Tuesday, 1 January 2019

Wikipedia article of the day for January 1, 2019

The Wikipedia article of the day for January 1, 2019 is Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht, BWV 134a.
Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht (Time, which day and year doth make), BWV 134a, is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for a celebration of New Year's Day in 1719 at the court of Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (hall in the palace pictured). The libretto by the author Christian Friedrich Hunold portrays a dialogue between two allegorical figures, Time (representing the past) and Divine Providence (the future). Bach set the words to eight movements consisting of alternating recitatives and arias, culminating in a choral finale. Most movements are duets for alto and tenor, supported by a Baroque instrumental ensemble of two oboes, strings and continuo. The character of the music is close to Baroque opera, including its French dances. In Leipzig in 1724, Bach used this secular work as the basis for a church cantata for the Third Day of Easter, omitting two movements and changing only the text.

Monday, 31 December 2018

FOX NEWS: Russia: 4 dead in apartment collapse, apparent gas explosion


Russia: 4 dead in apartment collapse, apparent gas explosion



At least four people died Monday when sections of an apartment building collapsed after an apparent gas explosion in Russia's Ural Mountains region, officials said, and hundreds of rescuers are searching for survivors under the debris.

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FOX NEWS: Vatican spokesman, deputy resign suddenly amid overhaul by Pope Francis


Vatican spokesman, deputy resign suddenly amid overhaul by Pope Francis



The spokesman for the Vatican and his deputy resigned suddenly Monday, weeks after Pope Francis appointed an Italian journalist -- and close friend -- as the new editorial director of communications.

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FOX NEWS: Vatican spokesman and his deputy resign suddenly


Vatican spokesman and his deputy resign suddenly



The Vatican spokesman, Greg Burke, and his deputy resigned suddenly Monday amid an overhaul of the Vatican's communications operations that coincides with a troubled period in Pope Francis' papacy.

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FOX NEWS: Romania slams EU for treating it as 'second-rate' country


Romania slams EU for treating it as 'second-rate' country



Romanian officials on Monday slammed European Union officials for treating it as "a second-rate" country as it prepares to take over the EU's rotating presidency.

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FOX NEWS: Philippines president jokes about sex assault during speech


Philippines president jokes about sex assault during speech



Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has earned a reputation for incendiary rhetoric, drew widespread condemnation on Saturday after admitting that he sexually abused his housemaid when he was a teenager – despite his office later claiming it was a joke, The New York Times reported.

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FOX NEWS: 2 dead, nearly 30 wounded in bomb blast at Philippine mall


2 dead, nearly 30 wounded in bomb blast at Philippine mall



Suspected Muslim militants remotely detonated a bomb near the entrance of a mall in the southern Philippines on Monday as people did last-minute shopping ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations, killing at least two and wounding nearly 30, officials said.

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Lawrence Roberts, Who Helped Design Internet’s Precursor, Dies at 81


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FOX NEWS: Robin Thicke reflects on Miley Cyrus’ wedding, his father Alan Thicke’s sudden death and ‘Testify’


Robin Thicke reflects on Miley Cyrus’ wedding, his father Alan Thicke’s sudden death and ‘Testify’



When Robin Thicke looks back on his life in 2018, one word that comes to mind is “lucky.”

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FOX NEWS: All the celebrity splits of 2018


All the celebrity splits of 2018



Love didn't necessarily die in 2018, but these couples' romances and marriages didn't make it to 2019.

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