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Nigeria election 2023: Early results arriving
(Abuja, Nigeria) – Early results have started to arrive from Nigeria’s tightest election since the end of military rule in 1999.
Official results from the southwestern Ekiti state show a clear victory for ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu in one of his strongholds.
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december highlights.
had our company year-end gala at the oriental hotel - legazpi, and we got the most outstanding team of the year award. that was really unexpected, ni isa samin walang malay na we even got nomitated, kasi sobrang chill lang naman ng account namin. siguro naging basehan na bagong client tapos ang bilis mag grow. partida may lagi pang nag aaway samin hahaha. kahit yung ibang kateam namin di rin makapaniwala, but itong award na 'to iki-claim ko para samin ni Zha at ni Jayson kasi kami naman talaga ang nag build nito, lahat ng kasama namin dito ngayon puro bago lang naman. so kudos to us.
also went to manila for an enjoyable christmas vacation sana, but nasa byahe palang ako non, sinalubong na agad ako ng problema sa bahay. kinailangan maoperahan ng kapatid ko sa appendix at dahil narin sa hernia niya. pag dating na pag dating ko, imbes na makapag pahinga ako, nag asikaso agad ako sa ospital at syempre gastos agad.
medyo sumama na naman loob ko sa tatay ko kasi syempre ako na naman yung kumilos, but inintindi ko nalang dahil senior na siya (62) malakas pa naman pero madali na siyang magreklamong pagod, but knowing him, tinatamad lang yun, ang sipag nga makipag date e. haha. wala akong choice kundi alalayan sila, inisip ko nalang baka kaya talaga ako umuwi dahil kailangan nila ako. medyo mabigat lang sa loob ko kasi panigurado kahit anong tulong naman gawin ko at effort sakanila, may masasabi parin.
pasalamat nalang din talaga at nacovered naman ng philhealth yung 75% ng bill niya. mga kinailangan nalang sa opera at gamot yung nagastos ko, siya na yung dumiskarte ng pambayad sa room niya dun. tingin ko naman din na-appreciate naman kahit papaano ng kapatid ko, kasi naalala niya ko batiin nung new year's eve.
dahil sa stress, napa check in tuloy kami ni J sa condo. hindi ko kasi kayang mag stay sa bahay sa ganung sitwasyon, ayaw ko rin kasi maobligang mag bantay sa ospital dahil ayaw ko nung lugar, dun din kasi namatay si mommy. kaya binilin ko nalang sa mga pinsan namin at mga barkada niya na magpalitan nalang sila sa ospital.
ang dami ko sanang plano sa pag uwi kong yun, yung maskipaps nalang talaga yung natuloy kasi may ticket. pero kung wala siguro yun, malamang bumalik ako agad ng bicol nun sa sobrang stress.
nag celebrate nalang kami ng christmas ni J nang tahimik. nag tampuhan pa nga kami. pero bago yun, tingin ko core memory namin pareho ni J yung bisperas ng pasko na nag lalakad kami sa panay ave para mag hanap ng bukas na store para maki poops haha. barado kasi yung toilet nung unit namin nun. tawa kami ng tawa kasi lahat sarado na alas otso palang ng gabi. buti nalang nag padala ng plunger yung host kaya naayos naman ni J. haha.
wala naman masyagong ganap kasi bukod sa na-stress lang ako sa bahay, sa condo lang kami nag stay ni J though kinita ko naman sila chi at ben, rachel at jasmine. dami ko pa sanang kikitain pero sabi ko bawi nalang ako ulit sa susunod na pasko.
umuwi din kami agad pagkatapos ng pasko. nakakatuwa lang din at naexperience narin namin ni J kumain sa mary grace haha. medyo nakaka luwag luwag na moment, sabi niya "atleast hindi na fastfood" haha.
dahil din kila chi, rachel at jasmine naka puno agad ako ng stickers at nakuha ko na yung tumbler na gusto ko. haha.
