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A good first day in New York. Attended the Palau Reception at the invitation of Palau President Thomas Remengesau Jr, to commemorate the 25th Independence Day of Palau, which is on 1 October. Happy Birthday in advance to Palau! Met other Pacific Island leaders at the reception who are also here for UNGA.
The weather was pleasant so took a short jalan jalan through Central Park on the way to lunch. – LHL
A good first day in New York. Attended the Palau Reception at the invitation of Palau President Thomas Remengesau Jr, to commemorate the 25th Independence Day of Palau, which is on 1 October. Happy Birthday in advance to Palau! Met other Pacific Island leaders at the reception who are also here for UNGA.
The weather was pleasant so took a short jalan jalan through Central Park on the way to lunch. – LHL
1218紐約時報
*【Covid-19實時更新】
#加州ICU爆滿，死亡人數按小時計算。官員們說，在洛杉磯縣，每小時平均有兩個人死亡。每80人中就有一個被感染。
#美國再次打破單日新增和死亡病例紀錄。美國週三報告了超過3600宗死亡病例、超過24.5萬宗確診病例。就在美國準備迎接第二款疫苗的到來、慶祝一個被大流行徹底改變的節日之際，其疫情形勢比過去任何時候都更嚴峻。
#美國副總統潘斯將公開接種疫苗。據白宮消息，潘斯及其妻子將于週五公開接種輝瑞疫苗，美國公共衛生局長也將加入這項活動。川普政府表示，此舉旨在“宣傳疫苗的安全性和有效性，並在美國人民中建立信心”。
#紐約市，公立醫院系統負責人Mitchell Katz博士在新聞發布會上表示，為應對第二波冠狀病毒，公立醫院取消了擇期手術。
#拜登顧問之一Cedric Richmond對病毒進行了陽性測試。
#一旦獲得批准，歐盟的疫苗注射計劃將於12月27日開始。
#瑞典國王卡爾十六世Carl XVI Gustaf表示，這次大流行未能挽救更多生命，這是一次失敗，突顯出該國在疫情期間採取的封閉措施，相較於北歐其他國家太過放鬆。
#中國擬訂購首批外國新冠疫苗。復星醫藥與和輝瑞聯合開發疫苗的德國製藥商BioNTech達成供貨協議，獲得政府許可後，後者將向中國提供至少1億劑疫苗。如果交易獲批，這可能意味著，中國政府希望確保民眾能獲得一種安全的疫苗，以防本國候選疫苗未能達標或無法滿足需求。
#波蘭衛生部長Adam Niedzielski宣布，將於12月28日進入全國封鎖。
#美國勞工部報導，上周初次申請失業保險的美國人數量仍然很高。在秋季早些時候下跌之後，申請補助數量上升，美國聯邦疫情失業援助計畫 (PUA) 的申請數約 45.5 萬，該計劃通常為不受體制保護的工人提供補助，例如臨時工或自顧業者。截至12日當週，美國初領失業金人數885,000人，高於預期和前值。勞工部的數據顯示，截至11月底，有超過2000萬名工人正在根據州或聯邦計劃領取失業救濟金。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/17/world/covid-19-coronavirus#china-places-its-first-order-for-a-foreign-made-vaccine-and-other-news-from-around-the-world
*【法國總統馬克洪確診新冠，歐洲多國領導人開始隔離】
愛麗舍宮沒有提供有關馬克洪當前症狀的更多細節，目前尚不清楚感染是如何發生的。本周與他共進午餐的西班牙和葡萄牙總理表示，他們將自行隔離。馬克洪上周還參加了一場歐盟峰會。
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/world/europe/macron-positive-coronavirus-france.html
*【國會放棄國家援助以確保刺激計畫，拜登面臨挑戰】
當議員們爭相對9000億美元的兩黨刺激計劃進行最後修改時，一件事變得越來越清楚：國會給即將上任的總統拜登及其為振興步履蹣跚的經濟，所做的努力都留下了重大挑戰。為了在數月的奮鬥之後達成協議，議員們同意排除州和地方政府的直接資金流，共和黨反對將其作為藍色州的“救助方案”，但民主黨人士表示，這是防止裁員和經濟痛苦的必要條件。
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/business/stimulus-state-local-aid.html
*【FDA小組批准了Moderna的Covid-19疫苗】
Moderna將成為第二家開始向公眾接種疫苗的公司，這使更多的美國人能夠獲得急需的疫苗，將把全國的疫苗接種活動擴大到農村地區和更多的醫院。
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/health/covid-vaccine-fda-moderna.html
