des notes assez bien disposées pour qu'on pût espérer de les voir mettre en ordre et publier par Moulinié, jeune ministre genevois, qu'il avait initié à ses travaux. Mais, à la suite des malheurs qu'il éprouva à la fin de sa vie, ses manuscrits furent dispersés et disparurent en grande partie. Le Monde primitif est ainsi resté une œuvre inachevée. Les neuf volumes publiés suffisent néanmoins à donner une idée complète du système de Court, dont les volumes supplémentaires n'auraient pu, tout au plus, que faire connaître des faits de détail et d'érudition et de la sagacité de leur auteur, sans rien ajouter à la valeur de ses théories. Tout en accordant à Court de Gébelin que la faim a dû être dans les temps primitifs le besoin le plus pénible des hommes, et que par conséquent la découverte et la pratique de l'agriculture ont été pour eux des biens qui ont dû prendre une grande place dans leurs traditions, qui, en complète opposition avec les systèmes des mythologues allemands de son époque qui faisaient intervenir l'élément moral dans les allégories antiques, ne tient compte que des besoins physiques.

Un penseur physiocrate
Court de Gébelin fut également un zélé partisan des principes des physiocrates. Ainsi Quesnay l'appelait son « disciple bien-aimé ». Il est probable qu'il fut entraîné vers cette école de pensée par ses idées sur la mythologie, dans laquelle il ne voyait que la glorification de l'agriculture. Ses travaux d'érudition ne lui firent jamais oublier la cause de ses coreligionnaires.  Avant même de s'établir à Paris, il avait plaidé la cause de la tolérance religieuse dans un ouvrage intitulé les Toulousaines, ou lettres historiques et apologétiques en faveur de la religion réformée et des divers protestants condamnés dans ces derniers temps par le parlement de Toulouse et dans le haut Languedoc, Édimbourg [Lausanne], 1760, 1 vol. in-8°, 458 p. Ce livre, écrit avec peu de méthode et de précision, n'eut pas le succès qu'il en attendait.

Un protestant libéral
Un établissement qu'il forma dès son arrivée à Paris fut d'une importance plus réelle. C'était un bureau d'agence destiné à centraliser les plaintes, les vœux et les vues diverses des protestants de tout le royaume et à recueillir tous les faits par lesquels ou pouvait intéresser les hommes influents, portés par la philosophie de cette époque à défendre les principes de la liberté de conscience, aux mesures propices à les faire triompher. Court de Gébelin devint par cela même comme le centre de tout le mouvement en faveur de cette cause. Ses vues et ses désirs allaient même plus loin que la liberté religieuse. La liberté civile et politique trouva en lui un généreux avocat, et ce fut pour en répandre les principes qu'il coopéra, avec Franklin, Robinet et quelques autres écrivains, à une publication consacrée à la défense de l'indépendance des Américains et paraissant sous le titre de Affaires de l'Angleterre et de l'Amérique (Anvers, 1776 et suiv., 15 vol. in-8°), et qu'il composa un ouvrage qui ne fut publié que cinq ans après sa mort, sous le titre : Discours du Prince et du Citoyen, Paris, 1789, 1 vol. in-8°.

Il est probable que sa fin fut hâtée par les nombreux chagrins que lui causa l'administration d'un établissement littéraire qu'il avait contribué à fonder en 1780, sous le nom de « Musée », et dont il avait accepté la présidence. Plus accoutumé à s'orienter dans les obscures traditions de l'antiquité que dans le dédale des affaires d'argent, il se laissa tromper par deux hommes qui abusèrent de sa confiance pour lui faire contracter des dettes, dont il ignorait lui-même la somme totale. Tourmenté par des créanciers qu'il ne connaissait pas, il sacrifia toutes ses économies et, quand il mourut, il était depuis un mois au bout de ses ressources et dans le plus triste dénuement. Il laissa trente mille livres de dettes. Les créanciers firent saisir le Musée, en même temps que tous ses papiers, qui furent vendus à l'encan. Parmi ces papiers se trouvaient non seulement les notes qui devaient servir à la rédaction de la fin du Monde primitif, mais encore toute sa correspondance au sujet des affaires protestantes de son temps, et une immense quantité de documents que son père avait recueillis sur l'histoire des protestants français réfugiés, et à la rédaction desquels Court de Gébelin avait formé le projet de consacrer sa vieillesse.

Un franc-maçon
La date précise de l'entrée en franc-maçonnerie d'Antoine Court de Gébelin n'est pas clairement établie par les historiens ; sa carrière maçonnique se partage entre le Rite écossais, les Philalèthes et la loge des Neuf Sœurs. Reçu en 1778 dans la loge   comme associé libre, il devient membre des Philalèthes et participe en tant que commissaire aux archives et membre de la  et terminale classe du régime, aux travaux de l'atelier jusqu'en 1783. Il est toutefois critiqué par le fondateur du régime le marquis de Savalette de Langes, qui lui reproche son manque d'assiduité en 1784. Il est plus actif dans la loge , dont il est le secrétaire en 1779 sous la présidence de Jérôme de Lalande, il défend la réputation de la loge lors de sa mise en cause dans sa pratique d'une maçonnerie d'adoption, jugée irrégulière. Il est président jusqu'à sa mort de la Société apollonienne, crée en 1780 par les Neuf Sœurs, et qui change de nom en Musée de Paris en 1783. Il est reconnu par les maçonnologues comme un franc-maçon ayant grandement contribué, en harmonie avec le but des Philalèthes, à la connaissance de la maçonnerie symbolique et philosophique .