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#never forget how the lxl nation imploded after halloween lxl dropped lmao. esp since samishigariya released literally the next day lol#november 2020 was a different time… never forget#the ramen double date event is only here bc it was in yujiro’s pov#gonna level with y’all here. i’ve never read the lxl main story. i just skipped through it for the honeydia…#[sighs and screen records it for future use]#just honeypre things
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Holidays 8.28
Holidays
Bow Tie Day
Crackers Over the Keyboard Day
Criminal Appreciation Day
Crumbs Between the Keys Day
Dream Day Quest and Jubilee
828 Day
Emerati Women’s Day (UAE)
Emmett Till Day
End of the Fairy Tale Day
Giving Black Day (a.k.a. Give 828)
Gone-ta-Pott Day [every 28th]
Green Shirt Guy Day
I Have a Dream Day
International Read Comics in Public Day
Manifest 828 Day
Mariamoba (Republic of Georgia)
National Bow Tie Day
National Grandparents Day (Mexico)
National Over It Day
National Power Rangers Day
National Thoughtful Day
Nativity of Nephthys (Egyptian Goddess of Love)
Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day
Radio Commercial Day
Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
Russian Germans Day (Germany)
Scientific American Day
Significant Historical Events Day
Tan Suit Day
Watermelon Day (French Republic)
World Day of Turners Syndrome
Food & Drink Celebrations
National Cheese Sacrifice Day
National Cherry Turnover Day
National Red Wine Day
Stuffed Green Bell Peppers Day
Subway Sandwich Day
4th & Last Monday in August
Araw ng mga Bayani (National Heroes’ Day; Philippines) [Last Monday]
August/Summer Bank Holiday (UK) [Last Monday]
International Day of Cyber Attack Ceasefire [Last Monday]
Liberation Day (Hong Kong) [Last Monday]
Motorist Consideration Monday [Monday of Be Kind to Humankind Week]
Notting Hill Carnival (UK) [Last Monday & day before]
Social Justice Day (Antarctica) [4th Monday]
Independence Days
Holy Empire of Reunion (Declared; 1997) [unrecognized]
Luana (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]
Moldova (from USSR; 1991)
Ohio Empire (Declared; 2008) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Alexander of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Abkhazia)
Augustine of Hippo (Christian; Saint) [brewers] *
Ayyankali Jayanti (Kerala, India)
Constant Troyon (Artology)
Edmund Arrowsmith (Christian; Saint)
Edward Burne-Jones (Artology)
Feast of the Mother of God (Georgia, Macedonia, Serbia)
Festival for Luna (Ancient Rome)
Festival for Sol (Ancient Rome)
Festival of the Neon Revolution
First Onam (Rice Harvest Festival; Kerala, India)
Frank Gorshin Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Hermes of Rome (Christian; Saint)
Julian (Christian; Saint)
Junipero Serra (Christian; Saint)
Marimba (Virgin’s Assumption; Georgia)
Mariotte (Positivist; Saint)
Media Aestas III (Pagan)
More Rum Day (Pastafarian)
Moses the Black (Christian; Saint)
Uncle Norton the Elephant (Muppetism)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 40 of 60)
Premieres
Animal Crackers (Film; 1930)
Cain's Jawbone, by E. Powys Mathers (Novel/Puzzle; 1934)
Come Clean, by Puddle of Mudd (Album; 2001)
The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (Novel; 1844)
Do the Evolution, by Pearl Jam (Animated Music Video; 1998)
54 (Film; 1998)
Flying Leathernecks (Film; 1951)
Gallipoli (Film; 1981)
Get Rich Quick Porky (WB LT Cartoon; 1937)
Honeymoon in Vegas (Film; 1992)
I Have a Dream, by Martin Luther King Jr. (Speech; 1963)
Let’s Get It On, by Marvin Gaye (Album; 1973)
Lohengrin, by Richard Wagner (Opera; 1850)
Mary of Scotland (Film; 1936)
Mickey’s Follies (Disney Cartoon; 1929)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (TV Series; 1993)
Narcos (TV Series; 2015)
The New Mutants (Film; 2020)
Perri (Disney Film; 1957)
Personal, 19th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2014)
Phineas and Verb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (Animated Film; 2020)
Private Lessons (Film; 1981)
Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, by Devo (Album; 1978)
Rope (Film; 1948)
Smile, by Katy Perry (Album; 2020)
Song of the Thin Man (Film; 1947)
Studio 54 (Film; 1998)
Tease for Two (WB LT Cartoon; 1965)
Travelling Without Moving, by Jamiroquai (Album; 1996)
The Truth About Mother Goose (Disney Cartoon; 1957)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Film; 1992)
Victoria (TV Series; 2016)
Walk This Way by Aerosmith (Song; 1975)
Yankee Doodle Bugs (WB LT Cartoon; 1954)
Today’s Name Days
Adelinde, Aline, Augustin (Austria)
Augustin, Tin (Croatia)
Augustýn (Czech Republic)
Augustinus (Denmark)
August, Gustav, Kustas, Kustav, Kusti, Kusto (Estonia)
Tauno (Finland)
Augustin, Elouan (France)
Adelinde, Aline, Augustin, Vivian (Germany)
Damon (Greece)
Ágoston (Hungary)
Agostino, Ermete (Italy)
Auguste, Guste, Ranna (Latvia)
Augustinas, Patricija, Steigvilė, Tarvilas (Lithuania)
Artur, August (Norway)
Adelina, Aleksander, Aleksy, Augustyn, Patrycja, Sobiesław, Stronisław (Poland)
Augustín (Slovakia)
Agustín (Spain)
Fatima, Leila (Sweden)
Agustin, August, Augusta, Augustina, Austen, Austin, Austina, Austyn, Gus, Gustava, Gustavo (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 240 of 2024; 125 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 1 of week 35 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 21 of 28]
Chinese: Month 7 (Geng-Shen), Day 13 (Wu-Wu)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 11 Elul 5783
Islamic: 11 Safar 1445
J Cal: 30 Hasa; Nineday [30 of 30]
Julian: 15 August 2023
Moon: 92%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 16 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Mariotte]
Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 1 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 68 of 94)
Zodiac: Virgo (Day 7 of 32)
Calendar Changes
Rad (Motion) [Half-Month 17 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 9.9)
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Travel to Europe. Go to Austria watch an opera. 30 year old ka na. This is the start of your new decade. Wag ka mag alala kung wala ka pang nakikilalang magmamahal sayo. Alam kong mahal mo naman ang sarili mo. Binigay mo na ang 3 dekada ng buhay mo sa pamilya mo. I guess its time na ibigay mo naman to sa sarili mo. Wag mong itali ang buhay mo sa ibang bagay.
