Officers say they found Alfredo Fonteboa Hechavarria filling up a truck at an altered fuel pump at a Speedway on Sawmill Road An Albuquerque couple suspected in the theft of more than $20,000 worth of diesel fuel were arrested Friday in Santa Fe Officers found Alfredo Fonteboa Hechavarria filling up a white Ford F150 pickup at an altered fuel pump at a Speedway on Sawmill Road Santa Fe police said in a news release Sunday Friday in response to a report of a possible fuel theft who was suspected of altering the fuel pump so it would “dispense more fuel than it could calculate,” the news release said “Officers also learned that the suspect had modified his truck with an additional fuel tank in the bed of the truck to contain large amounts of fuel,” police alleged in the release “Officers discovered that the suspect has done this multiple times over the past several weeks totaling a value of over $20,000 in value,” the release alleged Fonteboa Hechavarria has been charged with larceny over $20,000 possession of a controlled substance and criminal damage to property over $1,000 She faces charges of conspiracy to commit receiving stolen property over $20,000 conspiracy to commit larceny over $20,000 and conspiracy to commit criminal damage to property over $1,000 Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputies went to Hechavarria’s residence in Albuquerque and found another vehicle that has been linked to a series of fuel thefts Hechavarria and Guerra were booked into the Santa Fe County jail Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - 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The image above (right) was captured by the Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) on September 21 The other image (left) shows the same area on September 21 October 7, 2024JPEG Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN) noted that an area of unusual warmth in the North Atlantic may have also affected rainfall patterns and contributed to the drought “The magnitude of the current drought is roughly double what the region saw in 2015-2016 the last time a strong El Niño occurred,” Kansara said Kansara is part of a USAID-NASA SERVIR project that provides retrospective analyses of the region’s hydrometeorology and produces fire risk forecasts for CEMADEN The team’s analysis indicated that western Amazonas in Brazil and southern Venezuela received more than 160 millimeters (6 inches)—less rain in July Lack of rainfall, low soil moisture, and a drawdown of groundwater helped amplify the fires and caused them to spread faster and farther. The map above shows shallow groundwater storage for the week of October 7, 2024, as measured by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) satellites or how the amount of shallow groundwater compares to long-term records (1948-2010) September 3, 2024JPEG “Low rainfall in the Pantanal during last year's wet season—roughly November through February—predisposed this region to a greater risk of fire,” said Doug Morton an Earth system scientist based at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center you also see a strong drought signal to the north in Peru and western Brazil—the source of many of the rivers that are now running dry across the central Amazon.” The drought is also affecting scientific research. “We work with colleagues in Peru, Brazil, and Ecuador on an early warning forecast system for malaria who haven’t been able to access some research sites due to low water levels,” said Kansara View this area in EO Explorer Insufficient rainfall in 2023-2024 has taken a toll on the region’s rivers and groundwater and upended daily life in several countries Dry conditions parched all but two states in October 2024 and worsened as the month progressed Satellite gravimetry data indicates the ongoing drought is the continent's second most intense since 2002 Multiple seasons of below-average rainfall have affected the country’s drinking water supplies and groundwater reservoirs The lack of rainfall and other environmental factors have taken a toll on the region’s vegetation and agricultural production leaving many in the region facing severe hunger Thanks for visiting ! 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Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy Volume 12 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1505005 Objective: To characterize the clinical manifestations of yellow fever disease and identify risk factors for mortality Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the referral center for infectious diseases (Hospital Eduardo de Menezes-HEM) in Belo Horizonte Analysis included data from 283 patients with confirmed YF infection older than 13 years old who presented to HEM between January 2017 and June 2018 In-hospital mortality (hypothesis formulated after data collection) demographic factors and clinical and laboratory assessments were used Results: Study patients were mainly men (87.6%) 131 (46.3%) patients were admitted to the ICU and 62 (22.0%) used invasive mechanical ventilation for a median of 2 days (IQR 1 The median (IQR) total length of stay (LOS) in the ICU was 6 days (IQR 4 Age was significantly higher in fatal (median 49.5 Male sex was associated with an increased risk of death (RR 4.66 Most common symptoms and signs on admission to HEM were fever (31.9%) Initial viral load above the cutoff of 4.45 log10 copies/mL was significantly associated with death prior to discharge (OR 12.2; CI 2.83 Five factors were significantly related to increased odds of death prior to discharge: log-transformed AST (OR 3.65; CI 2.02 and age are statistically associated with death prior to discharge in YF patients These clinical markers should be applied to improve patient screening and management during future YF epidemics Despite the existence of a safe yellow fever (YF) vaccine (17DD) since 1936 (1, 2), outbreaks in Angola (3), the Democratic Republic of Congo (4), and Brazil (5) have demonstrated that the causative agent of YF is still a significant public health threat Because the disease tends to occur in sporadic outbreaks in remote areas with limited access to medical care its burden remains underestimated and its natural history is only partially characterized The 2016-2018 YF outbreaks in southeastern Brazil offer an opportunity to better understand the disease’s clinical course Using data from patients attended at HEM in 2017 and 2018 we retrospectively characterize the disease in this cohort and identify risk factors for mortality that were associated with death prior to discharge in YF patients We described clinical markers that should be applied to improve patient screening and management during future YF epidemics analysis included patients older than 13 years old who presented to HEM between January 2017 and June 2018 with confirmed YF YF diagnosis was performed by detecting IgM anti-YFV YFV RNA by RT-qPCR or YFV isolation using serum samples Patients diagnosed based on YFV IgM alone were only classified as confirmed YF if dengue IgM was negative in order to exclude false positives due to cross-reactivity but if detected the patient