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Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal

"Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" is a poem written by Alfred Tennyson. It is like a sonnet in having fourteen iambic lines, but it is not rhymed (except that the word "me" is repeated at the ends of key lines), and it does not follow either the Shakespearean or Petrarchan organization. It was first published in 1847, in The Princess: A Medley.
The poem has been set to music several times, including settings by Benjamin Britten, Roger Quilter, Ned Rorem, Mychael Danna and Paul Mealor. It also appeared as a song in the 2004 film Vanity Fair (based on Thackeray's novel from 1848), sung by the character Becky Sharp.
Writer and poet Oscar Wilde included a reference to Tennyson's poem in the last paragraph of his essay "The Decay of Lying": "The final revelation is that Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art. But of this I think I have spoken at sufficient length. And now let us go out on the terrace, where 'droops the milk-white peacock [56/57] like a ghost', while the evening star 'washes the dusk with silver'. At twilight nature becomes a wonderfully suggestive effect, and is not without loveliness, though perhaps its chief use is to illustrate quotations from the poets. Come! We have talked long enough."
Michel Faber adapted the first line of Tennyson's poem for his novel set in Victorian London, The Crimson Petal and the White, published in 2002.
Homunculus et la Belle Etoile

"Homunculus et la Belle Etoile" is a poem from Wallace Stevens's first book of poetry, Harmonium. It was first published in 1919.
The poem pursues a contrast between poetic imagination and philosophical reasoning, the latter understood as abstract system-building associated with the rationalist tradition going back to Plato. Stevens implicitly contrasts the philosophers' Plato with 'the ultimate Plato'. Both seek the supreme good, but Plato and the other philosophers look for it in something abstract like Plato's 'Forms'—a gaunt fugitive phantom. The poet finds the highest good in the sensuous lived experience of an evening in Biscayne, where the good light of Venus, the Evening Star, reveals it to the poet as wanton, abundantly beautiful, eager, fecund. (For comparison see "On the Manner of Addressing Clouds" and "Six Significant Landscapes".)
Hesperus

In Greek mythology, Hesperus (/ˈhɛspərəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἕσπερος, romanized: Hésperos) is the Evening Star, the planet Venus in the evening. A son of the dawn goddess Eos (Roman Aurora), he is the half-brother of her other son, Phosphorus (also called Eosphorus; the "Morning Star"). Hesperus' Roman equivalent is Vesper (cf. "evening", "supper", "evening star", "west"). By one account, Hesperus' father was Cephalus, a mortal, while Phosphorus was the star god Astraeus. Other sources, however, state that Hesperus was the brother of Atlas, and thus the son of Iapetus.
Hesperus is the personification of the "evening star", the planet Venus in the evening. His name is sometimes conflated with the names for his brother, the personification of the planet as the "morning star" Eosphorus (Greek Ἐωσφόρος, "bearer of dawn") or Phosphorus (Ancient Greek: Φωσφόρος, "bearer of light", often translated as "Lucifer" in Latin), since they are all personifications of the same planet Venus. "Heosphoros" in the Greek Septuagint and "Lucifer" in Jerome's Latin Vulgate were used to translate the Hebrew "Helel" (Venus as the brilliant, bright or shining one), "son of Shahar (Dawn)" in the Hebrew version of Isaiah 14:12.
Eosphorus/Hesperus was said to be the father of Ceyx and Daedalion. In some sources, he is also said to be the father of the Hesperides.
Maurus Servius Honoratus, in his commentaries on Virgil's Eclogues, mentions that Hesperus inhabited Mount Oeta in Thessaly and that there he had loved the young Hymenaeus, son of Dionysus and Ariadne. Servius makes no distinction between the Evening Star and the Morning Star, calling them both Hesperus and the Lucifer of Ida.
In the philosophy of language, "Hesperus is Phosphorus" is a famous sentence in relation to the semantics of proper names. Gottlob Frege used the terms "the evening star" (der Abendstern) and "the morning star" (der Morgenstern) to illustrate his distinction between sense and reference, and subsequent philosophers changed the example to "Hesperus is Phosphorus" so that it utilized proper names. Saul Kripke used the sentence to posit that the knowledge of something necessary (in this case the identity of Hesperus and Phosphorus) could be empirical rather than knowable a priori.
Narrative poetry

Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story, often using the voices of both a narrator and characters; the entire story is usually written in metered verse. Narrative poems do not need to rhyme. The poems that make up this genre may be short or long, and the story it relates to may be complex. It is normally dramatic, with various characters. Narrative poems include all epic poetry, and the various types of "lay", most ballads, and some idylls, as well as many poems not falling into a distinct type.
Some narrative poetry takes the form of a novel in verse. An example of this is The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning. In terms of narrative poetry, romance is a narrative poem that tells a story of chivalry. Examples include the Romance of the Rose or Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Although those examples use medieval and Arthurian materials, romances may also tell stories from classical mythology. Sometimes, these short narratives are collected into interrelated groups, as with Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. So sagas include both incidental poetry and the biographies of poets.
The oral tradition is the predecessor of essentially all other modern forms of communication. For thousands of years, cultures passed on their history through oral tradition from generation to generation. Historically, much of poetry has its source in an oral tradition: in more recent times the Scots and English ballads, the tales of Robin Hood poems all were originally intended for recitation, rather than reading. In many cultures, there remains a lively tradition of the recitation of traditional tales in verse format. It has been suggested that some of the distinctive features that distinguish poetry from prose, such as metre, alliteration, and kennings, at one time served as memory aids that allowed the bards who recited traditional tales to reconstruct them from memory.
A narrative poem usually tells a story using a poetic theme. Epics are very vital to narrative poems, although it is thought those narrative poems were created to explain oral traditions. The focus of narrative poetry is often the pros and cons of life.
All epic poems, verse romances and verse novels can also be thought of as extended narrative poems. Other notable examples of narrative poems include:
Ion Scurtu

Ion Scurtu (March 29 [O.S. March 17] 1877–July 23, 1922) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian literary critic.
A native of Brașov, in the Transylvania region, he attended the local Romanian high school, where his father was a teacher. He then entered Budapest University, but withdrew in order to work as an editor for the Sibiu-based Tribuna. From there, he crossed into the Romanian Old Kingdom and edited Nicolae Fleva's Dreptatea. Returning to Transylvania, he enrolled in Franz Joseph University at Cluj, but was expelled for his nationalist activism. He was obliged to return to the Old Kingdom, and from there made his way to Leipzig University. He earned a doctorate there in 1903; his dissertation dealt with Mihai Eminescu's life and prose work. He continued to devote himself to the study of Eminescu, writing his biography and editing collections of his writings. During the first decade of the 20th century, he was an editor at Sămănătorul.
Evening Star (Fripp & Eno album)

