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Limit the volume of kirtans in ISKCON Temples?
Loud doesn't have to be ear-shattering loud. Please don't quote Prabhupada to support the playing of those types of kirtan. Common sense should be exercised in this regard.
Anybody who is aware of Prabhupada's standard of kirtan knows well that he was against kirtan that was all "clanging and banging."
From his own words, kirtan should be sweet and melodious.
We can understand this by his own example.
Comment Posted By gracenote108 On 03.07.2011 @ 23:13
Thank you for this article. I've been waiting for something like this to come up in the news
Many young people are also showing signs of hearing loss, and it'll just get worse over the years. In the name of "performing the yuga-dharma" many instrumentalists don't hold back their emotions and passions while performing in kirtan, nor are they conscious of how loud they're playing, etc. Many devotees end up hurting themselves materially and spiritually due to these reasons.
However, we can talk all we want about this issue, but I'm more interested in how they're going to implement noise restrictions.
Comment Posted By gracenote108 On 30.06.2011 @ 23:44
Double-voice amplification kirtans in Iskcon Mayapur
Hare Krsna,
The reason I argue it is because when you hear a whole group of people chant in unison, there's a special flavor to that. Like we're all crying out to Krsna all at once to take us back home, back to Godhead.
With a second microphone, it kind of kills that because the second mic overshadows all other responses. It's also inspiring, as a lead singer to hear heart-filled responses that is collectively coming from many people around you. Multiple people chanting with their hearts has such a flavor to it. It's much more inspiring and pleasing than to hear one person's amplified voice.
That is why I favor chanting and hearing the mantra (and remembering if you can do it) in kirtan. You wouldn't want to do anything else but pay attention to the holy name.
I can respect the fact that you are singing in the mood of pleasing the deities. After all, the deities are only here for our love, but I find that the deities may find it more pleasing to hear many of their devotees sing their hearts out instead of one.
That's all.
Comment Posted By gracenote108 On 09.05.2011 @ 16:00
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Hare Krsna,
Sorry prabhu, I don't think I was clear with my comment. Using the term "no hard and fast rules" in the context you're using is incorrect and not in line with the purport of the acaryas.
As for the being attentive in kirtan:
Sadhu: HH Bhakti Visrambha Madhava Swami said, "It was shocking for me to believe the news of return of Aindra Prabhu. I first met him in February 1995 and congratulated him for his exceptional capability in chanting the Harinam and asked how he could derive so much inspiration? He said, "Chant with perfect attention the holy name, the name of Krishna." Now he has been called back to Goloka eternally. It is a sad day unfortunately for the whole world. It is Radha-Shyamsunder's plan to bring him back, but for us it is a great loss."
Sastra: It's mentioned in the Bhagavatam, quoting Prahlada Maharaja, that devotional service starts with hearing.
If you're not hearing, but chanting, then you're not getting the benefit of the chanting, either from your own voice or collectively as a group (sankirtan).
Also, in that same section of Harinama Cintamani, at the very beginning of that chapter. Haridas Thakura explains that the purpose of chanting japa is to come to the point of spontaneous attraction to the holy name. When you're attracted to something, your mind can't be diverted elsewhere. So the purpose of both japa and kirtan is to bring us to the point of attraction to the holy names.
Interview with Revatinandana dasa, Memories of Srila Prabhupada DVD. Vol. 1:
He [Srila Prabhupada] remarked that melodic instruments, including the harmonium, are not meant for kirtana, and he explained why. He said that the ear will automatically follow musical strains, and then our attention will be diverted from the mantra.
Here is another instance where Prabhupada emphasized hearing the mantra in kirtan.
I only speak from personal experience when I say this. Being more attentive to the Hare Krsna Maha-Mantra in kirtan has helped out, and is continuing to help me out tremendously in devotional life.
Just try it out, what is the difficulty? :)
Hare Krsna
Comment Posted By gracenote108 On 06.05.2011 @ 16:17
In regards to comment #8:
This is what Srila Prabhupada says about the importance of hearing in kirtans…
Conversation in Bombay, December 26, 1976:
Prabhupada: The other musical instruments, if he plays his attention will be diverted in musical instrument, not to chanting. "We have to see melody, whether it is going on nicely." But that is not good. Our concentration should be hearing "Hare Krsna". That is… That is bhakti. Caitanya Mahaprabhu, simply this karatala, khol, that's all. In those days… Of course, there was no harmonium, but many stringed instruments were there. Sitar, esaraja, but these things were not used. Sometimes we do use to attract, but it is not required. (Hindi).
Two more things that need clarification as well:
The ten offenses are not just for japa. It never says it's just for japa, but for all the chanting of the holy names of the Lord, which means japa AND kirtan.
The second is the actual meaning of what is meant by "no hard and fast rules." The acaryas have explained what is meant by no hard and fast rules in our scriptures. When compared to other practices like the chanting of Gayatri mantra, deity worship, astanga yoga, fire sacrifices, or any other variation of sacrifices like the ones listed, kirtan has no hard and fast rules. That is because unlike in those practices, kirtan doesn't require one to be in a particular state or purity, nor does it require to be performed only a certain time, and kirtan is not limited to a certain environment or place.
This is the actual meaning of "no hard and fast rules" according to our acaryas. Many devotees misunderstand this point because they are not verifying their own conclusions with guru, sadhu, and sastra.
Commentaries on the Siksastakam by Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta are available online, or they can be bought in some places.
Hope this meets you in good health,
Hare Krsna!
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Karl Quilter, 84, sculptor of Angel Moroni for Mormon temples
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS December 1, 2013 8:54PM
A statue of the Angel Moroni on top of a Latter-day Saints temple is silhouetted against the rising full moon, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ORG XMIT: MOCR103
Updated: January 3, 2014 6:21AM
SALT LAKE CITY — Karl Quilter, a Salt Lake City-based sculptor whose works of the Angel Moroni stand atop most Mormon temples worldwide, died Wednesday. He was 84.
His family issued a statement Saturday saying he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2010, but the tumor was removed and he continued sculpting until the day he unexpectedly died.
His rendering of the Angel Moroni dons the spires of over 100 temples, according to the website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Worldwide, there are more than 140 temples, which are considered sacred to Mormons and are used for religious rituals.
Mormons believe the Angel Moroni led church founder Joseph Smith to the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon originated.
Mr. Quilter also sculpted the Memorial for the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers near the State Capitol and the life-size nativity scene that is displayed outside most LDS temples during Christmas time, his family said. He also sculpted many of the oxen that are part of baptismal fonts in LDS temples.
He became associated with the church's temple department as a student at the University of Utah, and experimented with casting sculptures in fiberglass, which was much lighter than traditional bronze or other metals used to make the angels for temples at the time.