was reclassified as non-YF Patients who presented after more than 21 days of symptoms were excluded Patients who were transferred to or from another hospital were excluded from the final analysis due to missing information on hospital course and final outcome Our study was a retrospective data analysis and did not include patients as study participants No patients were involved in setting the research question or the outcome measures nor were they involved in the design and implementation of the study Clinical outcomes assessed included in-hospital mortality In-hospital mortality was defined as percentage of patients with confirmed YF who died in the hospital This study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards at Stanford University School of Medicine the Ethics committee at Instituto René Rachou (FIOCRUZ-MG) and Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais (FHEMIG) under the protocols CAAE 72569317.2.0000.5091 and CAAE 65910317.0000.5071 No informed consent of study participants was pursued due to the nature of the deidentified data after IRBs’ authorization This study followed the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) reporting guideline Serial blood samples collected during the inpatient period were used for quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase followed by PCR (qRT-PCR). Briefly, YFV RNA was extracted from 140 μL of serum samples using the QIAmp Viral RNA Mini Kit (QIAGEN), following the manufacturer’s instructions. Total RNA (5 μL) was used in RT-qPCR targeting the 5’UTR region of the YFV genome (19) Positive samples were then used for quantitative qRT-PCR using Bio Gene Research Yellow Fever PCR kit (Bioclin to determine the YFV RNA genomic viral load The genomic viral load was expressed as log-transformed genomic copies (GC)/mL The RNA quantification kit detects at least 20 GC/mL of viral RNA the highest point for the standard curve (provided by the kit) was 2 × 105 GC/mL and diluted up to 2 × 101 GC/mL The demographic characteristics examined included age We also analyzed symptoms and signs that confirmed YF patients presented with at the time of admission as well as first recorded lab values restricted to samples collected within hospital day three Routine laboratory tests included blood counts The presence or absence of proteinuria during the hospitalization was analyzed separately as the date of collection could not be verified for the majority of patients Additional tests ordered according to individual providers’ judgment were ultrasonography Multivariate logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios for death prior to discharge The maximal initial model was restricted to demographic features with p < 0.05 in the univariate analysis and initial laboratory values with p < 0.05 in the univariate analysis and greater than 250 observations to preserve sample size and avoid multicollinearity Individuals missing any of the eligible covariates were excluded from analysis Because a relatively small subset of participants provided information about symptoms or signs these variables were not included in the multivariate analysis Direct bilirubin and lactate dehydrogenase were subsequently removed as predictors due to associated variance inflation factors (VIF) > 5 in the initial model This initial screening process served to limit the number of candidate predictors given the relatively small number of observations An optimal model was then selected using a backward stepwise algorithm which successively eliminates variables from the initial set of predictors until model fit no longer improves Analyses were conducted in Minitab 17 (Minitab Corp) Massachusetts) and R v4.3.1 (R Foundation for Statistical Computing During the YF outbreak in MG, 475 patients suspected of YF infection were referred to HEM from January 2017 to June 2018, of which 292 were confirmed (Figure 1) After excluding an additional 9 patients for presenting > 21 days after symptom onset or transferring prior to discharge 266 of these patients were diagnosed on the basis of PCR or viral isolation and 17 were diagnosed using positive YFV IgM alone for analysis of risk factors for fatal and non-fatal disease Age was significantly higher in fatal (median 49.5, IQR 41.0, 61.0]) than in non-fatal cases by t-test (46 [36, 55]) (p = 0.005). Male sex was also associated with an increased risk of death (RR 4.66, 95% CI 1.19, 18.2; p = 0.005). Other medical comorbidities assessed on intake, including tobacco and alcohol use, were not significantly related to hospital outcomes (Figure 2) Epidemiologic risk factors (RF) for fatal and non-fatal cases columns list the RF of interest (in order of relative risk) relative risk with 95% confidence intervals p-value by Fisher’s exact (uncorrected for multiple comparisons) illustrating the relative risk (node) and intervals (whiskers) relative to 1 (vertical line) where nodes to the right of the line indicate increased risk of fatal outcome p < 0.00417 is significant using the Bonferroni correction Of the 218 YF patients for whom vaccination status was reported 44.0% (96) had been previously vaccinated against YFV Vaccination dates were missing for 4 vaccinated individuals Including one patient with an incomplete vaccination date that may have fallen within the period of interest 61 may have received vaccinations within 10 days of symptom onset Including 5 patients with incomplete vaccination dates 6 may have been vaccinated at an age less than 1 year Six vaccinated patients were diagnosed with YF on the basis of serology without confirmatory serum qRT-PCR Considering all patients who received a vaccine at any point there was a marginally significant protective effect for vaccination (RR 0.545 Discounting patients who may have received vaccinations within 10 days of symptom onset or under the age of 1 Potentially having received a vaccine within 10 days of symptom onset had no significant relationship to mortality (RR 2.03 Three YF patients had previously received two doses of the YFV vaccine Initial symptoms and signs presented on the hospital admission of fatal and non-fatal cases columns list the risk factor of interest (in order of odds ratio) the number of patients for which the presence or absence of each symptom was reported on admission and a forest plot on a logarithmic scale illustrating the odds ratio (node) and intervals (whiskers) relative to 1 (vertical line) where nodes to the right of the line indicate increased odds of fatal outcome p < 0.00179 is significant using the Bonferroni correction Many of these markers are non-specific and could reflect multiple processes (e.g. and all could reflect multiple organ dysfunction rather than injury to an isolated organ system Proteinuria was present at any point during the hospitalization in 43.0% of individuals for whom the value was reported (n = 149) and was also significantly associated with death prior to discharge (OR 5.61 Initial basic laboratory values (at admission at HEM) of fatal and non-fatal cases the cutoff value selected for dichotomization the proportion of non-fatal cases above the cutoff the proportion of fatal