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The Proponents of Climate Change insist that we are facing an imminent existential
threat to our very existence. To prevent this catastrophe they assert that we must make
immediate, impactful changes — particularly regarding our energy policies. The
primary solution advocated by the major Climate Change advocates (e.g., the IPCC
and the scientists comprising the so-called 97% consensus) is industrial wind energy.
The fundamental question is: if we accept the Climate Change contention and then
spend Trillions of dollars to assiduously implement their wind energy solution, will
the existential threat be extinguished in the short time-table they say we have?
The answer is an unequivocal NO, for at least the following six (6) reasons:
1 - There is no scientific proof that wind energy saves any consequential CO2.
Industrial wind energy has been around now for over 20 years, so there is plenty of
empirical data available. However, if we ask for scien>fic proof that wind energy actually
saves a meaningful amount of CO2, what wind proponents provide are “studies” based on
computer models. There are two major problems with that non-answer:
a) Computer models are appropriate for when there is no actual data available. However,
since there are 200,000+ opera>ng wind turbines on the planet, there is an enormous
amount of real-world data about exactly how much CO2 is really being saved. So why would
empirical data be hidden, and computer models put forward instead? Because that data
evidently is not favorable to the wind industry lobby, as it shows liKle CO2 being saved.
b) The other reason that wind marketers love computer models, is that they can easily hide
important assump>ons in the code. For example, one of their favorite tricks is to compare
wind energy produced CO2 to coal produced CO2. The problem is that this is a straw man
comparison. If we are going to add 1 GW of new electrical energy genera>on, the
comparison should be between what the likely op>ons are today — not what they were
before. In other words, compare wind to nuclear or gas, not coal.
A second serious problem with models, is that wind-generated CO2 is not accurately
calculated in the computer models put forth by wind lobbyists. E.g., they typically do not
take into account all the manufacturing and assembly generated CO2 (e.g. 2± million
pounds of concrete per turbine). E.g., they usually do not take into account the CO2
produced by the gas generator that is typically paired with each wind project (see #2
below). Etc.
2 - There is good evidence that wind energy can produce more CO2 than gas.
This non-intui>ve reality is based on the fact that there is no such thing on the Grid as Wind
energy by itself. What typically exists is a Wind+Gas package. (See “a” below.)
There are two very different types of Gas electricity generators (Single-Cycle and Combined-
Cycle). Briefly, they differ in three major ways (cost, response >me, and CO2 generated).
Most of the >me (because of cost and response >me), Wind is paired with Single-Cycle Gas
— so the Wind+Gas package is Wind+Gas (Single-Cycle).
The kicker is to be aware that analyses done by independent experts have concluded that:
Wind+Gas (Single-Cycle) can produce more CO2 than Gas (Combined-Cycle)! (See “b” below.)
a) Sample references regarding the Wind+Gas package:
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
fi\een, sixteen (p67), seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, 20, 21, 22, and 23.
b) Sample references regarding how Gas can produce less CO2 than the Wind+Gas package:
How Less Became More, Wind Power Paradox, USAEE report. Wind Integration Emissions
Report: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 5… Wheatley study… More Wind CO2 info.
3 - There are quality studies that conclude that wind turbines add to global warming.
The reasons for this unsuspected outcome are a bit complex, and range from “increased
boundary layer mixing” to “altered large-scale atmospheric flow.” Some sample studies that
have come to such conclusions are:
PNAS study (2004), MIT study (2010), MIT study (2011), Texas study (2012), MN study (2013),
SUNY study (2014), Colorado study (2015), Kansas study (2015), Harvard study (2018).
4 - Several studies conclude that turbines affect local meteorological conditions.
This is related to the prior item but is more on a local level. One consequence of these
influences is that crop produc>on can be adversely affected. Some sample studies that have
concluded that local weather is affected are:
PNAS study (2010), U Illinois study (2010), Oklahoma study (2011), Purdue study (2011),
U Illinois (2013), SUNY (2015), Scotland (2016), Rutgers (2020), China (2023).
5 - Multiple studies show that turbine performance drops steadily with age.
This shouldn’t really be a surprise. Such a decline is aKributable to some of the mechanical
parts of the turbine wearing down, to increased resistance built up on turbine blades. Some
sample studies that have analyzed this performance decline are:
Study 1 (2011); Study 2 (2012); Study 3 (2012); Study 4 (2013); Study 5 (2014); Study 6 (2017).
6 - Several studies demonstrate the diminishing returns of adding more Turbines.
Electricity is generated by wind turbines extrac>ng (conver>ng) energy from solar-
generated wind. However, put simply, there quickly comes a point where adding more
turbines results in a lower amount of electricity generated per turbine. The mechanics are
explained in a variety of studies, and some sample studies are:
University of Kansas (2015), PNAS study (2016), Harvard study (2018), NSF study (2018),
Journal of Physics study (2018).
The bottom line is that there is no scientific proof that wind energy saves any
consequential amount of CO2 — and plenty of evidence that wind energy is not a good
solution to a claimed catastrophic threat (that requires a large, short-term change).
What does it say about the “experts” who propose an illegitimate solution? It either
means that: a) they are not real experts, or b) they are pushing an undeclared agenda.
All this should be no surprise as (regarding the global warming issue) we have left the
security of genuine Science, and are now sinking into the quagmire of political science.
