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Labour must respect free movement vote
Submitted by Zac Muddle on 2 October, 2019 - 11:44 Author: Ben Tausz
See accompanying reports from Labour conference in the same Solidarity
Labour members and trade unionists have called on party leaders to implement the radical migrants' rights policy adopted by a landslide vote at last week's party conference.
The resolution, written by the Labour Campaign for Free Movement (LCFM), represents possibly the most dramatic leap leftwards on immigration in the party's history. But just a day after the vote, Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott contradicted it, telling Radio 4 that in renegotiating Brexit, a Labour government would replace free movement with restrictions such as work visas. An immediate backlash took the form of an open letter that accrued over 1,000 signatures in just a day.
The Labour party has a poor history on migrants' rights. In 1968, the Wilson government rushed through the Commonwealth Immigration Act to lock out thousands of Asian Kenyans who had British passports and were fleeing a hostile Kenyan government, with a Cabinet memo arguing: "the Asian community in East Africa are not nationals of this country in any racial sense". In the 2000s, the Blair government oversaw the dramatic expansion of the UK's detention centres.
And though Corbyn's 2017 manifesto shifted left on other issues, it pledged to end free movement with Brexit and extend NRPF ("no recourse to public funds" policies, which deny migrants access to major elements of social security, including many benefits, social housing, and free school meals).
Instead of challenging racist sentiments and xenophobic myths, substantial parts of the labour movement have tried to cynically manoeuvre around them. Worse, many have taken up these politics with enthusiasm, becoming champions of nationalist and racist poison that divides and weakens the working class.
The new policy ought to draw a line under that. It commits Labour to defending and extending free movement; rejecting any immigration system based on incomes, migrants' utility to business, and/or number caps and targets; closing all detention centres; guaranteeing the right to family reunion; abolishing detention centres; ending the Hostile Environment; ensuring migrants' NHS access; and extending equal voting rights to all UK residents. It comes after two years of work by LCFM, a network that Workers' Liberty activists worked with others to found, and in which we remain centrally involved.
If the Labour leadership try to sweep the conference vote into the memory hole and continue the party's history of concessions to xenophobia, the grassroots must mobilise to hold them to our policy.
The letter of protest is a start. Supporters must take the argument into local party branches and into our trade unions too. Propose motions, invite speakers to discuss and debate the issue, and most importantly start putting the policy into action now.
We don't have to wait for an election. Let's throw our Labour and union branches into the heart of the campaigns against detention centres and against borders in the NHS, and demand that our local councils kick out embedded Home Office staff and give school lunches to hungry children deprived by NRPF. Where workers involved in implementing any aspect of the anti-migrant policy regime are sufficiently strong and organised, we should be considering industrial action to refuse these duties.
By getting active now, we can win immediate (if partial) gains, and simultaneously create the momentum that will push labour movement leaders to follow through.
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Controversy and mystery have shrouded the letter allegedly written by military veterans to President Ram Nath Kovind to complain about the manner in which political parties have been repeatedly using armed forces for political gains ahead of the Lok Sabha election.
Early on Thursday, reports said that over 150 armed forces veterans — including three former army chiefs, four former navy chiefs and a former air force chief — wrote to the President of India Commander-in-Chief urging "to take all necessary steps to urgently direct all political parties that they must forthwith desist from using the military, military uniforms or symbols, and any actions by military formations or personnel, for political purposes or to further their political agendas."
However, later in the day, sources at the Rashtrapati Bhavan denied receiving any letter supposedly written by armed forces veterans to the President which is circulating in the media. Speaking to ANI, Air Chief Marshal NC Suri said, "This is not Admiral Ramdas' letter (purported letter written by armed forces veterans to President) and it has been done by some Major Chaudhary. He has written this and it was coming on WhatsApp and emails. To put an end to it, I wrote that armed forces are apolitical and support the politically elected government. And no, my consent has not been taken for any such letter. I don't agree with whatever has been written in that letter. We have been misquoted.
Adding to the confusion, former Army chief General SF Rodrigues told ANI, "Don't know what it (purported letter was written by armed forces veterans to President) is all about. All my life, we've been apolitical. Aftr 42 years as an officer, it's a little late to change. Always put India first. Don't know who these people are, a classic manifestation of fake news."
Rodrigues name was the first on the list of veterans who signed the purported letter.
Rodrigues, elaborating on the menace of mushrooming fake news around the world, said, "Anyone can write anything these days... you know that. There's no role for us to be political at all which is why we should not be politicised." Slamming fake news, Rodrigues further added that anything is sold as news these days and such news will be sold as a big scoop.
Former Army Vice Chief Lt General ML Naidu, who is mentioned at 20th in the list of armed forces veterans who purportedly wrote the letter, said, "No, my consent has not been taken for any such letter and neither have I written any such letter."
Major General Harsha Kakkar, who is the 31st signatory on the list, said: "Yes, I had given my consent for being a signatory to the letter. I had given my consent only after knowing the contents of it."
The letter, released to the media on Thursday morning, was signed by over 150 military veterans and had allegedly complained to the President of India against political leaders who they claim are taking credit for military operations like cross-border strikes and repeatedly using the armed forces for political gains.
In the purported letter, they urged the President to take "all necessary steps to urgently direct all political parties that they must forthwith desist from using the military, military uniforms or symbols, and any actions by military formations or personnel, for political purposes or to further their political agendas".
The letter said that "some concerns have caused considerable alarm and disquiet among both the serving and the retired personnel of the forces".
They have also objected to the use of pictures of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman — who was captured by Pakistan and then released — in posters along with the image of soldiers in election hoardings and campaign.
"The unusual and completely unacceptable practice of political leaders taking credit for military operations like cross-border strikes, and even going so far as to claim the Armed Forces to be 'Modiji ki Sena'.