Œuvres
 Les Toulousaines ou lettres historiques et apologétiques en faveur de la religion réformée et de divers protestants condamnés dans ces derniers temps par le parlement de Toulouse, 2 éditions, 458 et 444 p. 1763. Édition critique : Les Toulousaines (1763). Introduction et édition critique avec un dossier de correspondances relatives à la genèse, à l'élaboration et à la réception de l'ouvrage, par Hubert Bost, Paris : Champion, 2023.
 Le Monde primitif analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne considéré dans son génie allégorique et dans les allégories auxquelles conduisit ce génie, 1773-1782, 9 vol. (nouvelle édition en 1786)
 vol. I : "Plan général, allégories orientales"
 vol. II : "Grammaire universelle et comparative"
 vol. III : "Origine du langage et de l'écriture"
 vol. IV : "Histoire civile, religieuse et allégorique du calendrier" Histoire allégorique du calendrier. Illustré par Antoine-Louis Romanet :  : 1773-1782, Paris, éditeur : chez les auteurs. Édition 1973, . Édition de 1776.
 vol. V : "Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue française"
 vol. VI et VII : "Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine"
 vol. VIII : "L'histoire, le blason, les monnaies, les jeux". Traite en partie le jeu du Tarot divinatoire
 vol. IX : ""Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque" Volume 9, Boudet, 1780 ,
 Histoire naturelle de la Parole, ou grammaire universelle à l'usage des jeunes gens, Paris, 1776, in-8°;  édit, avec une préface et des notes de Lanjuinais, Paris, 1816, in-8°, 3 pl. Résumé du II vol. du Monde primitif;
 Dictionnaire étymologique et raisonné des racines latines, à l'usage des jeunes gens, Paris, 1780, in-8° : abrégé des VI et VII volumes du Monde primitif.
 Lettre sur le Magnétisme animal, Paris, 1783, in-4°, 47 p. ( édit., avec un supplément, Paris, 1784, in-4°, 48 p. Ayant trouvé, vers la fin de sa vie, quelque soulagement aux maux dont il souffrait dans les pratiques du magnétisme animal, il en fit une apologie, qui fit grand bruit.
 Devoirs du prince et du citoyen, posthume, 1789.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

 Ferdinand Hoefer, Nouvelle Biographie générale, t. 12, Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1857, 217-9.
 Gustave Vapereau, Dictionnaire universel des littératures, Paris, Hachette, 1855, 538.
 Robert Darnton, La Fin des Lumières, Paris, Perrin, 1984.
 Antoine Court de Gébelin (1724 ou 1728-1784), notice du Musée virtuel du protestantisme, en ligne.
 Hubert Bost (éd.), « Correspondance entre Court de Gébelin et les protestants d'Orthez (1763-1782) », BSHPF 140 (1994), 409-454.
 Hubert Bost, « Dans les coulisses de l'affaire Calas : La Beaumelle et Court de Gébelin avant et après Voltaire », Revue d'histoire du protestantisme 7 (2022), 193-230.
 L. Gal-Ladevèze, « Lettres inédites de Court de Gébelin et du pasteur Gal-Pomaret au sujet de l'affaire de Rochette (1761) et de Marie Durand », BSHPF 3 (1855), 604-611.
 Claude Lauriol, « Le pasteur Court de Gébelin lecteur de L'Esprit des lois », in Edgar Mass – Alberto Postigliola (éd.), Lectures de Montesquieu. Actes du colloque de Wolfenbüttel (octobre 1989), Napoli – Paris – Oxford : Liguori Editore – Universitas – Voltaire Foundation, 1993, 125-135.
 Claude Lauriol, « La Beaumelle, P. Rabaut, Court de Gébelin et l'affaire Calas », in Études sur La Beaumelle, Paris : Champion, 2008, 99-115.
 Armand Lods, « Court de Gébelin et la représentation des Eglises réformées auprès du gouvernement de Louis XV (1763-1766) », BSHPF 48 (1899), 244-248.
 Anne-Marie Mercier-Faivre, Un supplément à « L'Encyclopédie » : Le « Monde primitif » d'Antoine Court de Gébelin, Paris : Champion, 1999, 20-28.
 Daniel Robert, « Court de Gébelin. Son cours de religion. Les débuts de son séjour en France (1763-167) », Annuaire de l'École Pratique des Hautes Études 78 (1970-1971), 31-63.
 Daniel Robert, « Court de Gébelin et les Églises », Dix-huitième siècle 17 (1985), 179-191.
 Paul Schmidt, Court de Gébelin à Paris (1763-1784). Étude sur le protestantisme français pendant la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle, Saint-Blaise – Roubaix : Foyer solidariste de librairie et d'éditions, 1908, 2-12.

Articles connexes
 Physiocratie
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Liens externes
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 Court de Gébelin et le martinisme

Écrivain français du XVIIIe siècle
Personnalité française du protestantisme
Académie de La Rochelle
Personnalité de la franc-maçonnerie initiée avant 1800
Personnalité de la franc-maçonnerie française
Naissance en septembre 1728
Décès en mai 1784
Décès à 56 ans
Naissance à Nîmes

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Irish American History and the Civil War
A lot has been written about the Irish in the US. Even more's been written about the American Civil War (or Civil War 1.0 as we call it around here.) Writer Ellen Alden has a documented family history that includes both topics, and it drives her work, especially her novel, "Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke."