The lighter material made it easier to transport and mount the Angel Moroni sculptures atop LDS temples and they were more compliant with building codes.
Mr. Quilter's daughter, Elizabeth Finlinson, told the Deseret News the sculptor also was a great family man. Mr. Quilter, who lived with his wife, Verna, in Holladay, also is survived by eight children and over 80 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
"He would do anything for any of his kids," Finlinson told the newspaper. "We just adored him because he took such interest in our lives."

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Before & After: Erin & Sean's 1 Year House-aversary
I had been after my old college buddy Erin Wrona to let us publish photos of her lovely home on Apartment Therapy for awhile, so was quite delighted when she finally debuted some on her blog this week for her and her husband Sean's one year house-aversary.
Erin and Sean's blog, Olive our House, was first started when they were living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and remodeling a house on Olive Street. After doing a great job with that one, a move to Washington D.C. threw a new house challenge into their life! With great bones and a lot of space, their new house in D.C. didn't look terrible, but it did lack Erin's signature sophisticated and fun style. Slapping on coats of paint and filling it with furniture and furnishings they love, you can see that they didn't make huge, expensive changes, but the ones they did make were really effective and really good-looking.
Happy one year house-aversary, you two! You can check out lots more photos, plus DIY projects and details to what's in this house on their blog, Olive our House.
We can't wait until the remaining rooms are finished up (according to the blog it looks like the master bedroom still needs Erin's style touch) and hope we can have a full house tour of this place one day!
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It was bland, it is now elegant.
I like the "before" kitchen better.
Woah! I know Sean! What a lovely place. Sean, we miss you in Baton Rouge. The JIC will never be the same again... - Lindsey
We've lived in our former-shop-turned-house for five years, and haven't accomplished HALF of what they have: it's beautiful! All these "afters" are impressive, and the rest, on the blog (which I immediately bookmarked), filled me with admiration, too. Bravo!
Very nice transformations, but I'm with laffin...prefer the "before" kitchen more.
Great Job. All of your choice are fantastic! I really like the outside of the house!
I love all of the changes. What a beautiful bunch of changes.
Very, very nice! I like everything! The grays make it more desirable to live in during this hot weather.
Great job!
Flipping from picture to picture it went from bright and cheery to calm and serene. Both great choice in feelings. I prefer the darker colors but at the same time the lighter colors in the before had a certain charm. Good work all around! Particularly love the rug in the living room! Oh, and I prefer the after kitchen. :)
LOVE the colors! -Teresa
That blue front door is genius!! I adore it!
I see new appliances in the kitchen, but otherwise, I kind of like cheerier kitchens. (Probably because I hate to cook and need a lift just to get started.)
That said, I love every other change.
Very nice. I like the "after" kitchen better mostly because I think the previous wall color made the grey counters and floors look to shabby, and the whole effect was kitschy. The after all blends together nicely. I tend to like a cheery kitchen, too, but here I think the kitchen is much improved after.
I love the dark colors in the after pictures. I really like the rug and drapes int he living room too. I prefer the after kitchen as well, but I think I like the before stove.
Loooove it! That is so awesome!
Wow, nice job. I love the grays they used on the walls. Does she give the color names anywhere?
Much better! Colorful and elegant!
the living room looks just like mine (the before, sadly) - great ideas for decorating our new space.
thanks for all the nice comments! i braced myself for the worst ha.
in regards to the kitchen- i'm not at all a "bright and cheery" person so the gray suits me much better! i also prefer cool colors to warm (as you can see!).
@Cassis - the living room is behr's "porpoise", the kitchen is the same color, but lighter. guest room is BM's "river reflections". and just to cover everything, exterior is BM's "smoked oyster" with "wrought iron" shutters and "radiccio" door.
Thank you, Erin. The living room gray is particularly elegant.
oh, how I want those curtains so badly. We moved into our home almost a year ago and still haven't found curtains to go with our wall color and furniture in our living room. sadly we have 2 windows with brown curtains and 1 with navy....those are gorg!
WOW. The after photos are so soothing to look at. Great job!
The color changes are brilliant!
every wall color is grey...
Nice. i love all the updates. Great job!
Much better!
Beautiful :)
The afters are much, much better. The gray is beautiful, but I prefer bright and cheery myself.
I love your house, i love the grey, adding you to my reader and hoping to see lots more from you :)
Looks beautiful! The paint choice really opened up the kitchen! It looks bigger! Great job!
wow, i love them all!
omg what a cute lil house! I love the curb appeal! nice job inside too!
yeah yellow can suck it!
would you mind sharing where you got that circular (mirrored?) coffee table in the living room? thanks!
fcresenc- i got the coffee table (glass, not mirrored) at a local (dc) shop- random harvest. http://www.randomharvesthome.com/
They have done an amazing job. A classic, tasteful makeover by people with taste!
A change of taste ... from female to male?
I enjoy the colors of the warm 'before'-state ...
Love the area rug! Any suggestions as to where to purchase a simmilar emerald color pattern?
great transformation!
It's really great. I would never have bet that THAT much grey could be that amazing.
Such a cute house. Loved them all, except the kitchen, maybe, but if the owners like it, who are we to say anything ? :)
Much better!!!
Love the transformation and use of gray. It's not for everyone but I love it!
Cold you please share where you got the light in your kitchen?
EMY8777 - the light is from ikea!
Riti Roy - we don't love the kitchen either (hello laminate!). someday...
Love the before and after. Nice taste either way.


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Grantee Projects Homes for Black Children
Project: Family Ties (May 2008)
Homes for Black Children's Project Family Ties recognizes familial connections. This project serves to increase the opportunity for permanency through openness in adoption for 150 foster children in the metropolitan Detroit area. The children who are identified for the project are age 11 and older, or are part of a sibling group and would like to maintain familial relationships. The major project activities consist of six (6) components. They are: recruitment, training, life enrichment, team approach, team decision making, youth mentorship/leadership and adoption placement.
Recruitment is delivered in a three pronged approach. First, monthly community based initiatives occur to inform the public of the need for foster and adoptive parents to parent this target group. Second, quarterly faith-based events with partner churches are held. Third, child specific recruitment focuses on individual youth and/or sibling groups who do not have an identified permanency plan. As a result of our multi-faceted approach to recruitment, we have experienced an increase in foster and adoptive homes for children between the ages of 9 to 17.
Training is one of the interventions used to prepare prospective resource families. The training is specialized to provide detailed information on adoption, openness and the characteristics of the youth involved in this project. Also, as a result of attending training sessions, more families have become willing to explore placement of older youth. Evaluations indicate that the participants find the material to be insightful and assist them in their decision making regarding foster care and adoption. Support group training is also provided on a monthly basis. A clothing exchange is an added feature to this training to provide additional support and resources to families participating in the program.