cases above the cutoff the number of patients for which the value was measured where nodes to the right of the line indicate that a value above the cutoff is associated with a fatal outcome p < 0.00161 is significant using the Bonferroni correction activated partial thromboplastin time; AST ALP and CK; mmol/L for Lac; sec for aPTT; mEq/L for K and HCO3; mg/L for CRP; mmHg for pO2 and pCO2 Of findings identified on abdominal, renal and lung ultrasound exams conducted at any point during subjects’ inpatient courses, only ascites (OR 15.3 [5.54, 48.5]) and loss of renal corticomedullary differentiation (9.62 [3.14, 32.5]) have p-values by Fisher’s exact less than 0.05 with Bonferroni correction (Supplementary Figure 3) Tested serum samples were positive for the presence of YFV RNA from 1 to 26 days post symptom (DPS) onset Among samples on which we performed YFV RNA quantification RNA YFV viral load varied from 15.75 GC/mL to 5.8 × 109 GC/mL (n = 91) The median time to peak of YFV viral load was 5 DPS (IQR 4, 6). Initial log10-transformed viral load (ranging from DPS 1 to 13) varied significantly between fatal and non-fatal cases by t-test (p = 0.01) (Supplementary Figure 4). Log10-transformed viral load remained significantly higher in fatal cases from days 2–3 and 5–7 through day 9 by Wilcoxon rank sum test using the Bonferroni correction (Supplementary Figure 5) an initial viral load > 4.45 log10 copies/ml was significantly associated with death prior to discharge (OR 12.2 In the final multivariate logistic regression model (using 212 complete cases), five factors were significantly related to an increased odds of death prior to discharge: log-transformed AST, log-transformed INR, log-transformed lactate, log-transformed WBC, and age. Sex was marginally significant (OR 4.22, 95% CI 0.272, 9.06, p = 0.0979) but was included in the final model as a potential confounder and because it improved model performance by AIC (Table 1) Likelihood ratio Chi-squared statistic relative to the null model was 162.93 (p = 2.2 × 10–16) The Hosmer-Lemeshow test was not significant confidence intervals and associated p-values for the selected multivariate model which could explain the worse outcomes among old adults during natural infection these results suggest that markers of liver injury and sepsis that are already monitored by clinicians in the course of managing acute hepatitis may also have prognostic significance and white blood cell count are all associated with increased risk of dying while inpatient Differences may also be attributable to approaches in defining threshold optimality VL appears to remain notably higher in fatal cases through DPS 9 suggesting that VL may remain useful as a predictor of severe disease even in late-presenting patients Including a VL test in the YF patient routine could improve their clinical management combining the serological test with PCR even in more advanced days of the infection would likely contribute to more accurate diagnosis we are unable to fully evaluate this possibility with our dataset Our ability to fully filter out patients that fell into one of these categories was limited by incomplete information on patients’ vaccination dates and by the self-reported nature of many patients’ vaccination history It is important to note that our interpretation of this part of the study could be biased due to a lack of information on the patient’s vaccination record and that the YF vaccine continues to be safe It is possible that our exclusion of individuals who were transferred to or from HEM and/or who presented very late in their disease course could bias our assessment of in-hospital outcomes but the overall effect on disease severity in our sample is not clear Excluding individuals who presented > 21 days after symptom onset is likely to exclude milder cases that were no longer at risk for the intoxication phase Transfers to and from HEM occur for a variety of reasons early identification of high-risk cases that may require ICU-level care plays a primary role in management algorithms and other clinical cohorts may improve triage and direct critical care resources during future epidemics The original contributions presented in this study are included in this article/Supplementary material further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author The studies involving humans were approved by Review Boards at Stanford University School of Medicine The studies were conducted in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements Written informed consent for participation in this study was provided by the participants’ legal guardians/next of kin MM: Writing–original draft and writing–review and editing IR: Writing–original draft and writing–review and editing LSP: Writing–original draft and writing–review and editing DR: Writing–original draft and writing–review and editing GC: Writing–original draft and writing–review and editing TM: Writing–original draft and writing–review and editing MP-X: Writing–original draft and writing–review and editing AT-C: Writing–original draft and writing–review and editing BD: Writing–original draft and writing–review and editing AL: Writing–original draft and writing–review and editing Lívia Fulgêncio da Cunha Melo The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research This project was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (grant number R01 AI149614; principal investigators AL and OM-F) and OM-F were supported by Secretaria de Estado de Sauìde de Minas Gerais/Secretaria de Estado de Planejamento de Minas Gerais/Instituto René Rachou/Fundaķăo Oswaldo Cruz and AL were supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)/NIH (grant number 404192-2019-0/R01 AI149614) PA was supported by Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (grant number APQ-01989-18) BD research is supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia e Inovação (CNPq) (grant number 305167/2021-9) Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brazil (CAPES) grant numbers 001 and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) This study was financed in part by Coordenacção de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nıìvel Superior Brazil (grant numbers 88882.348380/2010-1 and 0001/2016) ARCC reports support for this work from Hospital Eduardo de Menezes/Fundação de Hospitais do Estado de Minas Gerais also reports support for this work paid to institution from the US Collaborative Biomedical Research Program/CNPq/Ministério da Saúde/NIH BD and IR report support for this work from Hospital Eduardo de Menezes (provision of study materials) We thank our colleagues from Eduardo de Menezes Hospital Laboratory of Viruses/Federal University of Minas Gerais Institute René Rachou/FIOCRUZ MINAS and the teams of Ezequiel Dias Foundation and Secretary of Health of MG This work was developed in the context of the research group Grupo de Estudos de Pesquisa e Resposta em Febre Amarela do Estado de Minas Gerais and the authors thank all members of the group The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest The authors declare that no Generative AI was used in the