Eastern Approaches—Alex Thomson
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I can’t claim to know toxicology well but this is so absurd that I had to go check if I was remembering the basics correctly. Turns out it isn’t just absurd, it’s insanely sloppy and actually quite hilarious. Of all the things to pick, why pick something…
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At this timestamp, a Bible translator for the Fang language of Equatorial Guinea reads out something quite akin to a recitative from a Bach passion: the narration becomes meditative and deplores the folly of idolatry.
Do listen to this, and the preceding and following episodes, in full for some captivating snippets of a full-sound-effects audio Bible.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qpASXmz7BEE&t=900s
Do listen to this, and the preceding and following episodes, in full for some captivating snippets of a full-sound-effects audio Bible.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qpASXmz7BEE&t=900s
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An Experiment in Oral Scripture Adaptation - part 3
We continue the story, talk a little about why oral Bible translation matters, and listen to some more cool samples. Here's a video of how we did the sound effects for the recording of the Exodus: https://youtu.be/R_9PLkgPLiI. If you're curious, you can…
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Went for a walk. On the way home, I noticed the sky doing absurd things.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a street scene like this before in southern England.
Best wishes
Mike
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a street scene like this before in southern England.
Best wishes
Mike
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16/2/1918 — 16/2/1991
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https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2837417/how-lithuania-marked-independence-day-during-last-throes-of-soviet-union
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https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2837417/how-lithuania-marked-independence-day-during-last-throes-of-soviet-union
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How Lithuania marked Independence Day during last throes of Soviet Union
In early 1988, Lithuania was still stuck in Soviet-era stagnation and commemorating Lithuania’s restoration of independe...
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One would think that such a map should be enough to induce the British to think again about their government.
Then again, the German and Dutch populations never paused for thought over the decades when it was pointed out to them that they belonged to a select club of nations where the Polizei would steal their children if they weren’t sent to school, a club whose only other member was the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; and the Swedes and French have merrily joined that club in the last few years, secure in their confidence that they are the enlightened chaps and that the world’s other 200 nations are the cavemen.
Then again, the German and Dutch populations never paused for thought over the decades when it was pointed out to them that they belonged to a select club of nations where the Polizei would steal their children if they weren’t sent to school, a club whose only other member was the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; and the Swedes and French have merrily joined that club in the last few years, secure in their confidence that they are the enlightened chaps and that the world’s other 200 nations are the cavemen.
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