Evening Star is the second studio album by British musicians Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. It was recorded from 1974 to 1975 and released in December 1975 by Island Records.
Evening Star and the preceding seven-show European tour by Fripp and Eno marked Fripp's first musical output after King Crimson disbanded for the first time, and his last before temporarily retiring from music to study at John G. Bennett's International Academy for Continuous Education.
AllMusic described Evening Star as "a less harsh, more varied affair [than (No Pussyfooting)], closer to Eno's then-developing idea of ambient music than what had come before". The first three tracks consist of Frippertronics accented with effects, synthesizer and piano by Eno. Track four, "Wind on Wind", is a remix of a short excerpt from Eno's Discreet Music, released a week after Evening Star. Eno had originally intended for Fripp to use the material which became Discreet Music as a backing tape to play over in improvised live performances.
The second side of the album consists entirely of a twenty-eight-minute piece of Frippertronics-based drone music titled "An Index of Metals", in which distortion increases as the track progresses.
The album's cover is a painting by Peter Schmidt.
Evening Star was released in December 1975 by Island Records. It was Fripp's only album to be released during his brief retirement.
Tracks from Evening Star were used in the radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary Phase. "Wind on Water" and "Wind on Wind" were included on the soundtrack to the 1983 film Breathless.
All tracks written by Brian Eno and Robert Fripp, except "Wind on Wind" by Eno.
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Choripan (serie de televisión)

Choripan fue una serie animada. En 12 capítulos cuenta las aventuras de Choripan el perro distraído, Donato el pollo nervioso, Luna la dulce niña, Pipe el niño adicto a los videojuegos y los traviesos hermanos Canalla. Todos convecinos en la alocada Ciudad Redondela.
Esta serie fue creada y dirigida por Tomas Montalva, profesor de taller de Animación Avanzada de la Carrera de Animación Digital y fundador de la productora Redondela Flims LTDA.
La canción es cantada por el líder del grupo de hip hop Tiro de Gracia, Juan Sativo.
Esta serie animada trata de las aventuras de un perro muy singular, llamado Choripan. Este quiltro es distraído y actúa en forma absurda. Su única motivación es pasear libremente por las calles de la pintoresca Ciudad Redondela, una ciudad donde ocurrirán situaciones disparatadas. Por esto es que la ciudad es funcional: pensada y diseñada para la vida de Choripán (es un lugar mágico que representa cualquier territorio de Chile. Tiene mar, montaña y campo). En esta ciudad Choripán no estará solo: lo acompañará su inseparable y entrañable amigo Donato, un pollo que viene del campo a cumplir una misión muy definida: encontrar a su amiga Chispita, una vaca que iba a ser vendida como carne molida por un extraño comerciante, y que gracias al destino terminó como una top model. Sin embargo Donato no ha podido ocuparse de sus asuntos, pues ser la voz de la conciencia, el guardián y consejero de Choripán es un trabajo de tiempo completo. Su dueña es Luna, una niña tierna y sensible que lo recogió y salvó de la caótica urbe. Esta pequeña tiene de vecino a Pipe, el dueño de Choripán, quien también lo recogió de la calle y lo crio como mascota.
Pan señorita

El pan señorita (señorita bread en inglés) o pan español (Spanish bread) es un pan dulce típico de las islas Filipinas, de pequeño tamaño, forma alargada y relleno de caramelo. Contiene harina de trigo, levadura, mantequilla, sal, azúcar, huevos, leche y pan rallado. Resulta en un pan de corteza dorada y suave, y miga blanca y esponjosa. Es un popular pan de la típica merienda filipina.​
A pesar del nombre, no se originó de España y no tiene relación con los tradicionales panes de horno del mismo país.​
El relleno es una caramelización de azúcar moreno en abundante mantequilla con harina, a veces aromatizado con un toque de canela. Se hace una masa enriquecida con huevos y leche y se rellena con mantequilla y azúcar. Se amasa, se le da una forma triangular y se rellena. Finalmente, se enrolla sobre sí mismo y se espolvorea con miga de pan rallada para generar una capa exterior crujiente tras la cocción.
Daktyla

El daktyla (en griego Δάχτυλα, ‘dedos’)​ es un pan de pueblo con levadura de Grecia,​ popular también en Chipre​ y Turquía.​
Tiene una forma segmentada que recuerda a dedos de pan, lo que le da su nombre,​ que se obtiene practicando cortes profundos en la pieza de masa antes de hornearla,​ o haciendo una fila de rollos de masa y dejando que se peguen entre sí durante la fase de reposo.​ Se hace tradicionalmente con harina «campera», que es una mezcla de harina de trigo y maíz, lo que le da un color ligeramente amarillo,​ y se cubre con semillas de sésamo y neguilla,​​ incluyendo también algunas recetas, estas últimas en la masa.​​
Eish fino

El eish fino (en árabe egipcio, عيش فينو) es un rollo de pan largo en forma de baguette de Egipto hecho con harina de trigo. Es el tipo de pan más consumido en el país después del eish baladí, el pan de molde básico. Tiene una textura suave y, a menudo, se abre para permitir rellenos, entre los que se incluyen varios quesos, halawa o hígado de vaca frito. Los panes son finos y largos, por lo general alrededor de 20 centímetros de longitud. Por otro lado, el ancho puede variar mucho, pero las panaderías rara vez los hacen más anchos que unos pocos centímetros.​
El pan es uno de los alimentos básicos de los 95 millones de personas en Egipto. Además del pan plano, un producto popular entre los consumidores es el fino, un pan pequeño en forma de baguette con un sabor ligeramente dulce.​ Dado que la receta de este pan con levadura contiene muy poca sal, muchos molinos mejoran el rendimiento de cocción de la harina con enzimas y aditivos que aumentan la estabilidad y la tolerancia a la fermentación de las masas.​ Los ingredientes utilizados para hacerlo son: harina, leche (tibia), agua tibia, levadura, azúcar, sal, aceite, y mantequilla.​
Eish fino es considerado un pan fino egipcio o como algunos lo llaman rollos de pan largo, son suaves, ligeros y son perfectos para hacer sándwiches.​
La palabra para pan (Árabe egipcio: عيش ) "Eish", que se traduce literalmente como "vida". Esta coincidencia lingüística refleja la importancia suprema del pan en la dieta egipcia: aish es el alimento "número uno" y un componente de cada comida.​
La producción nacional de trigo en Egipto no es de ninguna manera suficiente para cubrir la demanda de harina, siendo Egipto es el mayor importador mundial de trigo. Las importaciones de trigo de Egipto en el año económico durante los años 2016 y 2017 fueron alrededor de 11,4 millones de toneladas. Las transacciones están reguladas por la autoridad de contratación pública GASC. Con mucho, el socio comercial más importante es Rusia, seguido por Rumania, Ucrania y Francia.​
El pan se produce generalmente en pequeñas panaderías artesanales; La producción industrial sigue siendo la excepción en Egipto.​
Mititei

