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girlactionfigure · 3 months ago

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🇮🇱SRI LANKA TRAVEL WARNING, POLICE DRAMA - Real time from Israel

ISRAEL REALTIME - Connecting to Israel in Realtime

( VIDEO - The remains of Kfar Kila, a southern Lebanese near-border Hezbollah village that also acted as a major launch site. )

✡️Tonight is SIMCHAT TORAH starts tonight, where we celebrate with the Torah! Chag Samayach, a joyful holiday!

.. Several rabbis have noted: How can we celebrate when this war started on this holiday last year? When so many fell, so many remain hostages, so many are fighting and so many have given their lives in our defense?

They answer: very much in the name of the fallen, in the name of the hostages, in the name of the Jewish people and those who have sacrificed, WE WILL NOT ALLOW THE ENEMY to destroy our holiday, to destroy our joy and celebration.

AM YISROEL CHAI, the Jewish people live! We will celebrate, we will win, we will honor their sacrifice.

✡️As a Jewish holy-day, we DO NOT POST news from sundown for 26 hours unless there is a LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY.

⚠️ISRAEL NATIONAL SECURITY TRAVEL WARNING.. calls on the Israelis to immediately leave the Arugam Bay area and the coastal area in the south and west of Sri Lanka due to terror threat to Israeli tourists, following a warning about a terrorist squad of the Revolutionary Guards mission in the area.

⚠️ HOME FRONT COMMAND - - if you find rocket or drone debris during holiday outdoor activity, DO NOT TOUCH IT - contact Home Front (dial 104) or the Police (dial 100). The parts may be dangerous or toxic, or be important for security.

♦️LEBANON - TZUR-TYRE.. Civil Defense in Tyre walks the streets of the city and asks citizens through loudspeakers to evacuate immediately. The Civil Defense closed the entrances to the city of Tyre to prevent entry. Heavy IDF attacks.

♦️LEBANON - (enemy reports) Dozens of IDF air force attacks on more than 20 villages and towns in Lebanon.

🔹IRANIAN TERROR PROPAGANDA.. a new mural in the center of Tehran: No (Israeli) hostage will be released.

🔹HOUTHIS CLEAR THEIR PORT? Houthi leader Abdel Malik al Houthi issued an urgent order to the owners of the containers in the port to clear out the Hodediah port, immediately. ???

🔹GERMANY SAYS.. German Foreign Minister: Israel succeeded in weakening Hezbollah to a great extent, and the task now is to reach an effective diplomatic solution.

🔹US INTEL AIRCRAFT.. The US is operating reconnaissance aircraft in the Persian Gulf to monitor the movements of Iranian surface-to-surface missiles.

🔹US SEC STATE GOES TO SAUDI ARABIA.. from Israel. Riyadh: The American Secretary of State in Lincoln met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, and talked with them about "the developments in Gaza and Lebanon"

▪️ON ISRAEL APPROVING THE NEW COVID VACCINE.. I received significant STRONG negative feedback about the Israel Min. Of Health approving and bringing into the fall vaxx schedule the new COVID vaccine. It has become ridiculously difficult to determine the facts around COVID vaccines, and I can only advise to consult with a trusted medical professional before taking this vaccine, and there are categories of people who should clearly avoid it such as men under 30.

.. Israel no longer has public COVID testing, COVID (and flu, and both together, and strep - quick test kits are available at pharmacies), so there is no case rate data.

.. The last info I can find on COVID in Israel is 14 cases hospitalized in June, all seniors with other health problems. This is the “from COVID or with COVID” argument, and the article seems to state “with”.

#Israel #October 7 #HamasMassacre #Israel/HamasWar #IDF #Gaza #Palestinians #Realtime Israel #Hezbollah #Lebanon

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eretzyisrael · 2 months ago

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1 day ago (edited)Despite Israel being a tiny country with limited resources, surrounded by enemies, it absolutely does send aid all over the world including to official enemy states like Syria. Here is a partial list of the countries Israel sent aid to, as mentioned in the summary of IDF humanitarian missions:

1. Greece (1953, 1999): Assisted survivors of an earthquake in the Ionian Islands in 1953 and supported search and rescue efforts after the Athens earthquake in 1999.

2. Cambodia (1975): Provided medical care to refugees from the Cambodian-Vietnamese conflict near the Cambodian-Thai border.

3. Mexico (1985, 2017): Sent rescue teams after the devastating 1985 Mexico City earthquake and supported damage assessments and relief efforts following the 2017 earthquake.

4. Armenia (1988): Deployed rescue workers and medical aid following a massive earthquake in Gyumri.

5. Romania (1989): Delivered medical supplies and assistance during the Romanian revolution.

6. Croatia (1992): Sent humanitarian aid to Zagreb for those affected by the Bosnian civil war.

7. Argentina (1994): Assisted in search and rescue operations after a Hezbollah bombing at the AMIA building in Buenos Aires.

8. Democratic Republic of Congo (1994): Established a field hospital and provided supplies for refugees of the Rwandan Civil War in Goma.

9. Kenya (1998, 2006): Helped after the US embassy bombing in Nairobi in 1998 and a building collapse in 2006.

10. Turkey (1999, 2011, 2023): Conducted rescue operations and medical care after major earthquakes in İzmit (1999), Erciş (2011), and Türkiye (2023).

11. India (2001): Treated thousands and set up a field hospital after the Gujarat earthquake.

12. Egypt (2004): Assisted after the Taba Hilton bombing with medical and rescue teams.

13. Sri Lanka (2004): Provided medical supplies and aid after the devastating tsunami.

14. United States (2005, 2021): Delivered humanitarian supplies after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and aided search and rescue in Surfside, Miami, in 2021.

15. Japan (2011): Treated patients and established a field clinic after the earthquake and tsunami in Minamisanriku.

16. Bulgaria (2012): Provided medical assistance following a Hezbollah bus bombing in Burgas.

17. Ghana (2012): Rescued survivors after a department store collapse in Accra.

18. Philippines (2013): Conducted extensive medical and rescue operations after Typhoon Haiyan.

19. Nepal (2015): Treated thousands and established a field hospital after a massive earthquake in Kathmandu.

20. Syria (2016–2018): Provided medical and humanitarian aid to Syrian civilians during the civil war via Operation Good Neighbor.

21. Brazil (2019): Assisted in search and rescue operations after the Brumadinho dam collapse.

22. Albania (2019): Helped repair and assess structural damage after a major earthquake.

23. Honduras (2020): Supported recovery efforts following two devastating hurricanes.

24. Equatorial Guinea (2021): Delivered medical aid and conducted rescue operations after a series of explosions in Nkoa Ntoma.