So what's the Ellen Alden story?
My name is Ellen Alden and four years ago I was living a "normal" life. I was teaching fourth grade, playing on a tennis team and raising my three children, two dogs and a hedgehog. Then one fateful day my daughter asked if I had a photo of myself when I was a little girl and it prompted me to sift through old cardboard boxes that my parents had left in my attic years ago. It is then that I made the fortunate discovery of 19 Civil War letters from my great great grandfather, Irish Immigrant, Florence Burke. He was writing to his wife and children back home in West Springfield, MA.
After reading these letters I became inspired to tell their extraordinary story and to stop everything and research, travel and discover my geneaology. I worked tirelessly to trace their past and to bring their story to life. I discovered that to be a writer, all I really needed is passion and creativity. I am now working on two new novels.
An understandable, if a tad robust, reaction. So what's the book about?
My book is about my the life of my first generation Irish immigrant ancestors. It is based on the original 19 Civil War letters I found in my attic. It begins with my great, great grandfather signing a legal contract to join the Civil War as a "substitute" for a wealthy man who was drafted in exchange for a small parcel of land for his family. Florence Burke is 35 years old, happily married and a father of three. It then replays back to his past in Ireland during the Potato Famine, and gives the horrific account of the suffering from both the perspectives of Florence and his love interest Ellen.
At 19 Florence decided to flee Ireland, chasing both his true love and his chance at a better life. But, his family believes he is a traitor. Once in America Florence and Ellen reunite and settle on a farm (as tenant farmers) in West Springfield, Ma. They are very poor and can't seem to get ahead—and the town councilmen are less than sympathetic to the new Irish Immigrants. In 1864 Florence makes the decision to join the war (without the knowledge or consent of his wife). He knows it is a great gamble, but he feels it could be the last chance to attain land and raise his family out of poverty.
From this point on the perspective of the story is only told by Ellen who is at home with the children. Ellen struggles to prep the new farm, to keep her children warm and safe through the cruel winter and to support her embattled husband, all while secretly holding a grudge that he made this deal without her knowledge. The reader hears from Florence only through his letters—and I used my great, great grandfather's words 85-90% verbatim. Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke is a book about the sacrifices that the first generation Irish immigrants made in order to survive in America. It is also about the extraordinary love that a father has for his family. I hope you like it!
Obviously there's the genetic connection, but why is this period so fascinating to you?
I believe the Potato Famine is an understudied time in history. The Irish don't like talking about it, the English choose to deny it, and most other nations over look it. As For the Civil War, it is monumental. To have our nation so torn apart that we fight our own countrymen and enlist immigrants form other countries to fight for one side (even though they have no great loyalty to either side) exemplifies the desperation and makes this an extraordinary time period in history.
I was lucky enough to find the letters, a window into the past, a first hand account of the battles from an Irish immigrant placed on the front lines. His letters describe unbelievable battles, his feeling of guilt at having made the deal without telling his family, and his longing to come home and reunite with his beloved family. I didn't choose these time periods; they were already chosen. I just brought them to life.
Writers and pre-destination is probably an argument for another time and a different beverage. What's your favorite scene in the book?
My favorite scene is set on the farm in March,1864. Florence has gone to war and Ellen's sister Mary arrives to help her with the children. One evening the oldest son Jerry notices a stranger lurking around the barn, potentially trying to steal the hay or farm animals. He runs to warn his family in the farmhouse and it is the old Aunt Mary who saves the day with her archery skills (which no-one knew she possessed). It's a great moment in the story when the two women realize they are fighting their own battle on the home front—and they are winning.
Where can people learn more and get the book?
My website and blog www.ellenalden.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ellenaldenauthor/
Twitter @ellen_alden
You can get the book on Amazon or Barnes and Noble
Or you can find it on Goodreads:
Posted on January 27, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags Acres' Bastard, American, Civil War, Ellen Alden, Irish, Wayne Turmel, Yours Faithfully Florence Burke
The Murder of Becket Spawns a Series- EM Powell
I came across today's author when I was searching for an agent. I found a very good story teller named EM Powell, and really enjoyed her first book. (As for the agent, I'm still looking, and yes that's an obvious cry for help.) Her novel, The Fifth Knight, began life as a serial but then became one of three novels. This is her story, about her story…. you know what I mean.
E.M. Powell's medieval thrillers THE FIFTH KNIGHT and THE BLOOD OF THE FIFTH KNIGHT have been #1 Amazon bestsellers and a Bild bestseller in Germany. Book #3 in the series, THE LORD OF IRELAND, was released in 2016. Born and raised in the Republic of Ireland into the family of Michael Collins (the legendary revolutionary and founder of the Irish Free State), she now lives in northwest England with her husband, daughter and a Facebook-friendly dog. She is also a contributing editor to International Thriller Writers The Big Thrill magazine, blogs for English Historical Fiction Authors and is the social media manager for the Historical Novel Society. Find out more by visiting www.empowell.com.
What's "The Fifth Knight" and the series about?