*【暴風雪襲擊東海岸】
#迅速移動的風暴在週三和週四侵龍美國東北部，雨夾雪和大風襲擊，造成大量積雪。紐約州北部的部分地區遭尤其嚴重，積雪超過三英尺。從維吉尼亞州到緬因州，因暴風雪造成數百起車禍和至少六人死亡。
#紐約州賓厄姆頓的降雪量打破了紀錄，積雪41英寸，該城市於2017年3月創下的前兩天降雪記錄為35.3英寸。
#由於道路結果濕滑，導致數起致命車禍，航空公司取消數百次航班，冬季風暴在整個東海岸造成了危險的狀況，導致部份鐵路和地鐵服務被推遲。
#新英格蘭北部，降雪持續到下午。新罕布什爾州的部分地區降雪40英寸或以上，緬因州南部的大部分地區降雪20英寸以上。美國國家氣象局（National Weather Service）預測，乾燥和寒冷的天氣可能造成道路上嚴重積雪的危險狀況。
#暴風雪為疫情帶來額外的挑戰。重症監護病房和急診部門已因冠毒疫情超負荷，在遭受風暴襲擊的地區，醫院推遲了擇期手術以保持床位。包括紐約，巴爾的摩和康乃狄克哈特福德在內的幾個主要城市，由於預計會有大雪和大風，暫時關閉了病毒測試站點。
#AER的季節性預報主管科恩博士在最近的《自然氣候變化》雜誌上指出，儘管冬天總體上變暖了一些，但極端天氣事件也在增加，尤其是在美國東北部。從2008-9冬季到2017-18冬季，東北地區發生了27次主要冬季暴風雪，是過去五年中每年暴風雪總數的三到四倍。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/17/nyregion/winter-storm-gail?&_ga=2.86101784.1047026313.1608172172-1218030500.1531835523#new-york-wakes-up-to-its-biggest-snowfall-in-years
*【政府調查顯示，墨爾本封鎖公屋違反人權法】
7月疫情爆發時，墨爾本九棟公屋的3000名住戶曾被強制隔離14天。調查報告指出，他們在隔離期間缺乏食物和藥品，並被剝奪呼吸新鮮空氣的權利，建議州政府向其公開道歉。
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/world/nightmare-lockdown-in-australian-towers-is-called-a-breach-of-human-rights.html
*【普丁回應納瓦爾尼中毒事件】
如果俄羅斯特工想殺死他，“可能已經搞定了”。在週四長達數小時的年度新聞發佈會上，普丁笑著回答了有關該國知名反對派遭軍用神經毒劑攻擊的問題。他堅稱美國情報機構是幕後黑手，但也意外承認，俄羅斯情報人員一直在追蹤納瓦爾尼的動向。
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/world/europe/russia-putin-navalny-press-conference.html
*【俄羅斯禁賽期由四年減半，仍無法參加東京奧運會和北京冬奧會】
國際體育仲裁法庭週四宣佈，俄羅斯禁止參加全球體育賽事的禁令時長將減為兩年。反興奮劑監管機構指責該國為尋求奧林匹克獎牌，運作了有史以來最複雜的興奮劑計畫。
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/sports/olympics/russia-doping-wada.html
*【誰能在新德里呼吸到乾淨空氣？】
空氣污染已經成為印度最致命的死亡因素，新德里是該國污染最嚴重的城市之一。時報記者追蹤了在這裡生活的兩名青少年一天的軌跡，並記錄了他們在家庭、學校等各個場景的污染暴露情況。兩人中只有一個家庭負擔得起空氣淨化器，而這一差距可能會剝奪其中一人大約五年的壽命。
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/17/world/asia/india-pollution-inequality.html
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Two weeks of non-stop shooting, 1600GB - 62,000 of raw image files along with 500GB of rendered video files to combine into this piece.
After transiting Panama Canal, our ship cross the Caribbean Sea into Atlantic Ocean and arrive at New York, Savannah then Charleston. The timelapse was taken over span of 15 days, some less interesting parts were speed up or faded out (cargo work, daylight hours with no clouds). Most night shots were done on 25 second shutter speed at 30 seconds interval, with port arrivals and departures at 4~8s interval.
*note* The time-lapse was presented different than actual port rotation, its narrative was not linear. I purposefully reshuffled Charleston before New York because it'd be anti-climatic to start the timelapse with dark moody rainy day arriving at New York.