25. Ukraine: Constructed a field hospital to treat civilians following Russia declaring war.

#natasha hausdorff #cenk uygur #israeli aid #natasha hausdorff cenk uygur debate #hamas #gaza #debate #einat wilf #Youtube

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matan4il · 1 year ago

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I've seen arguing over how many people were slaughtered on Oct 7 itself. IDK the exact answer, because from what I've gathered, no one does so far. The last time I saw an article addressing the forensic work on this (which was about a week ago), it said 1,248 people had been identified, but I know there have been victims of the massacre identified since, I know there's still the unidentified victims to take into account, and the missing people (those that we can't know yet whether they'd been murdered on that day, kidnapped, or murdered and their body was kidnapped). There have been some bodies that were brought in together with all the rest, but were then identified as Hamas terrorists (my guess is their bodies weren't among those the forensic experts struggled to identify, unlike the bodies of their victims, often mutilated and burnt beyond recognition). Based on the number identified already, and the number of bodies still unidentified, over two months after the massacre, I find it hard to believe that the final number of Oct 7 victims will be less than 1,300 people. But like I said, nobody knows, there's still no official number, not until either the work of identification will be done, or until it's confirmed that there are no more ways to identify the remaining victims of Hamas' slaughter.

Even before the final number, it is the biggest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, it is the second deadliest terrorist attack ever (if we take the lowest possible number of fatalities. The worst one is Sep 11, when 2,996 Americans were murdered by al-Qaeda), and the deadliest one ever if we adjust the number of victims to the attacked country's population size (if we take the not final figure of 1,248 people massacred on Oct 7, once adjusted for population size, this would be roughly equivalent to over 42,500 Americans murdered, meaning that for the Israeli population, this is over 14 times the scale of the Sep 11 attacks). Think about the number of Israelis (and Jews) impacted by this attack, before we start talking about the over 5,000 people injured on Oct 7, or those kidnapped. Hamas' massacre is also the single bloodiest day in the history of the Israeli-Arab conflict for one side. So anyone telling you that the Palestinians have been "suffering Oct 7 every single day for years," is either incredibly ignorant, or straight up lying. Anyone who knows the history of the conflict, or of terrorism, knows that there is no underestimating the unique brutality of Hamas' massacre.

Out of the people massacred on Oct 7, who were not Israeli citizens, there were at least: 39 victims from Thailand, 10 from Nepal, 4 from the Philippines, 3 from China, 2 from The United Kingdom, 2 from Sri Lanka, 1 from Canada, 1 from Cambodia, 1 from Germany, 1 from Moldova, 1 from The United States, 1 from Tanzania, and 1 from Eritrea. Altogether, at least 67 foreign nationals.

At least 26 people have been killed by direct rocket hits, of which at least 15 were killed on Oct 7. At least 20 were killed by Hamas and PIJ (Palestinian Islamic Jihad) rockets from Gaza, and at least 6 by Hezbollah rockets from Lebanon. Of the 26 known victims of rocket fire, 2 were citizens of Thailand, 14 were Israeli Jews, and 10 were Israeli Arabs. This doesn't reflect the full effect of the rockets on Oct 7, since the fate of many people was sealed when they started fleeing the barrage of around 4,000 rockets fired into Israel, only to run straight into ambushes set up by Hamas terrorists, like many of the Nova music festival victims, where over 360 people were murdered.

This is 5 years old Yazan Abu Jama'a, who was killed by a direct rocket hit on Oct 7:

I think the worst part about this post is writing "at least" so many times, knowing that every single one of these figures may be updated with a greater number.

(for all of my updates and ask replies regarding Israel, click here)

#israel #antisemitism #israeli #israel news #israel under attack #israel under fire #israelunderattack #terrorism #anti terrorism #hamas #antisemitic #antisemites #jews #jew #judaism #jumblr #frumblr #jewish

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blackswaneuroparedux · 2 years ago

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We might know how it ends, but like all good stories it bears repetition. So here it is again, the story of a battle.

Bernard Cornwell, Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles

So I've been getting lots of questions about the significance of the Battle of Waterloo for Britain, France, and indeed Europe.

Great claims have been made as to the legacy of the Battle of Waterloo; but it is not as clear cut as many may claim; for it certainly did not crush all French opposition in a single blow; it did not augur in a century of enduring peace and prosperity across Europe; nor can it claim to have permanently re-established the monarchical system in Europe. Therefore after all the glory, the death and suffering caused on that battlefield, what were its real long term legacies?

For the people living in the vicinity of Waterloo, the utter destruction of the land and of their homes was devastating to their lives, but time soon healed the wounds on the landscape and the abandoned equipment scattered across the battlefields became a virtual treasure trove for the locals as the field of Waterloo was soon at the top of every travellers ‘must see’ list during a sojourn in Belgium. Numbers lived for years selling relics of the battle or became guides to the battlefield as the bloody fields instantly became a top tourist attraction. Every poet and writer in Europe had to visit to witness the scenes of devastation before penning their impressions and publishing to an eager audience, hungry for every new edition.

When they are examined with the benefit of hindsight, battles are rarely accorded the significance given to them. Few become venerated among a nation’s lieux de mémoire, or contribute to the foundation myths of modern nations. Of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars, it is arguable that Leipzig [the 1813 battle lost to the Allies by French troops under Napoleon] has its place in the rise of German nationalism, even if its real importance was greatly exaggerated and mythologized by 19th-century cultural nationalists. In Pierre Nora’s magisterial study of France, only Bouvines, in 1214 [which ended the 1202–14 Anglo-French War], makes the cut. Waterloo, unsurprisingly, does not figure.

Yet at the time Waterloo was hailed in Britain as a battle different in scale and import from any other of the modern era. It had, it was claimed, ushered in a century of peace in continental Europe. It had brought to a close, in Britain’s favour, the centuries-old military rivalry with France. And it had ended France’s dream of building a great continental empire in Europe, while leaving Britain’s global ambitions intact. If the Victorian age could be claimed as ‘Britain’s century’, it was her victory over Napoleon that had ushered it in. Britain, it seemed, had every reason to celebrate, every reason to claim Waterloo as its own.

To some extent Britain’s response was justified; it was a victory that positioned the country favourably, bolstering its global ambitions and helping to create the conditions for the economic success that lay ahead in the Victorian era. Having laid the final, decisive blow on Napoleon, Britain could command a leading role in the peace negotiations that followed and thus shape a settlement that suited its interests. While other coalition states claimed back sections of Europe, the Vienna Treaty gave Britain control over a number of global territories, including South Africa, Tobago, Sri Lanka, Martinique and the Dutch East Indies, something that would become instrumental in the development of the British Empire’s vast colonial command. It is not surprising then that in other parts of Europe, Waterloo - though still widely acknowledged as decisive - is generally accorded less significance than the Battle of Leipzig.