John Droz, jr, physicist
https://wiseenergy.org/Energy/Wind_Other/Wind_&_AGW_Full.pdf
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US lawmakers want to cancel $1bn arms sale to Nigeria over military’s human rights abuse reports
Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Sara Jacobs of California, a Democrat, and Chris Smith of New Jersey, a Republican, are calling on President Joe Biden to revoke a $1 billion arms deal with Nigeria after reports of targeted killings of children and an illegal abortion program carried out by the Nigerian military.
The lawmakers, who are both members of the subcommittee on Africa, are also asking for a review of security assistance and cooperation programs in Nigeria, including an assessment of civilian casualties resulting from the arms assistance.
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He is Hungry for More Power & Want to become the Richest President in the World – Asiwaju Tinubu has no time for angry, hungry Nigerians – Buhari - Opera News Official
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A semana tem uma agenda econômica local bem fraca e as atenções devem ficar no Congresso e nos indicadores e eventos internacionais. Hoje, a B3 opera em meio ao feriado estadual do Dia da Consciência Negra, em São Paulo, mas os bancos trabalham em esquema de plantão e a liquidez pode diminuir nos mercados.
+ 7 fatos e frases que resumem a terceira semana de novembro na economia e no mercado
Os investidores aguardam a apresentação hoje do relatório do projeto de lei (PL) que taxa fundos offshore e fundos exclusivos, que poderá ser apreciado pela Comissão de Assuntos Econômicos (CAE) do Senado nesta terça-feira, e também do parecer preliminar da Lei de Diretrizes Orçamentárias (LDO), que tem previsão de votação na quarta-feira, 23, na Comissão Mista de Orçamento (CMO).
Também o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva participa da cerimônia “O Brasil pela Igualdade Racial”, no Palácio do Planalto, e assinará um conjunto de 13 ações apresentadas pela ministra Anielle Franco em parceria com mais de 10 ministérios e órgãos federais.
Poderá ter ainda um compasso de espera pelas atas das últimas reuniões monetárias do Federal Reserve (Fed, o banco central americano) e do Banco Central Europeu (BCE), além dos índices de gerentes de compras (PMI, na sigla em inglês) dos Estados Unidos e países europeus.
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Os presidentes do Banco da Inglaterra (BoE), Andrew Bailey, e do Banco Central Europeu (BCE), Christine Lagarde, serão monitorados em eventos. E nos EUA, os mercados fecharão na quinta-feira pelo feriado do Dia de Ação de Graças e, na sexta-feira, as bolsas de Nova York e o mercado de Treasuries fecham também mais cedo.
No exterior, petróleo em alta antes da reunião da Opep
Os índices futuros das bolsas de Nova York exibem alta moderada em dia de agenda modesta, após fechamento misto dos mercados à vista na sexta-feira, mas carregando ganhos pela terceira semana consecutiva.
O petróleo sobe e favorece as ações do setor de energia em meio à expectativa pela reunião da Opep no próximo domingo e a possibilidade de cortes adicionais na oferta. Na Europa, os mercados de ações recuam na maioria, enquanto o euro e a libra sustentam ganhos ante o dólar, na esteira da desaceleração da inflação nos EUA e de um consenso entre analistas de que não devem ocorrer novas altas de juros no país.
Não houve reação significativa ao dado de inflação ao produtor (PPI, na sigla em inglês) da Alemanha, que caiu 11% em outubro, na comparação anual, com baixa de 0,1% na leitura mensal.
Os investidores estão na expectativa por mais sinalizações do BCE e pelo discurso hoje do presidente do BoE, Andrew Bailey. O ministro de Finanças do Reino Unido, Jeremy Hunt, afirmou que “está tudo sobre a mesa” em relação a possibilidades de cortes de impostos no orçamento de outono do Hemisfério Norte, segundo a Sky News.
Na China, o Banco do Povo da China (PBoC, na sigla em inglês) manteve os juros das LPRs de 1 e 5 anos pelo terceiro mês seguido e o sentimento do consumidor foi apoiado por sinalizações do governo para que se acelerem projetos de infraestrutura e por promessas de apoio ao setor imobiliário, afirmou Gary Ng, economista sênior da Natixis.
Na Argentina, vários analistas citados pela imprensa local previam uma reacomodação nos mercados locais, após a vitória do ultraliberal Javier Milei no segundo turno presidencial neste domingo, em ambiente de muitas incertezas. O impacto entre investidores, porém, deve ficar mais claro na terça-feira, pois hoje é feriado do Dia da Soberania Nacional no país. A Capital Economics considera que a vitória de Javier Milei representa “uma grande mudança na formulação da política econômica” e projeta como prováveis uma “grande queda no peso e uma reestruturação na dívida pública”.
No Brasil, foco nas medidas em votação no Congresso
O fôlego curto dos mercados em Nova York e a valorização do petróleo podem favorecer um ajuste positivo da bolsa local em meio a sinais mistos dos rendimentos dos Treasuries. O juro da T-Note 2 anos
recua, enquanto as taxas longas têm ganho limitado, que podem influenciar a curva de juros futuros em meio a expectativas por um esforço concentrado do governo visando a votação e aprovação das medidas fiscais encaminhadas ao Congresso.