THE FIFTH KNIGHT is the first of my Fifth Knight series of medieval thrillers. It's my take on the infamous brutal murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket on the altar of Canterbury Cathedral on December 29 1170. The history with which many people is familiar is that long-standing disputes between Becket and his king and one-time friend, Henry II, had reached a critical point. Henry is said to have exploded in one of his typical rages, ending with the words: "He has…shamed my realm; the grief goes to my heart, and no-one has avenged me!" Unfortunately, a group of knights who were listening took him at his word. They set off for Canterbury to avenge their king with fatal results. In my book, I add a fictional fifth knight, Sir Benedict Palmer, to the group. And the reason they go to Canterbury is not to avenge Henry, but because they know that Becket has hidden a young nun in the walls of Canterbury Cathedral. They need to find her and the secret she holds.
Tell me about writing the book as a serial story first, then turning it into a novel. How did that impact how you put it all together?
My fictional story must have appealed to some people as it has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Yet it had an unusual route to publication. My publishers are Thomas & Mercer, an Amazon imprint. THE FIFTH KNIGHT was first released in the US only as a Kindle Serial back in 2012. It was published in six episodes, with each episode being delivered to readers' Kindles every two weeks. So I had to break the story up, making sure that each episode ended on a cliff-hanger and making sure that each one balanced out. Then would come the wait to see if readers liked the new instalment. As I say, it was unusual, to say the least!
Fortunately for me, readers loved it and it was released as a complete novel in 2013. I also followed it up with the next two Palmer books in the series. In THE BLOOD OF THE FIFTH KNIGHT, Palmer is called back to find out who's trying to kill Henry's mistress, the Fair Rosamund. In the third, THE LORD OF IRELAND, Palmer is sent by Henry to a warring Ireland with John, Henry's youngest son and future Bad King John. No spoilers, but John being John, all does not go well. Neither of these two books were released as Kindle Serials. The Kindle Serial program has been discontinued but all the books that were released through it are still available as complete works.
What is it about that time period that intrigues you? I mean, I share your fascination but we're not exactly the majority…
I think that the medieval period is one of the most interesting, exciting and downright bizarre historical periods of all. It isn't the most popular for readers of historical fiction, but I think people are missing out. What other period gives you banquets that serve peacocks, breath-taking illuminated manuscripts, gatherings with the Devil, leech collectors and chainmail?
Right? I mean frickin' leech collectors! But I digress. What's your favorite scene in the book?
It's no spoiler to say Becket's murder. 'Favorite' isn't maybe the right word but it was certainly the most challenging to write. We have eye-witness accounts from the time and it was truly horrible. Becket was utterly defenseless against the armed knights. Even though I had to write it in the context of a fictional story, I had to stay true to what we know to make it credible. I actually caught myself at one point wanting to rewrite it so he got away! But this book is speculative historical fiction, rather than true alternate history, so I had to do it. I can only hope that I gave Becket the proper respect to his memory and the terrible end he suffered.
How can people learn more about you and your exciting series?
Amazon Author Page: http://author.to/EMPowell-Author
Website: www.empowell.com
Blog: http://www.empowell.blogspot.co.uk/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/empowellauthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/empowellauthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6583496.E_M_Powell
Posted on January 20, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags Acres' Bastard, Count of the Sahara, EM Powell, Fifth Knight, historical fiction, Historical Novel Society, Medieval, novel, Wayne Turmel
Acre's Bastard is officially published….
It's January 17, 2016 so my newest historical fiction novel, Acre's Bastard, is now available worldwide in paperback and ebook, wherever you buy such things.
I'm very grateful for the help I've received in advance of the launch from Naperville Writers Group, my trusted beta readers, and those who have read advance copies and actually liked the darned thing.
This book isn't an easy sell, so any help I can get is appreciated. If you'd like to help, I can think of a couple of things:
Tell your friends. Tweetfacelinkblog to your heart's content.
Leave a review, even a luke-warm one, on your favorite book site. The number of reviews counts almost as much as the rating in this crazy online world run by our robot overlords. Amazon, Goodreads, Facebook pages… you know the drill
Give me feedback. This is the first of at least 2 "Lucca Le Pou" stories to come. I had a boss once who told me, "we always reserve the right to get smarter."
Come on out to an event. So far, I've got two events scheduled. The official book launch is February 11th, 1 PM at the Museums at Lisle Station. I will also be doing a presentation in early march at Barnes and Noble in Naperville, exact date TBD. Come on out, bring some friends and have some fun.
I am very excited about the launch of this story, and hope it receives the same warm reception that Count of the Sahara got. Oh, and sells a few copies.
Thank you all. Here goes…..
Format LinkPosted on January 19, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags Acres' Bastard, Crusades, historical fiction, Naperville Writers Group, novel, Wayne Turmel
Anglo Saxon Adventure with Annie Whitehead
When we think of the English, most of us-especially we colonials-have an image in mind. But the history of Britain goes back a long way, and it's far from a straight road with an unbroken line of homogeneous residents (Brexit not withstanding.) Today's author specializes in telling stories of the Angles and Saxons…. I introduce Annie Whitehead.
Annie came into my orbit when we took part in a round-table blog discussion with members of the Historical Novel Society. You can read it here. As you'll see, she's a total smartass, which mean we had to "meet," at least virtually.
