Show-Stopper
2024-12-22T05:32:24Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
I attended a ballet performance in Toronto: https://national.ballet.ca/productions/the-nutcracker/
Someone in the audience had a medical emergency, which halted performance.
Is the appropriate response from the audience to applaud as the victim is being wheeled out?
I never experienced an unexpected show-stopper until today! This is a performance I'll never forget!
Yoon declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of 'anti-state activities'
2024-12-03T16:26:05Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
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https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241203012153315
Just In case, here is the text in verbatim:
“SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, accusing the nation's opposition of paralyzing the government with "anti-state activities plotting rebellion."
"The martial law is aimed at eradicating pro-North Korean forces and to protect the constitutional order of freedom," Yoon said in an emergency national address televised live late Tuesday.
The surprise announcement came after the opposition Democratic Party (DP) railroaded a downsized budget bill in the parliamentary budget committee, and submitted impeachment motions against a state auditor and the chief prosecutor.
It marks the first declaration of emergency martial law in South Korea since 1981.
Yoon said the decision to declare martial law was aimed at "rebuilding and safeguarding" the nation, which he described as facing significant challenges.
While the declaration might cause "some inconvenience" to citizens, Yoon vowed to "normalize" the country swiftly, saying the government remains committed to its foreign policy of fulfilling its responsibilities within the international community.
Yoon highlighted that 22 impeachment motions have been filed against government officials since his inauguration in May 2022, with the opposition pursuing its 10th impeachment effort since the 22nd National Assembly convened in June.
He characterized the move as an "unprecedented" situation in the country's history and in global politics, alleging that these actions have significantly hampered the executive branch's function.
In regard to the downsized budget bill, Yoon said the reductions would undermine the government's essential functions, including drug crime prevention and public safety measures, saying it has pushed the country toward becoming a "haven for drugs and left public safety in a state of crisis."
Yoon accused the DP of using budget bills and impeachment motions as a political tool to shield DP leader Lee Jae-myung from prosecution, who is facing several trials.
"The National Assembly has become a haven for criminals, paralyzing the judicial and administrative systems and attempting to overthrow the free democratic system through legislative dictatorship," he said.
Under the Constitution, the president can declare martial law in response to military needs during times of war, armed conflict, a national emergency, or when public safety and order require it.
Following the address, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Park An-su, who was named as leader of the martial law command, announced a decree banning all political activities, including protests and activities by political parties.
Martial law can be lifted if a majority of the National Assembly demands its termination.
Shortly after Yoon's address, the DP called in its lawmakers urgently to the National Assembly. With 170 seats in the 300-member parliament, the DP has the capacity to revoke martial law with a majority vote.
Han Dong-hoon, leader of the ruling People Power Party, said Yoon's declaration of martial law is "wrong" and that he will "block it" together with the people. ”
Quick follow-up: Nat'l Assembly votes to demand lifting of martial law
“SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly voted Wednesday to demand President Yoon Suk Yeol lift emergency martial law.
Under the Constitution, martial law must be lifted when a parliamentary majority demands it.
Of the 300 members of parliament, 190 were present and all 190 voted in favor of a motion demanding the lifting of martial law.
With the motion's passage, the martial law declaration is void, according to the parliamentary speaker's office.”
Kūhiō Avenue Transit - Priority Lanes Installation
2024-11-21T17:31:41Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
https://www.thebus.org/HTMLFILE/TheBus/Files/638660732276753428/638660732276753428.htm
I already saw signage installed and wonder if that's the reason why the buses are now on-time.
These priority lanes are great but now I have no grace period to catch the bus since they were typically a few minutes late. I wonder if people are missing their buses for this reason, which is why the buses are emptier than usual now.
Project creates new Māori vocabulary for geothermal sciences
2024-11-21T17:25:22Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
That "kūwhewhewhewhe " chant at the end of the segment was pretty trippy.
General Population
2024-11-07T20:57:56Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
I've been pondering about the general population especially with recent elections. I recently received insight on the education divide among the population and how the uneducated are unable to understand the future ramifications of their decisions today since they are focused on short-term issues. This mentality is mostly due to the uneducated typically experiencing a different perception of the economy than the educated, who typically work in higher paying jobs. As such, the educated have the luxury of discussing long-term consequences of today's decisions.
I've come to realise how out-of-touch I am with the general population and now completely understand why politicians pander to the lowest common denominator -- they are simply forced to! While it's a major turn-off for me personally, I think it's important to not completely dismiss what they are saying as it provides an insight on what their campaign managers are seeing in the population.