creation of this manuscript All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher The Supplementary 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several lakes and reservoirs in Brazil “The magnitude of the current drought is roughly double what the region saw in 2015-2016 the last time a strong El Niño occurred,” said Prakrut Kansara The ongoing drought is attributed in part to El Niño a climate pattern marked by warm water in the equatorial Pacific which has disrupted rainfall patterns in the Amazon basin and September—was substantially below average with some areas receiving 160 millimeters (6 inches) less rain than normal The reduced rainfall led to a fourfold decrease in streamflow across western Amazonas Brazil’s National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN) also noted that an area of warming in the North Atlantic may have contributed to the unusually severe drought This warming could have further shifted rainfall patterns intensifying the drought conditions in the Amazon region The drought has sparked a surge in wildfires particularly in the southern Amazon and Pantanal regions has faced one of its worst fire seasons in decades as reported by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service Smoke plumes from these fires were observed by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) on September 3 the drought has disrupted hydroelectric power generation in Brazil and Ecuador Impassable rivers and transportation disruptions have also made it difficult for some communities to access supplies an Earth system scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center explained: “Low rainfall in the Pantanal during last year’s wet season predisposed this region to a greater risk of fire.” The ongoing drought is also hampering scientific research in the Amazon basin Some research teams working on early warning systems for diseases like malaria have been unable to access critical sites due to low water levels As Kansara noted: “We work with colleagues in Peru and Ecuador on an early warning forecast system for malaria who haven’t been able to access some research sites due to low water levels.” CEMADEN has called the current drought the most intense Brazil has faced in recent history the number of Brazilian municipalities experiencing extreme drought was projected to rise from 216 in September to 293 by the end of October rivers in the Amazon basin fell to record-low levels due to a prolonged drought The drought is linked to El Niño and warming in the North Atlantic reducing rainfall and streamflow across the region The Solimões River and several lakes and reservoirs in Brazil experienced the most significant drops Scientific research efforts have also been hindered by the low water levels Brazil’s CEMADEN has declared the current drought to be the most severe in the country’s history Fire & Safety Journal Americas is a publication of Centurian Media Limited Registered office: 71-75 Shelton Street London Greater London WC2H 9JQ UNITED KINGDOMOperating office: The Maidstone Studios Centurian Media Limited (CML) is 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concealing clutter The bedroom integrated storage unit is in perfect alignment with door architraves It includes playful moving elements that reveal the abstract window openings and control the daylight   Under stair storage with flush doors and minimal joints reduces the need for loose furniture in the living space The frameless glass facade in the living room is the pièce de résistance, providing dramatic views out over the Fonte Boa estate A frameless glass lobby appended to the entrance, slots into the dining space and aids the transition from outside to inside The stark concrete retaining walls of the semi-sunken carpark are set in perfect alignment to the house its elongated form providing an attenuated buffer from the main road  A generous hallway at first floor divides the two bedrooms with the pitched ceiling creating an interior reminiscent of an art gallery An external storage area is neatly incorporated into the carpark walls The adjacent concrete stair draws the eye towards the entrance The meticulous attention paid to the design of fixed furniture is prevalent throughout the house including the kitchen storage units positioned flush with the under stair storage Bound by the picturesque Jerumelo, Sicó and Espinhal mountains, the green Rabaçal valley in central Portugal easily evokes romantic notions of a rural idyll It comes as no surprise that the striking new 180 sq m single family home by Coimbra based João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto is taking full advantage of this remarkable setting Located on a small estate encompassing a vineyard and olive grove Fonte Boa House is sensitively positioned on the western edge of the plot its linear orientation maximising daylight and views whilst carefully interacting with the gentle rolling topography which draws on traditional Portuguese dwellings with a playful pattern of picture frame windows and a streamlined zinc roof is rooted to the sloping scrubland by concrete pad foundations this subtle support system enables the house to preside over the estate with marginal intervention to the landscape Take an interactive tour of Fonte Boa house The stark concrete retaining walls of the semi-sunken carpark are set in perfect alignment to the house, its elongated form providing an attenuated buffer from the main road An external storage room is neatly incorporated next to a concrete stair that draws the eye towards the entrance A simple palette of white walls and timber floors is used throughout the bright interior with key features of the internal layout determining the position of the abstract window openings. Not always for view low level windows cleverly emphasise critical junctions however the pièce de résistance is the living room glazed wall framing dramatic views out over the valley The internal arrangement of each floor is organised in three parts. At ground level a central stair and kitchen divide the dining and living space. At first floor office and hallway divide two bedrooms with the pitched ceiling giving the impression of an almost gallery like space escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox is concealed with generously apportioned integrated furniture The bedroom storage units align millimetre-perfect to adjacent door architraves and the underside of the stair is filled with flush drawers and cabinets allowing plenty of room to sit back with a glass of wine from the vineyard and appreciate the glorious setting Photography: José Campos Large to very large hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rainfall could lead to flooding. 