Life Enrichment Activities provide adoptive families, siblings, and birth families a means to interact on a face to face basis. This funding year we instituted our first annual family reunion. The family reunion was a picnic style family function. It provided an opportunity for the adoption triad (birth family, adoptive family, and youth) to celebrate adoption, as well as acknowledge and support open adoption plans. There were over one hundred (100) triad members and staff in attendance. Many of the children appeared to have enjoyed the activities while spending time with their siblings.
The Drummers for Peace, a percussion orchestra, composed of adoptive, foster and community youth, perform quarterly at the faith-based initiatives and other agency adoption/foster care celebratory events. The drummers meet monthly for practice, providing another opportunity for siblings to come together.
Team Decision Making (TDM) in the State of Michigan has transitioned from joint facilitation responsibility with private agencies to sole State responsibility. The Project Staff have developed an alternative structured decision making format, the permanency planning circle, to ensure that youth empowerment and exploration of openness options continue. A monthly permanency planning circle is held to discuss and develop specific permanency plans. There has been an increase in the number of youth served through this intervention.
Homes for Black Children subscribes to a youth development approach. This approach recognizes the need to provide youth with a comprehensive adoption preparation and assessment process. This process provides youth with an opportunity to participate in decision making regarding their adoption preferences. Youth leaders, known as Youth Ambassadors, have actively participated through presentations in community recruitment and training events.
Adoption placement has continued to be our major accomplishment to date. Fifty-two (52) youth have been placed through the project's efforts. Foster parents and relatives are adopting the greatest numbers of youth. We continue to serve large sibling groups with many of them split between adoptive families. Efforts have continued to focus on maintaining sibling relationships. Focus groups were held with adoptive families. Results indicate that families are upholding the openness contracts, however, terms may have changed as circumstances changed.
For more information, please contact:
Linda Lipscomb
Homes for Black Children
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Yeah, you read that right. Microsoft has officially announced, via their press blog, that two of the Xbox One's most infamous content policies are about to be reversed. In what is quickly becoming an industry-wide shocker, it now appears that the forthcoming console will no longer restrict used game sales, nor will it require users to connect to the internet at 24-hour intervals.
Here's a quick update from Don Mattrick, the company's president of Interactive Entertainment Business:
You told us how much you loved the flexibility you have today with games delivered on disc. The ability to lend, share, and resell these games at your discretion is of incredible importance to you. Also important to you is the freedom to play offline, for any length of time, anywhere in the world.
Translated, it appears that the gaming community's collective outrage has fueled the policy reversals enacted today. In a recent Amazon survey, polled gamers outvoted the Xbox One by an absolute landslide, ultimately siding with Sony's DRM-free PS4. With a final tally of over 21,000 votes to a measly 1,300, it's clear that even Microsoft's most dedicated fans were beginning to falter.
Wondering exactly how these new policies will work? Here's a rundown from Mattrick on the adjusted system:
Straightforward, no? Here's the info on selling and sharing discs:
These changes will impact some of the scenarios we previously announced for Xbox One. The sharing of games will work as it does today, you will simply share the disc. Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold. Also, similar to today, playing disc based games will require that the disc be in the tray.
If you're looking to pre-order, Amazon has you covered. The device will still run you $500, but it's a much sweeter bargain than it was a few hours ago.


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President Barack Obama said Hillary Clinton will go down "as one of the finest secretaries of state" as he sat next to her in their first joint interview, which airs Sunday night on CBS's "60 Minutes."
"The main thing is I just wanted to have a chance to publicly say 'thank you,'" he said when asked why he wanted to do the interview with his former political foe. The network released an excerpt of the taped exchange ahead of time...
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It's over 100 degrees here today. I can barely think, much less write. So I'm writing about what I'm thinking about: one of my favorite hot-day cocktails, the cricket.
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GeForce GTX 590 review -
Final words and conclusion
Final Words & Conclusion
Wrapping up, you know I'm still a little flabbergasted as to why NVIDIA clocked the card as low as they did. Likely they are ying-yang with the fact that this card performance roughly equal slash close to R6990 performance and simply opted for low noise and a fashionable power consumption. But in this cutthroat business, yeah, I expected NVIDIA to give the R6990 a run for it's money. That is certainly is not the case, especially when you would enable the unlocked mode on the R6990. In all fairness, we think that ATI still applies a trislope optimization giving them a small perf advantage over NVIDIA's defaulted image quality.
Regardless of that yeah, this conclusion is hard. We'll tell you this though, the GTX 590 is downright silent for a multi-GPU product, and believe it or not -- something that simple could very well be the decisive factor for many of you.
Products like the one shown today are always trivial to recommend and most of all, explain. They are expensive and they perform at a level that hardly anyone requires let alone needs. Still that doesn't change the fact that within it's segment and audience, the most high-end cards are desired by a lot of you. Whether it's just to gain a humongous e-peen, an x-factor product or you simple have a desire for the best gaming performance, it's these people that will purchase these dual-GPU monsters, but regardless of what some people think of it this is a superbly performing card.
Performance wise the GTX 590 is a beast, the performance level where it operating in is truly amazing stuff to witness. We'll get into that in am minute. Temperatures remains roughly at 80 Degrees C on this card, and that is when it is completely maxed out and stressed. That is exemplary. TDP wise we measure roughly 350W, considering the perf level; thrown at you, that isn't bad either.
Performance then, you will receive a product that exhausts near silly numbers in terms of frame rate. You can flick on 8xAA and the card really isn't bothered.
As always you do need to keep in mind that a card needs an appropriate PC. Even our Core i7 Nehalem based quad core processor clocked at 3750 MHz still will run into some CPU limitation with the somewhat aging DX9 titles we used. Here also we need to state though that CPU limitations / bottlenecks are not necessarily a bad thing. As long as you pass 60 FPS or your maximum monitor refresh rate -- honestly who cares? So do feel free to enable all image quality settings a game offers you. I mean, if I take Battlefield 2 Bad Company, which is massively GPU dependant and enable all and only the very best image quality settings, apply 8xAA and we still get 106 FPS on average in a monitor resolution of 1920x1200, which is just staggering.
Driver compatibility wise in terms of multi-GPU support, we did not have problems at all. All tested titles worked perfectly fine and overall scaling was pretty snazzy as well, except Crysis Warhead which was producing lower numbers opposed to another beta driver we initially tested. NVIDIA has been very strong on multi-GPU support and once big titles launch, they often release a new driver alongside with it. It would not hurt NVIDIA to release drivers on a more regular basis. It is a complaint as of lately that we are seeing often in our forums, especially when it comes toward multi-GPU driver support this is very important.