All this to say I think I now appreciate political scientists and sociologists. These experts combined with ad-technology, data science, and machine learning can create a powerful political campaign, which I'm sure is already happening today.
Horror
2024-10-25T01:04:33Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
My favourite movie genre is horror for two main reasons:
- audience reaction (enhanced by attending a cinema screening)
- innovative underscoring
I would love to attend a live performance of horror scores just to see the musicians handle (abuse?) their instruments or actually see the unconventional instruments!
AP PHOTOS: Images capture the exact moments an Israeli bomb strikes a building in Beirut
2024-10-23T19:38:24Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
Honolulu City Council Bill 50(24)
2024-10-17T21:36:37Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/measure/browse/3051
Personally, I enjoy the road closures!
I feel that this bill won't do much since there are legacy activities and waivers.
I really liked it when they opened the streets for pedestrians-only during the COVID-19 lockdown (to promote outdoor exercise).
Hundreds of women competed in Hawaii's grueling 41-mile canoe race
2024-10-06T04:30:49Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
It's always exciting to hear familiar local reporters in a national broadcast.
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/people/catherine-cluett-pactol
Nibi the Beaver
2024-10-03T21:29:41Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
Scandal's Warrior
2024-10-03T20:31:29Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
With the new Frasier's latest season ongoing, I resubscribed to ParamountPlus.
Well, I was curious about Knuckles because I enjoy Idris Elba's work and S3&K! Well, they use The Warrior as the title theme and so I now imagine Elba performing whenever I hear this song on the radio.
Speaking of the Knuckles TV series, it wasn't good. Jim Carrey really helped the movies.
However, its highlight for me was the live theatre sequence -- that was amazing! If subsequent Sonic movies was just that along with the voice cast now getting screen presence in the form of costumes, I would purchase a cinema ticket for it!
Perfect!
2024-09-30T22:00:39Z via Identi.ca Web To: Public CC: Followers
It finally happened! A perfect FICO score!
Congrats!
AMEX Binary Search
2024-09-25T18:49:44Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
AMEX allows you to overpay your account.
However, there is a undisclosed maximum payment amount but you can issue multiple payments.
So what I do when I anticipate a large payment is perform binary search to find the maximum since the amount is validated in the front-end (I suppose I can peak at the source but binary search is faster!) and issue a split payment. Then I repeat for the remaining amount.
For example, if I want to pay $100 but the limit is set to $60. I would issue a payment of $60 and another payment for $40.
I just like to keep my balance down so I pay off large transactions as soon as I can.
Amy Rose
2024-09-18T04:37:41Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
I knew one day I'll encounter someone with this name: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/07/play-streets-children-adults/679258/
First heard in this Marketplace segment: https://www.marketplace.org/2024/09/17/kids-playing-streets-road-community/
That is all.
HBO Max Downgraded
2024-09-16T19:05:25Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
It finally happened. They downgraded my plan to remove 4K and Dolby streaming.
So I'm now back to using amazon.com gift cards to subscribe to their crippled ad-free service. At least I'm no longer paying for it for now.
AMEX Concierge
2024-09-03T21:38:05Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
Interestingly, all my correspondence with AMEX concierge has been with Canadians. I am aware they have a call centre in Burlington, ON but I figured they would rotate.
I can already tell by their accents but they always light up when I tell them where I grew up since I sometimes submit requests with parameters involving the GTA.
Infinite Wealth Complete
2024-09-03T21:33:22Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
I finally completed the main story of Infinite Wealth over the holiday weekend. As expected, I was way overpowered by the time I got to the final dungeon and boss so it was pretty much a breeze for me.
One thing that was interesting was how they introduced battlefield hazards at the end of the game. That made the combat much more interesting and wished they introduced that earlier in the game.
Infinite Wealth: Andagi
2024-08-05T20:57:30Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
There was in-game dialogue about andagi and the subtitles translated it as "Okinawan donuts", which made sense but I never heard anyone refer to andagi as such...
Also, since I've been doing all the side-quests to see what part of my neighbourhood is rendered, these cues of the OST are forever burned in my memory (4 cues back-to-back from timestamp):
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=_KYHzs27Tv0&t=13661
And also the cue for the Jo Amon encounter since I spent about 2 hours non-stop on it: https://yewtu.be/watch watch?v=_KYHzs27Tv0&t=13322
Tannhäuser
2024-07-18T01:06:25Z via Dianara To: Public CC: Followers
I'm sure I've said this before but whenever I hear Tannhäuser, I always think Bugs Bunny. I wonder why...