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It's Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) season, the perfect time to add titles to your shelves. Here's a set of books that go together for family reading, with two essay collections for the grownups and an illustrated book for the young and young at heart.
The MIBF season is the perfect time to add titles for family reading
The Holy Wife: Stories of Extraordinary Love
This slim volume is a memoir about a woman's experiences of life, love, and loss that inspire her to conceive of God's "feminine side."
Ting Pantoja-Mañalac, the writer of these wry and self-reflective musings, lived and worked as an expat in many places around the world, including the United States where she was a family crisis counselor. She recounts the path traced by her life from childhood to adulthood, and how, during times of uncertainty, change, and tragedy, she saw the hand of God guiding her and providing solace, wisdom, and lessons on love.
Each essay focuses on a particular incident in Ting's life and the lesson learned from it. She first takes us through her adolescent years as a student at Catholic girls' school St. Paul's, her time in college, a stint as a chemistry teacher at the University of the Santo Tomas. At each point, trouble bubbles up, but the gentle hand of God gives her little miracles that help her survive each trial with grace and gratitude.
The Holy Wife
She gave up her teaching job to join her geologist husband abroad as an expat's wife. Not one to stay idle at home, she decided to go for a master's degree in human relations at the University of Oklahoma. No way, said the program head – your undergrad degree is in biochemistry! She jumped all the hurdles placed in her way, and eventually graduated with a 4.0 average. She knows who to credit for smoothing her way.
Deeper tragedies occur throughout the years, including the untimely death of one of her sons in the week of 9/11. The grief was an abyss she climbed out of only through the grace of God. "Did He actually pick me up?" she asks. "Did I feel His arms around me? I don't know how to answer that, but in my mind, I heard His voice: 'With every breath you take, you will feel my love course through your body.' And it did."
The rest of the book details other incidents in her life, and they make for interesting reading, not only for the life lessons, but also because they show how the choices and decisions made by an individual shape and impact the trajectory of their life.
Throughout it all, Ting's faith in a gentle, nurturing deity helps her keep her courage up: "Divine consolation, it is apparently called, when God just comes to comfort you directly, no agents this time, just Himself with that…that big, big love. I call it extraordinary love…God may be a man, but He has the heart of a woman."
Calling Out the Destruction: Meditations on Violence and Transcendence
After the success of his previously essay collections (check out my favorite, Radiant Void: Reportage published by Visprint in 2014), raconteur and pop culture critic Karl R. de Mesa returns with a new collection of pieces he's written through the years on subjects ranging from fight sports to a profile of an actress in a pivotal sapphic role.
In his introduction to the book, poet and broadcaster Quintin Pastrana writes about De Mesa: "Always the fanboy but never the lackey, he navigates engagements with his subjects unapologetically."
Calling Out The Destruction
Right away, the first essay plunges us into an amazing story about "a beauty queen in exile." Sounds like a puff piece? Nope, and far from it. It's a story about Bahareh Z. Bahari, who competed in the Miss Intercontinental beauty pageant in 2018 representing Iran. She is also a women's rights activist who had to remain in exile in the Philippines, where she was taking a dentistry course, rather than face certain rape and execution in her country.
De Mesa's reportage skills also shine in another strong piece, this one on Fil-Italian model Ambra Gutierrez. She testified in the #MeToo case against a disgraced movie mogul that led to the latter's conviction for rape. "This young woman," De Mesa writes, "sitting at a New York City Police Department sexual victims desk in 2015 and her j'accuse was what started Harvey Weinstein on the road to a prison sentence."
There's also a savory piece on actress Rhian Ramos, who at the time of writing was fresh off portraying a sapphic role on a soap. Juxtapose these essays about strong women with De Mesa's impassioned discourses on fight culture that ask: "For centuries, unarmed combat practitioners have sought to answer the question: which martial style is the best?" De Mesa figures it's not the art, it's the fighter: "A fighter must learn everything from the striking, clinching, and grappling arts to truly be 'the best.'"
This collection deserves more praise than I have space for here. "[There's] a phenomenology about these profiles that infuses enough arms-length coverage," writes Pastrana almost in awe, "while keeping the intimacy alive enough to widen a keyhole into lives behind the klieg or octagon lights." Run, don't walk, to your nearest book purveyor to buy a copy of this tome.
The Mountain That Grew
Multi-awarded author Alfred A. Yuson adds to his hefty catalog of over 35 literary titles this charming yet thought-provoking story for children, lavishly illustrated by Ilana Antonio and Marcel Antonio.
The setting is the island of Manao. On the island rises Mt. Lariq. It is nearly bald; "nearly all its trees had been cut down" to make boats for islanders who wanted to leave "to seek better fortune elsewhere."
But then, Ka Liser, one of the islanders, notices that the mountain starts getting taller! New plants start to grow and cover the higher parts of Mt. Lariq. Word is sent to those who left, and they start coming back. Ka Liser leads them up and up, closer to the summit, where "lush valleys gave way to grass-carpeted meadows, where tiny brilliant flowers ringed crystal ponds that reflected the looming nearness of the sky."
Other events start to unfold, until readers reach an ending that is simultaneously epiphanic and ambiguous. It will take a creative and expansive imagination to figure out a meaning, and this is where parents, reading this aloud to their children, can help them build critical thinking and interpretive skills.
The lyrical writing (Yuson is an acclaimed poet) and lush illustrations, rendered in earth and sea colors that reflect the Philippine archipelagic experience, create an atmosphere of dreaminess and fantasy that captivates. Raise rational and reflective children with books like this one.
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People gather at the site of a collapsed 21-story building in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, November 1, 2021.
A luxury residential high-rise under construction in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos collapsed on Monday, trapping several workers under a pile of concrete rubble, witnesses said.
Two workers at the site in the affluent neighbourhood of Ikoyi, where many blocks of flats are under construction, said that close to 100 people were at work when the building came crashing down.
Building collapses are frequent in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, where regulations are poorly enforced and construction materials often substandard. There were heaps of rubble and twisted metal where the 20-story building once stood, as several workers looked on.
One man wailed, saying his relative was among those trapped. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse.
The building was part of three towers being built by private developer Fourscore Homes. In a brochure for potential clients, the company promises to offer "a stress-free lifestyle, complete with hotel flair.
The cheapest unit was selling for $1.2 million. Calls to the numbers listed for Fourscore Homes and the main building contractor did not ring through.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said it had activated its emergency response plan. "All first responders are at the scene while heavy duty equipment and life detection equipment have been dispatched," the agency said in a statement.
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Block Printing is one of the traditional techniques of press printing with fabulous colors followed by the societies of the city Varanasi. The final product undergoes a process of quality check by the agent after which, the final production starts. The complete process is followed by the artesian. Motifs having some subject are transferred onto light colored background with wooden blocks following two styles straight and resist style.
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The loss of the Russian market cost the U.S. industry more than $26 million as fewer buyers for U.S. livers resulted in lower prices.
To maximize the value of every steer and heifer slaughtered in the U.S., it is essential that products commanding little interest from American consumers – such as beef livers – find a home in the international marketplace. This is a win-win for all involved, as the U.S. producer receives more value per animal and consumers in less developed countries have access to an economically priced protein source.
Liver production depends entirely on U.S. slaughter numbers. Therefore, it is not surprising that the recent peak year for U.S. liver exports was 2011, reaching 101,389 metric tons (mt). From 2012 through 2014, liver exports averaged about 87,000 mt.
With herd rebuilding reducing last year's slaughter, 2015 liver exports dropped to just 72,641 mt, partly reflecting lower production. Due to these lower supplies and an increasingly competitive global market, the U.S. share of all livers exported worldwide declined from 53% in 2010 to 37% last year.
Now that U.S. slaughter numbers are again trending higher and liver production is increasing, it is important that the U.S. industry expand its international customer base for beef livers in order to maintain strong demand and win back global market share. This is a top priority for the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Before the Russian market closed to U.S. beef in early 2013, Russia was the second-largest destination for U.S. livers, trailing only Egypt. In 2012, Russia took 13,083 mt of U.S. livers – about 15% of total U.S. liver exports. Although liver exports increased slightly the following year, USMEF estimates that the loss of the Russian market cost the U.S. beef industry more than $26 million as fewer buyers for U.S. livers resulted in lower prices.
Russia's absence has further heightened Egypt's importance as a destination for U.S. livers. In 2012, liver exports to Egypt totaled 49,342 mt, or about 58% of all U.S. livers exported. In 2015, Egypt took 59,738 mt – accounting for 86%.
"Egypt continues to be an outstanding market for U.S. livers, and we cannot overstate how much the U.S. industry appreciates Egypt as an essential and reliable trading partner," Halstrom says.
Angola recently emerged as a promising destination for U.S. livers, with 2012-2014 exports averaging more than 5,400 mt per year. But with U.S. livers in shorter supply last year and Angola's economy slumping due to falling oil prices, exports fell to 1,475 mt.
USMEF is not only seeking a rebound in exports to Angola in 2016, but is also working to expand the customer base for livers in other African markets such as Ghana, Benin, Gabon and South Africa.
In the Western Hemisphere, the main destinations for U.S. livers are Mexico and Peru. Both saw solid increases in 2015, with Mexico taking 3,733 mt (up 34% year-over-year) and Peru 2,358 mt (up 17%). USMEF sees potential for liver export growth in Central America, South America and the Caribbean, both as raw material for further processing and as a retail item.
Diversifying the market for U.S. beef livers will be a featured topic at the upcoming USMEF Board of Directors Meeting and Product Showcase, set for May 25-27 in St. Louis. For more information on USMEF's marketing programs and activities, please visit www.usmef.org.
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22.1. SCOTT KELLY / CHVE
"There are a few people in this world I feel close to. I know thousands, have met way more than that. But seldom do I encounter someone who triggers that old strange feeling. The feeling you get when you meet someone who has the same ancient memories floating around in their bones, the sense of time, the trust in universe, the world inside their human heart.
Scott Kelly takes it all in.
He doesn't miss much.
If you hang out with him for any amount of time you will observe a man who has been shaped well by time. He has suffered, and for that he loves the things that matter even more. He is a husband, a father, a son, a brother. These things flow through his words, his energy, his blood and sweat, his heavy, tattooed hands. That same tone that seared through his broken old Les Paul carries just as well through whatever instrument he sits down to play. And his voice. That bottomless, dark, familiar sound.
Scott Kelly can reach beyond what most people hear. There is a place that speaks to him, to me, and on and on. We may not understand these strange connections, but we all know there is something there that guides us. This is the way things are. And we are all blessed to be in this small space to feel it.
And then we come to redemption. Forgiveness. The world beyond our world. If you think this is a stretch, then you don't know anything.
Scott Kelly and his new partners The Road Home (Noah Landis and Greg Dale) continue to explore The Great Mystery with "The Forgiven Ghost In Me". With another collection of sparse, introspective songs, Kelly delves even further into a personal, private space that he has now come to occupy fully and solely. Recorded by Landis, "The Forgiven Ghost in Me" is the natural progression from his first solo album, "Spirit Bound Flesh", and 2008's "The Wake".
With his unmistakable deep growl, his fearless lyrical honesty, and rich, spare guitar work, Mr. Kelly lays everything on the line. Only a true artist would be so willingly and completely exposed. So intensely focused on truth, redemption, and healing. So in tune with the song he has always heard inside. His path has been a narrow, dark, and difficult one. But with his most recent work, Scott Kelly shows that his strength and vision has endured it all."
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Colin H. Van Eeckhout is best known when he is surrounded by kindred spirits, but now he steps into the limelight all on his own.
This first solo album was preluded by a split 7" he released together with Nate Hall. In the meantime however, CHVE crafted his music and transformed it into a whole unique entity.
In stead of the folkish singer/songwriter track he premiered back in 2012/2015, CHVE now solely makes use of a hurdy gurdy and his voice as instruments to dig deep within his own self.
This is CHVE on his most vulnerable. Just a man, his thoughts, scars and memories, with his voice and his instrument.
The album is magnificently produced by Dehn Sora (Treha Sektori, Sembler Deah), and brings long soundscapes capturing in ambient and droning sounds what lies beyond what can be grasped by words.
CHVE started to build his album out of an empty void. He built layer upon layer, and rebuilt and reconstructed to complete his universe called RASA. The album ended up somewhere between folk, drone and ritual. But above all, the album is a conquest, a meditation and it offers an inward journey, between grief and tears.
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Q: Borel functions and their equivalence to sets. Let $(\Omega,\mathcal{F})$ be a measurable space. The following are equivalent:

*

*$\ X:\Omega \to \mathbb{R} $ is a Borel function.

*$\{\omega\in\Omega:X(\omega)>a\}\in\mathcal{F}$ for all $a\in\mathbb{R}$.

*$\{\omega\in\Omega:X(\omega)< a\}\in\mathcal{F}$ for all $a\in\mathbb{R}$.

*$\{\omega\in\Omega:X(\omega) \in B\}\in\mathcal{F}$ for all open subsets $B\subset\mathbb{R}$.

*$\{\omega\in\Omega:X(\omega) \in B\}\in\mathcal{F}$ for all closed subsets $B\subset\mathbb{R}$.
How on earth would I prove this? I have no idea where to start. Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks

A: 1) $\Rightarrow$ 2) is clear since $(a;+\infty)$ is a Borel set.
2) $\Rightarrow$ 3) because $\{\omega, X(\Omega)<a\}=\bigcup_{n\geq 1}\{\omega\in\Omega, X(\omega)\leq a-1/n\}$ and each set of the union is of the form of the sets involved in 2), after taking complement.
3)$\Rightarrow$ 4) can be shown as the following: first show that it works when $B$ is an interval, then use the fact that an open subset of the real line can be written as a countable union of open intervals.
4)$\Rightarrow$ 5) using complement.
5)$\Rightarrow$ 1) Let $\mathcal A:=\{A\subset R, X^{-1}(A)\mbox{ is a Borel set}\}$. Show that $\mathcal A$ is a $\sigma$-algebra.

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Jimmy Mainfroi (born 28 March 1983) is a Réunion-French former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Career
Mainfroi began his career at the age of fifteen with Montpellier HSC, was promoted to first team in January 2004 and made his professional football debut on 6 March 2004 in the Ligue 2 match with Montpellier against Toulouse F.C. In July 2007, he joined Grenoble Foot 38 on a free transfer, he left also after six years Montpellier. On 30 October 2008, Mainfroi was expected to be out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery. On 16 January 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 side Amiens SC after being released from Grenoble.

Career statistics

 2003–04 Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 (11 matches)
 2004–05 Montpellier HSC, Ligue 2 (18 matches)
 2005–06 Montpellier HSC, Ligue 2 (15 matches)
 2006–07 Montpellier HSC, Ligue 2 (16 matches, 1 goal)
 2007–08 Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 (27 matches)
 2008–09 Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 1 (9 matches)
 2009–10 Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 1 (14 matches)
 2010–11 Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 (24 matches)
 2011–12 Amiens SC, Ligue 2

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1983 births
Living people
French people of Réunionnais descent
Black French sportspeople
Sportspeople from Mâcon
French footballers
Footballers from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Association football defenders
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Montpellier HSC players
Grenoble Foot 38 players
Amiens SC players

