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AS Rota warmly welcomed the Governorâs Council of Economic Advisers with its famous âAlufâ or hand wave, its residents and leaders also welcomed our initiatives and projects, embracing the unified movement to improve the quality of life in the Marianas.
Over the weekend, Rota saw the transformation of its youth center and basketball court, the heart of sports and community activities for residents. Through GCEAâs Public Private Partnership initiative, the two sites located in Sinapalo were cleaned and repainted. The basketball courtâs concrete bleachers and youth centerâs parking lot that were stained were also cleaned and received a fresh coat of paint. To spruce up the facilities, Rep. Joel Camacho and Rep. Angel Demapan, their staff, and family members created a mural on one of the walls of the youth center. The mural features a man playing his ukulele and a woman performing a traditional dance, with Rotaâs famed Wedding Cake Mountain an
The Terror is a chilling tale based on one of polar exploration’s deepest mysteries
The Terror (BBC2, 9pm) IN 1845, two ships under the command of Captain John Franklin set sail from Britain on an ambitious voyage to the Arctic in order to locate the fabled Northwest Passage. Three years later, they had both disappeared, with all 129 crew members presumed dead. This menacing ten-part survival horror series tells a fictionalised account of what befell the men of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, headed up by the religious Franklin (Ciarán Hinds) and sharp-tongued alcoholic Captain Francis Crozier (Jared Harris). Tonight’s opening episode is mostly set in September 1846, and sees Franklin’s Royal Navy expedition run into difficulty and both ships become irretrievably stuck on the ice.
Merengue is one of the fastest, funniest and most cheerful music genre.
The genre is one of the most popular for parties and gatherings. Although loved by many Caribbean countries, merengue is originally from the Dominican Republic.
Despite having roots from the colonial era, it did not begin to expand until the mid-19 century. Although regarded, at first, as country music, it soon arrived at urban centers, thanks to the accordion’s musical structure and composer Francisco “Nico” Lora, one of the fathers of the genre.
“There are various theories why it has the name it has,” said Ricardo Cañas, a Mexican historiographer. “According to some, this is because of the light and frivolous dance. To some, the short and precise rhythms look like the whipping of the whites of the egg-based dessert that shares its name.”