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FORECASTSHARE PHOTOS & VIDEOStore clerk out of hospital after two weeks by Ariana Lubelli SAN ANTONIO — Security camera video from the A-Z Food Mart at the 4000 block of East Southcross captured terrifying moments of an apparent armed robbery "I keep getting flashbacks about what happened and I can't really sleep good,” said Fonteboa It happened October 11 and after two weeks in the hospital and several surgeries Fonteboa is home recovering with his wife and four children he dropped to the ground and tried to duck and run “My first thought was to get just a little bit and then run for cover and as soon as I ran for cover He then realized the pool of blood on the ground I was thinking about my wife and kids and family and I have to be strong to get through this,” said Fonteboa He doesn’t have medical insurance and now has thousands of dollars worth of medical bills from his two-week hospital stay Hundreds of Catholics from various parishes across the Diocese of Tete gathered for Mass on 12 August at the diocesan Shrine of Zobuè to honor and remember two remarkable individuals: Father João de Deus Kamtedza and Father Silvio Alves Moreira revered as the "Martyrs of Chapotera." This event marked the conclusion of the Diocesan phase in the cause for their beatification and canonization Bishop Diamantino Guapo Antunes of Tete praised the two Servants of God as exceptional pastors who shared the suffering of their people tirelessly sought peace and reconciliation and dedicated their human and spiritual qualities to the service of God and humanity The Bishop's words resonated deeply with the faithful who had come to remember them The cause for beatification started on 20 November 2021 and included an extensive inquiry led by a commission appointed by the Bishop of Tete the commission meticulously interviewed contemporary witnesses who had known Father João de Deus Kamtedza and Father Silvio Alves Moreira during their lifetimes These individuals provided valuable insights into the lives and reputation of these two Servants of God were compiled into a comprehensive dossier spanning 1,500 pages The next step in the beatification process involved sealing the dossier and sending it in sealed containers to the representative of the Apostolic Nunciature in Mozambique Bishop Anthony would subsequently forward the dossier to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints at the Vatican for further examination The poignant story of these two Jesuit priests dates back to 30 October 1985 when they met a tragic fate near their mission house in Chapotera Father João de Deus Gonçalves Kamtedza 1930 in Angonia within the province of Tete in 1953 and was ordained a priest on 15 August 1964 in the Lifidzi Mission His dedication to the evangelization of his people took him to various missions where he wholeheartedly embraced the culture In 1983 he moved to Chapotera where he continued to provide pastoral care to the Lifidzi and Chabwalo Missions born on 16 April 1941 in Rio Meão-Vila da Feira entered the Jesuit seminary in 1952 and professed his religious vows in 1959 After theological studies at the Catholic University of Lisbon from 1968 to 1972 he was ordained a priest in Covilhã Father Moreira began his missionary journey in the Diocese of Tete working initially at the Zobuè seminary and later in the parish of Matundo serving primarily in the parish of Amparo in Matola He returned to the Diocese of Tete in September 1984 taking on roles in Satemwa and finally the Lifidzi Mission in Chapotera Father Silvio was known for his courageous and enterprising spirit and his ability to find joy even amid its hardships and risks on 30 October 1985 he and Father João de Deus Kamtedza fell victim to the long and bloody civil war that afflicted the people of Mozambique and its Catholic communities Thank you for reading our article. 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Just click here Too many automated requests from this network A group of Brazilian teens recently brought some of their culture to campers at the Family Y's Camp Lakeside The group spent about three weeks helping lead campers "They have so much energy," said Taffy Kruger Leticia Fonte Boa -- are from Belo Horizonte home to about 2.4 million people and the capital of Brazil's largest state They are one of five groups volunteering at Family Y or similar organizations around Georgia as part of Youth Experience International is a volunteer exchange and capacity-building program designed to encourage international exchange "It's a little bit of an adjustment period for us because it is winter in Brazil," Ema said She said winter temperatures in her country average between 55 and 60 degrees The teens spent more than a week living with host families in Lincoln County and working as camp counselors during the day they spent a week staying at the camp full-time with other counselors "It's beautiful," Filipe said of the rural landscape surrounding the camp on Thurmond Lake The teens were pleasantly surprised by all the trees considering they are from a large urban metropolis They're helping lead small groups of campers Filipe is learning lots of new sports as he leads the sporting group They all appreciate dips in the lake as reprieves from the heat The group mastered the Southern term "y'all" and enjoyed using it "We did not learn that in English classes," Ema said Daniela said she enjoys the sing-song lilt of the Southern English dialect The teens were told to expect to be a little sick from the drastically different cuisine Lalá said she particularly likes sweet tea They are used to having the largest meal of the day at lunch and a light "The breakfast is kind of weird because we have coffee and bread bacon and that kind of stuff," Daniela said the teens said they are enjoying their camp stay and working with the children "They've definitely been a blessing this summer," Kruger said adding that the volunteers are great with the young campers the teens are staying with host families in the Augusta area and spending time touring the local sites including the Augusta Canal Interpretive Center the Morris Museum of Art and a Petersburg Boat ride said about 75 teens go through three months of training and only about 25 lucky ones are chosen for the trip abroad She understands how important a volunteer trip is for the teens "It is the first time for most of them in the South and in this group and truly experiencing," Fonte Boa said they won't be heading home to Brazil right away Many of the teenagers don't plan to make this trip their last to the United States "I would really like (to come back)," Ema said "There's a lot of places I would really like to visit." 