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Blues Dance
Thursday, May 2, 8:15 pm - 11:30 pm
Presenter: Capital Blues
Location: Ballroom Back Room
Admission: $8
Contact Email: info@capitalblues.org
http://www.capitalblues.org/
Capital Blues proudly presents weekly Thursday night blues dances. We rotate DJs and instructors each week to inspire and challenge you. A beginner workshop from 8:15 - 9:00 pm offers important partnering basics for new dancers. The class is included with admission; no partner necessary. Dancing runs from 9 pm to 11:30 pm to blues music from every corner of the genre. Note: the entrance to Ballroom Back Room is on far left side of Spanish Ballroom.
For a calendar view of all the April dances, visit the April "Month-at-a-Glance Calendar."
Contra Dance
Friday, May 3, 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Presenter: Friday Night Dancers
Location: Spanish Ballroom
Admission: $10 / $5 ages 17 and under
Contact Email: info@fridaynightdance.org
http://www.fridaynightdance.org/
The Friday Night Dancers present Contra dancing, as well as some square dances and waltzes. Contra dance lesson from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. followed by the called dance to live music from 8:30 to 11:30 pm. Beginners are always welcome and a partner is not necessary!
Live Music by Wild Rumpus
36th Annual Strauss Ball
Saturday, May 4, 8:00 pm - midnight
Presenter: Waltz Time
Recommended Ages: All ages welcome
Contact Email: info@waltztimedances.org
http://www.waltztimedances.org
Waltz Time presents the 36th Annual Viennese Waltz Ball: "An Evening with Strauss." This benefit event is always a highlight of the spring season, giving dancers a chance to strut their stuff in elegant attire – while supporting Glen Echo Park! Live music is featured with a classical arrangement of Viennese waltzes of varying tempos, with a sprinkling of other couples dances, including polka, schottische and tango. Music provided by OLDE VIENNA with Elke Baker (violin, viola), Andrea Vercoe (violin), David Wiesler (piano), Barbara Heitz (flute, piccolo), Ralph Gordon (bass).
An introductory Viennese Waltz lesson at 8 pm is followed by dancing until midnight in the Spanish Ballroom. A Grand March, dance cards, Carousel rides ($1.25/person) and refreshments complete a perfect evening. Formal attire suggested, no partner required. All dance tickets sold at the door beginning at 7:40 pm.
Contra and Square Dance
Sunday, May 5, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Presenter: Folklore Society of Greater Washington
Admission: $10 FSGW members/$5 ages 17 and under
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The Folklore Society of Greater Washington presents traditional American contra dancing. The evening can include square dances, mixers, waltzes and other couple dances. All Contras and Square dances are taught, no partner is necessary. There is a lesson at 7 p.m., followed by the dance with caller and live music from 3:00 pm to 6:00 p.m.
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Argentine Tango
Sunday, May 5, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Presenter: Tango Brillante DC
Admission: $15/one lesson, $20/both lessons, or $15 "dance only" at 8:30 pm
Contact Name: René Davila
Contact Email: rene_f_davila@yahoo.com
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Tango Brillante DC is happy to offer Argentine Tango lessons followed by a Milonga most Sunday evenings. Dancers can choose either the beginner lesson from 6:30 - 7:30 pm or the special Milonga lesson from 7:30 - 8:30 pm, or both. Cost is $15 for one lesson or $20 for both lessons - both options include the Milonga that follows. For dancers who wish to attend just the Milonga, cost is $15 and the open dance runs from 8:30 - 11:00 pm. TONIGHT: Live music with Emmanuel Trifilio and Ramón González! No partner required.
Admission: $13 nonmembers/$10 FSGW members/$5 ages 17 and under
The Folklore Society of Greater Washington presents traditional American contra dancing. The evening can include square dances, mixers, waltzes and other couple dances. All Contras and Square dances are taught, no partner is necessary. There is a lesson at 7 p.m., followed by the dance with caller and live music from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Please check back for information about tonight's band.
Friday, May 10, 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Admission: $10 / Free age 17 and under
TBA calls to the Glen Echo Open Band.
Saturday, May 11, 8:00 pm - midnight
Presenter: Flying Feet Enterprises
Admission: $20 / $15 with valid student ID
Contact Email: dance@flyingfeet.org
http://www.flyingfeet.org
Flying Feet Enterprises presents a swing dance with live music in the historic Spanish Ballroom. Enjoy a beginner swing dance lesson at 8:00 pm (included in the admission), followed by dancing until midnight. No partner or prior experience needed.
Live Music by the Boilermaker Jazz Band
Waltz Dance
Sunday, May 12, 2:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Admission: $13 per person / $5 students & children
Waltz Time presents a beginning waltz lesson from 2:45 to 3:30 pm, followed by an afternoon of waltzes and other couples dances to live music. Dancing runs from 3:30 to 6 pm. As always, no partner is required for this dance in the Spanish Ballroom, and the cost of admission includes the lesson.
Today's dance features live music by Blue Bamboo. With Barbara Heitz (flute), Elke Baker (violin), John Devine (guitar), Marc Glickman (piano), and Ralph Gordon (bass)
Family Dance
Sunday, May 12, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Admission: $5, age 4 and older
The Family Dance program is a wonderful addition to the other family-oriented programs at Glen Echo Park. Spend the afternoon dancing with your children. Each of the family dances features live music and called dances from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Bring your entire family, neighbors, birthday party, and girl or boy scout troop.
Please check back for information about today's band and caller. Donna Hunt as the caller.
Sunday, May 12, 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Tango Brillante DC is happy to offer Argentine Tango lessons followed by a Milonga most Sunday evenings. Dancers can choose either the beginner lesson from 6:30 - 7:30 pm or the special Milonga lesson from 7:30 - 8:30 pm, or both. Cost is $15 for one lesson or $20 for both lessons - both options include the Milonga that follows. For dancers who wish to attend just the Milonga, cost is $10 and the open dance runs from 8:30 - 11:00 pm. René will DJ a mix of traditional tango with a little alternative added. No partner required.
Thursday, May 16, 8:15 pm - 11:30 pm
Admission: $10 / $5 age 17 and under
Live music by Terpischore
Balboa DJ Dance
Presenter: American Swing
Contact Email: Debra@gottaswing.com
http://www.americanswing.org
Here's a chance for Balboa/Bal-Swing enthusiasts to dance to great DJ music on one of the best dance floors in the universe. Enjoy a casual, friendly atmosphere where you can Bal 'til your heart's content (but no one will mind if you throw in a little Lindy upon occasion, either!)
Drop-in beginner swing lesson at 8:30 pm, dance from 9:00 pm -11:30 pm.
GALA SWING DANCE 2019
Presenter: Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture
Contact Email: rsherman@glenechopark.org
http://www.glenechopark.org
The Glen Echo Park Partnership presents our annual Gala Dance featuring live music by Swingtopia! Starting at 8:15 pm, join us for a beginner swing dance lesson, followed by dancing from 9:15 pm - midnight.
This is a fundraiser and your ticket purchase helps support all of the arts programs at Glen Echo Park. Admission includes the lesson & dance, dessert, beverages, portrait station, and free carousel rides.
Presenter: Mike's Ballroom Blast
Contact Name: Mike Surratt
Contact Email: mikesurrattmusic@gmail.com
http://www.ballroomblast.com
Join us in the Spanish Ballroom on Sunday afternoon for Mike's Ballroom Blast – featuring Mike Surratt & the ECB playing a wide variety of dance music to include Foxtrot, Rumba, Samba, Mambo, Tango, Cha-Cha, Merengue, Waltz, Swing, and More! A dance lesson for all levels is presented at 3 pm, followed by dancing to wonderful live music from 3:30 - 6:00 pm. Admission includes the lesson. No partner or prior experience needed.
Sunday, May 19, 6:00 pm - 1:00 am
Admission: $35 Advance Online (Purchase Below) / $40 At the Door
TANGHETTO IS CELEBRATING THEIR 15 YEARS OF HISTORY WITH AN INTERNATIONAL TOUR
Tanghetto, the orchestra that has played in the most important tango festivals of the world, as well as in some iconic venues like Lincoln Center in NYC, The O2 Arena in London, and many others, is coming to Glen Echo Park. Join us for a special Milonga to celebrate their 15th anniversary in the historic Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park.