If Waterloo was Britain’s greatest military triumph, as it is often feted, it surely does not owe that status to the battle itself. Military historians generally agree that the battle was not a great showcase of either Napoleon’s or Wellington’s strategic prowess. Indeed, Napoleon is commonly believed to have made several important blunders at Waterloo, ensuring that Wellington’s task of holding firm was less challenging than it might have been. The battle was a bloodbath on an epic scale but, as an example of two great military leaders locking horns, it leaves a lot to be desired.

The short term significance in the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo marked the end of Napoleon’s storied military career. He reportedly rode away from the battle in tears. Though he emerged victorious, the Duke of Wellington later reflected on the the horrific costs of that victory: “My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.” Wellington went on to serve as British prime minister, while Blucher, in his 70s at the time of the Waterloo battle, died a few years later.

Waterloo’s long term significance must surely be the role it played in achieving lasting peace in Europe. Wellington, who did not share Napoleon’s relish for battle, is said to have told his men, “If you survive, if you just stand there and repel the French, I’ll guarantee you a generation of peace”. Perhaps the lesson of this historic battle the nations of Europe which fought as foes that day need to forget these old sores and celebrate together; recognising that it did force Europe to acknowledge that it must find a new path of reconciliation and accord. This road has been far from smooth, but each time it has failed, a greater understanding of the need for the European states to work more closely together has emerged from the ashes.

Ultimately this is the truly significant importance of Waterloo.

#cornwell #bernard cornwell #quote #waterloo #battle of waterloo #wellington #napoleon #britain #france #prussia #europe #germany #battle #war #napoleonic war #politics #peace #military history #history

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sweetkoalastarfish · 13 days ago

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20 Years On: Remembering the Tsunami That Changed the World

Two decades ago, on December 26, 2004, the world witnessed one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. The Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a 9.1-9.3 magnitude undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, claimed over 230,000 lives across 14 countries and left millions more grappling with loss, destruction, and profound change. As we mark the 20th anniversary, we reflect on its enduring impact, lessons learned, and the resilience of humanity in the face of unimaginable tragedy.

A Day That Shook the World

The earthquake struck at 7:58 a.m. local time, releasing energy equivalent to 1,500 Hiroshima atomic bombs. It was the third-largest earthquake ever recorded and lasted up to ten minutes. The resulting tsunami waves, some towering over 30 meters, radiated across the Indian Ocean, devastating coastlines in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, the Maldives, and even parts of Africa thousands of kilometers away.

Entire communities were wiped out in minutes. Banda Aceh in Indonesia, closest to the epicenter, bore the brunt of the disaster, with over 160,000 lives lost. Thailand's picturesque beaches, bustling with holidaymakers, became scenes of chaos and despair. In Sri Lanka, the waves reached as far as two kilometers inland, displacing over half a million people.

Global Response and Solidarity

The magnitude of the disaster elicited an unprecedented global response. Governments, humanitarian organizations, and individuals mobilized to provide immediate aid and long-term support. Over $14 billion was pledged for relief and reconstruction efforts, making it one of the largest international aid efforts in history.

Volunteers from around the world flocked to affected regions, offering their expertise and support. The disaster also underscored the importance of coordinated international responses to natural calamities and led to the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System in 2006.

Lessons Learned

1. Preparedness and Early Warning Systems: The lack of a robust warning system in 2004 meant that many communities were caught off guard. Today, advancements in seismic monitoring and tsunami alert systems have significantly reduced response times and potential loss of life.

2. Community Resilience: The tragedy highlighted the importance of educating coastal communities about natural warning signs, such as receding shorelines, and implementing evacuation plans.

3. Building Back Better: Reconstruction efforts emphasized sustainable and resilient infrastructure. While challenges remain, many affected regions have emerged stronger, with improved disaster management protocols.

The Human Spirit of Recovery

Amid the devastation, stories of survival and solidarity emerged. Families reunited against all odds, strangers became lifelong friends through shared grief and recovery, and countless individuals transformed personal loss into a mission to help others. Survivors like Petra Nemcová, a Czech supermodel who was severely injured in Thailand, went on to establish foundations to aid disaster-stricken communities.

Looking Ahead

Twenty years later, the memories of the 2004 tsunami remain etched in the collective consciousness. Memorials and commemorative events are held annually to honor those lost, while survivors and their families continue to rebuild their lives. The disaster serves as a stark reminder of nature’s power and the need for continued vigilance in disaster preparedness.

As we look back on this tragic event, we also celebrate the resilience of the human spirit. The 2004 tsunami changed the world, not just in terms of geography and infrastructure, but in fostering a global sense of empathy and interconnectedness that continues to inspire humanitarian efforts today.

Conclusion

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was a tragedy of unimaginable proportions, but it also revealed humanity's capacity for compassion, resilience, and innovation. Twenty years on, the lessons learned from that day continue to shape our approach to disaster management, ensuring that we are better prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.

Let us honor the memory of those we lost by committing to a safer, more resilient future for all.

Thank you for reading.

#20th #tsunami #india #thailand #2024 #spotify #netflix

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brookstonalmanac · 1 month ago

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Holidays 12.9

Holidays

Anna's Day (Finland, Sweden)

Armed Forces Day (Peru)

Ball-Bearing Roller Skates Day

Battle of Ayacucho Day (Peru)

Christmas Card Day

Christmas Gift Memory Day

Cremation Day

Eggsmas (from “The League”)

Fatherland’s Heroes Day (Russia)

Fiesta of the Mother of Health (Mexico)

Genocide Prevention Day

Geologist Day (Tajikistan)

Grace Hopper Day

Heroes Day (Antigua and Barbuda)

Heroes of Fatherland Day (Russia)

Homecoming Day (Guernsey and Alderney)

Homemade Gift Day

International Anti-Corruption Day (UN)

International Day of Commemoration & Dignity of the Victims of the Crimes of Genocide & of the Prevention of this Crime

International Day of Veterinary Medicine

International Human Rights Defenders Day

Lady Gaga Day

Mail Your Cards Day

National Blake Day

National Heroes Day (Antigua & Barbuda)

National Llama Day

National Youth Day (Albania)

Navy Day (Sri Lanka)

Petrified Forest Day

Public Transit Day

Santa Marian Kamalen Day (Guam)

Savin Juniper Day (French Republic)

V.C. Bird Day (Antigua & Barbuda)

Weary Willie Day

World Alliance for Patient Safety Day

World Day of Computing

World Genocide Commemoration Day (UN)

World Patient Safety Day

World Smallpox Eradication Day

World SIUGR (Selective Intrauterine Growth Restriction) Awareness Day

World Techno Day

Yuri's Day in the Autumn (Russia)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Lutefisk Day (Finland; Sweden)

Mariscada Day (Spain)

National Opal Apples Day

National Pastry Day

Pepparkakans Dag (Gingerbread Cookie Day; Sweden)

Search High and Low For Your Gingerbread Recipe Day

Independence & Related Days

Rino Island (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Tanzania (f.k.a. Tanganyika; from UK, 1961)

2nd Monday in December

Green Monday [2nd Monday]