Los mititei o mici (pron. ‘michi’; significado en rumano: ‘pequeños’ o ‘diminutos’) son un plato tradicional de la cocina rumana,​​ consistente en carne picada con forma de rollo que se asa a la parrilla.​ La carne empleada en esta especie de albóndiga o ćevapi es generalmente una combinación de cordero y ternera o cerdo y ternera,​ aderezado con ajo, pimienta negra molida, tomillo, pimienta de Tabasco, coriandro (cilantro) y jugo de hueso de ternera (parecido al demi-glace), a lo que se añade un poco de bicarbonato de sodio. Esta combinación de ingredientes le otorga un sabor distintivo, diferente a otros platos de este tipo.​
Se sirve por regla general acompañado de mostaza y una cerveza. Los mititei son un aperitivo muy popular en Rumanía y puede decirse que es uno de sus platos nacionales.
El plato es también típico de la diáspora rumana, siendo muchas veces adaptado al país donde residen dichas comunidades.​ Fuera de Rumanía es conocido muchas veces como kebab rumano. En Israel, la extensa comunidad de judíos de origen rumano​ ha conservado su especial modo de preparación del mici con base en carne de cordero y ternera,​​ y se sirve en ocasiones con pita, patatas fritas y ensalada mediterránea; muchas veces se mezcla con otras carnes típicas de preparación mediterránea y platos como el hummus, si bien en los restaurantes rumanos «puros» se sirve con otras comidas de la concina rumana, como la mămăligă, los sarmale y en invierno con ciorbă como primer plato.​
El mici es también muy común entre la comunidad rumana de Alemania.​
La leyenda popular dice que los mititei fueron inventados una tarde en un bar llamado La Iordachi en Bucarest, lugar muy conocido por sus salchichas. Sin embargo, existen platos muy similares en muchos países de Europa del Este, pero con sabores muy diferentes del mici rumano.
Cultura de Canadá

El término cultura de Canadá alude a los elementos artísticos, musicales, literarios, gastronómicos, políticos y sociales que son representativos de Canadá y los canadienses, no sólo a su propia población, sino a la gente de todo el mundo. La cultura canadiense ha sido históricamente influenciada por la cultura y las tradiciones europeas, sobre todo británicas y francesas, y por sus propias culturas indígenas.​ Con el tiempo, los elementos de las culturas de las poblaciones de inmigrantes de Canadá se han incorporado a la corriente principal la cultura canadiense.​​ Posteriormente, ha sido influenciada por la cultura estadounidense debido a su lenguaje compartido, la proximidad y la migración entre ambos países.​​
Canadá se caracteriza a menudo como un país «muy progresista, diverso y multicultural».​ Las políticas del gobierno de Canadá, tales como: el cuidado de la salud mediante fondos públicos, impuestos más altos y progresivos, prohibición de la pena capital, los grandes esfuerzos para eliminar la pobreza, el hincapié en la diversidad cultural, y más recientemente la legalización del matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo - son los indicadores sociales de los valores políticos y culturales de Canadá.​
El Gobierno Federal de Canadá ha influido en la cultura canadiense con programas, leyes e instituciones. Ha creado empresas de la Corona para promover la cultura canadiense a través de los medios de comunicación, como la «Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)» y el «National Film Board of Canada (NFB)», y promueve muchos acontecimientos que considera de promover las tradiciones canadienses. También ha tratado de proteger la cultura canadiense mediante el establecimiento de los mínimos legales de contenido canadiense en muchos medios de comunicación que utilizan los organismos como la Comisión de Radio, Televisión y Telecomunicaciones Canadiense (CRTC).​
Por decenas de miles de años, Canadá fue habitado por pueblos aborígenes de una variedad de culturas diferentes y de varios grupos lingüísticos. Las escuelas residenciales pretendían educar a los niños aborígenes para olvidar sus orígenes y les separaban de su familia para que no tuviesen ninguna herencia aborigen y les adoctrinaban a la cultura canadiense y cristiana.
Siendo Canadá un país tan grande, la gastronomía varía según la región y las muchas culturas que han poblado esta parte de Norteamérica. Algunos de los platos son similares a los de otras regiones del continente, aunque algunos son únicos de Canadá o versiones que no se encontrarán en otro país. A pesar de esta variedad, algunas comidas que pudieran ser consideradas como el plato nacional canadiense son el Poutine​​​ y el Butter tart.​​ Es importante destacar que Canadá es el productor número uno de jarabe de arce,​ por lo que muchos platos se distinguen por el uso de dicho producto.
Desde el punto de vista histórico, tres cocinas han sido las que más han influido a la gastronomía canadiense: la de las First Nations, la inglesa y la canadiense. Sin embargo, olas de emigrantes han seguido llegando al país en el último siglo, del resto de Europa, de Asia, de África, del Caribe y de América Latina.
Music for a Sushi Restaurant