Tanghetto is the pioneer in fusing the nuevo tango of Buenos Aires with electronic and organic sounds and revitalizing the concept of "Neotango." Three Latin Grammy nominations and two-time winners of the Gardel Award, the band continues to surprise its audience with their powerful audiovisual show and innovative studio works. Tanghetto has a special milonguero set made specially for milongas and tango dancers.
"The most seductive electrotango outfit."
Online ticket sales have closed. Tickets will be available at the door.
Location: Bumper Car Pavilion
Please check back for information about tonight's band. Tui is Jake Blount and Libby Weitnauer as callers.
Please check back for information about tonight's band and caller.
Friday, May 24, 8:00 pm - midnight
Capital Blues kicks off their Red Hot Blues 'N BBQ festival with a dance in the Bumper Car Pavilion. Admission includes a beginner dance lesson from 8 - 9 pm, followed by dancing from 9 pm - midnight.
Live music by Big Joe Maher and The Dynaflows.
Capital Blues continues their Red Hot Blues 'N BBQ festival with a dance in the Spanish Ballroom. Admission includes a beginner dance lesson from 8 - 9 pm, followed by dancing from 9 pm - midnight.
Live music by King Solomon Hicks.
Today's dance features live music by Swallowtail. George Marshall, Ron Grosslein (fiddle and Mandolin), David Coantieni (flute, whistle, bombard, and saxophone), Timm Triplet (keyboard), Tim Van Egmon (hammered dulcimer), George Marshall (concertina and bodhran)
Sunday, May 26, 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Capital Blues kicks off their Red Hot Blues 'N BBQ festival with a dance in the Bumper Car Pavilion. Admission includes a beginner dance lesson from 8 - 9 pm, followed by dancing from 9 pm - 11pm.
Live music by Full Power Blues.
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India being a tropical country starting from the month of June experiences the onset of rains. This is further increased to varying levels in different parts of the country till August & sometimes September. Rains though bring down the high summery temperatures but the number of mosquitoes is bound to increase. This is also why there is a rise in the number of Malaria and Dengue occurrence cases heard.
For malaria already there is a lot of awareness among the common people but when it comes to Dengue there is a lot of misconception about this ailment. So in this article, we will be discussing all you wanted to know about Dengue fever in India like its symptoms, prevention & cure.
According to W.H.O., in 2015, Delhi, India, recorded its worst outbreak since 2006 with over 15 000 cases. As per some reports, the instances of Dengue has increased in India in last decade.
Dengue fever, like Malaria, is a vector-borne viral infection. Here the vector is generally Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito as it is commonly called) in the urban areas. The same mosquito also is a vector for other viruses which cause Chikungunya, Zika fever and more. While Ae. albopictus is also found as a vector in few areas of southern and eastern parts of India. The bite of Dengue virus-carrying Aedes mosquito causes Dengue fever in Human beings. There are different types of Dengue fever read more about it here. Though a vaccine has been developed, as per National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI. ) till 2017 it was not approved by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Dengue symptoms in adults generally start appearing after 4 to 7 days of the mosquito bite. The symptoms can prolong for 3 to 10 days. With each passing day, the condition of patient constantly deteriorates without a proper medical attention. So the earlier it gets detected the patient can also cure fast.
Dengue fever starts from a mild flu-like fever and body ache and then in some cases can worsen to DHF that is Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever or Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). The latter two conditions can be potentially life-threatening.
Symptoms of Mild Dengue Fever are a severe headache, high fever, muscle & joint pain, reappearing body rash, pain in eyes etc.
While in DHF, weak pulse, bleeding from the mouth, gums, or nose, internal bleeding, possibly leading to black vomit and faeces, decreasing number of blood platelets and more happens.
Dengue Shock Syndrome comes as a shock to the body of the patient. So apart from the symptoms persisting in Mild Dengue Fever, the patient feels disoriented, falling blood pressure, heavy bleeding, regular stomach pain and vomiting.
Dengue fever is quite similar to Malaria. No, it is not. So proper treatment is required at an earliest for the former.
Dengue does not occur in Urban areas: In fact, it can happen anywhere cause the Aedes mosquito can even hide in pots and near plants, washroom cisterns etc.
Dengue does not occur in the dry season: Aedes mosquito can survive in 16 degrees and above temperatures. So they can well survive and exist in dry seasons as well and spread the disease.
Papaya Juice is a cure for Dengue: Papaya juice is helpful in increasing the blood platelet count only. For the cure, proper medical consultation and monitoring are advised.
Since the Dengue fever is a vector-borne disease the situation can be handled by controlling the number of mosquitoes near the home, gardens and public areas.
Aedes mosquito breeds in clean water accumulated at a place so the best solution is to remove any unnecessary items in the living place that can collect fresh water especially in the washroom, near the AC vents, Planters etc.
Fumigation and use of proper insecticides for large water bodies like water tanks etc.
For personal protection from mosquito bites, mash doors and windows can be installed in the home, wearing of body covering clothes especially at places where the mosquito bites are common like in garden areas. Use of mosquito repellent roll-ons and indoor repellents like Goodknight that is available in the market, effective & easy to use both for children and adults.
For people who show the signs and symptoms of dengue, medical treatment should be provided as soon as possible. Also, hydration needs to be taken care of the patient.
Self-treatment should be strictly avoided in case of Dengue fever.
Dengue fever is an ailment that might look like the normal flu but can prove to be fatal. So let's spread more and more awareness about it and build a healthy community free from Dengue!
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Thanks for the detailed article about the causes, symptoms and prevention of dengue.
this was truly much needed this season… actually identifying dengue is so important and many people even dnt know that..
Thank you for sharing this elaborate post. Dengue fever has become a known menace these days, it's important to have complete knowledge about it. Again monsoon is a time which increases the probability of it's occurrence.
Very detailed post. Being a Doctor, felt nice to read such post by bloggers spreading awareness.
Prevention is always better than cure. But it is good to know the symptoms and the myths as well. Very useful post.
Amazing and informative post. Prevention is better than cure. Great thoughts on dengue fever.
This is such an informative article , prevention is better than cure is a must to remember .
Thanks for sharing this detailed post , dengue is the most scary disease and we need more awareness for this.
For Dengue, a great guide when it is spreading in Delhi and more so as the monsoon season is right there at the door.
Monsoon is a beautiful season but it also brings dengue and other such deadly diseases. Thank you for writing this wonderful article. It will create awareness.
Dengue has taken so many lives due to improper medication! Your post was really informative and helpful!
This was such an informative post, I had few myths and they are bursted now with this post!
This is such an informative post about dengue.Nowadays, there's a lot of people died because of dengue causes.
This is one such fever which has challenged even the strongest of sciences. Caution and hygiene around is the best solution. Keep and stay safe. Thank you for sharing such detailed post.
Thanks for sharing such an elaborate post on Dengue Fever. Prevention is always better than cure. It's better to have a full knowledge about this fever so the symptoms can be spotted quickly..
It's that time of the year when this disease starts up all over again so a great time for people to read up on it.
My husband suffered dengue in 2016 when we visited India on. A. Holiday and. It was terrible. High fevers and chills and it leads to weakness. Hydrating yourself is very important..using mosquito repellents is very important..
my nephew fell ill to dengue last year and was hospitalized. so i can vouch its not simple, it was a horrific experience for all of us.
I was not aware of so many facts about Dengue fever, thanks for sharing this detailed informative post. And yes, now that monsoon has already hit the Northerm India, there has been a rise in number of mosquitoes too. I am also using GoodKnight roll on for my son whenever he goes out to the park.