Marinara Monday [2nd Monday of Each Month]

Meditation Monday [Every Monday]

Mindful Monday [2nd Monday of Each Month]

Monday Musings [Every Monday]

Motivation Monday [Every Monday]

National Tree Planting Day (Malawi) [2nd Monday]

Weekly Holidays beginning December 9 (2nd Full Week of December)

Human Rights Week [2nd Week]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week [2nd Week]

Festivals Beginning December 9, 2024

Duhok International Film Festival (Duhok, Iraq) [thru 12.16]

NLS Food Quality Symposium (Cedar Creek, Texas) [thru 12.11]

Vermont Maple Conference (Various Locations, Vermont) [thru 12.14]

Feast Days

Ann Hood (Writerism)

Ashleigh Brilliant (Artology; Wrierism)

End of Days of Reckoning (Shamanism)

Evergreen Day (Pagan)

Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by St. Anne (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Fiesta of the Mother of Health (Mexico; Everyday Wicca)

Galileo (Positivist; Saint)

Hanukkah Day #2 (Judaism) [thru Dec. 15th]

Jean de Brunhoff (Artology)

John Milton (Writerism)

Juan Diego (Christian; Saint)

Leocadia (Christian; Saint)

Ljubica Sokić (Artology)

Loch Ba on Mull Island (Celtic Book of Days)

Margaret Brundage (Artology)

The Martyrdom of St. Kenny (Church of the SubGenius)

Nectarius of Auvergne (Christian; Saint)

Noodle Ring Day (Pastafarian)

Peter Fourier (Christian; Saint)

Remembrance for Egill Skallagrimsson (Troth/Asatru/Norse Pagan)

Sage Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

The Seven Martyrs at Samosata (Christian; Martyrs)

This Day Deliberately Left Blank (Pastafarian)

Tropical Grossbill (Muppetism)

Wulfhilde (Christian; Saint)

Yuri’s Day in the Autumn (Russian Orthodox Church)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [58 of 60]

Premieres

The America Minerva (Daily Newspaper; 1793) [1st U.S. Daily]

The Bishop’s Wife (Film; 1947)

Brigg’s Bad Wolf (Super Chicken Cartoon; 1967) [#14]

Brokeback Mountain (Film; 2005)

Buddy’s Show Boat (WB LT Cartoon; 1933)

Charge of the Light Brigade (Poem; 1854)

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Animated TV Special; 1965)

Chi Chi Dog (George of the Jungle Cartoon; 1967) [#14]

Christine (Film; 1983)

A Christmas Story (Hanna-Barbera Animated tV Special; 1972)

Coronation Street (UK Soap Opera; 1960)

Dark Horse, by George Harrison (Album; 1974)

Davy Jones’ Locker, featuring Willie Whopper (MGM Cartoon; 1933)

Disclosure (Film; 1994)

Fiesta Fiasco (WB LT Cartoon; 1967)

Fresh Cream, by Cream (Album; 1966)

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Animated Film; 2022)

Hot August Nights, by Neil Diamond (Live Album; 1972)

A Job for a Gob (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1955)

La La Land (Film; 2016)

Little Saint Nick, by The Beach Boys (Song; 1963)

A Love Supreme, recorded by the John Coltrane Quartet (Album; 1964)

Memories of a Geisha (Film; 2005)

Merbabies (Silly Symphonies Disney Cartoon; 1938)

Mississippi Burning (Film; 1988)

The Night Before Christmas (Silly Symphonies Disney Cartoon; 1933)

Nutty Notes (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

Office Christmas Party (Film; 2016)

Peace on Earth (MGM Cartoon; 1939)

The Peachy Cobbler (Tex Avery MGM Cartoon; 1950)

Pet Pink Pebbles (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1978)

The Pink of Bagdad (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1978)

Pink Press (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1978)

Richard II, by William Shakespeare (Play; 1595)

R is for Rocket, by Ray Bradbury (Short Stories; 1962)

Salome, by Richard Strauss (Opera; 1905)

Scarface (Film; 1983)

SOS, by SZA (Album; 2022)

Soul Man, by The Blues Brothers (Song; 1978)

The Story of Babar, by Jean de Brunhoff (Children’s Book; 1931)

Sudden Impact (Film; 1983)

Syriana (Film; 2005)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Film; 2011)

Twins (Film; 1988)

The Whale (Film; 2022)

Words and Music (Film; 1948)

young Adult (Film; 2011)

Young at Heart, recorded by Frank Sinatra (Song; 1953)

Today’s Name Days

Liborius, Reinmar, Valerie (Austria)

Ana, Anna, Anushka, Nusha (Bulgaria)

Ciprijan, Diego, Liberan, Zdravka (Croatia)

Vratislav (Czech Republic)

Rudolph (Denmark)

Raid, Raido, Raidu, Raigo, Raigo, Raik, Raiko, Rait (Estonia)

Anna, Anne, Anneli, Anni, Annika, Annikki, Annu, Annukka, Anu (Finland)

Pierre (France)

Liborius, Reinmar, Valerie (Germany)

Ann, Anna (Greece)

Natália (Hungary)

Siro (Italy)

Joachims, Jukums, Sarmīte, Tabita (Latvia)

Gedenė, Leokadija, Vakaris, Valerija (Lithuania)

Annette, Anniken (Norway)

Delfina, Joachim, Joachima, Leokadia, Loda, Waleria, Wielisława, Wiesław (Poland)

Maria (Romania)

Izabela (Slovakia)

Diego, Juan, Leocadia (Spain)

Anna (Sweden)

Ambrose (Ukraine)

Delfina, Delfino, Delphina, Kirby, Kirk, Kirkwood (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 344 of 2024; 22 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of Week 50 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 11 (Bing-Zi), Day 9 (Ding-Wei)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 8 Kislev 5785

Islamic: 7 Jumada II 1446

J Cal: 14 Black; Sevenday [14 of 30]

Julian: 26 November 2024

Moon: 62%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 8 Bichat (13th Month) [Harriot / Vieta]

Runic Half Month: Jara (Year) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Autumn or Fall (Day 78 of 90)

Week: 2nd Full Week of December

Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 18 of 30)

#Holidays

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prapasara · 6 months ago

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Songkran History

History of Songkran Festival [ENG Ver.]

Thai New Year or Songkran (Thai: เทศกาลสงกรานต์, pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.kāːn sǒŋ.krāːn]) is the Thai New Year's national holiday. Songkran is on 13 April every year, but the holiday period extends from 14 to 15 April. In 2018 the Thai cabinet extended the festival nationwide to seven days, 9–16 April, to enable citizens to travel home for the holiday. In 2019, the holiday was observed 9–16 April as 13 April fell on a Saturday. The word "Songkran" comes from the Sanskrit word saṃkrānti, literally "astrological passage", meaning transformation or change. It coincides with the rising of Aries on the astrological chart and with the New Year of many calendars of Southeast and South Asia, in keeping with the Buddhist and Hindu Calendar. The New Year takes place at around the same time as the new year celebrations of many regions of South Asia like China (Dai people of Yunnan Province), India, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

In Thailand, New Year is now officially celebrated 1 January. Songkran was the official New Year until 1888, when it was switched to a fixed date of 1 April. Then in 1940, this date was shifted to 1 January. The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into a national holiday. Celebrations are famous for the public water fights framed as ritual cleansing. This had become quite popular among Thai and foreigners.

