Marina Bay MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North–South (NSL), Circle (CCL) and Thomson–East Coast (TEL) lines in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core district near Marina Bay, it serves the Marina One Residences, Marina Bay Suites and the Marina Bay Financial Centre. It was one of the last stations to be completed in the early phases of the MRT network, opening on 4 November 1989. The station was the terminus of the NSL until the line's extension in 2014. It became an interchange station with the CCL when the two- station branch extension from Promenade station was completed in January 2012. The TEL station platforms were completed in November 2022, becoming a triple-line interchange on the MRT network. The station features art as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme. The sculpture Flowers in Blossom II is over the CCL mezzanine. The CCL platforms feature photographs by Nah Yong En and the TEL station features murals by Tang Ling Nah.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1912:
The keel of USS Nevada was laid down, beginning construction on the United States Navy's first "super-dreadnought". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nevada_%28BB-36%29
1938:
The Hlinka Guard and Slovakian police began the deportation of several thousand Jews from the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_deportation_of_Jews_from_Slovakia
1964:
Ruhollah Khomeini was arrested by SAVAK, the Iranian secret police, and exiled to Turkey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini%27s_life_in_exile
2008:
Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
nibble: 1. (transitive) 2. To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something). 3. To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip. 4. To make (a hole in something) through small bites. 5. To make (one's way) through or while taking small bites. 6. Chiefly followed by into or to: to cause (something) to be in a certain state through small bites. 7. Followed by away, off, etc.: to remove (something) through small bites. 8. To remove (small pieces) from glass, tile, etc., with a tool; also, to remove small pieces from (glass, tile, etc.) with a tool. 9. (obsolete) 10. To fidget or play with (something), especially with the fingers or hands. 11. (slang) To catch (someone); to nab. 12. (slang) To steal (something); to pilfer. 13. (intransitive) 14. Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites. 15. To lightly bite, especially in a loving or playful manner. 16. (figurative) 17. Chiefly followed by at: to show slight interest in something, such as a commercial opportunity or a proposal. 18. Followed by away at: to reduce or use up gradually; to eat. 19. (cricket, informal) Followed by at: of a batter: to make an indecisive attempt to bat a ball bowled outside the off stump. 20. (road transport) Synonym of tramline (“of a vehicle: to tend to follow the contours of the ground with its wheels”) 21. (obsolete) 22. To fidget or play, especially with the fingers or hands. 23. Chiefly followed by at: to make insignificant complaints; to carp, to cavil, to find fault. 24. (slang) To engage in sexual intercourse. 25. An act of taking a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, especially with the front teeth; the bite or bites so taken. 26. A light bite of a person or animal, or part of their body, especially one which is loving or playful; a nip. 27. A amount of food that is or can be taken into the mouth through a small bite; a small mouthful. 28. (figurative) A slight show of interest in something, such as a commercial opportunity or a proposal. 29. (obsolete, rare) Grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock; forage, pasturage. 30. (computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nibble
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone. --Laura Welch Bush https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Laura_Welch_Bush