FULL PINK MOON COMPLETIONS RESOLUTIONS FREEDOM

The Pink Moon rises on Friday, April 19. The full moon of April, called the Pink Moon, will occur on the morning of April 19 at 7:12 a.m. EDT.

April 19 Libra Full Moon - Completions, Resolutions, Setting Yourself Free
The second Libra Full Moon of 2019 is a time to complete a part of your soul's journey that allows you to move forward with greater confidence and connection to who you are now. The moon at 29 degrees Libra is asking for objective understanding around relationship dynamics or patterns that you are meant to see in yourself.

Venus in Pisces is the ruler of this Full Moon and she is asking you to be kind to your heart and loving around the lessons that are ending. A strong completion energy is within this lunar cycle. Let go consciously or get dragged.

The Full Pink Moon’s name comes from the abundance of moss phlox, a common little pink flower that typically begins to spread across the ground in early spring.

For observers on the U.S. East Coast, the Pink Moon will rise at about 8 p.m. the evening of April 19 and set at around 7 a.m. the next morning, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. The moon will be in Libra. The sun will rise about an hour before moonset on April 20, so for about an hour, the nearly full moon and the sun will both appear in the sky.

Setting personal boundaries, as much as opening up, is a component of the principles of love or humanity. Hence, a protected space is being created in which we can develop freely. Not all influences we are surrounded by or encounter support our path. Sometimes we need encouragement to say “no”. This can help us to turn toward other influences and to dissolve our limitations. Behind this stands the “yes” toward life that we chose.

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In other time zones:
WELLINGTON = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 11:12:11 pm (NZST)
SYDNEY = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 9:12:11 pm (AEST)
TOKYO = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 8:12:11 pm (JST)
BEIJING = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 7:12:11 pm (CST)
BANGKOK = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 6:12:11 pm (ICT)
DELHI = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 4:42:11 pm (IST)
DUBAI = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 3:12:11 pm (GST)
MOSCOW = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 2:12:11 pm (MSK)
BERLIN = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 1:12:11 pm (CEST)
LAGOS = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 12:12:11 pm (WAT)
LONDON = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 12:12:11 pm (BST)
RIO = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 8:12:11 am (BRT)
SANTIAGO = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 7:12:11 am (CLT)
NEW YORK = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 7:12:11 am (EDT)
MEXICO CITY = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 6:12:11 am (CDT)
CALGARY = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 5:12:11 am (MDT)
LOS ANGELES = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 4:12:11 am (PDT)
ANCHORAGE = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 3:12:11 am (AKDT)
HONOLULU = Friday * 19 April 2019 * 1:12:11 am (HAST)

HOW TO GET YOUR MUSIC ON SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

You work hard on your music. You spend hours in the studio crafting each song and write lyrics that speak to your heart. It's only fair that all this effort goes somewhere. As one of the largest music streaming services in the world, Spotify is an excellent way to get recognized!

Spotify releases curated playlists that they then promote to its users. These cover every genre you can think of - and even more, you haven't! Learn how to beat the algorithms and get Spotify playlisting. It will give you leverage in the music industry whether you're a seasoned indie veteran or just starting out.

1. Sign Up for a "Spotify For Artists" Account

Make sure you already have some music on Spotify. With a "Spotify for Artists" account, you can claim those releases and then send them to Spotify for consideration. This type of account also gives you access to a lot of useful data. You can learn what songs are getting buzz, and which just get skipped over completely. Remember that Spotify uses that data, too. It helps them decide what songs are worthy of a feature.

2. Don't Get Overeager

Now that you have an account, it's time to get releasing, right? Not so fast! Spotify only allows you to send its editors one unreleased song at a time. That's why it's really important to decide what song you want to showcase.

3. Plan Carefully

You need to send Spotify your song at least a week in advance of its release. Start the promo now. If you have a social media presence (and by now you should), time posts daily to engage with your followers. This can include snippets of the song or other teasers. Followers often equal streams, which proves to Spotify that you have a big enough fanbase to land a spot on one of their playlists.

4. Make Playlists of Your Own

Don't wait for Spotify to take the bait. Build a playlist around your songs and promote those, too. Your listeners will get a feel for your sound and how it fits in with existing artists. This could lead to amazing collaboration opportunities as well! Don't be afraid to reach out if you like someone else's sound.

5. Network, Network, Network

Understand where the other big playlists are. A lot of music blogs run playlists of their own. What music sites do you like and read regularly? Chances are they've got a top-ten list or two just waiting to feature you. This is another great way to grow your audience and expand your platform.

6. Keep the Momentum Going

The work doesn't stop once you've landed on a Spotify playlist. Use that leverage to gain further traction within the industry. Spotify only pays its artists a fraction of a cent per play so you can't rely on that alone. Continue promotion after that playlist to encourage your fans to return and seek out your other songs.

Ultimately, though, it's about the music. Focus on creating something you're proud of and the likes, streams, and clicks will naturally follow. The bonus? Once you get noticed on Spotify, you could even get picked up by iTunes and additional music streaming platforms.