Cards like shown today are for the true elite gamers out there. You need that muscular PC, a monitor resolution that starts at 1920x1080/1200 or heck, even three monitors as remember, one GTX 5890 supports surround vision with up-to three monitors as well.
Pricing wise you can expect roughly 540 EUR ex VAT, and that's certainly a lot of money for a graphics card. High-end should never cost more than 499 EUR in our opinion, after that is just very hard to justify. Regardless of pricing, NVIDIA has a very potent graphics card with the GTX 590. It remains very inaudible, temps and power consumption are under control, you get uncompromised image quality and a bucket load of performance.
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Again the x-factor is there and the performance is phenomenal, remember what we said about high-resolution monitors and respect the fact that you'll need a very intoxicating overall PC build as well to feed this card the respect it deserves after which it will quid pro quo for you. And if you like to go really wild with multiple-monitors then this product is starting to make a whole lot of sense.
The cards used today originate from Point of View graphics and honestly the initial batches are all the same regardless of manufacturer. At the time of writing we did not have the specifics of Point of Views's bundle, be sure to give them a visit right here. The GTX 590, well it's a top pick, I mean what else could this be.
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FORT MYERS, Fla - Traffic flowing again on the eastbound lanes of Colonial Boulevard underneath the I-75 overpass following a crash Saturday afternoon.
It happened just off the on-ramp onto the northbound lanes of I-75. FHP says the driver of an SUV cut off the driver of a tractor trailer which lost control and swerved off the road. The rig crashing through a barrier before ending up in a ditch just feet from busy Colonial Boulevard.
The driver of the rig walked away unharmed.
Traffic in the eastbound lanes of Colonial re-directed and the on-ramp was shutdown for several hours.
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Taipei Astronomical MuseumLocated in Shilin District, Taipei City, Taipei Astronomical Museum was initially opened in November 1996. Since then, the museum has been providing education and knowledge about the astronomy to millions of visitors. The primary goal of this museum was to strengthen astronomical education and to serve as a bridge between the study of astronomy and society to make it possible for the public to learn more about astronomy. Introducing different points of view and offering a great variety of explanations by demonstrations. The space of the observatory covers an area of 1.8 hectares which is the world's biggest astronomical museum. The museum quickly became a popular location for field study and day trips due to its spacious interior and courtyard design style integrates both leisure and educational functions.
Observatory – Free entrance
There are 5 parts to the museum including the Exhibits Hall, IMAX Theater, 3D Theater, Cosmic Adventure and an Observatory on the rooftop. The observatory is split into 2 domes, 1st dome has a 45-cm Cassegrain reflector with higher resolution power, which is only available for astronomy research and teaching purposes. 2nd dome, which is open to public, has a 20-cm Coude refractor. Visitors can view celestial objects with their own eyes, exploring the space and find out what is really out there in our universe.
Exhibit Hall – Adults TWD 40 , Child TWD 20
The exhibition area covers 3 floors, displaying over 180 models, pictures and descriptions. This is also known as the largest astronomical display in the whole world. With the total area of 6,000 square meters, the exhibition hall is divided into 9 themes such as Ancient Astronomy, Space technology, Solar system, Rainbow corridor, The galaxies, Star area, Cosmology and so on.
IMAX Theater – Adults TWD 100, Child TWD 50
The IMAX Theater locates inside a large, golden, half-spherical building. It has a capacity of 304 with a 25-meter diameter with seats inclined at a 30-degree angle. In addition to the IMAX fisheye-lens projector, the Zeiss planetarium system is installed in the theater. Showing over 8900 stars which awakening the mystery of a starry night. Also films related to Astronomy, space technology and nature sciences are also on show for visitors to enjoy.
3D Theater - Adults TWD 100, Child TWD 50
The 3D theater is located in the basement of the museum. With interior devised with 70mm 3D projectors along with a large screen, the theater has a height of 10 meters and a capacity of 208 seats. Using complicated methods of projection and reflection to create parallax to allow visitors a 3D vision.
Cosmic Adventure – ALL TWD 70
The Cosmic Adventure is the first dark ride system used for educational purposes in any astronomical museum in the world. The ride system is 200m long with 10 minutes of exploration through the cosmos. The ride will allow visitors to experience the cosmos in a 3D live environment with special effects and audio/visual equipments. This unique dark ride will take visitors from Earth through the solar system, the Milky Way, and travel into galaxies far away before returning to Earth again.
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1. National Highway No.1(國道一號), exit Taipei offramp to Songjiang Rd(松江路) and Minzu East Rd(民族東路), drive along Zhongshan North Rd(中山北路) and turn onto Jihe Rd(基河路) to reach the museum.
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One Buc Place was busy this past weekend with the Bucs holding rookie minicamp. Among the rookies was third round draft pick Mike Glennon who many are calling Josh Freeman's replacement. But there's a chance that debate can be put to rest. At least for now. Josh Freeman set team records in passing yards and most touchdowns thrown in a season and in a Buccaneer career during the 2012 season — 4,065 yards, 27 touchdowns, and reached 78 career touchdowns. With those marks, general manager Mark Dominik feels the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is Freeman's team to lead. "I would say that it is Josh's football team," Dominik told Pat Kirwan and Tim Ryan on their NFL Radio show (via JoeBucsFan.com). "Again, he set a lot of Buccaneer records for us last year and he is a good quarterback who got a lot of experience that we are excited about." "I am excited about having Carl Nicks and Davin Joseph in front of him so that Josh will continue to feel comfortable back in that pocket so he can make more plays. So it is his football team and I am excited to have him on this football team and have him be the leader on that side of the ball." From another angle, Tampa Tribune's Ira Kaufman told 98.7 The Fan's Booger and Rich Monday afternoon that there is no competition between Glennon and Freeman and that the rookie was drafted to backup the fourth year starter out of Kansas State — something that Dominik mentioned here, PewterReport.com also said it here, and I said it the night he was drafted here. It's fair to have thoughts and opinions on the quarterback situation. The national media appears to have a general consensus on it being a controversy. Granted, Freeman must play well in 2013. And not just well, consistently well. But it won't be all on him as there were games last season where the offense put up enough points to win and the defense let them down. So before we call this a quarterback controversy, let's see how the season plays goes. Better yet, let's see if Glennon is even worth replacing Freeman for. The post What quarterback controversy? This is Freeman's team. appeared first on The Bay Cave.