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Music: Stellardrone - Breathe In The Light
Stellardrone - Eternity
=====I Got Fired!? Demoted!? New ship!?=====
https://youtu.be/uX6Vzmg3CzA
=====I Made a $10,000+ 360° 24K Resolution Camera - Rain-proof Timelapse Monster for at Sea=====
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fseH9Kd5ooM
=====Day in my life as Chief Officer onboard a ship=====
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX5YO_CDcK8
?An Unusual Mooring Operation - to Palm Trees!??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-HtIFMdhB0
=====Docking a Mega-Ship=====
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GyQN8zi8kk
=====30 Days Timelapse at Sea | 4K | Through Thunderstorms, Torrential Rain & Busy Traffic=====
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHrCI9eSJGQ&t=305s
=====10 Reasons Why Maritime is AWESOME =====
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U18AHZbS_M
=====10 Reasons Why Maritime SUCKS =====
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdMYEKwxTyo
=====How To Anchor a Mega-Ship =====
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62O7KYfb4GA
=====Navigation Bridge of a Mega Ship=====
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj3_peT4u9M
=====A Tour of Mega Ship's Engine Room=====
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7BhBsVigZw
=====HEAVY SEAS! Bad Weather in Atlantic Ocean=====
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZA6gNeZ5G4
《造天氣的人》－演唱：光良
作曲：光良
作詞：楊楊
編曲：生命樹_小王子
製作人：陳建騏
如果夏天下雪 你會不會再愛上我？
如果世界依舊尋常的走
如果兩個人交會後
還有各自的夢
至少我陪你走過一段 也已足夠
首次合作的作詞人楊楊用天氣的變化來描述人的各種情緒變化狀態，
充滿奇幻奇異感。整首歌電影感十足，歌曲最後運用大量的弦樂，
更是將情緒堆疊到最高潮的地步，在澎湃的聽覺中剎然停止，
讓整張專輯聽來意猶未盡。
曲序編排在專輯的最後一首歌，光良說：我們每個人都是自己心情的魔法師，不管今天是晴天還是雨天，我們的心情是由自己決定的。你也可以把它當成是一首光良式的情歌來聽、也可以把它比喻成一首說明人生哲理的旋律，都可以，沒有標準答案。這就是寫詞人楊楊厲害的地方，第一次跟楊楊合作，希望大家也喜歡這首歌。
♪ ♪ 製作人陳建騏 ♪ ♪
造天氣，於是控制自己的心情，
不受外力影響。編曲小王子將歌詞裡的各種景象用音樂的方式鋪陳，撥開霧茫茫，開始透光，甚至暴風，一段故事開展。
光良在錄音室裡，憑空想像出一片陰晴四季，一切都在腦成形，
一段不可能的關係也寄託在不可能的自然現象。
我喜歡光良這種自圓其說，自欺卻又充滿偽裝的希望，
複雜情感透過光良的聲音游刃有餘巧妙的傳達。
希望這首歌能為你造就你的專屬天氣。
♪ ♪ 編曲人生命樹__小王子 ♪ ♪
我很喜歡光良新歌這個歌名。
一開始收到建騏老師傳來光良新歌的demo與歌詞就很興奮，
腦中很多魔法的畫面浮現，是很溫柔的那種魔法。
想像著在廣闊草原上大氣冉冉升起，
魔法師微笑又細膩地操弄每個氣候分子，
一點一滴為著所愛的人妝點最美好的感受，
用最誇張的魔法只願換得你一個渺小的微笑。
這次在間奏時更大膽地以情緒先決去決定所使用的音階，
我腦中有個魔法師開始施魔法的樣子，
為了營造出不斷上升衝破雲層的感覺，
用連續相同的根音當作大地，
wobble bass當作蠢蠢欲動的雷雲，
弦樂半音的爬升後再搭配連續的完全四度造成一種堅決向上的感覺，
最後在兩個亂流後突破雲層看見了新的風景⋯
－音樂製作工作人員名單 －
曲Composer：光良 Michael Wong
OP：星娛音樂有限公司 XYmusic Ltd.
詞Lyricist：楊楊 OP：星娛音樂有限公司 XYmusic Ltd.