«Music for a Sushi Restaurant» (en español: «Música para un restaurante de sushi») es una canción del cantante británico Harry Styles perteneciente a su tercer álbum de estudio Harry's House (2022), siendo la canción inicial. Fue lanzada como tercer sencillo de este el 3 de octubre de 2022 por Columbia Records.​ Fue compuesta por Styles, Mitch Rowland, Kid Harpoon y Tyler Johnson, mientras su producción fue hecha por los últimos dos.
La canción llegó al top 10 en las listas de los Estados Unidos, Nueva Zelanda, Australia, Reino Unido, Canadá, Irlanda e Islandia; también alcanzó el puesto cinco en la lista mundial del Billboard Global 200.
Styles en una entrevista para NPR mencionó que esta canción fue ideada por él y Harpoo mientras visitaban un restaurante de sushi en Los Ángeles, en este escucharon una canción del álbum Fine Line (2019), y pensaron que era "música muy extraña para un restaurante de Sushi", «Music for a Sushi Restaurant» fue creada como la canción ideal para ser tocada en un restaurante de sushi.​​ El nombre de esta también fue pensada como un posible título del álbum, pero Styles terminó pensando que Harry's House sonaba mejor.​
Tras el lanzamiento de Harry's House, «Music for a Sushi Restaurant» ingresó en el número 8 dell Billboard Hot 100 en la semana del 4 de junio de 2022, convirtiéndose en una de las cuatro entradas entre los diez primeros junto con «As It Was», «Late Night Talking» y «Matilda», que alcanzaron los puestos uno, tres y nueve, respectivamente.​ Antes de ser lanzada como sencillo, «Music for a Sushi Restaurant» comenzó a figurar en el Mainstream Top 40 en el número 40 en la semana del 23 de julio, logrando subir al puesto 17.
La canción fue utilizada en un comercial de la tercera generación de AirPods de Apple con el audio espacial de Apple Music, que se lanzó el 2 de junio de 2022. Styles y Apple recrearon los icónicos comerciales de fondos de colores con siluetas de iPod de inicios de los años 2000,​ con bailarines rosas, rojos y azules bailando al ritmo de la canción que golpea el bajo junto con Styles mientras su cuerpo bloqueado por colores cambia a través de una variedad de matices llamativos;​ en lugar de recibir un pago por aparecer en el comercial, Styles pidió que la compañía donara la cifra no especificada al Comité Internacional de Rescate (IRC).​​
Pebre

Pebre is a Chilean condiment made with coriander, parsley, chopped onion, vinegar, a neutral oil, ground or pureed spicy ají, and usually chopped tomatoes. Pebre is most commonly used on bread. It is also used on meat, or when meat such as choripán is provided in a bread roll. In far northern Chile, the term pebre refers to a sauce more like Bolivian llajwa.
The word pebre in Catalan means pepper of any type, in this case ají cultivars of chilli pepper. In the rest of Spain, it refers to a sauce made of vinegar, pepper, saffron, clove, and other spices.
The origin of pebre as a sauce in Chile dates to the arrival of Catalan engineers and highly skilled masons under the supervision of the Italian architect Joaquin Toesca, for the construction of the Tajamares de Santiago, the fluvial channels, river walls and bridges for the main river that intersects the city of Santiago, the Rio Mapocho (Mapocho River). Catalan workers made a simple sauce (salsa) with cilantro, oil, vinegar and salt, called pebre for its main ingredient, the ají.
Bondiola sandwich

Bondiola sandwich (Spanish: Sándwich de bondiola) or bondipan is a sandwich made with thick slices of pork shoulder. They are commonly sold by street food vendors and restaurants in Argentina. The meat consists of slices of roasted or cured pork shoulder and it is usually served on crispy brioche bread. It can be topped with a variety of condiments and vegetables.
The sandwich is common in many restaurants in Buenos Aires. By 2013 it rivaled the choripán (sausage) and the parrilla (grilled fresh meat) in popularity. The sandwich is also commonly referred to as a "bondipan". The pork is typically grilled and the sandwich is considered street food. It is considered to be a traditional food item: thick slices of pork are served on a crisp bun served with lemon and garlic dressing.
In Argentina the sandwich is also offered at all Burger King fast food restaurants: they call it the "Bondiolita King". The sandwich is offered with a choice of traditional toppings on a bread that is topped with wheat germ. The sandwich is also offered at the Burger King restaurants in Paraguay.
The meat consists of slices of roasted cured pork shoulder which is served on bread. The sandwich is usually served with lemon juice. There are variations of the bondiola sandwich. Occasionally the bondiola meat is braised in beer, and served with cheddar cheese and caramelized onions, and served on brioche bread. It can be accompanied by coleslaw, cabbage and a mayonnaise salad. Occasionally the bondiola meat is stuffed with other ingredients such as bacon and onions and served on a bun. The sandwich is often served in a portion large enough for more than one person.
The fatty pork shoulder meat is prepared with seasoning which includes nutmeg, salt, paprika, and pepper. The meat is then wrapped and tied for 30 to 60 days. During the process water evaporates from the meat, and fermentation of lactic acid occurs. The enzymes which are released give it flavor. Bondiola can also be made using pork rear legs and meat taken from the neck muscles.
The process of curing the bondiola often includes curing the meat in a pig's bladder and some forms involve adding veal (bondiola di Adria) or smoking the meat (bondiola affumicata). When bacon is included in the curing process it is called Bondiola di Treviso. An American equivalent of a similar cut of meat would be Boston butt.
Vacuum mattress

Matelas ya vacuum, cyangwa vacmata, nigikoresho cy'ubuvuzi gikoreshwa muguhagarika abarwayi, cyane mugihe habaye ikibazo cy'umugogo, pelivisi, abamugaye cyangwa ihahamuka ( cyane cyane ihahamuka ry'igitsina gore ). Irakoreshwa kandi mu gutwara intoki y'abarwayi mu intera ngufi . Yahimbwe na Loed na Haederlé, bise matelas shell .
Immobilisation yuzuye y'umugongo ( splinti ) ikorwa hamwe nk'umukondo w'inkondo y'umura, matelasi ya vacuum hamwe n'igitambambuga munsi yacyo ( gukomera kwa matelasi yo nyine ntabwo bihagije ).
Hariho uburyo butatu bwo gushira abapfuye kuri matelas ya vacum:
Matelas ya vacuum nubundi buryo bwo gukoresha ikibaho kirekire . Ibyiza byayo ni:
Matelas ya vacum igizwe n'umufuka ufunze ikirere ( mubisanzwe polymer ) urimo amashapure mato ( mubisanzwe imipira ya polystirene ) kandi ushyizemo valive imwe cyangwa nyinshi. Mugihe cy'umuvuduko ukabije w'ikirere, amasaro y'ubusa kugenda, ariko iyo matelas imaze kubumbabumbwa umwuka , umwuka wikirere wo hanze ufunga amasaro ahantu ( jamming ) hanyuma matelas ikaba ikomeye.
Bright Jaja