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Everywhere you look there's a John, Christian (Christie?), Daniel, Jacob, Sarah, Lily -- names derived from the Bible, or at least credited that way. My Jewish friend chose the Hebrew name 'Ethan' for her son, and I"m sure many of you know people whose religious beliefs influenced their children's names as well.
My own kids' names, Rowan and Aurora, definitely have some religious meaning for me as well, being Pagan, but Pagan kid names are often a little more complicated. Well, or less, depending on how you look at it.
If you're looking for a Pagan or Wiccan-themed baby name, there's a lot of different things to consider.
There's no one culture that's influenced Paganism or Wicca as a whole, or one book that names can be taken from. Nature and astronomy is obviously going to be a large part of the influence on Paganism, which is where my own children's names especially come from -- Rowan and Aurora. However, Rowan's name also holds special significance, since the Celtic Druids regarded the tree with great respect, and it became associated with witchcraft and even a symbol of the "supernatural". Celtic names are incredibly common amongst Pagans since many of our modern traditions come from old Celtic practices.
Some folks look towards different cultural backgrounds like Welsh, Gaelic, or Germanic for influence, or different pantheons like the Egyptian, Norse, or Greek Gods. Some find it pretentious to use the names of Gods or Goddesses as a child's name, but others have no problem with it. My family uses their names for our pets ... we have an Isis, Pandora, Loki, and Odie (who was Odin until we learned she was a girl, oops!).
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So see? Contrary to popular belief, there's many "normal" names that also are Pagan names as well. We're not all weird. Well, kind of. And obviously, there are names that have different meanings, having origins in multiple languages or cultures as well. But I personally really like nature and Celtic names the most.
What's your favorite name from the list, or do you have some of your own?
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@MetsMommie, Seth is an Egyptian God, i.e. before the bible, and you are thinking Andrew, not Drew. While a lot of these are very beautiful and interchangable gender wise, I think it is silly to pick a name to 'fit in' with the people/religion/political/cultural groups around you. The name should be unique and have meaning to you and your child alone. Most people think that a name has no bearing on how a person will act and see the world when they grow up, but it does. A David will view the world in a different aspect than a Bruce or a Xavior will. The way people react to their names will have just as much affect on the child as where the name came from.
I think Not a moron needs to drop that first word in their name. A 'tough' name does not mean a kid will be 'tough'. Just as the names above do not mean they will be soft.
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Isis is the ONLY name I like and I chose it for my ex-cat who I ended up naming Zoey.
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Archer: Do you have any advice for those that would like to develop their professional listening skills to hear things more like audio professionals such as yourself?
Parsons: The art of listening is the key to any kind of career in this business. My training at EMI/Abbey Road was thorough in how to listen. I learned how to discern minute differences in pieces of equipment, and it helped me to appreciate what I was hearing. As you become experienced on a pro level you become fussier about how things sound and how certain pieces of equipment behave.
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Parsons: I'm not sure vinyl is selling beyond audiophile purists, and I'm not really one of them. I'm reasonably happy with the quality of CDs, but I'd really like to see high-resolution downloads become more widely available. It is encouraging to see people listening to high-resolution audio. Eventually it's going to be an all-download world…computers dominate our lives these days. We are just going to have to be tolerant of the longer download times. It's just the way it is.
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|Ryan Cayabyab
|Birth name
|Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab
|Also known as
|Mr. C
|May 4, 1954
|Quezon City, Philippines
|Classical, Manila sound, jazz, religious, Adult Contemporary,
|conductor, composer, arranger, pianist, singer
|vocal, Piano, multitrack recording (for his "One" series of albums)
|Years active
|Associated acts
|Philippine Madrigal Singers
Ryan Ryan Musikahan (TV show)
Smokey Mountain
San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra
San Miguel Master Chorale
Philippine Idol
Pinoy Dream Academy 2
Ryan Cayabyab (born Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab on May 4, 1954 in Manila, Philippines but known as Mr. C) is a Filipino musician and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was also a resident judge for the only season of Philippine Idol in 2006.
His works range from commissioned full-length ballets, theater musicals, choral pieces, a Mass set to unaccompanied chorus, and orchestral pieces, to commercial recordings of popular music, film scores and television specials.
Cayabyab's current project includes the Ryan Cayabyab Singers (RCS), a group of seven young adult singers comparable to his prior group Smokey Mountain in the early '90s. After FreemantleMedia decided not to renew the Philippine Idol franchise, Cayabyab transferred to rival show Pinoy Dream Academy (season 2), replacing Jim Paredes as the show's headmaster. PDA 2 started on June 14, 2008.
He is now the executive director of the Philpop MusicFest Foundation Inc., the organization behind the Philippine Popular Music Festival, a songwriting competition for amateurs and professionals that seeks to uplift the Philippine Music industry by putting the spotlight on songwriters, and encouraging Filipinos to preserve our musical identity.
Early life[edit]
His mother died when he was only 6, and his father struggled to support him and his three other siblings. His mother's dying wish was that none of her children would pursue music as a profession, knowing how hard life is for a musician with meager earnings (she was an opera singer).
Thus, Cayabyab initially took up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in the University of the Philippines, Diliman. But at the same time, he looked for a job in order to support his studies, and eventually landed with then-Senator Salvador Laurel as accompanist for the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Chorale Ensemble. Noticing Cayabyab's exceptional talent on the piano, Laurel offered Cayabyab a scholarship which would allow Cayabyab to shift his course and pursue an education in music.
And so Cayabyab later graduated from the UP College of Music earning a Bachelor of Music, Major in Theory degree. After that, he became a full-time professor for the Department of Composition and Music Theory in the UP Diliman for almost two decades.
At the turn of the century, Cayabyab was about to bring his family and migrate abroad, but when offered by Danding Cojuangco (President of the San Miguel Corporation) a command post that would give him full access in producing and performing new music that would bring forth a fresh wave to the Philippine music scene, Cayabyab accepted the offer. Today he is currently in his 7th year as Executive and Artistic Director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts.
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Emmy Punsalan, and together they have two children: Cristina María and Antonio María Cayabyab.
As music, director, conductor and accompanist, he has performed with leading Philippine music personalities at Avery Fisher Hall in the Lincoln Center in New York City; Carnegie Hall (both the Main and Recital halls) in New York; the Kennedy Center and the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.; the Shrine in Los Angeles; the Orpheum in Vancouver; even at the Circus Maximus of the Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip.
He has traveled, as music director in most of the Southeast Asian cities, in the cities of Australia as well as in Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, and the United States. He has worked in the same shows with Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra, as well as conducted the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra for special performances of American jazz singer Diane Schuur and pianist Jim Chappel.
He has performed as music director in command performances for King Hasan II in Rabat, Morocco, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia of Spain in Manila, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in Tangiers, Queen Beatrix at the Noordeinde Palace in the Netherlands, and U.S. President Bill Clinton in Boston, Massachusetts.