O presidente Lula tirou o poder de quatro ministros do governo e mudou a destinação de recursos que estavam sob controle do primeiro escalão, para influenciar as votações no Congresso no fim do ano. A estratégia é aprovar os três principais projetos orçamentários do governo, que estão com votações atrasadas: o Plano Plurianual (PPA), a Lei de Diretrizes Orçamentárias (LDO) e a Lei Orçamentária Anual (LOA) de 2024. Sem essas propostas, o governo não tem recursos para gerir no ano que vem.
Além disso, a reforma tributária passará por mais uma votação na Câmara, após ter sido aprovada no Senado. O relator da reforma tributária na Câmara, deputado Aguinaldo Ribeiro (PP-PB), afirma que a medida vai ter um impacto “extremamente” positivo para o País e será possível reduzir, com a simplificação das regras, o compliance nas empresas, a insegurança jurídica e trazer transparência. No câmbio, o mercado pode hesitar em meio à queda do dólar ante moedas principais, mas com sinais mistos em relação a divisas emergentes e ligadas a commodities, sendo que alta prevalecia frente o peso chileno, peso colombiano, lira turca e rand sul africano.
*Agência Brasil
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Shanul Sharma sings the full spectrum, bringing passion to every piece he performs. (ABC News: Sharon Gordon / Supplied: Shanul Sharma)
Shanul says the vocal skills he gained from heavy metal help his opera. (Supplied: Shanul Sharma)
Shanul says he's fallen in love with the "stakes" of opera singing. (Supplied: David Ng)
Shanul used to sing in a heavy metal band. He's now dazzling audiences at the opera
Opera singer Shanul Sharma's voice has been labelled dazzling and resplendent by critics, but classical music wasn't his first choice.
The tenor's first steps onto the stage were surrounded by electric guitars and banging heads.
Initially the lead singer of a heavy metal band, Shanul made the switch in 2012.
While the two genres may seem worlds apart, he says metal and opera share a lot of similarities.
By Monty Jacka and Sally Bryant
ABC - Make Me Feel Good
ABC News - 18 November, 2023
Photos © 2023 Shanul Sharma
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SEE also: https://www.shanul.com.au/
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YouTube video >> Operabase: Shanul Sharma sings Mitridate, re di Ponto (Mithridates, King of Pontus), K. 87 (74a), an opera seria in three acts by the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1770. (Released July 30, 2022 / 4mins.+57secs.):
Tenor: Shanul Sharma
Pianoforte: Andrea Katz
Recorded 27-06-2022 at Horti Hall, Melbourne, Australia.
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Shanul Sharma in the role of Mahatma Gandhi, in a 2023 production of Satyagraha by Philip Glass, produced by Opera Australia.
YouTube video: Satyagraha by Philip Glass, produced by New York Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Conducted by Christopher Keene (Released 19 September 2015 / 14mins.+45secs.)
SEE: Shanul Sharma in the role of Mahatma Ghandi in Satyagraha by Philip Glass, produced by Opera Australia, Director Andy Morton, Conductor Tahu Matheson, 2023:
#Arts culture & entertainment#Music & musicians#Opera singer Shanul Sharma#Opera#‘Satyagraha’ opera by Philip Glsss#Opera Australia#Heavy Metal#YouTube
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Holidays 8.28
Holidays
Bow Tie Day
Crackers Over the Keyboard Day
Criminal Appreciation Day
Crumbs Between the Keys Day
Dream Day Quest and Jubilee
828 Day
Emerati Women’s Day (UAE)
Emmett Till Day
End of the Fairy Tale Day
Giving Black Day (a.k.a. Give 828)
Gone-ta-Pott Day [every 28th]
Green Shirt Guy Day
I Have a Dream Day
International Read Comics in Public Day
Manifest 828 Day
Mariamoba (Republic of Georgia)
National Bow Tie Day
National Grandparents Day (Mexico)
National Over It Day
National Power Rangers Day
National Thoughtful Day
Nativity of Nephthys (Egyptian Goddess of Love)
Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day
Radio Commercial Day
Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
Russian Germans Day (Germany)
Scientific American Day
Significant Historical Events Day
Tan Suit Day
Watermelon Day (French Republic)
World Day of Turners Syndrome
Food & Drink Celebrations
National Cheese Sacrifice Day
National Cherry Turnover Day
National Red Wine Day
Stuffed Green Bell Peppers Day
Subway Sandwich Day
4th & Last Monday in August
Araw ng mga Bayani (National Heroes’ Day; Philippines) [Last Monday]
August/Summer Bank Holiday (UK) [Last Monday]
International Day of Cyber Attack Ceasefire [Last Monday]
Liberation Day (Hong Kong) [Last Monday]
Motorist Consideration Monday [Monday of Be Kind to Humankind Week]
Notting Hill Carnival (UK) [Last Monday & day before]
Social Justice Day (Antarctica) [4th Monday]
Independence Days
Holy Empire of Reunion (Declared; 1997) [unrecognized]
Luana (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]
Moldova (from USSR; 1991)
Ohio Empire (Declared; 2008) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Alexander of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Abkhazia)
Augustine of Hippo (Christian; Saint) [brewers] *
Ayyankali Jayanti (Kerala, India)
Constant Troyon (Artology)
Edmund Arrowsmith (Christian; Saint)
Edward Burne-Jones (Artology)
Feast of the Mother of God (Georgia, Macedonia, Serbia)
Festival for Luna (Ancient Rome)
Festival for Sol (Ancient Rome)
Festival of the Neon Revolution
First Onam (Rice Harvest Festival; Kerala, India)
Frank Gorshin Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Hermes of Rome (Christian; Saint)
Julian (Christian; Saint)
Junipero Serra (Christian; Saint)
Marimba (Virgin’s Assumption; Georgia)
Mariotte (Positivist; Saint)
Media Aestas III (Pagan)
More Rum Day (Pastafarian)
Moses the Black (Christian; Saint)
Uncle Norton the Elephant (Muppetism)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 40 of 60)
Premieres
Animal Crackers (Film; 1930)