Bright Jaja ni Rwiyemezamirimo mu igihugu cya Nijeriya. Ni umuyobozi wa iCreate Africa.
Muri 2016, mugihe yiga, Bright Jaja yashinze ishuri ryimpeshyi yigisha abanyeshuri gukora imyenda, gukora amasaro, ubuhanzi, gushushanya, gushushanya, gushushanya 3D, no gushushanya urubuga kubuntu. Icyamuteye gukora ibi kwari ukuzamura ubumenyi bwabasore bo muri Afrika badashobora kubona amashuri
Yashinze iCreate Africa muri 2017 kugirango azamure kandi amenyekanishe abanyamwuga babishoboye binyuze mu gusubiramo no kwerekana agaciro k’ubuhanga muri rusange no gutegura urubyiruko ubumenyi buzaza. iCreate Afrika itoza urubyiruko ubwenge bwubuhanga, tekinoroji ya blocain, tekinoroji ya drone, nanotehnologiya, ubuhinzi bwa digitale.
Bright yishimiwe ahabwa igihembo cyo guhanga udushya no kuba indashyikirwa mu kwihangira imirimo no mu mibare ya Digital muri 2019. Yashyizwe ku rutonde rwa Forbes Africa 30 Abatarengeje imyaka 30 muri 2019.
Inganji karinga

Ingoma y’Ingabe, ni ukuvuga Ingorna yerekana Ubwami bw’Igihugu. Ingabe zacu ni enye : Ingabe ihatse u Rwanda, ikagaragaza Umwami yonyine, ni Karinga. Ingabekazi yayo, ni Cyim’umugizi. Ilyo Cyim’umugizi, ni ukuvuga ko « Igihugu cyima Umwami ukigira, akakirema, akakibamo Nyamugira-ubutangwa . Mbere ya Karinga, Ingabe y’u Rwanda yitwaga RWOGA, yaremwe na Gihanga, inyagwa n’Abanyabungo, igihe Umwami Ndahiro II Cyamatare aguye i Rubi rw’i Nyundo.
iriya mu Bugamba (Provinsi ya Cyingogo). Aho umuhungu we Ndoli ahungukiye, ava i Karagwe, yimye afite ingoma yitwa NANGAMADUMBU. Aho amariye gutsinda abamurwanizaga, yimika Karinga. Iyo ya Nangamadumbu ayiha Abiru bo kwa Gitandura, ayibashurnbusha byo kubashimira ko Gitandura yali yaracikanye Cyim’umugizi, igihe bicikiye i Rubi rw’i Nyundo; Cyim’umugizi igaruka i Bwami ityo, aba ariyo ngoma ya Gihanga igumana na Karinga, uko yahoranye na Rwoga.
Ingabe zindi dufite, ni Mpatsi ibihugu na Kiragutse. Iri ni ukuvuga ko igihugu cyabaye kigaIi, cyagutse. Zo zaremwe na Kigeli IV RwabugiIi, ejobundi, aziremana n’indi yitwaga Icy’umwe, yahiliye ku Rucuncu, mu ipfa lya Mibambwe IV Rutarindwa. Bavuga ko na Butare yali ingabe; yali ingoma yimitswe na Kigeli IV Rwabugili na yo, bayitakaho amasaro umubili wose: na yo yahiliye ku Rucuncu.
Bead weaving

Bead weaving (or beadweaving) is a set of techniques for weaving sheets and objects of seed beads. Threads are strung through and/or around the beads to hold them together. It can be done either on a loom or using one of a number of off-loom stitches.
When weaving on a loom, the beads are strung on the weft threads and locked in between the warp threads. Although loomed pieces are typically rectangular, it is possible to increase and decrease to produce angular or curvy shapes. Fringe can also be added during weaving or before the piece is removed from the loom.
The most common modern loom bead weaving technique requires two passes of the weft thread per row of beads. First, an entire row of beads is strung on the weft thread. Then the beads are pressed in between the warp threads from below. Then the needle is passed back through the beads, but above the warp threads, to lock the beads into place.
Bead looms vary in size and are typically made of wood or metal. Usually, a comb or spring is used to hold the warp threads a bead-width apart (the lede image shows a threaded rod). Some looms have roller bars; these allow the weaver to produce pieces that are longer than the loom. Most looms are meant to sit on a table, but some have floor stands or are meant to sit in the lap. Cheap bead looms are sometimes made from styrofoam trays, wrapping the warp through evenly-spaced small slits notched into opposite edges.
Heddle bead looms were popular in the United States near the beginning of the 20th century. They allow weaving of beads by raising every other thread and inserting strung beads in the shed, the space between the lowered and raised threads. There are still a few heddle bead looms being manufactured today. The most difficult part of loomwork is finishing off the warp threads.
Off-loom beadweaving is a family of beadwork techniques in which seed beads are woven together into a flat fabric, a tubular rope, or a three-dimensional object such as a ball, clasp, box, or a piece of jewelry. Most off-loom techniques can be accomplished using a single needle and thread (no warp threads), and some have two-needle variations. Different stitches produce pieces with distinct textures, shapes, and patterns. There are many different off-loom bead stitches, including new stitches (distinct thread paths) published as recently as 2015:
Spiral Bead Weaving Stitches
Iroungou cave

Iroungou Cave is a burial cave located near the city of Mouila in the Ngounié Province of Gabon. It is an archaeological site dating from pre-colonial Africa. It is a collective burial site with the remains of at least 28 people, and hundreds of iron, copper and shell artefacts. The site has no equivalent in West central Africa.
The Iroungou cave is formed in neoproterozoic limestone, from the schisto-calcaire series.
Iroungou cave has been discovered by Olivier Testa and Richard Oslisly in 2018. The main chamber of the cave is accessible through a natural shaft 15 meters deep. When exploring the cave, the speleologist reported hundreds of human bones scattered on the ground from at least 28 individuals, and numerous iron and copper artefacts. Since then, a series of archeological missions and excavations conducted by the CNRS in conjunction with the National Agency for National Parks have inventoried 512 artefacts. Only superficial artifacts have been recovered.
During 4 missions in 2019-2020, 486 iron and 26 copper objects, 127 Atlantic marine shells (15 of them being pierced), and 39 pierced carnivore teeth have been recovered. Metallic artifacts consist of currency hoes, bracelets, rings, knives, spears, iron bells (gongs), and a new type of object, eight 70cm-long, spatula-shaped forged iron rods, never found elsewhere in Africa.
Preliminary datings have been carried on twenty bone samples from Iroungou skeletons using carbon-14. The inhumations spans between the 14th and 15th century AD. The corpses where thrown or lowered from the top of the shaft. In all of the skulls in the cave, none have their upper incisors. The teeth have been removed during the life of the individual, as an ethnic marker or a social role marker.
Murano beads