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Suscribe x MercoPress, en Español Montevideo, May 5th 2025 - 13:26 UTC Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday signed the documents providing for the demarcation of two indigenous lands in the States of Acre and Amazonas It was also the last step before the final regularization of the areas Lula approved the measure on territories in Rio Gregório an area traditionally occupied by the Katukina and Yawanawá peoples characterized as being occupied by the Kokama people attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva the federal government announced a series of measures including the approval of two indigenous lands and the allocation of public lands for new conservation units “The Amazon is in a hurry to survive the devastation caused by those people who don't want to see the future and have the strength to face the droughts that climate change has already begun to bring,” the president said we're going to have the big climate meeting in Amazonas Everyone on planet Earth is talking about the Amazon it will be the first time that the Amazon will tell the world about its importance,” Lula also pointed out “Protecting our territories means guaranteeing our indigenous lives and facing climate emergencies,” said Indigenous Peoples Minister Sônia Guajaja but we protect 82% of the world's biodiversity And a large part of this preservation is within the Amazon territory,” she also said we need to have our lives and rights guaranteed,” she added Paralyzed throughout Bolsonaro's government the demarcation of indigenous lands has resumed under the current administration President Lula had already signed the demarcation of six territories in April this year the territories of Arara do Rio Amônia The National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI) currently records 761 indigenous lands These areas represent approximately 13.75% of Brazil's territory and are located in all biomes There are 44 delimited areas and 137 under study for demarcation there are around 478 claims by indigenous peoples under prior analysis by FUNAI President Lula also announced Tuesday a series of land actions including the resumption of the Technical Chamber for the Allocation and Land Regularization of Federal Rural Public Lands to advance the social allocation of around 50 million hectares of federal land not yet allocated deforestation alerts in the Legal Amazon fell by 66.11% in August the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) announced Tuesday following the release of the latest data by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) “In the first seven months of this government we saw a 42% reduction in deforestation [in the Amazon] we had a 66.11% reduction in deforestation and a 47.5% reduction in the number of hotspots in the Amazon compared to August 2022,” said Minister Marina Silva during an event at the Planalto Palace while announcing new steps to protect the biome The Legal Amazon encompasses the states of Acre and Tocantins and a part of Maranhão Silva also spoke of a 42% reduction in deforestation in the Atlantic Forest from January to May according to data from the SOS Mata Atlântica Foundation the recent figures show a reversal of the deforestation trend seen in recent months “The Cerrado was on a very strong deforestation trend We are balancing and pushing this curve down thanks to a partnership with the state governments,” she said because more than 60% of the Amazon is within its territory the future of humanity and the world's living conditions depended on Brazil It's a realistic and even scientific realization of the enormous responsibility that lies with Brazilian society and governments If we fail to protect the forest and its peoples we will condemn the world to a brutal increase in CO2 [carbon dioxide] in the atmosphere and rising temperatures,” she said Commenting for this story is now closed.If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page portuguese architect joão mendes ribeiro‘s recently completed ‘house in fonte boa’ a two-storey single family residence based on a small estate located in cantral portugal’s rabaçal valley the property is located on the west side of the land the precise location solidifies the building’s positioning on the sloped terrain a concrete block supports the structure from the sloped topography comprised of a rectangular volume with a zinc-lined pitched roof the form mimics the shape of the traditional housing typography the volume detaches itself from the slope with a concrete base which internally a succession of platforms leads to the entrance of the home which has been organized in three parts: utility a timber cabinet-cum-staircase provides a connection between the two floors while reinforcing the longitudinal direction of the house a relationship between the interiors and the exteriors is consistent addressed by a series of big and small openings; the differing sizes intensifying view and daylight the single large window interrupts the white façade a succession of platforms leads to the entrance of the house a glass windbreak room protects the entrance of the house the kitchen and staircase reinforces the longitudinal organization of the interior the large window frames the green mountainside the staircase leads upstairs and acts as a storage system at the same time the bedrooms are located on the second floor AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style May 27, 2019JPEG The Juruá River emerges from highlands in east-central Peru then winds its way through lowlands in Brazil By the time it empties into the Amazon River near Fonte Boa the river course spans more than 3000 kilometers (2,000 miles) the distance between the river’s source and mouth is only about 1000 kilometers (600 miles) Note the abundance of oxbow lakes flanking the river. These form when parts of wide, curved meanders—oxbows—grow so close together that the river breaks through the bank and creates a more direct route NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey View this area in EO Explorer Heavy sediment loads play a role in making it one of the most sinuous rivers in the Amazon Basin Lowland rivers that carry large volumes of sediment are on the move Most of the sediment that flows into the Atlantic Ocean from the mouth of the river comes from thousands of miles upstream Two rivers meet near the port city of Santarém in the interior of Brazil The course of the Maniqui and other small rivers in the Amazon Basin can shift dramatically in just a few years Sol Duc Cabin  this compact cabin is the latest triumph in a series of small structures by Olson Kundig Architects Sol Duc Cabin The cabin's position and open façade provide the occupants with unimpeded views of the surrounding wilderness The Sol Duc Cabin is made of steel panels that give it a hermetic Sol Duc Cabin\nThese aren’t mere aesthetic elements – they shield the structure from the region's occasional severe weather conditions while opening up to offer more light when required Sol Duc Cabin\nTo add to its ‘near-indestructability’ the house is elevated on four steel pillars Sol Duc Cabin\nIn contrast to its robust exterior the cabin’s interiors are warmly clad with leftover wood Sol Duc Cabin\nThey were designed in a simple layout where the living room and kitchen are located on the lofty lower level Sol Duc Cabin\nThe covered balcony offers a sheltered area to enjoy the views Pobble House\nDesigned by Guy Holloway Architects Pobble House is sited within the sparse Dungeness headland Pobble House\nThree simple forms – clad in larch respectively – define the house's volumes and add character Pobble House\nA glazed sliding door cornering the open-plan kitchen and living room allows direct connection with the outdoors the sliding door is completely concealed by wall pockets Pobble House\nInside the living space fully absorbs the sparse natural surroundings Pobble House\nA