Meaning

Songkran is a term derived from Sanskrit संक्रान्��ि saṅkrānti meaning 'to move' or 'movement'. It derives from the movement of the sun from one position to another in the zodiac. According to its literal meaning in Sanskrit, a Songkran occurs every month. However, the period that Thai people refer to as Songkran happens when the sun moves from Pisces to Aries in the zodiac. The correct name for this period should actually be Maha Songkran ('great Songkran) because it coincides with the arrival of a New Year. The Songkran festival is, therefore, a celebration of the New Year in accordance with the solar calendar. The celebration covers a period of three days: 13 April is regarded as Maha Songkran, the day that the sun moves into Aries on the zodiac or the last day of the old year. The next day, 14 April is called Wan Nao, the transitional day between the old and the new years, and 15 April is called Wan Thaloeng Sok (Thai: วันเถลิงศก 'to begin a new era or year'), New Year's day itself.

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Songkran : The journey from ancient water festival to UNESCO cultural heritage

UNESCO announced its decision from Botswana on Wednesday afternoon, Thai time, while events to mark the new honour will take place in Bangkok on Thursday.

Songkran is celebrated from April 13 to 15 each year to mark the traditional Thai New Year. The festival is known for its water-splashing traditions, which symbolise cleansing and purification. However, Songkran is also a time for paying respect to elders, giving alms to monks, and enjoying traditional Thai food and music.

Next year, the Pheu Thai-led government plans to stretch celebrations throughout the whole of April to promote the festival as Thailand’s soft power.

Songkran has a colourful past, which some scholars believe is rooted in an ancient Hindu festival marking the harvest season and the arrival of the new year.

This festival, called Makara Sankranti, celebrated the sun's entrance into the water sign of Aquarius, marking a new astrological period.

The water element, significant in both Hinduism and Buddhism, played a central role in rituals like making sacrifices to deities and the symbolic washing away of sins.

The festival was adopted by the Khmer Empire, which ruled parts of present-day Thailand, around the 11th century.

According to the traditional Thai calendar, the first new moon day of the fifth month is regarded as New Year’s Day. It normally falls on April 13.

Thais regarded Songkran as New Year's Day until 1889, when King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) switched the date to April 1. In 1941, the first day of the year was moved to January 1 by Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram’s government, to match the Western Gregorian Calendar. The Thai traditional New Year switched back to April 13, to be celebrated with a three-day Songkran holiday.

Under the Khmer empire, people bathed under the sun as they believed it helped cleanse the soul of bad karma and freed the spirits of dead ancestors to return to their homeland. This belief was apparently later attributed to the water element in Songkran celebrations.

As Theravada Buddhism flourished in Thailand, Songkran took on new dimensions.

The focus shifted towards merit-making, with people offering food and prayers to monks at temples.

This tradition, called "tam bun", remains an essential part of traditional New Year celebrations today.

During the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1350-1767), Songkran became an elaborate royal ceremony.

The king led processions, offered symbolic gifts to Buddha statues, and participated in the "Washing of the Buddha" ritual. No water splashing took place in those days.

The washing ritual, where people pour water over Buddha images to purge impurities, is still practised widely.

Millions who study or work outside their home provinces grab the opportunity of the three-day holiday to travel home to their families. April 14 is also called Family Day. The government often extends the holiday period by one or two days, creating a long weekend to promote tourism. But the exodus of people, coupled with partying, also leads to a spike in road accidents each year.

Water splashing takes centre stage at Songkran these days, with water guns in all shapes and sizes filling the shelves in shops.

The roots of this tradition are a mystery, though. Culture scholar Sujit Wongthet believes the water fights were encouraged and adopted in modern times to promote tourism.

He notes that a poem about Songkran written during the reign of King Rama III makes no mention of water splashing.

Some scholars believe that water splashing began after King Chulalongkorn began celebrating Thai New Year in 1989.

Today, Songkran is a vibrant celebration of tradition, family, and community whose significance has now earned UNESCO recognition.

People visit temples, offer alms, sprinkle water on their elders to show respect, and engage in joyous water battles symbolising cleansing and renewal.

The gentler side of the festival sees people anointing the hands of their parents, grandparents and seniors with scented water to seek their blessing for the new year.

Many families, especially those in the Northeast, make merit for deceased relatives or ancestors.

Local authorities and shopping malls set up spaces for the public to pour scented water on Buddha images to seek blessing.

Some temples invite worshippers to carry sand into their grounds for future building construction. Many Buddhists believe the practice brings prosperity, hoping that money pours into their pockets to match the amount of sand they carry.

Another traditional New Year activity is the releasing of captive animals. Worshippers buy fish and caged birds to free on Songkran Day, hoping that this act of compassion will wipe away their bad luck.

Songkran's journey from ancient to modern times reflects Thailand's history and culture, weaving together ancient customs, religious beliefs, and a zest for life. The festival is testament to the enduring power of tradition and the joy of celebrating new beginnings And as world intangible heritage, it is here to stay.

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What is Songkran?

Songkran is the largest and most famous festival in Thailand and marks the start of Thai New Year. For younger people it is perhaps best known for its large-scale water fights (or at least it was until the pandemic) but is also known for its traditional water blessing ceremonies. An important event in the Buddhist calendar, Thais will also use the Songkran holidays as an opportunity to return home and spend time with their families.

When is Songkran?

Originally, the Songkran festival’s date was determined by astronomy, but now, the official date, Songkran takes place is April 13-15. However, depending on the province, celebrations can continue for a week, sometimes longer. Pre-COVID, the Songkran celebrations in places such as Pattaya and Chiang Mai can often take place for up to seven days and longer.

What are the origins of Songkran?

The word Songkran is from a Sanskrit word that means passing or moving and is a metaphor for relocating the zodiac imprint or entering the New Year. Songkran was originally Thailand’s New Year’s Day, and signified the start of the Thai calendar. Between 1888 and 1940, Songkran and New Year’s Day in Thailand was celebrated on April 1 but was later changed to April 13-15, when January 1 became synchronized across the world as New Year’s Day.

Where else is Songkran celebrated?

Other than in Thailand, Songkran is celebrated in Laos, Cambodia, Burma, the Tai ethnic minority of Vietnam, and in China’s Yunnan province as well as in Sri Lanka and other eastern Indian countries. The Songkran festival is culturally rooted in India’s Holi festival. The Holi festival uses a splash of color instead and is celebrated in March.