Okay, Lady. What's your story?
I'm an historian (and a bit of a pedant – note that I didn't say 'a' historian!) and a writer, mainly of Anglo-Saxon stories. I'm a nomad who genuinely can't say where I'm 'from'. I have two birth certificates, which I believe is quite rare. I'm vibrant, witty and smiley – when I'm tucked away behind the safety of my keyboard. In real life there's less elegance and sophistication, which is perhaps no bad thing as I live in the English Lake District where I walk, a lot, and where it rains, a lot. History, writing and music are my passions, and I'm lucky to be able to indulge all three – the last of which involves my regularly making a fool of myself as I teach small children the art of music, singing, and what I like to call 'leaping about' – and yes, 'leaping about' is a technical term…
What are your books about?
Can I be greedy and tell you about both my books? (Editor's note. I suspect it would be a fool's mission to try and stop her, but carry on) I'll be super-brief (unlike my books which are good and chunky):
To Be A Queen is the story of Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, daughter of Alfred the Great. She came to be ruler of a country in all but name, fighting for that country against the Vikings, and, ultimately, her own brother.
Alvar the Kingmaker is the right-hand-man of King Edgar at a time when politics and intrigue at court make life difficult, and dangerous. His job brings power and wealth, but also heartbreak and sacrifice, especially when the king dies and the country is plunged into civil war. Then there's the small matter of the queen, who loves him, and is accused of murder…
The Anglo-Saxon period is rather "niche-y". Why that era?
I assume I'm amongst friends – i.e. history lovers. I won't use the words nerd or geek, although I do apply both terms to myself – so I suppose I can dispense with explaining my love of history. But this particular period? It was brought alive for me by a very learned tutor of mine, with whom I'm still friends. Everyone has that one teacher, yes? The one who inspires? Well, Ann Williams was that teacher for me; she gave me the bug, and I've never shaken it off.
Specifically though, in the case of Alvar, it was a footnote in one of Ann's published papers about Alvar (real name Aelfhere) concerning a widow who was deprived of her lands after his death. It's the only mention of her, and no-one knows if she was his wife, his lover… and why did they leave no children? I was intrigued, so I set out to answer my own questions. With To Be A Queen it was simple: no-one had told the story of this remarkable woman, yes, woman, who had led an army and ruled a country. I had to put that right!
Any favorite (or favourite, since you're so pedantic and British-y and all) scenes you can share?
Hmm, no spoilers huh? That rules out a couple of my favourite scenes… Okay, in that case: In 'Queen' I had a lot of fun researching the flammable properties of flour (yes, really!) and enjoyed writing the scene in the mill when my characters also learn about those properties…
In 'Alvar', most of my favourites are spoilers; you know, those pivotal moments when lives are ended or changed, hearts are broken or mended, but there is one: it's where Alvar finally gives vent to the rage that has been boiling for years. He fires off a load of expletives (I was keen to keep them pure Old English so no, not that four-letter word). I had a lot of fun, and he felt a whole lot better!
Where can we learn more about you and your books?
Besides my website, I have two blogs, Casting Light Upon the Shadow and Time Traveler
My Amazon Author page is here
You can also follow me on Twitter and Facebook.
Posted on January 13, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags Acres' Bastard, Alvar the King Maker, Anglo-Saxon, Annie Whitehead, historical fiction, To Be a Queen, Wayne Turmel
Windy City Reviews likes Acre's Bastard
It's hard for an indie book to get reviews aside from the folks who take the time to write on Amazon or Goodreads (and a thousand blessings on your homes and camels.) So when someone you don't know, share DNA with, or owe money to likes your book, it's a cause to celebrate.
Windy City Reviews has done a pre-publication review of Acre's Bastard, and it's a good one! You can read the whole thing here.
Any review that starts with
The subtitle to Wayne Turmel's Acre's Bastard is "Part 1 of the Lucca le Pou stories," and I am already looking forward to further stories from this author about his engaging main character.
and ends with
… even these supporting characters have none of the cardboard cut-out feel of many adventures. They have the feel of people we might have chanced to meet if we were transported to those hectic times.
Now, I could pick nits… the biggest thing is this is NOT a YA novel that adults can read, it's an adult novel teen readers can sink their teeth into. Still who am I to complain when people are telling strangers to buy your book?
Posted on January 13, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags Acres' Bastard, Chicago, Chicago Writers Association, review, Wayne Turmel, Windy City Reviews
Sitting at the Big Kids (Historical, Round) Table
One of the most fun writing activities I've been involved in for a while was to take part in a "round table" of 6 or 7 historical fiction writers. Just being included in their midst was like graduating to the big-kids table at Thanksgiving.
As a new member of the Historical Novel Society, I'm in awe of the talent and output of so many people who share some of my obsessions. Click here to take a look at the discussion and enjoy.
A big thanks to Sophie Schiller (a nom de plum but who am I to rat her out?) for putting this project together through the HSN Bloggers Facebook Page. Can't wait for next month to meet more talented folks. Many of these authors are likely to wind up interviewed here over the next few weeks. I'm looking forward to learning more about them and reading their work.
Meanwhile, if you're checking out their work, don't forget Acre's Bastard is out on January 17!