linear corridor arranges further interior spaces leading you from living spaces to private bedrooms  Pobble House\nDiscreet furnishings and neutral tones continue throughout the home's three bedrooms with picturesque window views allowing maximum daylight to infiltrate Pobble House\nEquipped with facilities and space for up to ten guests the house fits both purpose and surroundings ideally (it's also available to rent) Pobble House\nMinimal furniture achieves considerate interior spaces which do not detract attention from the expansive views surrounding them A glazed insert within the dining area frames the Dungeness nuclear power station perfectly Pobble House\nRespectful of both the existing local community and surrounding nature the structure's external materiality anticipates a visible an eventual consolidation with the colours of the Dungeness landscape will be achieved Pobble House\nA combination of timber-frame construction synthetic waterproofing and durable exterior cladding makes for a very robust structure indeed Fonte Boa House\nThe subtle support system of concrete pad foundations enables the house to preside over the estate with marginal intervention to the landscape Fonte Boa House\nA simple palette of white walls and timber floors is used throughout the interior with sleek integrated furniture concealing clutter Fonte Boa House\nThe integrated bedroom storage unit is in perfect alignment with door architraves It includes playful moving elements that reveal the abstract window openings and control the daylight Fonte Boa House \nUnder stair storage with flush doors and minimal joints reduces the need for loose furniture in the living space The Houl \nThe main living area of the Dumfriesshire house Chilmark Guest House\nThe 800 sq ft structure comfortably incorporates two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms Chilmark Guest House\nThe choice of materials helps enhance the outdoors experience as well as the light and delicate nature of the building Chilmark Guest House\nSide façade of the house Chilmark Guest House\nSeparating the two bedrooms is a kitchen Normandy House\nSmall but perfectly formed and constructed on a tight budget the building was created as a family holiday home Normandy House\nThe design is minimal with two sole windows cut out on two sides of the structure and a large set of glass doors balancing out the otherwise blind dark volume Normandy House\nA protruding white frame further highlights the openings contrasting the cube's overall black tinted wood cladding Normandy House\nThe property is fitted with high quality thermal insulation that significantly improves its energy performance Normandy House\nThe result is an efficient home with a quiet minimalism at its core Alpine Barn\nThe Treviso-based architects took two years to complete the family holiday home Alpine Barn\nThey removed the historical wooden elements and structural joints of the existing structure for cleaning and restoring and opened up the interior layout to create a spacious living area on the top floor they reinforced the building with a steel structure Alpine Barn\nLooking down to the ground floor Alpine Barn\nOne of the bedrooms of the family home Alpine Barn\nBunk beds on the ground floor Wood Cabin\nFounded by Silvia Schellenberg-Thaut and Sebastian Thaut Atelier St have created a wooden cabin deep in the pinewoods of the March of Brandenburg Wood Cabin\nNestled between the tree trunks dark wood façade and little chimney the external appearance of this weekend hideaway is intended to awaken fairytale associations Wood Cabin\nThe exterior is clad in a dark brown glazed pinewood sheathing Wood Cabin\nBig picture windows flood the cabin with light Wood Cabin\nA ladder leads up to a gallery level above the windows Wood Cabin\nThe cabin factors two bedrooms and one bathroom Call it the effect of 'cabin porn' or urban fatigue but the fascination with the rustic retreat has never been higher While our attachment to technology might once have precluded us from dipping into the off-the-grid lifestyle the pendulum has swung toward a predilection for timber-clad bedrooms elegant woodstoves and enchanting loft ladders Sol Duc Cabin  Sol Duc Cabin The Sol Duc Cabin is made of steel panels that give it a hermetic, bunker-like look when shut Receive our daily digest of inspiration, escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox. Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper* She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006 visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas Ellie has also taken part in judging panels such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022) The Americas it can measure up to 3m long and weigh more than 200kg: Meet the pirarucu one of the world’s largest freshwater fish that is native to the Amazon is now on dinner plates in Rio de Janeiro’s fanciest restaurants thanks to a number of chefs who have championed the delicacy and the indigenous communities who ensure its continued survival there would be nothing left,” said Frederic Monnier the head chef at the city’s hip Brasserie Rosario “What they’re doing for the Amazon is priceless,” added Jessica Trindade an institution in the city’s restaurant scene Chef Marcelo Barcellos uses pirarucu in his moqueca a fish stew swimming in palm oil and seasoned with coriander that is a signature Brazilian dish originating in the northeastern state of Bahia Served with a toasted cassava flour mixture and nuts that come straight from the Amazon basin the moqueca delights foodies’ taste buds and eyes as the white fish contrasts with the yellow flour and green spices The taste is akin to that of other saltwater whitefish like pollock or cod the executive chef and owner of the restaurant Barsa is one of several Rio de Janeiro chefs who have happily added pirarucu to his menu before pirarucu made it to the top tables in the “Marvelous City,” Arapaima gigas — or Amazonian cod as it is sometimes called — almost vanished from menus It was brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to the establishment at a nature preserve of a sustainable fishing program with strict quotas Pirarucu can only be fished from July to November Raising the pirarucu’s profile with Rio de Janeiro’s top chefs has certainly helped The Taste of the Amazon project has helped do that nine chefs traveled to northern Brazil to observe how the Paumari community has established sustainable practices for harvesting pirarucu Through their contact with the indigenous fishermen the chefs learned which parts of the fish are the best without that earthy taste that some freshwater fish have,” Trindade said For Ricardo Lapeyre of the Michelin-starred Laguiole Lab He figured he would take the trip just to learn a bit more about how to cook the fish and bring some new ingredients back to his kitchen “It’s a superior fish — the quality is largely superior to what we get from fish farms,” he said “I became aware of the importance of the forest and the support given to projects that benefit local populations.” the cooperative that manages the sustainable fishing of the pirarucu was