In Manila, he has conducted the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines for a concert of Philippine and American contemporary music; and the Manila Chamber Orchestra for a concert of his original works.
Ryan Cayabyab is a laureate of the Onassis International Cultural Competitions (2nd Prize), having won for original music composition for dance (2001).
He is a TOYM (Ten Outstanding Young Men) awardee for contemporary Filipino music in 1978. He won the Grand Prize award at the first Metro Manila Popular Music Festival for the song "Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika".
As of 2006, he has won three international Grand Prix awards for his compositions; in the First Seoul Song Festival, in the Voice of Asia Song Festival in the former U.S.S.R., and in the Tokyo Music Festival. He has won the Jingle of the Year award from the Philippine advertising industry as well as Bronze Awardee at the New York Film and Television Awards. He has won a total of ten best movie score awards from the various film award-giving bodies.
Ryan Ryan Musikahan, the television show, has won a total of fourteen awards as Best Television Musical Show and for Mr. Cayabyab, the Best Show Host in various television award-giving bodies. Likewise, as an artist, producer, arranger, and composer, he has won a total of eighteen awards from the recording industry for various commercial recordings. He has produced albums of the popular Filipino teen group Smokey Mountain, Broadway and West End's diva, Lea Salonga, and Spain's internationally acclaimed singer Julio Iglesias.
In 1987 he has composed the Orchestral-Type Jingle of ABS-CBN, was used Station ID and Station Notice Sign-on and Sign-off.
In 1994, Cayabyab is also the composer Mabuhay song, the opening song of Miss Universe 1994 in Manila, Philippines.
In 2005, Cayabyan also composed the theme song for the 23rd edition of the SEA Games here in Manila.
In 2006, Cayabyab signed on as a resident judge for the first season of Philippine Idol, offering critiques for the contestants on the reality-talent show. He was said to be personally chosen by the top guns of Philippine Idol, while the other two judges, Pilita Corrales and the late Francis Magalona, had to undergo auditions. He also composed the themes of TV Patrol and The World Tonight in 1993 and it was used until 1996 for TV Patrol (The World tonight has since been using his composed theme from 1996 up to now).
Ryan Cayabyab has been a prolific movie composer and among the movies that contain his original works are:
- Deathrow (2000)
- Azucena (2000)
- Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata (1999)
- Tatlo...Magkasalo (1998)
- Anak ng Bulkan (1997)
- Ang Lalaki sa Buhay ni Selya (1997)
- Ligaya ang Itawag Mo sa Akin (1997)
- Vulcan (1997)
- Abot Kamay ang Pangarap (1996)
- Inagaw Mo ang Lahat sa Akin (1995)
- Closer to Home (1995)
- Saan Ka Man Naroroon (1994)
- Kailangan Kita (1993)
- Ikaw Pa Lang ang Minahal (1992)
- Hihintayin Kita sa Langit (1991)
- Toyland ng Dalawang (1989)
- Misis Mo, Misis Ko (1988)
- Karnal (1984)
- Desire (1982)
- Aguila (1979)
- Masikip, Maluwang...Paraisong Parisukat (1977)
- Magandang Gabi sa Inyong Lahat (1976)
- Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika (1976)
Among his many works, his theater musicals Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo have won acclaim and have been performed extensively in the cities of Japan in 1994 and 1996, with a special NHK broadcast in November 1996, and in Kuala Lumpur in 1996. Another musicale, Magnificat, has logged in almost 200 performances.
His other popular musicals include Katy (words by Jose Javier Reyes), Alikabok, Ilustrado and the classic pop-ballet Rama Hari (words by 2006 National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera). His latest opera, Spoliarium (libretto by Fides Cuyugan-Asensio), premiered in February 2003 at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo of the CCP, and is to be followed by another opera also with Asensio, Mariang Makiling at Ang Mga Nuno sa Punso, with music also by Ryan Cayabyab.
In 2011, he lent his musical genius once more by composing music for the bio-musicale Ageless Passion (libretto by Kristian Jeff Agustin), commissioned by the family of Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban (Ret.), staged at the Meralco theater.
LORENZO, a musical on the life of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, also showcases music composed and arranged by Ryan Cayabyab. LORENZO started its runs in September 2013.
Ryan Cayabyab is 2004's Gawad CCP Awardee for Music. On February 2, 1999, he was selected as one of the 100 awardees of the CCP Centennial Honors for the Arts . He became the first recipient of the Antonio C. Barreiro Achievement Award on 4 May 1996 for significant and lasting contributions to the growth and development of Filipino music. Likewise, in 18 June 1996, Awit Awards, the recording industry awards, awarded him a Lifetime Achievement Award for "invaluable contribution and outstanding achievements in the promotion and development of Filipino music." The University of the Philippines Alumni Association has conferred upon him the Professional Award in music for the year 1998. In 2012, Ryan won as MYX Magna Award 2012 for achievements in music in the opm history.
Ryan Cayabyab The Music Studio, a music school that specializes in developing outstanding performance artists is run by Emmy Cayabyab, Ryan's wife. Established in 1986, the music studio has trained a whole generation of young singer-performers who have become nationally known Filipino performing artists.
Ryan is married to Emmy Punsalan and has a daughter, Cristina Maria, and a son, Antonio Maria, a freshman at the Ateneo, taking up AB Communication Arts. They reside in Quezon City, Philippines.
Ryan Cayabyab was also the Executive and Artistic Director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was the conductor of the San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra (SMPO) and the San Miguel Master Chorale (SMMC). Under his direction, the SMPO and the SMMC have recorded seven award-winning albums to date: Great Filipino Love Songs (2004), Great Original Pilipino Music by Ryan Cayabyab (2004), The Sacred Works of Ryan Cayabyab (2004), Pasko I and Pasko II (2005), Great Original Pilipino Music from the Movies (2006), and Dancing in the Rain (2006).
But in a swift and silent move, the big bosses of the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) have already disbanded the SMMC and the SMPO. Late January 2007, instrumentalists of the SMPO and SMMC were summoned one by one by the big bosses who informed them of the non-renewal of their contracts. Insider reports say that the SMC was "more inclined" on supporting its four professional basketball teams.
Ryan Cayabyab has already graced an interview regarding this, saying that he considered the experience with San Miguel as a learning one, and not at all a setback. The following are excerpts from the said interview by Rito Asilo of The Inquirer.
The experience proved that it could work -- because it did in our case! I learned so much from it. I still wouldn't consider the group world-class, but we were getting there!