The Odyssey From a Woman's Viewpoint- Tamara Agha-Jaffar
I am a sucker for familiar stories told from an outsider's point of view. A good example is the very familiar story of The Odyssey… as told by all the women Odysseus uhhhhh, encountered, on his long weird trip home. (To put it mildly, he was a player.)It's a safe bet most of them weren't exactly happy with the experience.
The coolest thing about doing these interviews is meeting (at least virtually) people with the most interesting backgrounds. Such is the case with Tamara.
So what's the Tamara Agha-Jaffar story?
I was born in Baghdad, Iraq. My parents moved to England when I was very young so I have little recollection of my country of birth. I was raised in England and then attended university in Lebanon where I obtained my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in English Literature. I obtained my Ph.D. in English Literature from Washington State. My husband and I have lived in the U.S. for the last 40 years. We have two sons and two grandchildren.
I have been in academia all my professional life. I was a Professor of English for about 18 years. I introduced several new courses to the college curriculum, including Introduction to Women's Studies, Women in Literature, and Women in Religion. I moved to the "dark side" of academia when I became an administrator. I was Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts for a few years and then the Vice President for Academic Affairs for several years before my retirement in July 2013.
The Carnegie Foundation honored me in 2004 by naming me Kansas Professor of the Year, and I received President Barack Obama's Call to Service Award in 2010 for my volunteer work in the local shelter for battered women and in the school district.
I have been fascinated by mythology and ancient cultures for a number of years and have decided that when I grow up, I want to become an anthropologist and archaeologist rolled into one. I would love to get dirt under my fingernails by unearthing ancient artifacts and structures and learning more about the cultures that gave birth to them.
I know that feeling. When I wrote Count of the Sahara I wanted to be an archaeologist. Then I realized it involved two things I hate: shoveling and attention to detail. Oh well. Tell us about Unsung Odysseys…
It tells the story of Odysseus' return from Troy through the voices of the women involved in his escapades. I thought it was time we heard the voices of women. Each female speaks directly to the reader in her own voice, describing her encounter with and feelings toward Odysseus.
The speakers are Anticleia, Penelope, Circe, Athena, Calypso, Nausicaa, and Eurycleia. The narrative progresses with each character picking up the thread where the previous character left off. Although these are mythological characters, they interact with each other on a human level and are easily relatable. Their gendered perspective is reflected in their dialogue and reaction to events.
That's a cool take. What inspired your approach?
It's the sort of situation where one thing naturally progressed into another.
My immersion in mythology and women's role in ancient myths gave birth to my first book, Demeter and Persephone: Lessons from a Myth (McFarland 2002), a feminist interpretation of the classical Greek myth based on Homer's Hymn to Demeter.
I followed this with my second book, Women and Goddesses in Myth and Sacred Text: An Anthology (Pearson 2005), a cross-cultural text for women in world religions and indigenous cultures.
When I finally had time to breathe after my retirement, I went back to the Demeter/Persephone myth and wrote my first novel, A Pomegranate and the Maiden. This is a re-telling of the myth through the voices of the characters involved in the story.
My love of the mythology and culture of the ancient world, especially the mythology of Mesopotamia, Sumer, Egypt, Classical Greece, and Rome continues unabated. I love to give voice to characters in myths, to put myself inside their skin and hear them express themselves. I believe ancient myths still have so much to say to us and write a blog on my website in which I interpret myths by teasing out their nuggets of wisdom.
My love of Homer also continues unabated. I have read both the Iliad and the Odyssey more times than I can recall. Of the two, I prefer the Odyssey because it doesn't have quite so much blood and gore and because it gives greater prominence to women. So it was a natural progression for me to go from writing a novel based on Homer's Hymn to Demeter to one based on his Odyssey.
Much of the analysis and discussion of the Odyssey focuses on the character of Odysseus and his adventures, so I thought it would be interesting to hear the voices of women since they could provide a gendered perspective on events absent from the original. I tried to get inside the skin of each woman, breathing life into her and articulating her thoughts and reactions. I had fun doing it. I hope my readers will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
What's your favorite scene?
I have a lot of "favorite" scenes in the novel, but if I had to pick one, it would be the scene where Calypso confronts Hermes when he informs her of Zeus' command to release Odysseus from captivity. Calypso flips out. She yells, hisses, screeches, and throws things at Hermes in her anger. She lashes out at him and all the male gods, launching into a venomous tirade about gender discrimination and the patriarchal bastion that is the Greek pantheon. I had a lot of fun writing that scene.
You can find her book on Amazon, and more information about Tamara
Or on her website, www.tamaraaghajaffar.com
Posted on January 6, 2017 Categories UncategorizedTags Greece, historical fiction, mythology, Odysseus, Odyssey, Tamara Agha-Jaffar, Unsung Odysseys, Wayne Turmel


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So, I landed in town with a skeptical mindset. I mean, everyone said Portland had the most AMAZING craft beer scene too before I moved there, and that wasn't at all the case in PDX.
However, what we found in Montana, and especially Missoula, far surpassed the quality of most breweries you'd find in Portland. I could not have been happier to spend four days in town exploring the best breweries in Missoula.
The unique aspect about breweries in Missoula, MT is the fact that most of them don't have liquor licenses.
Liquor licenses cost a bundle (sometimes up to a million dollars), and they're very limited in Montana because there is only a small number up for grabs in any given city. Instead of the Missoula breweries, it's mainly just the local Missoula bars that have been there for ages that hold liquor licenses and the freedoms that come with them.