pleasantly surprised with how interested the chefs were to take part in the project their understanding of how this fish is good for the Amazon and the need to pay fishermen properly,” Dias said The sustainable fishing project for the pirarucu was put in place 20 years ago from about 2,500 in 1999 to more than 190,000 last year the fishermen are paid 7 reais (US$1.75) per kilo compared with the 4 reais they could count on by selling in local markets restaurants pay a whopping 48 reais per kilo because of transportation costs Leonardo Kurihara — the coordinator of Operation Native Amazon (OPAN) which is overseeing the Taste of the Amazon initiative — said that chefs are vital because “they are at the other end of the chain said that the initiative has cleared the way for new markets for the pirarucu “Sustainable fishing helps preserve the environment and reinforces the autonomy and clear identity of traditional communities,” Rossoni said Be one of the first to try our new activity feed The gravel shoe has laces and a breathable upper; a carbon sole and tensioner wrap system keep it snug on the the foot working in marketing strategy for brands like Fizik “I always had a dream and passion to start my own brand,” Fonte says Launching a business during the height of the Covid pandemic may have seemed like a fool’s errand at the time He dove deep into a year of heavy product development (although his idea had been well-marinated) and in early 2022 he launched Udog and its first product Udog is bringing its third shoe to market with the Distanza gravel shoe and a generous toe box paired with a narrow and deep heel cup but Fonte isn’t worried about taking the long shot “the sport expression that identifies an athlete in competition who is not expected to win but still captures the passion of the fans While the Distanza is Udog’s first foray into the globally growing gravel market the shoe bears all of the same characteristics of its forebears (the Tensione and the Cima) While it’s hard to imagine that a shoe closure system would cause much consternation but “we wanted to present a product that would stand out from the crowd and work with new materials and new system,” he says He lists several pros and cons to using laces mostly functional and some having to do with fashion “You can use softer material on the upper because you don’t have to attach hard parts [like a BOA dia],” Fonte says You can have a nicer fit on your shoes because in between the upper and your foot you have 18 points of contact with the eyelet for the right amount of tension “In general it’s a lighter shoe because you don’t have BOAS we don’t go to restaurants or bars in BOAs.” are significant but not insurmountable for certain riders Laces can’t be adjusted on the fly like BOA dials so a rider can’t tighten their shoes before a sprint or fiddle with them while riding the type of laces Udog uses aren’t an afterthought “We work hard to find the perfect laces that work well for this application,” Fonte says Another standout characteristics of Udog’s shoes Two tensioners pass through the upper of the shoe over the outsole to envelope the foot from the bottom to the top The system is designed to enable a more controlled transfer of power from foot to pedal “allowing the shoe to follow your feet when pulling up,” Fonte says The Distanza has a knit upper and carbon sole The combination — soft and stiff — provides flexibility As for more marriage of function and fashion the Distanza’s outsole features a molded sticky rubber that wraps over the toe and around the heel Fonte says this is for increased durability and protection on the most rugged terrain Both models of the Distanza have carbon in the sole; the $240 version is reinforced with it while the $334 pair has a fully rigid carbon outsole “I wanted to bring some of the Italian style into the shoes “Even though in term of performance and shape the shoes are really America or international-oriented The large toe box was inspired by American brands it has an international or American flavor The high heel cup that’s very snug creates a great grip.” I wore the Distanza on a few rides in Patagonia a place where the terrain provided opportunities to test all its features The gravel roads around Patagonia range from fast and rolling to chunky and technical As a BOA dial convert I was very open to having my mind changed the Distanza really does have the best lace-up system I’ve tried I’ve found that I can’t get them snug enough The soft knit upper of the Distanza really allowed me to cinch the laces tightly But would the flex of the knit upper come to haunt me while mashing the pedals The combination of the stiff carbon sole and the knit upper is truly pulled together by the tension wrap system I didn’t feel like my foot was coming out of the shoe; rather I felt like my foot was moving with the pedal I imagine that these would be great shoes for hike-a-bike terrain and could totally be used 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Berkeley on Wednesday described the unique structure and impressive properties of the dermal armor of the fish They said their findings can help guide development of better body armor for people as well as applications in aerospace design.The fish gets up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighs up to 440 pounds (200 kg) a fish that can breathe air and survive up to a day outside of the water incredible bite strength and deadly feeding frenzies.There long has been an evolutionary arms race in which predators develop ways to kill - like sharp teeth - and other animals develop ways to stay alive like the dermal armor seen in various fish possess all the best attributes of a bullet-proof vest but the elements are better integrated into one solid piece combining imperviousness and flexibility."Such lightweight and tough materials like fish scales are the sexy topics that materials scientists are pursuing," said Wen Yang a UCSD materials scientist who helped lead the study published in the journal Matter."It is true that the natural armor is similar to artificial body armor because of the similar scale overlapping system the natural armor such as these fish scales is tough and much lighter without impeding body flexibility and locomotion," Yang added "Remember that the fish scales were developed through hundreds of millions of years They are very advanced."The researchers conducted laboratory tests of the scales.The scales have a hard mineralized outer layer to resist penetration that is bound to a tough-but-flexible inner layer by collagen – the main structural protein in skin and other connective tissues in the body.This structure means the scales can become deformed when bitten by a piranha but are not torn protecting the fish from injury."We were able to see how the collagen fibers deform without a catastrophic failure including the mechanisms of twisting delamination," Yang said.The study was backed by the U.S Air Force Office of Scientific Research.Reporting by Will Dunham; Editing by Sandra Maler Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. 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