Murano beads are intricate glass beads influenced by Venetian glass artists. Since 1291, Murano glassmakers have refined technologies for producing beads and glasswork such as crystalline glass, enamelled glass (smalto), glass with threads of gold (aventurine), multicolored glass (millefiori), milk glass (lattimo) and imitation gemstones made of glass.
The process of Murano bead-making begins with the production of color canes. The chemical compounds involved in color fabrication are extremely sensitive so they must be mixed with absolute accuracy. Aquamarine is created through the use of copper and cobalt, and ruby red is achieved through the use of a gold solution as a coloring agent.
Most Murano beads are made using an air pump burner lampworking or torch and mandrel technique. Once the mandrel was made by using an iron rod covered with a release material stuck on the top of the rod; now a copper tube has taken its place. The copper tube helps make many other different shapes.
The lamp-work method is the most time-consuming method of glass bead-making, as each bead must be formed individually. Using a torch for heat, Murano glass rods and tubes are heated to a molten state and wrapped around a metal rod until the desired shape is achieved. Several layers of different colored glass, as well as gold and silver leaf, are used to produce the desired effect. After the bead is slowly cooled, it is removed from the rod, resulting in a hole for eventual stringing as jewelry.
Wedding cake beads known as Fiorato (decorated with glass overlays featuring roses, swirls and dots) and Venetian foil beads (with fusion of color, gold and silver foil) are two of the kinds of beads made using the lamp-work method.
Seedbeads or conterie are small, round beads. To produce this tiny bead, hollow tubes of colored glass are formed, then chopped and re-fired for smoothness and shade.
The Chevron bead is distinguished by a red, white and blue zigzag pattern.
The abstract millefiori beads are created in a manner similar to that of chevron or rosetta beads. There is a wider use of color and the glass cane is not hollow, but completely solid.
Today this glassblowing is called the Filigrana or filigree method. To produce these beads with stripes of color and spirals, glassmakers lay canes of glass down and pick them up with a blow-pipe.
Worry beads

Worry beads or komboloi/kompoloi (Greek: κομπολόι, IPA: [ko(m)boˈloi̯], 'bead collection'; plural: κομπολόγια, IPA: [ko(m)boˈloʝa]) is a string of beads manipulated with one or two hands and used to pass time in Greek and Cypriot culture. Unlike the similar prayer beads used in many religious traditions, worry beads have no religious or ceremonial purpose.
Modern Greek κομπολόι is derived from κομβολόγιον < κόμβος "knot" + -λόγιο "collection". It is sometimes said that it is short for the phrase σε κάθε κόμπο προσευχή λέω, "in every knot I say a prayer"- κόμπο "knot"-λέω "say" > κόμπο-λέω > κομπολόι. This etymology accounts for the fact that κομπολόι evolved from κομποσκοίνι, the Greek word for prayer rope.
Worry beads have several uses in Greek culture, including:
Many prominent Greeks were users and collectors of worry beads, including former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and business magnate Aristotle Onassis.
Worry beads may be constructed from any type of bead, although amber, amber resin (such as faturan), and coral are preferred, as they are thought to be more pleasant to handle than non-organic materials such as metal or minerals.
Greek worry beads generally have an odd number of beads, often one more than a multiple of four (e.g. (4×4)+1, (5×4)+1, and so on) or a prime number (usually 17, 19 or 23), and usually have a head composed of a fixed bead (παπάς "priest"), a shield (θυρεός) to separate the two threads and help the beads to flow freely, and a tassel (φούντα). Usually the length of worry beads is approximately two palm widths.
Worry beads can be handled in many different ways. The most common are a quiet method, for indoors, and a noisier method that is acceptable in public places.
The most common quiet method is to start at one end of the thread or chain, near the shield, and to pull the thread forward using that hand's thumb and the side of the index finger until one of the beads is reached. Then the cord is tipped so that the bead falls and hits the shield. This is repeated until all the beads have been tipped and then the user starts over.
The second, louder, method is to divide the beads into two groups. On one end is the shield and a small number of the beads. On the other end is the rest of the beads. Where the two threads are empty, that space is laid between the index and middle fingers. The hand should be in a position where the palm is facing the torso. Then the end behind the hand is swung up and forward so that it hits the other beads, making a noise.
The threads are then switched back into the space between the index and middle fingers by holding the threads between the thumb and the side of the index finger. This is repeated rhythmically, creating a louder clicking noise than the quiet method. Another method is to hold all of the worry beads in one hand and roll them against each other, creating soft clicking sounds.
Worry beads can be a musical instrument, related to rebetiko. Sound is emitted using a drinking glass and rubbing the lip against the worry bead, which is suspended from one button.
Pteris cretica

Pteris cretica, the Cretan brake, ribbon fern, or Cretan brake fern, is a species of evergreen fern in the family Pteridaceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.
The fern grows to 75 cm (30 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad. It has arching pinnate fronds each bearing up to five pinnae.
According to Plants of the World Online there are 2 subspecies: Pteris cretica subsp. cretica and Pteris cretica subsp. laeta (Wall. ex Ettingsh.)
Pteris cretica subsp. cretica is native in an area from the Mediterranean to tropical Asia, in Africa, in Madagascar and on the Atlantic islands. There are findings in Gran Canaria, Spain, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy (Lake Como and Lake Garda), Switzerland (Ticino on the shores of Lake Lugano and Lake Maggiore), Crimea, Greece (contrary to its name, Pteris cretica does not occur on Crete), Transcaucasia, Turkey, Lebanon-Syria. In Africa it is native in Yemen, Socotra, Algeria, Ethiopia, Angola, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Zaïre, Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa, Madagascar. In Asia it occurs in Sri Lanka, India, Assam, Pakistan, Himalaya, Nepal, Bangladesh, Tibet, China (North-Central, South-Central, Southeast), Myanmar, Cambodia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Nanshoto, Philippines, Ascension, Réunion.
Pteris cretica is a neophyte introduced into the USA distributed via Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Islands to Colombia and Peru, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, the Azores. It is a neophyte in Great Britain, Hungary and the Netherlands.
The other subspecies Pteris cretica subsp. laeta is native in an area from East Turkey to tropical and subtropical Asia, the Indian subcontinent: Afghanistan, Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Iran, Japan, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Vietnam and West Himalaya.
Pteris cretica is cultivated widely by plant nurseries. It is used in gardens in the ground and as a potted plant, and as a houseplant. The variety with variegated foliage, Pteris cretica var. albolineata, is also widely used, brightening shade gardens.
Both types thrive year round outdoors in subtropical climates, such as California. With a minimum temperature of 2 °C (36 °F), both require protection from frost, though the species is hardier and can be grown outdoors during the summer months in cold climates.
The species, and the variety P. cretica var. albolineata (syn. P. nipponica), have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
A relictual presence is certificated in the Italian peninsula Lazio (Ponte Terra gorge, San Vittorino, Rome).
Hotel del Luna