Five years is too short a time to build a good reputation. But, I didn't really see any malice in the management's decision to pull the plug. It might have had something to do with the viability of the company -- there may have been a clamor from inside to cut the umbilical cord. And, I understand that they also have to answer to their stockholders. Perhaps this is something you need to ask them yourself.
We had a five-year program, but it kept getting stifled and derailed because of the constant talk that we were going to get cut off. But, I loved how the group worked as an organization! It was an exercise in discipline. Suddenly, temperamental and emotional artists who were used to the culture of 'Pinoy racket' and bara-bara had to learn how to toe the line!
If big companies can come to the realization that the concept works, everybody will benefit from the whole experience -- Filipino artists, especially.
A bestseller in major record bars and a Certified Gold Record, thereby breaking records of sorts when it was released in 2004. Under Sony-BMG Pilipinas.
- GFLS was the first locally produced album to feature full-blown orchestral arrangements of well-known Filipino classics. It was produced and recorded in a span of 3 years.
- It emerged as No. 2 album in sales charts upon its release in 2004, and after a week became No. 1, surpassing the sales of contemporary mainstream artists like Usher, Josh Groban, Maroon Five, Beyoncé, and Evanescence.
- According to sales reports, the album has been bought by bulk by many customers as presents and give-aways among families and corporations for all occasions.
- The album earned phenomenal success despite minimal advertising.
Track List:
- Carlo Plamenco Magbago ka na
- Bato sa Buhangin
- Maalaala Mo Kaya
- Ikaw
- Minamahal Kita
- Dahil Sa Iyo
- Hindi Kita Malimot
- Ang Tangi Kong Pag-ibig
- Buhat
- Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal
- Ikaw ang Mahal Ko
- Katakataka
- Minamahal, Sinasamba
- Saan Ka Man Naroroon
- Lahat ng Araw
All songs in the album composed and arranged by Ryan Cayabyab. All songs recorded in 2001, except tracks 5, 8, and 9, which are SMMC a capella tracks and were recorded in 2004. This album received three nominations in the 18th Awit Awards aside from winning Best Musical Arrangement for Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka. Under Sony-BMG Pilipinas.
- Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka (winner, 18th Awit Awards, Best Musical Arrangement)
- Iduyan Mo
- Kahit Ika'y Panaginip Lang
- Paraisong Parisukat
- Tunay na Ligaya
- Nais Ko
- Liman-Dipang Tao
- Tsismis
- Da Coconut Nut
- Iniibig Kita
- Paraiso
- Awit ng Pagsinta (Epithalamium) - from Ryan Cayabyab and Bienvenido Lumbera's pop-ballet Rama Hari; lyrics by Lumbera
- Hibang sa Awit - lyrics by Jose Javier Reyes
Festive Filipino Christmas classics, all songs arranged & conducted by Ryan Cayabyab and performed by the SMPO and the SMMC. Certified Gold Record. Under Sony-BMG Pilipinas.
- Kampana ng Simbahan
- Heto na Naman - music and lyrics by Ryan Cayabyab
- Namamasko
- Tuloy na Tuloy pa rin ang Pasko
- Sa Paskong Darating
- Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon (Ang Pasko ay Sumapit)
- Kumukutikutitap*
- Mano Po Ninong, Mano Po Ninang
- Noche Buena
- Heto na Naman ang Pasko**
- Maligayang Pasko**
- Pasko na Naman
- from Ryan Cayabyab and Jose Javier Reyes's musical Bituin; lyrics by Reyes
- from Ryan Cayabyab and Jose Javier Reyes's musical teleplay Pasko sa Amin; lyrics by Reyes
Mellow Filipino Christmas classics, all songs arranged & conducted by Ryan Cayabyab and performed by the SMPO and the SMMC. Certified Gold Record. Isang Taong Lumipas won as Best Christmas Song during the 19th Awit Awards. Under Sony-BMG Pilipinas.
- Ngayong Pasko*
- Pasko Na Sinta Ko
- Paskong Walang Hanggan*
- Himig Pasko
- Miss Kita Kung Christmas
- Isang Taong Lumipas*
- Ang Aking Pamasko
- Ang Mahalin Ka**
- Anong Gagawin Mo Ngayong Pasko - music and lyrics by Ryan Cayabyab
- Ang Naaalala Ko**
- Munting Sanggol - music and lyrics by Ryan Cayabyab
- Payapang Daigdig
* music by Ryan Cayabyab, lyrics by Jose Javier Reyes ** from Ryan Cayabyab and Jose Javier Reyes's musical teleplay Pasko sa Amin; lyrics by Reyes
An neo-opera in three acts based on the life of renowned Filipino painter Juan Luna. Music by Ryan Cayabyab, libretto by Fides Cuyugan-Asensio.
A collection of Filipino classics from the '20s up to the '60s. All songs arranged & conducted by Ryan Cayabyab and performed by Basil Valdez accompanied by the SMPO. Sequel albums 2 and 3 are said to be produced if this first album performs well in the market. This album became No. 1 at Tower Records in one month's time since it was released. Certified Gold Record. Under Viva Records.
- Diyos Lamang ang Nakakaalam
- Babalik Ka Rin
- Dahil Sa Isang Bulaklak
- Bituing Marikit
- Kung Nagsasayaw Kita
- Madaling Araw
- Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
- Bakas ng Lumipas
- Sapagka't Kami ay Tao Lamang
- Lagi Kitang Naaalala
- Bayan Ko
- Mahiwaga
Religious compositions of Cayabyab. Misa was his thesis composition for his graduation at the University of the Philippines College of Music. Misa 2000 was composed for and won as Original Music Composition for Dance in the 2000 Onassis International Cultural Competition in Greece. This album won as Best Religious Album in the 2004 Catholic Mass Media Awards. Under Sony-BMG Records.
Disc 1:
- Misa 2000
- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Credo
- Sanctus
- Agnus Dei
- Te Deum
Disc 2:
- Misa
- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Credo
- Sanctus
- Agnus Dei
- Aquesta Me Guiaba
- Aba Po, Santa Mariang Reyna
- Anima Christi
Songs from the Philippine run of the musical Beauty and the Beast, arranged and conducted by Ryan Cayabyab, performed by the musical's main cast with the SMPO and the SMMC.
- Home (KC Concepcion)
- Beauty and the Beast (show version by Pinky Marquez)
- A Change in Me (KC Concepcion)
- If I Can't Love Her (Jett Pangan)
- Beauty and the Beast (pop version by Luke Mijares)
Well-known and well-loved theme songs from Filipino movies. Recorded live on July 2006 and released December of that year. Mainly featuring the SMMC, accompanied by the SMPO. Choral arrangements by Ryan Cayabyab, Jesus Carlo Merino, Ed Nepomuceno and Nathanael Arnel de Pano (the latter 2 being section leaders of the SMMC Tenors and Basses, respectively), and Eudenice Palaruan (SMMC Principal Conductor). All orchestrations by Ryan Cayabyab. Under Sony-BMG Pilipinas.
- Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas
- Kahit Isang Saglit
- Pangako
- Pangarap Na Bituin
- Pagdating Ng Panahon
- Kailangan Kita
- Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan
- Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw
- Iduyan Mo - music and lyrics by Ryan Cayabyab, from the movie "Agila" (1980)
- Hanggang Ngayon
- Tanging Yaman
- Sinasamba Kita
- Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin
- Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan
- Paraisong Parisukat - music and lyrics by Ryan Cayabyab, from the movie "Masikip, Maluwang...Paraisong Parisukat" (1977)
Latin jazz pieces (mostly instrumentals) written, arranged, and produced by Ryan Cayabyab. Recorded live on August 2006 and released December of that year. Under Sony-BMG Pilipinas.
- First Glance
- Feels Like This Love Affair Is Gonna Last Forever
- Frap For Two On A Beach In Cebu
- Photographs Of You And Me, Together
- Like Children Dancing In The Rain With Nothing On
- Alone, Drenched In The Red, Orange and Gold Of A Manila Sunset
- Grey Clouds! Grey Clouds! Its Beginning To Drizzle
- Its Getting More Difficult To Explain Why I Do Things The Way That I Do
- Almost Sunup And I Haven't Slept
- Last Trip To Boracay
- This Is Beginning To Sound Like An Old Song
- It Isn't The First Time Someone Left Me
- Letting Go
- Last Look
Features old Filipino classics and some of Cayabyab's earliest hits, performed a capella by Ryan Cayabyab's 16 voices.
- Bakya Mo Neneng
- Mamang Kutsero
- Hindi Kita Malimot
- Saan Ka Man Naroroon
- Tsismis
- Dahil Sa Iyo
- Liman-Dipang Tao
- Minamahal, Sinasamba
- Maalaala Mo Kaya
- Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika
A collection of classic Filipino Christmas songs, including original compositions performed a cappella by Cayabyab.
- Heto Na Naman - music and lyrics by Ryan Cayabyab
- Miss Kita Kung Christmas
- Kumukutikutitap - from Ryan Cayabyab and Jose Javier Reyes's musical Bituin; lyrics by Reyes
- Ang Aking Pamasko
- Anong Gagawin Mo Ngayong Pasko - music and lyrics by Ryan Cayabyab
- Ang Pasko ay Sumapit
- Noche Buena
- Pasko Na Sinta Ko
- Himig Pasko
- Payapang Daigdig
All songs composed, arranged, and performed a capella by Cayabyab.
- Da Coconut Nut
- Sa May Bintana
- Paraiso
- Nais Ko
- Kahit Ika'y Panaginip Lang
- Kailan
- Awit ni Isagani - lyrics by Jovy Miroy
- Mama
- Paraisong Parisukat
- Hideaway
ROOTS TO ROUTES (Pinoy Jazz II)
Ryan Cayabyab's first album, featuring jazz arrangements of well-known Filipino tunes.
- Sitsiritsit Alibangbang
- Itik Itik
- Ang Pipit
- Pen Pen Di Sarapen
- Telebong
- Singkil
- Manilac Lay Labi
- Lulay
- Leron Leron Sinta
A collection of Ryan Cayabyab's hits throughout the years, performed by various well-known Filipino artists.
- Liman-Dipang Tao (Lea Salonga)
- Araw Gabi (The Company)
- Tunay na Ligaya (Ariel Rivera)
- Iduyan Mo (Grace Nono)
- Magbalik ka na Mahal (Kuh Ledesma)
- Minsan ang Minahal ay Ako (Celeste Legaspi)
- Once Upon a Life (Jay Cayuca, on the violin)
- Mamang Kutsero (Apo Hiking Society)
- Paraiso (Lea Salonga)
- Kahit Ika'y Panaginip Lang (Agot Isidro)
- Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka (The Eraserheads)
- Nais Ko (Francis Magalona)
- Sometime, Somewhere (Cocoy Laurel)
- Kailan (Cayabyab's friends)
Future Albums
Other music albums are said to be in the pipeline, like:
- A compilation of popular folk songs representative of different regions in the Philippines; e.g., "Atin Cu Pung Singsing," "Usahay, "Ay, Kalisud," and "Sarungbanggi."
- A compilation of popular novelty songs including "Ocho-ocho," "Pito-pito," and possibly "Boom Tarat-Tarat," all to be performed in symphonic style.
Papal Award[edit]
Ryan Cayabyab is a recipient of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 2013. Pope Francis awarded him the highest papal award for Laity for his many contributions in the field of religious-themed compositions and sacred works. Among his ecclesiastical works are, "Eclesiastes" for choir and piano, his first large religious composition, "Misa" for unaccompanied choir, stage musicals like "Magnificat," "Birhen ng Caysasay" and, "Lorenzo" and church songs such as or "I Believe in Peace," "The Prophet," "Asin ng Pamayanan," "Live Christ, Share Christ," and "Icthus" in "St. John's Mass." [1]
|Award-Giving Body
|Metro Manila Film Festival [2]
|Best Music
|Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
|This article uses bare URLs for citations, which may be threatened by link rot. (September 2014)
- Ryan Cayabyab Profile
- Onassis International Cultural Competition (List of Laureates)
- INQ7.net: New Year Shock: San Miguel kills orchestra, chorale
- INQ7.net: The music goes on for Ryan Cayabyab: Life after San Miguel
- LORENZO, a musical on the life of St. Lorenzo Ruiz


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I'm pretty far in my pregnancy but I am new to the group. I came across this board by accident and thought it would be nice to be able to share experiences with other first time mommies.
My name is Shelly (25) and DH is Tyrel (28). We are expecting baby #1 on March 15th after 1 year of TTC. I am a neonatal ICU nurse in a Level 3 nursery at a large hospital. It makes my pregnancy a very interesting experience to say the least. Hoping to get to know you ladies and enjoy the time I have left here.
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Congrats and welcome!! We are happy to have you no matter how far along you are :)
I think you will definately be able to help out in answering questions that others may have.
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Hi! My name is Christine and my DH is Joseph. We are expecting our first child on May 25th 2010. "Older brother" is our Basset Hound, Pickle :)
Very excited, nervous, terrified, delighted... All of the above and more.
So glad to have found this message board to connect with other first time pregger moms.
Short version: I've lost weight and am working on gaining, haven't felt the baby move yet, and will be finding out the gender of my little Cupcake on 12/30.
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