Drinking Missoula beer is one of the best ways to get to know the city and its locals.
What this means for the majority of breweries in Missoula is limited hours and limited alcohol per customer. This was fine with me since we were only wanting to try a taste of each Missoula brewery, and as long as you're not out to get messed up at one brewery in Missoula, you should be fine too.
As a tasting room, these Missoula breweries can only serve 48 ounces – or about 3 pints – of beer to each customer per day. They keep track of this usually with a punch card that they mark each time the customer buys a new beer.
These premises are also only allowed to sell alcohol from the limited hours of 10 am to 8 pm. Even with this said, the breweries in Missoula, Montana and all over the state are booming right now.
KettleHouse was the first of the Missoula brew pubs we stepped into our first night in town. We walked down a snowy side street and actually walked right past it initially. Hidden away in a converted garage, we came across the southern and newest location of KettleHouse Brewing.
When we walked inside we were taken aback by not only how friendly the bartender was but also how knowledgeable and helpful he was as well. He took the time to walk us through the beer and answer our random questions, like why so many of their beer names reference weed *cheeky grin*?
We never made it to their other Missoula brewery, but we were impressed with what we found at their newer one. Their Cold Smoke Scotch Ale is the best of that style that I have tried in a very long time. I'm still dreaming about it.
Practical info: Location: (1) 313 N 1st Street W, (2) 602 Myrtle Street; Hours: open seven days a week except for major holidays, 12pm-9pm.
Tamarack Brewing was our second brewery experience in Missoula, and it was the complete opposite to KettleHouse. Although the staff was still friendly, the waiter was not quite as knowledgeable about the beer, and the whole place came off as much more commercial.
That's not to say it was a bad experience, not at all. It was just a very different one from the other breweries in Missoula, Montana. Think of a semi-large and open sports pub with good beer and you'll have Tamarack.
My personal favorite of their beers? Hands down, Sip And Go Naked Apricot Ale – okay, maybe partly because of the name, but it was still really tasty!
Practical info: Location: 231 W Front Street; Hours: Mon-Fri 11am – 1am, Sat-Sun 10am-2am.
The winner for the best brewery in Missoula of all time goes to Imagine Nation Brewing with their bison-shaped winner. That alone made me warm towards the brewery and we found ourselves more impressed as we tasted the beers on tap.
This is one of the newest Missoula breweries in town, but it's definitely not a place lacking in quality brews.
We had already heard one negative comment about Imagine Nation from the taxi driver who picked us up from the airport, who had mentioned the proximity to the homeless shelter and drunks that would obviously head over to the brand new brewery now.
However, this driver had clearly never been to the brewery herself, and what we found was not at all like she thought it would be.
What's great about Imagine Nation is that it's also a center for community transformation & education. Their whole purpose is to bring the community together, create a dialogue and teach mindfulness in order to inspire social change for the better. How cool is that!?
The staff were friendly – but who isn't in Montana? – and the brewery came off as having a very local hangout feel. They also have free Sunday movie afternoons and popcorn and plenty of live music throughout the week. We saw Selma while we were there, nothing better than beer, popcorn and a movie to start off your Sunday afternoon!
My favorite brew of theirs was the Oatmeal Stout on nitro, which I believe was called The Luminous Folly. So good.
Why yes, this is a bison shaped tasting tray.
Practical info: Location: 1151 W Broadway Street; Hours: Mon-Fri 2pm-8pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-8pm.
Another one of our favorite Missoula, Montana breweries was Draught Works Brewery, which, similar to KettleHouse, is located on an unassuming street off the main drag of the city. The patio was covered in snow and uninhabited, but I could see it as a great place to hang out on the weekends or after work during the summer.
The best part about Draught Works, besides their beer, of course, is their penchant for live music. When we came for a visit there was a free show going on, a soulful jazz trio, that created the perfect soundtrack to our beer tasting quest.
Draught Works is on the larger side compared to some of the other Missoula breweries, but it still came off as having a very cozy feel once you walked inside. Missoula is already driven by community engagement and Draught Works was just another example of that.
My favorite beer at the brewery was their refreshing Shadow Caster Amber Ale.
Practical info: Location: 915 toole Avenue; Hours: open every day 12pm-9pm. Pints poured until 8 pm, growlers filled until 9 pm.
And onto the breweries that we didn't make it to this time around, but still, deserve a mention as this is after all a guide to Missoula craft beer.
Flathead Lake Brewing is technically from Woods Bay, but they have a pub house in Missoula on N. Higgins. They have their own barrel house in Woods Bay so you can expect some quality sour beers from them, including their Montucky Sour Cherry Brown (great name) and Flanders Red.
The brewery started in 2004 and they opened up the pub house in Missoula in 2010. It has been going strong ever since. The location in Missoula is one of the best Missoula breweries with food and serves great craft beer and quality food. So if you're hungry and thirsty this seems to be the place to go.
Practical info: Location 424 N. Higgins Street; Hours: Sunday and Tues-Thurs 3pm-12am, Fri-Sat 3pm-2am. Closed Mondays.
I really wanted to stop by Bayern since it was one of the only breweries I recognized while in Montana, but sadly time was not on our side for this trip to Missoula.