Hotel del Luna (Korean: 호텔 델루나) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Ji-eun and Yeo Jin-goo as the owner and manager, respectively, of the eponymous hotel that caters only to ghosts. Produced by GTist, written by the Hong sisters and directed by Oh Chung-hwan, it aired on tvN from July 13 to September 1, 2019.
It was the most-viewed tvN drama of 2019 and became the eighth highest-rated Korean series in cable television history at the time of airing.
Hotel del Luna (previously known as "Guest House of the Moon") is not like any other hotel. A supernatural place, the hotel is not visible in its true form during the daytime and humans can only come across the hotel under special circumstances. Its staff and clients are all ghosts coming to terms with unfinished business in their former lives before they pass on to the afterlife and cycle of reincarnation; the staff, in particular, have been there for decades or centuries as they have not settled their grudges. The exception to this is the hotel's general manager, a post that has been filled by a succession of human "passersby" since they need to interact normally with the real world in certain instances, like paying bills or fulfilling ghosts' requests with still-living relatives/friends.
Jang Man-wol is the owner of this hotel, which is located in Myeong-dong, Seoul. Due to a huge sin committed more than a millennium ago, the hotel catering to the dead has been bound to her soul.
As a result of manipulation by the deity Magu, Man-wol meets Gu Chan-sung's father and makes a deal: in exchange for his life, his son will work for her 20 years later.
Desperate to save his son, the father takes Chan-sung abroad. The young man grows up to be a sincere, level-headed perfectionist with a soft heart. 21 years later, after his father's death, he comes back to South Korea to be an assistant manager at a multinational hotel corporation, only to face Man-wol and end up fulfilling the agreement by becoming the general manager of Hotel del Luna.
Through Chan-sung, the mysteries and the secrets behind the hotel and its owner are revealed.
The series aired on tvN, a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
On June 24, 2020, Studio Dragon announced that it would co-produce an American remake of Hotel del Luna with Skydance. Alison Schapker will be in charge of developing and producing the series. She will be working with Miky Lee, Jinnie Choi and Hyun Park of Studio Dragon, and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Bill Bost of Skydance Television.
On January 27, 2021, the theater company Showplay announced that Hotel del Luna was adapted into a stage musical that premiered in 2022.
地球一小时

地球一小時（英語：Earth Hour）或稱「世界關燈日」，是一個全球性節能活動，提倡家庭及商界用戶關上不必要的電燈及耗電產品一小時。希望藉此活動推動電源管理，減少能源消耗，唤起人们以实际行动应对全球变暖的意识。活動現時於每年三月的第四個星期六當地時間20:30〜21:30舉行。
該活動最初由環保團體澳洲世界自然基金會及悉尼晨鋒報合作發起，並於澳洲悉尼當地時間2007年3月31日，20:30〜21:30期間舉行了第一次活動。地球一小時在2007年有近220萬人參與，相信節省了當天悉尼市市電電源的2.2%至10.2%。2008年，該活動被推廣到世界各地，全球40多個城市，近380個城鎮接力執行該活動。目前已有190個國家與區域、和超過18,000多個世界地標一起「關燈」響應。
2020年，因應COVID-19疫情影響，活動轉由在線上舉辦。
於2007年至2019年期間，地球一小時活動定於每年三月最後一個星期六20:30〜21:30舉行，如適逢復活節，活動則提前一週舉行，例如2013年、2016年及2018年（當中2016年在3月19日舉行，為歷年最早舉行的一年）。
自2020年起，地球一小時活動改於每年三月第四個（不一定是最後一個）星期六20:30〜21:30舉行，如適逢復活節，活動則提前一週舉行，例如2027年、2032年等。
2009年的地球一小時於3月28日20:30〜21:30舉行。地球一小時獲得來自全球88個國家、超過4000個城市或城鎮響應會參與「地球一小時」活動，相比2008年的35個國家增加不少，而獲得至少10億人的支持是｢地球一小時2009」的目標。參與城市的地標，包括香港的幻彩詠香江、馬來西亞的雙峰塔、新加坡的魚尾獅雕像、巴黎的艾菲爾鐵塔、里約熱內盧的基督像、悉尼的歌剧院等。聯合國大廈也將第一次參加此活動。據聯合國發言人稱，保守估計，聯合國的這次參與能夠節省價值102美元的電能。由於時差關係，大洋洲的澳洲及新西蘭會率先帶領全球舉行這場活動，緊隨其後的是日本及中國等亞洲城市。2009年活動的目的是向參加12月於哥本哈根舉行的聯合國氣候談判的各國領袖，表達要求達成處理溫室氣體排放及對抗氣候變化共同協議的訴求。
在中國大陸有近30個城市參與，包括北京、上海、沈阳、長春、保定等，在上海的东方明珠电视塔与2008年北京奧運中備受注目的鳥巢及水立方，世界第一高电视塔广州塔亦會關燈。企业如锦江之星也参加了活动。
早自2006年香港就已經開始創舉辦類似活動如香港熄燈，於2006年8月8日20時當晚熄燈三分鐘，而2008年夏至的20:30〜21:30更連結到日本、台灣、南韓、中國內地等數十個城市參與熄燈一小時。
2009年地球一小時當晚香港有超過1,800座大廈和地標建築物，如國際金融中心和青馬大橋等，超過600間公司和機構，如國泰航空和長江實業，逾160間學校、所有大學、18個政府部門及18區區議會一起參與「地球一小時2009」行動，共同以行動對抗氣候變化。網上交友平台Facebook的相關群組亦有近2萬人參與。
主要由臺北的地標臺北101為首進行地球一小時的活動，配合響應的單位包括飯店業的「福容大飯店」、「晶悅國際飯店」、「六福皇宮」、「臺北遠東」、「臺南遠東」與「臺北喜來登」飯店；金融業則是有「新光金控」、「玉山金控」及「匯豐銀行」；另外如零售業龍頭「統一超商7-11」、「全聯」等企業共同響應。台灣區Earth Hour活動，最初由世界自然基金會(WWF)授權荒野保護協會引進主辦，並逐步影響其他企業加入主辦行列，其中歐萊德自2011年開始積極響應並主動成為主辦單位，讓關燈一小時活動進一步受到各界注目。該活動每年透過不同形式與主題，號召國內外沙龍業者、企業、政府及各界知名人士共同發揮社群影響力，落實真正的節能減碳、呼籲大眾關注全球暖化議題。由於WWF鼓勵單一地區多方主辦的政策，自2024年開始，陸續有其他台灣企業自行舉辦關燈一小時活動，主動成為多個主辦單位之一。
2010年的地球一小時活動於2010年3月27日（星期六）20:30〜21:30在各國舉行。地球一小時2010獲得來自全球125個國家、超過5000個城市或城鎮及逾 1,200個世界著名地標響應參與活動，相比2009年的88個國家增加不少，單單亞洲已有330萬人登記參與。
公众对此活动的作用和效果亦有一些异议：
王志郁