How is Songkran celebrated in Thailand?

Water is a central element to Songkran and traditionally people would sprinkle water on one another as a way to cool down during the peak of the Thai summer season. Today, that has escalated somewhat to large scale water throwing celebrations where people use buckets and water pistols to soak anyone within reach. Appreciation of family and elders is also an important part of Songkran. More traditionally, people will mix clean water, fresh flowers, or garlands to pour over the hands of their parents, grandparents or other elderly family members or neighbors.

What are some traditional activities that Thai people do on Songkran?

With COVID-19 preventative measures putting a temporary halt to water throwing, people in Thailand will be opting for more traditional celebrations this Songkran, such as:

Making merit : Many Thai people will visit a temple during Songkran to make merit and pay their respects to people who have passed away. This type of merit-making is frequently planned ahead of time by bringing food to the temple pavilion to offer to the monks.

Sand pagoda work : After making merit, some people may build sand pagodas at their local temples. The building of pagodas is a religious Thai tradition that highlights teamwork among residents who work together to build the pagodas.

Releasing fish and birds : People will release fish and birds at their local temple as a form of making merit. Releasing the animals from the confines of a cage or giving them freedom is meant to signify a cleansing of the sins or a means of eliminating misfortune to bring happiness and comfort.

Pouring water on an adult or elderly person : This is a mark of respect for adults such as parents, teachers and other respected people. Water is poured on the hands of the person who will then bless the individual who is pouring the water.

Bathing the Buddha : Bathing images or statues of Buddha either at home or at a temple. This is typically performed at the end of the merit making ceremony.

House cleaning: The biggest cleaning day of the year, Songkran is when Thai people clean, sweep, and mop to get rid of bad items from their houses. The cleaning symbolizes ridding the home of any terrible things that have occurred during the previous year in readiness for better things for the year ahead.

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14 November 2013 | Prince Charles, Prince of Wales has a garland put on by a small boy being held up by his father in honour of his 65th birthday during a visit to Jew Street in Jew Town on day 9 of an official visit to India in Kochi, India. This will be the Royal couple's third official visit to India together and their most extensive yet, which will see them spending nine days in India and afterwards visiting Sri Lanka in order to attend the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

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Survey I did on friends about geography :>

So, lately I've been geeking over like, geography (except capitals, fuck capitals) and I rlly wanted to like survey how much people i knew knew about em for like, fun HAHA. Since the school year just ended, I had time :3

I picked 7 countries (can't be territories etc.) from each continent except Antarctica from most to least popular (imo) and asked people to self-evaluate how well they knew them!! I know this isn't statistically unbiased or something because I didn't choose randomly but FUCK THAT

Each country would have 2 questions like this:

I got like 17 responses in under a day (tysmmm!! idc if it's 'too little') and instantly went into analysis hehe (note that most if not ALL the respondents were Asian so there might be a bias but BLEGH >:P)

I turned the answers into a numeric value that I could process:

Yes - 2 pts Sorta - 1 pts No - 0 pts

So obvious stuff: Europe and Asia were the most identifiable, while North America (central if we're bein honest) was the least Surprisingly (at least to me), people recognize country names wayyyy more than flags (which in retrospect, yea but). The flag was equally (if not MORE*) recognized only when:

it was a well-known country (South Korea*, UK)

it had a unique flag (Nepal*, Antigua and Barbuda)

If we subtract the score a country got from its name to its flag, many have an average difference of at least 5+, with the most being Samoa 🇼🇸 (19), Haiti 🇭🇹 (15), and Fiji 🇫🇯 (14).

Looking at continents, the same can be said with Africa (10.7), North America (9.1), and Oceania (9) having the largest differences. It's prolly cuz people know countries like Kenya and Fiji and exist but are dumbfounded to realize they had flags?!?! TL;DR: i did not know that people legit didn't know flagss prolly cuz they heard countries from passing only which is mostly through their name. I'd love to dissect this more but I'm very lazy and this draft got deleted midway??? tumblr???? so I'll send the excel file below for y'all to see if you guys are interested :]

#vexillology #flags #geography #nerd shit

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DAY 5536

Jalsa, Mumbai April 13/14, 2023 Thu/Fri 12:05 AM

Birthday - EF - Prasha Ganesh .. Friday, 14 April .. greetings filled with the affection of the Ef .. ❤️

🌹 .. April 14 .. birthday of Ef Prasha Ganesh from Sri Lanka and Urvashi Sharma .. both sharer of birth with Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar .. and on this auspicious day we wish you all the love and happiness, Prasha and Urvashi ji ..

... and having done the birthdays the slumber and the routines of daily responsibilities took over and here we are on the 14th of Apr again at 9:17 AM

intriguing debates and discussions pursued the entire day in discussion and Saptaswar, for projects that need careful attention and involvement for the work undertaken .. it is a World of rapid change ..

Change .. or be changed by circumstances .. but change you will .. it is the byline tag USP of each daily day now .. and the generation that occupies the Universe , unaware of the past and the good it left, have before them the incredible NEW World of immense value and invention and technology that is keeping us oldies breathless and under no condition to keep up with them ..

Smarter faster in intellect .. educated for it , for borrowed through technology, it is an inevitable occurrence .. cannot fight against it , for when you do the force of the technological world swishes past you , leaving you gasping for fresh air .. if at all there is some ..

there is some merit in the ‘elixir of life’ .. the bean, burnt melted in degrees of consumption and which states that it is welcomed by several parts of the interior physiognomy .. one of such being the cerebrum .. which exudes intellect physical extended limits and much more .. actually the guile and freedom to performance enhanced brings immense pleasure to not just the consumer, but indeed they that come in close proximity ..

and the consumer .. well .. it is being protected now by law and morality soon .. the one that propagates is the one that shall be at the gate of answerability ..

Hmmmmmmm ..

a great deal of .. MMMMMMMMMM .. shall follow if this is put into practice ..

time shall tell ..

the breathing machinery be present now .. which nostril bringing in the energy .. so 🙏 ..

more later .. the famous departure express ..

Love

Amitabh Bachchan

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ell0ra-br3kk3r · 2 years ago

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i’m taking a page from @princess-paramour and having no filter 😂

Have fun

goshness bahaha thanksss

1. ellora (middle name)

2. jan.5th

3. my name as a married woman to kaz brekker hahaha

4. sound of music

5. im scattered minded

6. i always treat others the way i wish to be treated

7. im a pushover sometimes

8. just chilling at the beach or like a coffee shop and asking each other questions and talking about our days

9. family

10. straight

11. no clue

12. family issues yesterday

13. thai

14. fall

15. .... really long haha 30mins

16. france

17. english, spanish, and a tinyyy bit of tamil

18. dark brown

19. siege and storm

20. vanilla or mint chip

21. dogs. 100%

22. family line by conan gray

23. night

24. yes!! i love them!