Bayern Brewery is one of the top Missoula microbreweries and one of the oldest and only German microbrewery in the Rockies. They specialize in Bavarian style beers and they're 100% locally owned and operated. They're also seen as the leader in the Northwest for sustainable business practices and environmental responsibility – something I always look for in local businesses!
You'll find everything from Schwarzbiers, Doppelbocks, and Weizens to all that's in between. They even celebrate Oktoberfest properly by releasing a seasonal Oktoberfest beer every year for the festivities.
Practical info: Location: 1507 Montana Street; Hours: open everyday 12pm-8pm.
Big Sky Brewing was really the only other brewery I had heard about outside of Montana before I arrived, and that's largely in part to their ever popular Moose Drool Brown Ale – found almost everywhere in America.
Big Sky came after Bayern and they were the 2nd brewery to set-up shop in Missoula in the mid-1990s. The brewery offers up fairly standard styles, you won't generally find many crazy out-there brews, but that's not to say they don't produce quality beer.
They also offer 4 free samples of their Missoula beer for every visit, who can say no to such hospitality?
Practical info: Location 5417 Trumpeter Way; Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-6:30pm, Sat 11am-6pm. Closed Sundays.
One of the relatively new and lesser-known Missoula breweries in town, located on the south side of Missoula, Great Burn Brewing features West Coast hop-forward beers that would be the dream of any IPA enthusiast.
Great Burn started in 2013 and is known for quality local brews and very inexpensive ones at that, with some beers costing as low as $3. Although their selection of beers is still fairly limited compared to some of the other breweries in Missoula, Great Burn would still be a place to check out if you're into your craft beer (and especially hops).
Practical info: 2230 McDonald Avenue; Hours Sun-Thurs 2pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-9pm.
If you are looking for luxurious accommodations to stay at while you enjoy sipping Missoula beer, then you need to check out the DoubleTree by Hilton Missoula Edgewater. Located on the banks of the Clark Fork River, this DoubleTree hotel is the perfect place to relax after a long day enjoy a variety of Missoula activities. Guest can enjoy Northwest specialty dishes and drinks at the hotel's on-site restaurant, the Finn and Porter. This hotel offers comfortable and spacious rooms, stunning views of Mount Sentinel, and a modern gym and jacuzzi.
C'mon Inn Missoula is the perfect hotel for anyone who is looking for a mid-ranged priced accommodation that is located fairly close to the majority of things to do around Missoula. This cozy, rustic hotel has an indoor waterfall, indoor pool, five hot tubs, and serves a full hot breakfast every morning. C'mon Inn also features a business center, fitness room, games room, and airport shuttles.
The Campus Inn Missoula provides guests with a home away from home without breaking the bank. Every room at the Campus Inn Missoula comes with air-conditioning, coffee machine, and cable TV. Guest can also enjoy a daily continental breakfast, fitness center and shared lounge. If you need more information about things to do in Missoula, Montana, don't be afraid to ask the friendly staff at the front desk.
If you are looking for more things to do in Montana, check out these adventures filled tours.
The West Yellowstone: Helicopter Tour will allow you to enjoy a bird's eye of the stunning lakes and mountain peaks that make up the greater ecosystem of West Yellowstone. You can enjoy a 30 – 60-minute flight.
Spend a half day biking through the Glacier National Park on a guided bike tour. You will be able to admire stunning panoramic views and eat a delicious packed dinner.
The Glacier National Park: Half-Day Whitewater Rafting Trip is the perfect adventure for all who are explore beautiful Montana. You will raft down the Middle Fork Flathead River with a guide, enjoy class 2 and 3 rapids.
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Yum…these beers look amazing! Now I'm totally in the mood for a cold one!
I've been to Portland and was blown away by the food, and the beer or course. Guess I'll have to look into Missoula!
That's great to hear Matt, I haven't been so impressed with the Portland scene as I thought I would be, but there's definitely still some gems in the city. I think I enjoyed Missoula's craft breweries so much because of the culture of friendly openness in talking about beer with customers – something you don't find so easily in Portland.


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Bento (Lunch box) is one of the most popular lunch options in Japan. When I was in junior high school, my mother always woke up early and made it for me. I'm sure some or most of you had the same experience of your mom making your lunch.
Usually the typical bento consists of rice, a main dish (fish/meat), a side-dish (salad) and if you are lucky, a dessert. So you can enjoy a bit of everything inside a 15cm X 25cm box. And since there is no microwave for students at school, it should be tasty even if it's cold. So soup is not a great idea for bento in general.
If you are planning to visit Japan/Kyoto, I'd like you to try one. You can eat it in your hotel room or if weather is nice, you can bring it to Kamogawa riverside and eat under the sun (watch out for the birds though).
Where can you get it? There are three main choices. 1. Underground level in the department store. 2. Super market. 3. Convenience store.
My personal recommendation is 1. At the underground level in any department store you can see plenty of high quality & popular lunch boxes from prestigious restaurants and stores. They cost more than lunch boxes from convenience and super markets, but they are worth it. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Italian, etc, there are many choices, and I'm sure it will take a while to choose. At a department store, the typical bento costs 650 – 1200 yen. At convenience stores and super markets, you can buy bento box for 500 yen.
If you stay at a hotel near Kyoto station, try Isetan department store. If you are at central town area, go to Daimaru at Shijo-Karasuma intersection or Takashimaya at Shijo-Kawaramachi intersection.