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Ian Munro has emerged over recent years as one of Australia's most distinguished and awarded musicians, with a career that has taken him to thirty countries in Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia. His award in 2003 of Premier Grand Prix at the Queen Elisabeth International Competition for composers (Belgium) is a unique achievement for an Australian and follows on from multiple prizes in international piano competitions in Spain (Maria Canals), Italy (Busoni), Portugal (Vianna da Motta) and the UK, where his second prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1987 established his international profile.
After completing his early training in Melbourne under the guidance of Roy Shepherd, a pupil of Alfred Cortot, and furthered his studies in Vienna, London and Italy with Noretta Conci, Guido Agosti and Michele Campanella, his international career began in the UK, where he has performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia, English Chamber Orchestra, London Mozart Players, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and broadcast widely for the BBC. Elsewhere, he has performed with orchestras in Poland, Italy, Portugal, Russia, the USA, China, New Zealand and all the major orchestras in Australia in over sixty piano concerti. A widely experienced chamber musician, Ian joined the acclaimed Australia Ensemble in Sydney in 2000.
Ian has recorded CDs for ABC Classics, Hyperion, Cala, Naxos, Marco Polo, Tall Poppies and the UK label Warehouse. Recent discs the collected music by Tasmanian composer Katharine Parker and the piano concerto by Elena Kats-Chernin, commissioned for Ian Munro by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. During the last few concert seasons Ian has performed concerti by Ravel, Munro, Mozart, Kats-Chernin, Gershwin and Edwards, toured to the UK, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Uzbekistan and throughout Australia and New Zealand in recitals, chamber music and concerto performances. Increasingly in demand as a composer, he was Featured Composer for Musica Viva in 2011. His flute concerto and song cycle 'Three birds' receive their premieres in 2016 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Australia Ensemble respectively.
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Ramphele rubbishes expulsion claims
The DA presidential candidate has been accused of keeping AgangSA members in the dark.
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JOHANNESBURG - Democratic Alliance (DA) presidential candidate Mamphela Ramphele has rubbished claims that she is about to be expelled as the leader of AgangSA.
The academic turned politician launched AgangSA just 10 months ago.
But it was announced yesterday that she will stand as the DA's choice for president in the upcoming elections.
Most of her staff, supporters and volunteers appear to have been blindsided by the move, despite Ramphele insisting that her talks with the DA were common knowledge.
Earlier this morning, a senior Agang member said provincial leaders would meet this morning to decide Ramphele's fate.
AgangSA Gauteng convening secretary Dr Sakhiwo Yako told Talk Radio 702's John Robbie that some party members have no interest in following Ramphele to the DA.
"We are not interested in the move to the DA so we are going to expel the leader. We will kick her out of Agang."
But Ramphele says this person wasn't even a member of Agang and was stirring trouble as she could not be expelled.
"This person isn't even a member of Agang, he is a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters. He is an agent provocateur who should mind his own business."
She says leaders sometimes have to make decisions which are not popular with everyone.
"My integrity with regards to fighting corruption and injustice remains intact."
At the same time, DA leader Helen Zille has defended Ramphele against accusations that she left her party in the dark about her move.
"People are elected as leaders because they need to have a vision, they need to point the way and they need to be bold enough to take the steps needed to achieve that end."
Meanwhile, the merger has received a mixed response from political parties and analysts.
Several analysts and politicians say it's clear Ramphele didn't do as well as she thought she would when she launched her own party and that's why she decided to join forces with the DA.
Meanwhile, the ANC says the DA's decision to elect Ramphele is a "rent-a-black" strategy.
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Kibera slum dwellers move to new houses
Wednesday September 16 2009
Former Soweto slum residents move to their new houses. Photo/CHRIS OJOW
By KIBIWOTT KOROSS
Kibera slum residents on Wednesday finally moved in to their new houses in Nairobi's Highrise estate.
After loading their belongings onto National Youth Service trucks, the families waited patiently before Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who is also their area MP, arrived to flag them off at 1pm.
And a convoy of seven lorries and another seven buses soon snaked their way on Mbagathi Road towards the new houses as residents bid bye to the remaining slum dwellers.
"We are going to Canaan!" some youths shouted. Twenty minutes later, Mrs Ayete and her colleagues had arrived at New Highrise Estate.
Mrs Mary Ayete woke up at four in the morning — not to prepare her children for school — but to get ready for the long-awaited move to a new home in New Highrise Estate.
"I had to make sure that I'd be among the first people to get into the new houses," Mrs Mary Ayete, whose family is one of the first 100 to move to the modern houses from Kibera's Soweto slums, said on Wednesday. By 7am, she had removed her belongings from the tiny shanty she had called home for 23 years.
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Her husband, who works in a city restaurant, asked for a day off on Wednesday. He remained behind to look after their property by the road. "We have waited for so long," said Mr Edward Jirongo, her husband. "This is the only thing that the government has done for us since independence".
Mrs Hilda Olali was the first to be handed her house keys. She could not hide her excitement. "I never dreamt of living in such a house," said the 35-year-old mother of four. "The house is so nice. God has done us good!"
The slum upgrading project is targeting some 1,500 families from Soweto East, one of Kibera's 12 slums. Beneficiaries will pay a Sh1,000 monthly rent for the rooms.
Mr Odinga assured members of the Nubian community that they will not be left out in the programme. "We understand that Kibera is their ancestral land and we will make sure a section of it is given to them," he said.
The PM said despite a court injunction stopping the demolition of the structures, the government was optimistic that the project will go on as scheduled. "We need better housing. Those who oppose the programme are not mindful of your welfare," he told the residents.
According to Housing minister Soita Shitanda, it cost more than Sh500 million to build 17 blocks that comprise 600 two-bedroom units, the first in a series of planned slum upgrading activities, which seek to do away with shanties in 10 years.
"This is the first phase and we are seeking funds to roll out similar projects in Mathare as well as in Kisumu and Mombasa," he said. It is jointly funded by the ministry and UN Habitat under the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme.
Back in Soweto, Administration Police officers were sent to the area to maintain order after rowdy youth threatened to invade vacant houses left by those who had moved.
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Album Review: Lil Pump – Harverd Dropout
Posted by ACRN Media on March 6, 2019
By Kwase Lane, Staff Writer
[Warner Bros.; 2019]
Key tracks: "I Love It", "Off White", "Vroom Vroom Vroom"
In his sophomore album, Harverd Dropout, Lil Pump shows how far he can fall as an artist. Most of the tracks on this project find Lil Pump lacking his signature bombastic energy that brought him into the limelight. A few of the livelier pieces should definitely get their fair share of play at parties, but aside from those occasions, this album is something to be avoided. At its best, Harverd Dropout is a subpar project with some danceable tunes, and at its worst, it is the death of hope.
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"I Love It" is the most recognizable track on this project by a wide margin. Lauded for months on end for its bizarre vocals, many of which came from the mouth of Kanye West; this song feels like something that shouldn't be. The fever dream-esque performance on Saturday Night Live and blocky video didn't hurt its popularity either. "I Love It" is lightning in a bottle, and it feels like Lil Pump spends the entire 40-minute runtime of the album trying to recapture it. It's too bad he couldn't because instead of making his audience smile and ask "why am I listening to this" he just did the second part.
The seventh track, "Off White", is one of the more decent pieces on this project. Thank You Fizzle's production is weirdly inconsistent, as the two tracks he made for this album are worlds apart. On this track, he does an outstanding job of creating sounds that are deep, catchy and easy to move your body to. The other is made up of a woman's moans that form an unholy conglomeration with Pump's voice. Pump's delivery on this one is on point as well. The only place where he drops the ball is in his lyricism. It's hilarious that when he gets tired of saying the same three words, again and again, the next phrase to come out of his mouth is a Fortnite reference followed by a few pew-pew sounds. It really makes you scared for his grasp of the English language when Pump barely manages to say more than 20 different words in one song.
Oh no. Why does he keep making car noises? Is he okay? "Vroom Vroom Vroom" would be great if it was a joke, but it's not. This song is a mess of bass, imitation car noises and Pump bragging about how he'll shoot you. This song leaves me with so many more questions than answers. The fact that this was allowed to be on an album shows how little quality control goes into this man's music. This song hurts to listen to. I only made it a key track so I could warn you.
I wish Harverd Dropout didn't exist, but unfortunately for all of us, wishes don't come true. Only a quarter of this album is worth listening to, and the rest is a dumpster fire given auditory form. Part of me is waiting for Pump to say this entire project is a joke in an attempt to salvage some of his self-respect from this shipwreck of a project, but that's not going to happen. I can't shake the image of Pump smiling proudly while standing on music's desecrated corpse. If your life suddenly got worse on February 22 for no discernable reason now you know why. This album is why.
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The technicals continue to lead the bitcoin markets sideways and appear to be pointing to yet more consolidation before a resolution away from the [members-only content] $ range, which means that our forecast from yesterday remains intact. That said, while we continue to lean bearish from a slightly longer-term perspective there are some rather encouraging signals emerging that could bode well for the bulls over the coming days (and perhaps weeks) which we'll discuss below and will watch closely moving forward.
First up today is the 4-hour chart where there are some interesting yet conflicting signals emerging such as the [members-only content] that printed during the Asia session overnight following a hold of the top of the demand area, and now price is creeping above the 50 SMA on a [members-only content] signal and [members-only content] candle formation, all of which suggests more trendless action moving forward but with an increasingly bullish near-term bias. That said, the previous candle looks an awful lot like a shooting star reversal, all of the moving averages are still moving lower, new and very strong dynamic resistance is starting to build immediately overhead at [members-only content] $, and the Ichimoku Cloud is beginning to re-expand to the downside out in front of the market, so the path of least resistance remains lower despite the green shoots mentioned above.
Moving on to momentum and volume, notice that Willy continues to slowly recharge to the downside, RSI is still treading water in no man's land, the Stochastic is starting to move higher, MACD has moved slightly above its zeroline for now, and PPO continues to flash neutral signals, all pointing to a continuation of the [members-only content] $ range at least for the next 24 hours. This is being confirmed by the still anemic exchange volumes, stagnant A/D line, and suboptimal volume profile setup, however buy volumes are increasing, the A/D line remains elevated, and there is a VP notch around [members-only content] $ that could use some attention, so we are open to the possibility of a spike up to the top of the range before resolving below [members-only content] $ like we continue to expect.
We'll also take a look at the 3-day chart today for a broader view of the medium-term setup where we can see that price is still consolidating inside of the [members-only content] zone on [members-only content] signals and mixed candle formations while market structure remains broken and heavy overall, all confirming the sideways conditions but with a still intact slight bearish bias, however the longer price stays above the 3122 $ cycle lows the better the odds of the Adam & Eve bottom are which certainly bears watching moving forward. That said, the bears are still in control for now considering that all of the moving averages continue to fall, except the 200 SMA which is very close to reversing lower as well, strong dynamic resistance continues to actively build overhead, and the Ichimoku Cloud remains firmly bearish out in front of the market, so we still think that a test of [members-only content] $ levels is likely before all is said and done.
As far as momentum and volume are concerned, notice that Willy remains pinned just above officially oversold territory, RSI is still heading slowly lower but has yet to fully recharge, the Stochastic has recently entered oversold territory, MACD is stuck around its zeroline, and PPO is still flashing weak buy signals, a hodgepodge of indications that are not very helpful in terms of directionality. Neither are exchange volumes or the A/D line, both of which remain under pressure, which confirms our forecast for more consolidation over the course of this week thus we are staying on the sidelines until a more attractive opportunity presents itself outside of the [members-only content] $ trading range.
Given that there is no change to the current forecast due to the still highly mixed technicals we continue to expect the market to tread water within the short-term trading range until a resolution materializes, likely to the downside, although we are willing to admit that the bulls might be gaining some ground for the time being while the bears fail to break support. While there is still a long way to go for the bulls in terms of defending these levels for a longer-term bottom, they have so far exceeded our expectations heading into 2019 which accounts for something moving forward.