THE TRI STATE F5 TORNADO: THE DEADLIEST STORM IN US HISTORY

At about 1:01 PM on March 18, 1925, trees began to snap north-northwest of Ellington, Missouri, and for the next three and a half hours more people would die, more schools would be destroyed, more students and farm owners would be killed, and more deaths would occur in a single city than from any other tornado in U.S. history.

It began when a small tornado touched down near Ellington, Missouri gained momentum over the course of the afternoon. In the three-and-a-half hours that followed, it ballooned to record widths and speed. At one point, observers calculated that it was a full mile wide, and it maintained an average speed of 62 miles per hour and a top speed of 73 miles per hour.

In 2013, a group of weather experts reevaluated the tornado in search of reasons why it was so huge and so destructive. Though they did find an unusual combination of a warm front, the tornado’s supercell and a favorable storm environment, they concluded that there wasn’t a single reason why the storm was so huge.

For people on the ground, the reasons didn’t matter. This tornado was the biggest one they’d ever seen, and people scrambled for shelter as it attacked town after town. From the start, the storm was a killer. Within minutes of materializing, it killed a farmer.

Then it headed to Annapolis, Missouri, a mining town. Tragically, the mountains in the town kept people from spotting it. Ninety percent of the town’s buildings were destroyed, four people were killed, and 1,000 people became homeless. Miraculously, a group of children who had huddled around their teacher’s desk after coming in from recess survived.

That was just the beginning. Soon the tornado had marched through Murphysboro, Illinois, where 243 people were killed, 623 injured and the city’s industries decimated. In nearby De Soto, 7-year-old Betty Moroni was in her classroom when the storm hit. Thirty-three students died at the school, including Moroni’s sister and 19 of the children in the classroom where she cowered during the storm. She lost three sisters and her father eventually died of head injuries he sustained during the tornado.

“After the tornado was over, nobody knew where anybody was,” she told The Southern Illinoisian in 2015. “You could be blown forever.” The tornado killed 33 schoolchildren, and 36 others, in De Soto. The death toll was even higher in West Frankfort, and only three buildings were left standing in nearby Parrish.

Then the tornado jumped state lines again. This time, its target was Indiana. Owensville was first. “The body of an unidentified infant was found in a creek, where it had been hurled by the fury,” wrote a local reporter. After laying waste to much of Princeton, the storm finally petered out.

Today, those spotters—and a weather prediction network that is unafraid of the word tornado—have contributed to a massive decline in tornado deaths. Massive tornadoes still strike the Midwest, but forecasters and residents hope they’ll never see the likes of the 1925 tornado again.

    

THE IRISHMAN: DENIRO- PACINO - PESCI STIRRING UP HOFFA CONTROVERSY

Scorsese - DeNiro - Pesci - Pacino

The Irishman (Netflix) is an upcoming American biographical crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.

The film stars Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, a labor union leader and alleged hitman for the Bufalino crime family, and Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa. Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, Bobby Cannavale, and Ray Romano also star.

It is the ninth feature collaboration between De Niro and Scorsese and their first since 1995's Casino, the fourth film to star both De Niro and Pacino (following The Godfather Part II, Heat and Righteous Kill) and the first time Pacino has been directed by Scorsese. Read More

The new Irishman film is stirring up the Hoffa disappearance controversy once more. The Mob Museum has a great post about this on their blog about it.

NEW MOVIE REKINDLES DEBATE OVER JIMMY HOFFA KILLING

Late in life, Mob hitman Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran, left, claimed to have killed labor leader Jimmy Hoffa in 1975. His version of the story is the basis for the book I Heard You Paint Houses, on which The Irishman is based. Hoffa photo courtesy of Las Vegas News Bureau. Full Story

 

TRAMPS: NEW BOOK BY ELLIOTT MURPHY

Elliott Murphy’s latest novel TRAMPS takes place in the legendary 1980’s era New York City blues bar of the same name, where ex-punk musician Hoover has found his muse in the basement standing among the rat poison snorting cocaine with his best friend, bartender and drug dealer Jacky, while trying to make sense of a post-Elvis world, burying himself in the black shawl of the blues and looking for redemption in the rarified uptown elegance of the Frick Collection.

Home is a call girl with a heart of gold as the Mafia and nihilism close in from all sides. TRAMPS is the second in Elliott’s trilogy of rock novels, and his 3rd published novel.

Available on Amazon.com and www.elliottmurphy.com.

GAME OF THRONES SEASON 8 APRIL14: THE BEGINNING OF THE END

The eighth and final season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones, produced by HBO, is scheduled to premiere on April 14, 2019.

Unlike the first six seasons that each had ten episodes and the seventh that had seven episodes, the eighth season only has six episodes. Like the previous season, it largely consists of original content not found in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series and adapts material Martin revealed to the showrunners about the upcoming novels in the series, The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. The season was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.

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