25. 15

26. the only one coming to mind is better terrible truths than kind lies

27. superache by conan gray

28. their eyes and smile

29. i will not put that out there bahaha

30. american

31. you're on your own kid by taylor swift

32. i don't think i have one...

33. bowl of rice and curry

34. tea

35. supermarket flowers by ed sherran

36. all over the states, sri lanka and dubai

37. teal or mint green

38. water

39. hockey(watching) taekwondo(doing)

40. mango

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champions trophy 2025 schedule

Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule: A Comprehensive Guide

The ICC Champions Trophy is one of the most anticipated cricket tournaments in the international cricket calendar. The 2025 edition of the tournament is set to captivate fans across the globe, bringing together the best cricketing nations to compete for glory. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of the Champions Trophy 2025 schedule, including the key dates, venues, participating teams, and other essential details.

Overview of the Champions Trophy 2025

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be held from February 7, 2025, to February 23, 2025. The tournament will feature eight top-ranked teams in One Day International (ODI) cricket, based on ICC rankings as of a cut-off date. These teams will be divided into two groups of four, with each team playing three group-stage matches. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, followed by the grand finale.

Participating Teams

The eight teams participating in the Champions Trophy 2025 are:

India

Australia

England

Pakistan

New Zealand

South Africa

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

These teams were selected based on their ICC ODI rankings, ensuring the highest level of competition.

Tournament Format

The Champions Trophy follows a straightforward format:

Group Stage: Two groups of four teams each. Each team plays the other three teams in their group once.

Knockout Stage: The top two teams from each group progress to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals face off in the final.

Schedule and Fixtures

Group Stage Matches

February 7, 2025: India vs. Pakistan (Venue: Ahmedabad, India) The tournament kicks off with a blockbuster match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. This match is expected to draw millions of viewers worldwide.

February 8, 2025: Australia vs. Sri Lanka (Venue: Mumbai, India) Australia takes on Sri Lanka in what promises to be an exciting encounter.

February 9, 2025: England vs. Bangladesh (Venue: Kolkata, India) England faces Bangladesh in a high-stakes clash.

February 10, 2025: New Zealand vs. South Africa (Venue: Delhi, India) Two balanced sides, New Zealand and South Africa, go head-to-head in their opening match.

February 12, 2025: India vs. Sri Lanka (Venue: Bengaluru, India) India looks to solidify its position in the group with a strong performance against Sri Lanka.

February 13, 2025: Pakistan vs. Australia (Venue: Chennai, India) A clash between two cricketing powerhouses as Pakistan meets Australia.

February 14, 2025: England vs. South Africa (Venue: Hyderabad, India) England takes on South Africa in a crucial group-stage match.

February 15, 2025: Bangladesh vs. New Zealand (Venue: Pune, India) Bangladesh faces New Zealand in what could be a key game for both teams.

February 17, 2025: India vs. Australia (Venue: Nagpur, India) A thrilling encounter as India battles Australia in their final group-stage match.

February 18, 2025: Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka (Venue: Jaipur, India) Pakistan plays Sri Lanka in an important match for both teams.

February 19, 2025: England vs. New Zealand (Venue: Mohali, India) A critical game for England and New Zealand as they aim for a semi-final spot.

February 20, 2025: South Africa vs. Bangladesh (Venue: Lucknow, India) The group stage concludes with South Africa taking on Bangladesh.

Knockout Stage

February 22, 2025: Semi-Final 1 (Venue: Mumbai, India) The first semi-final will feature the top team from Group A against the second-placed team from Group B.

February 23, 2025: Semi-Final 2 (Venue: Kolkata, India) The second semi-final will see the top team from Group B facing the second-placed team from Group A.

Final

February 27, 2025: Grand Finale (Venue: Ahmedabad, India) The two semi-final winners will battle it out for the Champions Trophy in the grand finale at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium.

Venues

The tournament will be hosted in India, with matches played at world-class venues:

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

Pune, Lucknow, Nagpur, and Jaipur

Key Players to Watch

India: Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Shubman Gill

Australia: Steve Smith, Pat Cummins, David Warner

England: Jos Buttler, Joe Root, Jofra Archer

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman

New Zealand: Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Devon Conway

South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Litton Das

Sri Lanka: Wanindu Hasaranga, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva

Broadcast and Live Streaming

Fans can catch the live action on leading sports channels and digital streaming platforms. The ICC has partnered with broadcasters to ensure extensive coverage across all regions, making the tournament accessible to cricket enthusiasts worldwide.

Conclusion

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 promises to be a thrilling spectacle, bringing together the world’s best teams and players. With high-stakes matches, electrifying venues, and passionate fans, this tournament will undoubtedly be a highlight of the cricketing calendar. Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable cricketing experience!

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By Palestine Chronicle Staff

Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling targeted several areas in the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, Beit Lahia, and Jabaliya.

Illegal Jewish settlers burned parts of the Bar Al-Walidain mosque in the town of Marda in the Salfit district and wrote racist slogans. Israeli occupation forces stormed several towns, cities and refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, including Balata, Halhul and Al-Bireh.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry (Gaza), 45,206 Palestinians have been killed, and 107,512 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023. Click here for previous blogs.

Fri, Dec 20, 6:14 PM (Palestine Time) Al-Qassam Announces Qualitative Operation AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: A Qassam fighter managed to kill a Zionist sniper and his assistant this afternoon from point-blank range in Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip. An hour after the incident, the same fighter disguised himself as an occupation soldier and managed to reach a Zionist force consisting of 6 soldiers. He blew himself up with an explosive belt in the force, killing and wounding them.

Fri, Dec 20, 5:16 PM (Palestine Time) Palestinian Boy Injured by Israeli Forces in West Bank PRCS: a 15-year-old Palestinian boy was shot by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.

Fri, Dec 20, 5:16 PM (Palestine Time) Killed, Wounded in Nuseirat AL-JAZEERA: Six Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombing that targeted a residential apartment in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Fri, Dec 20, 5:16 PM (Palestine Time) Renewed Clashes in Jenin AL-JAZEERA: Armed clashes between the resistance and the PA security forces have resumed around Jenin camp.

Fri, Dec 20, 5:16 PM (Palestine Time) Israeli Drone Targets Kamal Adwan Hospital AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli drone fired at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia project, in northern Gaza.

Fri, Dec 20, 1:01 PM (Palestine Time) Infant Dies in Gaza Tent due to Extreme Cold PALINFO: The Palestinian Information Center reported the death of a Palestinian infant girl named Aisha Adnan Sufyan Al-Qassas, at dawn on Friday, due to the severe cold inside her tent in Mawasi Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Fri, Dec 20, 1:01 PM (Palestine Time) Israeli Soldier Smuggled out of Sri Lanka for Fear of Arrest ISRAELI MEDIA: An Israeli soldier was smuggled out of Sri Lanka before being summoned for investigation on charges of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Fri, Dec 20, 1:01 PM (Palestine Time) Killed, Wounded in Beit Hanoun AL-JAZEERA: Two Palestinian citizens were killed and others were injured as a result of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip.