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Picture This Release "Winona Ryder" Video
International phenomenon Picture This share the official music video for their brand-new single "Winona Ryder" today. Watch the music video HERE. Listen HERE via Republic Records.
Picture This recently announced they will be joining the Jonas Brothers as special guests on the European leg of their Happiness Begins Tour, kicking off today in Birmingham. Picture This will also be headlining a stadium sized tour this Summer across Ireland! Get tickets HERE.
Ireland's hottest musical export in decades, Picture This arrived as a phenomenon with their self-titled 2017 full-length debut, Picture This. Certified triple-platinum in Ireland, it held the #1 spot Overall in the country for four weeks, while topping the Streaming Chart for seven weeks. Since the band's formation, they've impressively sold over 400k tickets. In 2017 they headlined a sold-out UK and Ireland tour highlighted by gigs at O2 Shepherd's Bush London, SSE Arena Belfast, and 3Arena. Summer 2018 marked the band's first stadium tour in Ireland, which capped off with a 35,000-person stadium show selling out over 3 months prior. During late 2018, they teamed up with super producer Jayson Dezuzio to record the 2018 follow-up, MDRN LV. Since its release, MDRN LV has become the top selling album from an Irish Artist in 2019. Continuing the band's record-breaking tour achievements, just this year the band sold out a five-night stand at 3Arena in Dublin.
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Mamoru Hosoda and His Animated World
I am a Japanese Anime fan and one of my favorite animation director is Mamoru Hosoda, known for various animated films including The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), Summer Wars (2009), Wolf Children (2012) and his latest film, The Boy and the Beast (2015).
After graduating from Kanazawa College of Art, where Hosoda studied oil painting, he joined Toei Animation in 1991 and directed several Digimon Adventure episodes. He began to draw attention from contemporary directors, and was invited by Hayao Miyazaki to direct Howl's Moving Castle. However, during early production stages of the film, Hosoda's team was told to suspend the project by Studio Ghibli authorities and the film was completed by Miyazaki's team instead. One suggested reason of this is that Hosoda was considered not renowned enough as a director to attract public attention to the film.
Hosoda was struck hard by this failure but did not give up. His 2006 animated film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was a huge success and won Japan Academy Prize. Since then, Hosoda has directed Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast, all of which received highly positive critical and public responses. He is now one of the most acclaimed animation directors in Japan.
Summer Wars (2009) storyboards
Trained as an oil painter, Hosoda's storyboard drawings are clear, detailed and filled with vivid imagination. On his storyboards, he sketched the setup of each scene and noted important actions and transitions.
A battle scene featuring King Kazuma in Summer War
In Summer Wars' battle scenes, Hosoda did a fantastic job as a director, making sure the animation was dramatic, powerful and smooth at the same time. The combat scene in the picture was particularly impressive as Hosoda captured the agility and strength of King Kazuma really well. The success of the film could be credited to its excellent animation, which ultimately came from Hosoda's great storyboard design that planned these shots out at the very beginning.
The Boy and The Beast (2015)
My personal favorite of all Hosoda films would be The Boy and the Beast. Written by Hosoda himself, The Boy and the Beast is a touching story about a boy accidentally entering the world of monsters. The film touches upon various themes including personal growth, meaning of parenthood and choices. It is said that he took inspiration from the birth and growth of his own son.
I really enjoy Mamoru Hosoda's work and his fantastic storytelling skills. His films are highly imaginative but are ultimately rooted in contemporary Japanese society, both cosmopolitan and rural. The only complaint I have about him is probably that I will have to wait another two years until another of his films is released.
Cindery, Ian. "The Soul of Anime." Duke University Press. 2013. Print.
"FUNimation Entertainment Acquires U.S. Rights to Mamoru Hosoda's "the Boy and the Beast." Mergers & Acquisitions Week, 2015., pp. 24, http://proxy.lib.duke.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1683598550?accountid=10598.
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The situation of the Annamese Kingdom on the south-east of the great Indo-malayan peninsula is well known. This state consists at the present day of the two Kingdoms of Tunquin and Cochinchina, of the Kingdom of 占城 Chiem-thanh or Ciampa, and of a part of the Kingdom of Khmer or Cambodia. Ciampa, a Malayan state, and during six centuries the abode of thieves and pirates, was conquered in 1471 by the Annamese army. The Kingdom of Khmer also lost vast territories successively up to the last century and was only able to keep its national independence by the 西山 Tay-son rebellion which upset the feudal constitution of the country. Annam herself was divided between the families 莫 Mac, 鄭 Trinh, and 阮 Nguyen, who, having entirely put aside the royal authority, contested among themselves the supreme power over the kingdom. The French colony of Lower Cochinchina is situated within the territories of the kingdom of Khmer annexed by Annam in 1758.
Mr. CHAIGNEAU, one of the French officers who in the last century accompanied the Bishop of Adran during his first expedition in aid of GIA-LONG, estimated the population of An-nam at between 20 and 25 millions of souls. These figures are evidently exaggerated, at least so far as can be judged at present, as certainly the present population does not exceed 12 millions.
These geographical divisions were made during the recent reign of the King 明命 MINH-MANG, and the three provinces of Thanh-hoa, Nhge-an, and Ha-ninh. formerly part of Tunquin, were added to Cochinchina. Previously the above two king-doms were separated by a wall which ran along the shores of the 富良江 Phu-luong-giang, called in vulgar Annamese and on our maps the Song-coi river. The provinces do not range all alike, for as far as population and wealth are concerned each of them is under a different authority; in general, however, the public administration in Annam is very similar to that in China.
Originally the territories which formed the Kingdom of Annam were called 交趾 Giao-chi, which name together with that of 交南 Giao-nam prevailed till 225 B.C., when they became a Chinese province under the appellation of 象郡 Siang-kiun.
DYNASTY. NAME OF THE KING. A.D. NAME OF THE KINGDOM. NAME OF THE CAPITAL. REMARKS.
丁 Dinh. 先皇 Tien-hoang. 968 大越 Dai-viet.
李 Ly. 太祖 Thai-to. 1010 交趾 Giao-chi. 大磊 Dai-la. Now 河內 Hanoi called also 昇隆 Thang-long.
do. 聖宗 Thanh-tong. 1055 大越 Dai-viet. do.
do. 高宗 Cao-tong. 1176 安南 Annam. do.
陳 Tran. 少帝 Thieu-de. 1399 do. 西都 Tay-do. Hue, called also 順化府 Thuan-hoa-phu, and 承天府 Chan-thien-phu.
黎 Le. 太祖 Thai-to. 1424 do. 東京 Dong-kinh. Hanoi called before 東都 Dong-do.
do. 莊宗 Tran-tong. 1545 do. 紹華 Thieu-hoa. Province of 清華 Thanh-hoa.
do. 世宗 The-tong. 1593 do. 東京 Dong-kinh.
阮 Nguyen. 嘉隆 Gia-long. 1803 越南 Vietnam. 富春 Phu-xuan. Hue.
do. 嗣德 Tu-duc. 1862 大南 Dainam. do.
The mythical history of Annam, although derived from China, is much less complicated than that of the latter country. 帝明 DE-MINH, the great-grandson of the Chinese Emperor 神農 SHEN-NUNG, while travelling in the South of China married a daughter of the race of immortals, by whom he had a son called 涇陽王 KINH-DUONG-VUONG. This son began the series of kings known as the 鴻龐氏 HONG-BAN-THI, or family of immeasurable greatness. This family gave birth to twenty rulers, eighteen of whom had the same name, viz., 雄王 HUNG-VUONG, and continued on the throne up to 252 B.C.
Let us leave aside here any description of the history of Annam during this remote period. Doubtless it was formed by Chinese and Malayan colonists who settled there and mixed among themselves, a fact paralleled by the present race of the Sang-ley, or half-casts of Chinese and Tagals now populating the Philippine islands. Each colony was under a chief and lived as in China, by agriculture and fishing.
The first dynasty mentioned in the Annamese annals is that of 蜀 THUC, the rulers of a small kingdom situated in the north-east of Annam, where afterwards its capital city 高平 Kao-bang was built. This kingdom, founded 252 B.C., lasted only 50 years, when internal contests between the different tribes broke out, victory and supremacy continually changing between them until the Chinese interfered, and at last occupied the country, remaining in possession till 940 A.D.
About the year 600 A.D. China organized Annam in a regular manner by dividing the country into 13 chou, at the head of each one of which a governor was placed. A regular tribute was also instituted for the first time, gold and silver appearing at the head of articles to be offered.
In 940 A.D. Annam rose in rebellion against China, and the family 吴 Ngo occupied the throne during 28 years. How Annam since that time has been able to maintain her independence is a mystery. The first three dynasties followed each other with marvelous rapidity: the kings fell under the strokes of assassins or by military conspiracy, and rebellions prevailed in all the provinces; later on the feudal chiefs became so powerful that the kings could not even maintain the shade of their sovereignty. Up till lately, to the time of TU-DUC, Annam sustained its existence solely by its passive policy, which is the only strength of Oriental countries.
Before entering on the description of the coins a historical account of the epoch during which they were cast will first be given. This is done for the special purpose of clearing up the dark period from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, during which Annam was ruled simultaneously by three or even four rulers.