製作人 Producer：陳建騏 George Chen
編曲 Arranger：生命樹_小王子 TOL_The Little Prince
吉他 Guitar：生命樹_小王子 TOL_The Little Prince
鼓 Drum：賴聖文 Peter Lai
貝斯 Bass：劉嶸穎 Ying-Joy
弦樂 Strings
小提琴 Volin：蔡曜宇 Shuon Tsai 盧思蒨 Lu Szu-Chien
中提琴 Viola：甘威鵬 Weapon Kan
大提琴 Cello：劉涵 Liu Hang
和聲編寫 Backing Vocal Arrangement：田曉梅 Brandy
和聲 Backing vocal：田曉梅 Brandy
錄音工程師 Mixing Engineer：陳以霖 Yi Lin Chen，錢煒安 / Zen Chien，林鉑堅 Johnny Lin
錄音工作室 Recording Studio：大小眼錄音室 Twin Eyes Studio，112F Recording Studio，皮老闆練團室 Master P's Studio
混音工程師 Mixing Engineer：王俊傑 Mr. K
混音工作室 Mixing Studio：強力錄音室 Mega Force Studio
母帶後期處理錄音師 Mastering Engineer：Greg Calbi @ Sterling Sound,New York 紐約
－MV製作工作人員名單 －
導演 吳仲倫
攝影 蔡秉孝
燈光 陳賢元
插畫 吳昭晨
攝影燈光器材 利達
動畫製作 鍾幸宜 曾筱涵
演員 南苗Nayeli
Iverson, Nuggets Defeat Sonics; Karl Notches 800th Win
George Karl couldn't have drawn up his 800th win any better - playing short-handed, making up plays on the fly in timeouts, inclement weather outside.
This was his kind of game. That's why the Nuggets coach was all smiles after getting his milestone victory in Denver's 112-98 win over the Seattle SuperSonics - his former team - on Thursday night.
Karl was handed a Denver jersey with No. 800 on it along with the game ball after beating the Sonics to become only the 12th coach in NBA history to reach the 800-win mark.
"Tonight's game was fun because I thought from the minute they went on the court they thought they were going to win the game,'' said Karl, who's 800-555 in 19 seasons. "Coach (Dean) Smith told me a long time ago that if you can't accept that players win and coaches lose, then don't get into coaching. You can be the greatest coach in the world, but if you don't have players, you aren't going to win in the NBA.''
Karl has a superstar in Allen Iverson, who finished with 44 points and 10 assists. Iverson had his highest-scoring game since being acquired by Denver in a trade with Philadelphia on Dec. 19. His season high is 46 against Chicago on Nov. 24.
"He's good,'' Karl said. "He's better than I thought and I thought he was (darn) good.''
After coming out of the lineup with 1:04 remaining, Iverson and Karl had a brief conversation and then a quick hug.
"To be a part of something like that is something to cherish,'' Iverson said. "It was an honor to help him get that win.''
Nothing the Sonics did worked against Iverson. He's now scored 40 or more points in 77 career games, which ties Oscar Robertson for fourth in NBA history.
"He was something,'' Seattle coach Bob Hill said.
Karl doesn't take any added satisfaction that the win came against a Seattle team that ran him off after the 1997-98 season. Karl said he no longer has any bitterness toward the franchise he helped lead to the NBA finals in 1996.
"This win against Seattle is special because Seattle was a big part of my career,'' Karl said.
He even improvised a couple of times during the game, making up plays and watching them work to perfection.
"This team just thinks it's going to win even being undermanned,'' he said.
Karl's first win was Nov. 15, 1984, against Atlanta when he was coaching Cleveland. He'd started the season 0-9 and never thought he'd reach this type of accomplishment.
"When I first started, I thought 250 (games) would be great,'' he said. "I thought 250 and you'd retire into a college job and coach into the sunset.''
Earl Boykins added 24 points, and Reggie Evans had a season-high 18 rebounds for the Nuggets.
Damien Wilkins matched his career high with 26 points, and Luke Ridnour finished with 16 points for the Sonics.
"We just wanted to get out of here tonight,'' Wilkins said.
Both teams did. Another major snowstorm blanketed Denver on Thursday and the Nuggets and Sonics both made dashes for the airport after the game to get out of town for their road games Friday night. The Nuggets will play in Oklahoma City, and Seattle will travel to Minnesota.
Seattle star Ray Allen didn't make the trip to Denver after his fiancee gave birth to a boy Wednesday, but may rejoin the team Friday night in Minnesota. Allen has been bothered by a right ankle injury that's kept him out of three of the last five games.
Denver's Marcus Camby missed his third straight game with a fractured right finger on his shooting hand. With Nene out as well with a right knee injury, the Nuggets gave Jamal Sampson his third career start. He finished with seven points and nine rebounds.
Denver used its fourth different lineup in four games since Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith were suspended for their roles in a brawl against the New York Knicks on Dec. 16. Denver is 3-1 without Anthony and Smith.
"There's not a whole bunch of pressure,'' Iverson said of being short-handed. "I just feel like all of us are going to have to do it together. It's going to be a team effort.''
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