Cain's Jawbone, by E. Powys Mathers (Novel/Puzzle; 1934)
Come Clean, by Puddle of Mudd (Album; 2001)
The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (Novel; 1844)
Do the Evolution, by Pearl Jam (Animated Music Video; 1998)
54 (Film; 1998)
Flying Leathernecks (Film; 1951)
Gallipoli (Film; 1981)
Get Rich Quick Porky (WB LT Cartoon; 1937)
Honeymoon in Vegas (Film; 1992)
I Have a Dream, by Martin Luther King Jr. (Speech; 1963)
Let’s Get It On, by Marvin Gaye (Album; 1973)
Lohengrin, by Richard Wagner (Opera; 1850)
Mary of Scotland (Film; 1936)
Mickey’s Follies (Disney Cartoon; 1929)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (TV Series; 1993)
Narcos (TV Series; 2015)
The New Mutants (Film; 2020)
Perri (Disney Film; 1957)
Personal, 19th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2014)
Phineas and Verb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (Animated Film; 2020)
Private Lessons (Film; 1981)
Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, by Devo (Album; 1978)
Rope (Film; 1948)
Smile, by Katy Perry (Album; 2020)
Song of the Thin Man (Film; 1947)
Studio 54 (Film; 1998)
Tease for Two (WB LT Cartoon; 1965)
Travelling Without Moving, by Jamiroquai (Album; 1996)
The Truth About Mother Goose (Disney Cartoon; 1957)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Film; 1992)
Victoria (TV Series; 2016)
Walk This Way by Aerosmith (Song; 1975)
Yankee Doodle Bugs (WB LT Cartoon; 1954)
Today’s Name Days
Adelinde, Aline, Augustin (Austria)
Augustin, Tin (Croatia)
Augustýn (Czech Republic)
Augustinus (Denmark)
August, Gustav, Kustas, Kustav, Kusti, Kusto (Estonia)
Tauno (Finland)
Augustin, Elouan (France)
Adelinde, Aline, Augustin, Vivian (Germany)
Damon (Greece)
Ágoston (Hungary)
Agostino, Ermete (Italy)
Auguste, Guste, Ranna (Latvia)
Augustinas, Patricija, Steigvilė, Tarvilas (Lithuania)
Artur, August (Norway)
Adelina, Aleksander, Aleksy, Augustyn, Patrycja, Sobiesław, Stronisław (Poland)
Augustín (Slovakia)
Agustín (Spain)
Fatima, Leila (Sweden)
Agustin, August, Augusta, Augustina, Austen, Austin, Austina, Austyn, Gus, Gustava, Gustavo (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 240 of 2024; 125 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 1 of week 35 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 21 of 28]
Chinese: Month 7 (Geng-Shen), Day 13 (Wu-Wu)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 11 Elul 5783
Islamic: 11 Safar 1445
J Cal: 30 Hasa; Nineday [30 of 30]
Julian: 15 August 2023
Moon: 92%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 16 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Mariotte]
Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 1 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 68 of 94)
Zodiac: Virgo (Day 7 of 32)
Calendar Changes
Rad (Motion) [Half-Month 17 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 9.9)
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Six Ways to Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit
This Sunday, January 22nd, marks the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, those born in 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, are celebrating ‘their birth sign year’. The fourth of all zodiac animals, legend has it the Rabbit was proud—arrogant even—of its speed, looking down on the other slower animals. (reminiscent of The Tortoise & The Hare).
The Rabbit steadily moves towards their goal, no matter what negativity the others give them. With solid reasoning skills and attention to detail, they make great scholars, as well they are socializers with an attractive aura. However, they find it hard to open up to others and often turn to escapism. Though methodical in their actions, they need surprises every so often to spice things up.
Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year is one of the most important events for Asian families as millions make visits to their home countries, towns and family, in the coming days to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Through the decades, celebrations and traditions have spread around the globe. With Metro Vancouver’s large Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other Asian communities, our cities are hopping with events to entertain those who can’t make the trip home, or are returning here to visit family.
Visit the Chinatown Spring Festival Lunar New Year Parade
photo: J Minter
In addition to celebrations popping up all round the region’s malls and centres Here's a few of the events happening to help celebrate the Year of the Rabbit:
Spring Festival Parade: Starting at 11am on January 22nd, the 48th Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival events are highlighted by the Spring Festival Fair at Sun Yat-Sen Plaza and the return of the Chinatown Parade. From the Millennium Gate on Pender Street wrapping through Chinatown along Pender, Gore and Keefer Streets the route will be packed with revellers anxious to see and hear the excitement and colours of the Parade fill the streets again.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden: Celebrate Lunar New Year at The Garden, ushering in the Year of the Rabbit with a weekend of activities and celebrations, January 21 & 22. From 11am to 6pm each day find an array of performances (including Lion Dance, Guzheng and City Opera Vancouver), Arts & Crafts, activities & activations, delicious food and view the brand new Billion Buns exhibition by Chairman Ting
Chinatown Storytelling: The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation hosts a variety of celebrations and events, both free and ticketed, based at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre;
January 21: The Power of Animation by Trevor Lai (award-winning author, animator and designer of the Canucks’ Lunar New Year jersey)
January 28: Year of the Rabbit Heritage Food Tasting + Cantopop / KPop Night featuring Chinatown Chefs, and music with DJ Manica Ng of Fairchild Radio, Yunik Dance, Sophie Yung, and Ernest Chan.