August 5, 2012 August 5, 2012 L.L. Anderson, Ph.D.
Today's check-in may be more of a reflection than an update. It may also be a bit disjointed; if it is, apologies in advance.
It's Day 35 of Round 3 of ROW80. I was just entering today's wordcount into the spreadsheet I've been keeping to track my progress toward my goals, and I realized that in the last 35 days, I've written 48K+ words. This in and of itself is astounding to me, but then when I reflect on the fact that I wrote almost 80K words during the month of June while participating in CampNaNoWriMo, I'm further shocked at myself. Yet the problem…well, maybe problem isn't the right word. The observation I can make from these reflections is that none of these words were "The End". In spite of writing all of these words over the course of the summer, I have yet to type those two small words that give me such a thrill of happiness and exhilaration, and I'm not sure how I feel about this. Particularly since I had made the goal of finishing June's CampNaNoWriMo with a complete draft of a story. On the other hand, one of the things I wanted most out of the summer was to be creative, and I have certainly been creative. I've let my imagination run wild, be inspired, be challenged, and those are all good things. Still, I can't deny that I wanted that thrill of happiness that comes with "The End" and I have yet to experience it this year.
I also want to be honest with myself and allow myself to recognize that all of this writing that I've done this summer has reinforced my decision to change career directions. This summer has made it extremely obvious to me that I don't really want to do the kind of writing I'd have to do in order to find the kind of job I thought I wanted in my current profession. I'm not sure I would have committed so strongly to making a career change if I hadn't spent so much of this summer writing, and I'm not sure I would be so certain that it was the right decision for me to make at this point in my life. I thought that the writing I had planned to do over the summer would be a way to keep my mind engaged and to keep myself entertained and busy with a project while I waited for the return of school and steady income. It has been that, but it's also given me time to think about what I want, what I'm willing to settle for, and what risks I'm willing to take in order to find a career that's more fulfilling than the one I have now. What makes that statement even more extraordinary is that that discovery was a complete accident. I had intended for my blog posts to be the place where I made those kinds of discoveries, but instead it happened while I was writing fiction. I certainly wasn't expecting that.
One other thing that participating in ROW80 has taught me thus far is to make a commitment to make time for myself and the things that are important to me. Writing has been one of my outlets for a long time, but it's only this summer that I've committed to making time in my schedule on an almost daily basis to engage in one of my passions. Before I've always looked at my writing as an indulgence, but I'm becoming aware of it now as a necessity. Logically, I've known the importance of making time for myself, but this is the first time in a long time that I feel like I can say I have actually done that, and it's amazing how much different life looks because of it. Not surprisingly, the determination to commit time to activities that will not only keep me sane but also healthy has spilled over into other aspects of my life, and I've already seen benefits in those areas, too. Maybe this is all to say that what I thought was the end goal of the summer–to write "The End"–wasn't really the end goal that I needed most, but because I was in search of those words I found something else that was much more important.
Goal #1 – Write 1000 words. My last check-in was last Sunday, so in the days since then, I met my goal on 4 of the 6 days that I was scheduled to write, and I did manage to take Saturday off from writing. Considering that I spent the first three days of the week trying to get back into work-mode, I'm pretty happy with what I managed to get done.
Goal #2 – Stick to my blog post schedule. Okay, really? I cannot seem to get back on schedule with my blogging. The good news is that I am making today's check-in. Also, I want to post book reviews on Monday, and tomorrow's review is already written and scheduled for posting. I also know the topic of my next blog post. So, things might be looking up, but we'll see if the plan actually gets executed. Blogging definitely is something that seems to fall by the wayside when I get busy or distracted with other stuff.
Goal #3 – Complete the first draft of my WIP. I still think this can happen during Round 3, and I'm still making progress. Like I said earlier, I've added just over 48K+ words to my draft since the start of Round 3. Today's writing session revealed the identity of the individual who is threatening my heroine, but the why has yet to be revealed. Not sure how much of the story I have left, but it's still moving along.
Goal #1 – Write at least three days each week. In order to get everything in my life done, I know that I'm not going to be able to find time to write everyday. I do think I can find time to write at least three days a week though, and my goal is to write at least 1000 words on each day that I write. The plan now is to write on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Goal #2 – Stick to my new blog post schedule. I find that checking in twice a week is too frequent, though I can't really put my finger on exactly why I feel that way. I plan to make at least one check-in each week, likely on Sundays. I also plan to continue posting book reviews on Mondays. Beyond that, I want to blog on whatever topic interests me at least once each week. I'm not going to continue to be so rigid in terms of saying these have to be posted on a particular day. As long as I post once each week, no matter which day that is, I'll be happy.
Goal #3 – Complete the first draft of my WIP. This goal remains unchanged. I find that I really like having a project that I commit to finishing by a specified deadline, and I don't want to lose writing as my outlet once school starts.
Huh. I didn't really intend to write all of that but I guess I just needed to get it out. I hope everyone has a great week, and thanks for stopping by my blog!
Amazing reflection, I have to say!! I'm glad that your summer of writing has opened your eyes to things that make you happy 😀 Everyone needs those moments where you realize that you do that because you love it and need to and there wasn't really ever any other option LOL. I hope you do find those 2 magic words…I am looking for them myself!! Have a good week!
Thanks! When you find those two words make sure to shout out so that I can give you a virtual high five!
It's great to read that writing has really helped you work out what you need to do for yourself, plus where you want to move forward. Just don't rush towards the end too fast. The greatest value, as you have seen, is in the journey. The two words are satisfying, but can also leave you feeling a little bereft unless you have another project in your head, ready to go.
Congratulations on your continued success and good luck.
Thanks for your comment, Cate. You're right about feeling bereft after the last two words. For me that comes after all the euphoria and happiness. But I am trying to not rush and just let it happen naturally. Oddly, I think not rushing has made me actually write more (as opposed to NaNo months when I'm always in a rush to just write, write, write) so the change of pace has actually been a huge benefit.