Fri, Dec 20, 1:01 PM (Palestine Time) Israeli Artillery Shells Al-Zaytoun AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli occupation army artillery shelled Al-Sikka Street in Al-Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip.

Fri, Dec 20, 1:01 PM (Palestine Time) Lieberman Calls for Leaving Gaza, Striking Iran's Nuclear Facilities AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN (to Israel Hayom):

All the captives must be released immediately, they must leave Gaza, the crossings must be closed, and the responsibility must be lifted from our shoulders.

Leaving Israeli soldiers on the Philadelphi axis means leaving them like ducks in a shooting range.

Israel cannot remain in a reality in which Iran possesses nuclear weapons.

We must strike Iran preemptively to prevent its growing power.

Fri, Dec 20, 1:01 PM (Palestine Time) Netanyahu Refrains from Visiting Poland for Fear of Arrest ISRAEL HAYOM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend the Auschwitz liberation commemoration ceremony in Poland, fearing arrest after the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court.

Fri, Dec 20, 1:01 PM (Palestine Time) Al-Quds Bombs Gatherings of Israeli Soldiers in Netzarim AL-QUDS BRIGADES: Our fighters bombed with 107 rockets and mortar shells gatherings of Israeli occupation soldiers and vehicles in the Netzarim axis in the Gaza Strip.

Fri, Dec 20, 1:01 PM (Palestine Time) Renewed Clashes in Jenin PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Renewed clashes broke out on Friday morning between Palestinian Authority security forces and resistance groups in Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank.

Fri, Dec 20, 1:01 PM (Palestine Time) Gaza Death Toll Rises GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 45,206 Palestinians have been killed, and 107,512 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7, 2023.

Fri, Dec 20, 9:49 AM (Palestine Time) Majority of Israelis Support Deal MAARIV: 74% of Israelis support a comprehensive deal that would return all prisoners “even at the expense of stopping the fighting in Gaza.”

Fri, Dec 20, 9:49 AM (Palestine Time) Israeli Raids on Jabaliya AL-JAZEERA: Israeli airstrikes targeted the Jabaliya camp, in northern Gaza.

Fri, Dec 20, 9:49 AM (Palestine Time) Killed, Wounded in Gaza City GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE SPOKESMAN: Four people were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombardment that targeted a house in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.

Fri, Dec 20, 9:49 AM (Palestine Time) Settlers Burn Mosque in Salfit PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Illegal Jewish settlers burned parts of the Bar Al-Walidain mosque in the town of Marda in the Salfit district in the West Bank, and wrote racist slogans.

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TTPD pop up at The Grove in LA was Tuesday 4/16/24 through Thursday 4/18/24.

4/18/24 - 12/6/24 is 7 months and 19 days…

The #119 show was Gelsenkirchen N3/3 on 7/19/24 and the surprise songs were

G: Lover track 8 “Paper Rings”// Red track 9 “Stay Stay Stay”

P: Evermore track 17 “It’s Time To Go”// Red track 22 “Better Man”

Take the 1st letter from each of those titles and their corresponding number:

P-16

S-19

I-9

B-2

You get a date: 2/9/1916

The British gunboats HMS Mimi and HMS Toutou sank the German steamship Hedwig von Wissmann in Lake Tanganyika, Central Africa

Britain's military service act enforced

American baseball player Tex Hughson was born in Buda, Texas. He played pitcher for the Boston Red Sox from 1941 to 1949

The National League celebrated its 40th anniversary with a banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria. NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, & Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20)

The desk calendar at the TTPD pop up had Friday 13 December.

This chick has been doing everything out of order and everything backwards. I don’t think this means Friday December 13. I think this means the 1st and 3rd Friday in December.

The 1st and 3rd Friday’s are also bookends of her birthday as well.

Also the 1st and 3rd Friday’s would be a fortnight apart.

1st Friday: 12/6/24 - #147 of the ET N1/3 Vancouver (the last city).

The surprise songs were

G: Speak Now track 12 Haunted// 1989 track 14 Wonderland

P: Speak Now track 8 Never Grow Up// Fearless track 12 The Best Day

12/14 is the day after her 35th birthday

8/12 is a mirror of the last ET show 12/8.

12/14 is 6 days from 12/8.

2nd Friday: 12/13/24 - 35th birthday

**release of the TS archives behind the scenes. 7 different “Taylor’s version” fonts…. Is she gonna re release Lover as well? Taylor Swift, Reputation, Lover

167 TRL… is she bringing TRL back?!

1/6/2007:

An overnight storm knocked out power to thousands in the Vancouver and Victoria area. The storm also uprooted trees in Stanley Park, and filled BC Place with water after the roof tore open a day earlier

The Sunday Times (UK) reports that Israel has drawn up plans to possibly destroy Iran's uranium enrichment facilities with tactical nuclear weapons in the event that U.S. intervention does not occur, and non-nuclear strikes are ruled out. Iran has responded saying that "anyone who attacks will regret their actions very quickly." Israel denies such plans were made.

A second bus bomb in Sri Lanka, this time near the tourist resort of Hikkaduwa has killed at least 15 and injured dozens more. The Sri Lankan government declared the Tamil Tigers responsible, but the rebel group is denying involvement

At least 40 people have died in a bus crash in Comilla, Bangladesh

Nine bound and gagged bodies are found in grave in Uruapan, Michoacan state, Mexico. Drug gangs are suspected

The British Army raises its maximum recruitment age from 26 years to 33, but denies that this is a reaction to a failure to recruit sufficient young people. The normal term of engagement remains 22 years, meaning that some soldiers could still be serving to age 55.

Jeff Bezos Amazon founder and billionaire has joined the "budget space race" with a test burn of the Blue Origin passenger rocket, the New Shepard

The eastern United States enjoyed record high temperatures, including 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 Celsius) in New York City

3rd Friday: 12/20/24

12/13/1989 - 12/13/2024 is 12,785 days

7+8+5‎ = 20

12/20?

“In 50 years will all this be declassified?” 50 years ago was 1974 which was 15 years before 1989. (783 weeks before her birth)

So on 12/20/1974…

The Godfather part ll released

George Harrison releases his fifth studio album in the UK “Dark Horse”

Die [Daisuke Andou], Japanese heavy metal rock guitarist (Dir En Grey), born in Mie, Japan

André Jolivet, French composer (Jeune France, Mana), dies at 69

… 126 days prior to 12/20/1974 was 8/9/1974 when Nixon gave his resignation letter.

126 12/6 was N1/3 in Vancouver.

89 is the year she was born.

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