Lunar Fest 2023: Lunar Fest and Lantern City celebrations pop up all around the city at šx????n?q Xwtl’e7énk Square (Vancouver Art Gallery), Granville Island, and West End- Robson Street. The LunarFest concert “Together We Are” takes place January 24th at The Orpheum Theatre in-person, as well as streams online. Events and activities take place January 20 – February 20, 2023.
Fly Over Canada: You don’t have to go far, to visit Asia as guests to Fly Over Canada can experience spectacular Taiwan from above as Soar Over Taiwan takes flight only until February 12th. Starting with a unique Lunar New Year-themed preshow, then strap in and take off and fly high over Taiwan’s vibrant natural and urban landscapes. Then stay and enjoy some Taiwan-inspired food & drink at the Flying Whale Waterfront Café and add your wish to the Wishing Tree.
Family Fun Lunar New Year Celebration: Gateway Theatre in Richmond welcomes families to the Theatre for an entertaining celebration starting off with listening to a live reading in Studio B of Bun Fun New Year - written and performed by the Five Blessings Collective - a humorous tale of Bunnifer and Bunnithy as they prepare a traditional Lunar New Year family feast as well as teaching audiences ‘bunny dance moves’ and children will get into the spirit of the new year with Year of the Rabbit themed craft activities. Two 90-minute event times are available on January 21, tickets can be booked online at gatewaytheatre.com/lny
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Holidays 4.8
Holidays
Aerosol Day
Baghdad Liberation Day (Kurdistan)
Colorism Awareness Day
Counter Stool Memorial Day
Cushing’s Disease Awareness Day
DAB Day (Draw A Bird Day)
Day of Silence
Day of Valor (Araw ng Kagtingan; Philippines)
Dog Farting Awareness Day
Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
Geranium Day (England)
Grand Ivy Day
Grand National Ladies Day (UK)
Hammerin’ Hank Day
International Bird Day
International Day of Pink
International Feng Shui Awareness Day
International Pageant Day
International Romani Day (a.k.a. International Day of the Roma)
Martyrs’ Day (Tunisia)
Milk
More Cowbell Day
Mule Day
National All is Ours Day
National Arcade Day
National Best in the World Day
National Catch and Release Day
National Dog Fighting Awareness Day
National Pygmy Hippo Day
Peanuts-Kids-Baseball Day
Polling Day Eve (Samoa)
Pygmy Hippo Day
Rex Manning Day
Rumenians’ Independence Day (Sweden)
Sealing the Frost (Cuchumatan Indians; Guatemala)
Shiba Inu Day (Japan)
Step into the Spotlight! Day
Trading Cards for Grown-Ups Day
Tutor Appreciation Day
Twin Peaks Day
World Mixed Martial Arts Day
World Neurosurgeon’s Day
Zoo Lovers' Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Milk in Glass Bottles Day
National Bass Day (UK)
National Empañada Day
2nd Saturday in April
Baby Massage Day [2nd Saturday]
Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse [2nd Saturday]
Slow Art Day [2nd Saturday]
World Circus Day [2nd Saturday]
Independence Days
Australis (a.k.a. Grand Duchy of Australis; Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Ædesius (Christian; Martyr)
Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))
Apollonius (Positivist; Saint)
B. Albert, Patriarch of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)
Buddha's Birthday (Mahāyāna Buddhists)
Constantina (Christian; Saint)
Cornelius de Heem (Artology)
Day of Amon-Ra (Pagan)
Dionysius of Corinth (Christian; Saint)
Feast of the Hummingbird (Aztec)
Feast of the Three Days of the Writing of the Book of the Law begins (Thelema)
Geronimo Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Hana Matsuri (Flower Festival on Buddha’s Birthday; Japan)
Julie Billiart of Namur (Christian; Saint)
Kanbutsu-e (Buddha’s Birthday; Japan)
Kiki the Rattlesnake (Muppetism)
Nuzzle Quran (Malaysia)
Perpetuus (Christian; Saint)
Red Wine Day (Pastafarian)
Saturday before Easter (a.k.a. ...