王志郁（1976年10月28日—），台灣的新聞主播。畢業於國立政治大學廣電系。曾任三立iNEWS主播、《錢進新世界》製作人兼主持人。現任三立iNEWS總監、《CATCH大錢潮》製作人兼主持人。
2018年5月10日，在2018年马来西亚大选的一天后，王志郁在三立iNEWS报导此大选的结果的同时，也报导当选的马哈迪·莫哈末批评前首相纳吉·阿都拉萨为“亲中卖马”，加上报导两方选举领袖纳吉和马哈迪批为“亲中派”和“反中派”，更因净选盟的关系将马来西亚华裔理解为“黄杉军”，甚至在报导马来西亚新闻时将新加坡鱼尾狮置为背景等等的争议内容，导致马来西亚多数网民批评不实和不客观、以及对三立iNEWS在Facebook的网页洗版。同年5月11日，三立電視新聞部發布道歉聲明，向马来西亚观众致歉。
韩劳达

韩劳达（1947年10月22日—），原名韩永元，新加坡剧作家，相声作家，国家文化奖（英语：Cultural Medallion）（戏剧）得主，汉语文中心创办人、校长。
祖籍海南省文昌县。70年代开始相声写作，私淑马季。1973年的相声处女作《送票》，从新加坡演到马来西亚南北城镇。1984年结识马季，1986年复结识姜昆、唐杰忠、李金斗等名家。此后，他不断地向中国相声名家汲取艺术养分，为的是把相声苗种播撒在新加坡的土地，开拓新加坡本土相声的苑林。长年笔耕，为相声同好写段子，他成了新加坡相声的高产作家，作品经常在全国相声比赛中夺魁。已出版三本相声作品和评论集，共收相声45段。 他同时是新加坡华语戏剧界的资深剧作家，共创作9个长剧和多个短剧。自70年代至90年代初，活跃于新加坡华语戏剧界，曾担任南方艺术研究会主席、新加坡华语戏剧团体联合会秘书长。 1993年创办汉语文中心，至今有16所分校遍布新加坡全岛。2010年6月30日韩永元获厦门大学文学硕士学位（语言学及应用语言学专业） 证书编号：1038432010000835
已故的哥哥是新加坡知名报人韩山元。两名侄女则是<<联合早报>>资深记者韩咏梅, 韩咏红。
2010年2月，出版《劳达剧作集 1972-2004》，收已公演过的8个长剧，6个短剧。（ISBN 978-981-08-5070-8
圣淘沙

圣淘沙（馬來語：Sentosa），在马来语中意为「宁静」，是很受欢迎的新加坡岛屿和旅游胜地，每年約有2千万游客到访。岛的南岸有长度超过2公里的海滩，二战留下的西罗索炮台（Fort Siloso）、两个高尔夫球场及7間酒店。當中还包括圣淘沙名胜世界及其运营的新加坡環球影城主題公園。
圣淘沙岛最初只是一个小的渔村，名叫“勿拉江马地岛”（馬來語：Pulau Belakang Mati），在马来语中是「绝后岛」之意。1972年，新加坡政府决定将该岛开发成国内假日旅游景区。根据公众的建议，该岛被重新命名为“圣淘沙”，即马来语「宁静」之意。
在二战中，这里是英国的军事要塞，建有西罗索炮台等工事。英军在此部署了防卫火炮，指向南方，准备抵抗日本从海上的进攻。然而，日本人最终从北面进攻和占领了新加坡，与之前入侵马来亚（现在的西马来西亚或马来西亚半岛）使用的是相同的戰術。1967年，英国人将该岛交还给了新成立的新加坡政府。
1974年，來往圣淘沙及花柏山的纜車系統正式啟用。其後1980年代至1990年代，島上陸續興建多項遊樂設施，包括修復西罗索炮台、興建Singapore & Surrender Chambers 博物館、音樂噴泉及海底世界。到了1992年，來往圣淘沙陸地的天橋正式啟用。然而，圣淘沙內絕大部份遊樂設施均需收費，使當地人對該處逐漸失去興趣。因此，有一個笑話說：「圣淘沙又昂貴，也沒有東西看」。因此自2006年起，新加坡政府決定在島內興建聖淘沙名勝世界及新加坡環球影城主題公園，並將島內的設施進行改建工程，以吸引本地人及海外旅客。但環保評估報告指該工程造成生物多樣性的喪失，棲息地的破壞，土壤侵蝕，氣候變化以及其他一些破壞性的生態影響。
到了2007年起，島內原有的碼頭、噴泉花園、音樂噴泉及Asian Village等設施因興建聖淘沙名勝世界及新加坡環球影城主題公園而被迫拆卸。原址於2010年至2011年完成發展。
2018年6月12日，2018年北韓-美國高峰會在聖淘沙舉行。
圣淘沙岛面积5平方公里，距离新加坡本岛南岸只有半公里（1/4英里），是新加坡第四大岛屿（除本岛外）。岛屿面积的70%被次生雨林覆盖，栖息着巨蜥、猴、孔雀和鹦鹉等动物以及各种其他当地的动植物群。岛上还有3.2公里长的白色沙滩。近来大面积的土地正被通过填海添加到圣淘沙。
在交通方面，早年可通过堤道公路或經单轨列车缆车从「珠宝盒」（The Jewel Box）出发途经港湾站（HarbourFront）即可到达圣淘沙。1982年2月啟用的聖淘沙單軌列車曾經是島內的重要的交通工具，連接新加坡本島花芭山和聖淘沙島。不過到了2007年被耗资1亿4千万新币兴建的圣淘沙捷运往来与圣淘沙与新加坡本岛的铁路系统取代。
島的東岸有五個湖中小島嶼：珊瑚島（Coral Island）、天堂島（Paradise Island）、珍寶島（Treasure Island）、珍珠島（Peral Island）、仙地島（Sandy Island），它們周邊建有約兩百多幢高檔次的私人住宅，統稱「升濤灣（英语：Sentosa Cove）」（Sentosa Cove）。
圣淘沙有着一系列景点和博物馆，为游客提供了多样的旅游体验。