Black Saturday (Philippines)
Easter Saturday (Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles)
Holy Saturday
Walter of Pontoise (Christian; Saint)
William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))
Zoo Day (Pastafarian)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Nēmontēmi, Day 4 (of 5) [Aztec unlucky or fasting days, taking place between 4.5-4.18]
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [19 of 60]
Premieres
All the Old Knives (Film; 2022)
American: The Bill Hicks Story (Documentary Film; 2011)
The Boss (Film; 2016)
The Century, by Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster (Book; 1999)
The Clash, by The Clash (Album; 1977)
David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell (Book; 2014)
Destitively Bonnaroo, by Dr. John (Album; 1974)
Father Noah’s Ark (Disney Cartoon; 1933)
Fever Pitch (Film; 2005)
From Russia, with Love, by Ian Fleming (Novel; 1957) [James Bond #5]
The Gambler (TV movie; 1980)
Hanna (Film; 2011)
Inspector George Gently (UK TV Series; 2007)
Just Dance, by Lady Gaga (Song; 2008)
Killing Eve (TV Series; 2018)
La Gioconda, by Amiliare Ponchielli (Opera; 1876)
Mr. Right (Film; 2016)
Sea Salts (Disney Cartoon; 1949)
The $64,000 Question (Radio Quiz Show; 1955)
Smash by The Offspring (Album; 1994)
Soul Surfer (Film; 2011)
Toys in the Attic, by Aerosmith (Album; 1975)
Twin Peaks (TV Series; 1990)
The Unusuals (TV Series; 2009)
Where Did Our Love Go, recorded by The Supremes (Song; 1964)
Ye Olden Days (Disney Cartoon; 1933)
Today’s Name Days
Beate, Rose-Marie, Walter (Austria)
Lazar, Lazo (Bulgaria)
Diogen, Dionizije, Klement, Timotej (Croatia)
Ema, Emanuel (Czech Republic)
Janus (Denmark)
Julia, Juuli, Juulika, Lia, Liana, Liane (Estonia)
Suoma, Suometar (Finland)
Julie (France)
Beate, Rose-Marie, Walter (Germany)
Lazaros (Greece)
Dénes (Hungary)
Alberto, Dionigi, Walter (Italy)
Dana, Danute, Dziedra, Edgars, Žanete (Latvia)
Dionizas, Girtautas, Julija, Skirgailė (Lithuania)
Asle, Atle (Norway)
Apolinary, Cezary, Cezaryna, Dionizy, Gawryła, January, Radosław, Sieciesława (Poland)
Agav, Irodion, Lazar, Ruf (Romania)
Alla, Anna (Russia)
Albert (Slovakia)
Amancio, Dionisio, Julia (Spain)
Hemming, Nadja, Tanja (Sweden)
Gillian, Jill, Jillian, Jolyon, Julia, Julian, Juliana, Julianna, Julianne, Julie, Julien, Juliet, Juliette, Julio, Julissa, Julius (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 98 of 2024; 267 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 6 of week 14 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 21 of 28]
Chinese: Second Month 2 (Gui-Mao), Day 18 (Bing-Shen)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 17 Nisan 5783
Islamic: 17 Ramadan 1444
J Cal: 7 Aqua; Sevenday [7 of 30]
Julian: 26 March 2023
Moon: 93%: Waning Gibbous
Positivist: 14 Archimedes (4th Month) [Apollonius]
Runic Half Month: Ehwaz (Horse) [Day 14 of 15]
Season: Spring (Day 20 of 90)
Zodiac: Aries (Day 19 of 30)
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Mangrove Village
Probes the Significance of the Mangrove To The Village From a Cultural Perspective
Dessau Institute of Architecture Masters Programme
Studio Peter Ruge - #0000FF- Too Little, Too Much
Ng Ji Yann - Mangrove Village
A village with mangrove forests, Pulau Ketam, is constructed on swampy foundations. At the same time, past neglect of mangroves, worsened by climate change and rising sea levels, has resulted in geological subsidence of the rate of over 15cm per year. Despite widespread neglect, the mangrove forest is central to the survival of this capital. Extending beyond this ecological argument, the thesis probes the significance of the mangrove to the village from a cultural perspective.
Instead, The Mangrove Village proposes a less economically focused agency, restructuring the management of mangrove forests and swampy lands. The village will be the new host of the International Arts Festival where public diplomacy is celebrated through mangroves as a modality of soft-power – one that is symbolic, cultural, influential, embodied and intimate.
Expanding the understanding of Pulau Ketam’s material and physical mangrove foundations, it focuses on the popular Pulau Ketam exports derived from the mangrove forest – Dry Seafood, Teochew Opera, Traditional Fisher Boat Factory. These items constitute forms of a soft element and act as familiar Pulau Ketam cultural symbols.
Mangroves will cease to be disregarded and mistreated. It will no longer be hastily removed and denigrated. Instead, it will become the primary social village for public diplomacy, a new type of economy, an archipelagic currency, one that grows and matures, evolving at different stages into various softpowers. The cultivation of cuisine, culture and crafts evolving from the maturing mangroves will become the core mechanism that elevates Pulau Ketam’s progress, protecting Pulau Ketam’s villgers and establishing credibility for the dawn of the new village. Yes, this seems superficial. Yes, this seems revolutionary. Yes, this will take time and lots of hard work to achieve.
In summary, the graphic narrative board begins with a couple of visitors from significant capital cities traveling to Pulau Ketam for an Eco-Tourism weekend gateawy. In this narrative, the attraction of Pulau Ketam is different to previous predecessors, with an emphasis on local culture and mangrove ecosystem, which will be main key point attractions of Pulau Ketam.
#dessau institute of architecture#Dessau Institute of Architecture Masters Programme#Master Thesis#Studio Peter Ruge#0000FF#sustainability#mangrove#DIA Masters Programme#dia#pulau ketam#cultural hub
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