By Rob Bates | April 18 has been named vice president of retail at Blue Nile He tells JCK he hopes to revamp the Signet-owned e-tailer’s 23-store fleet “We’re looking at refreshing the brand,” says Pesqueira we need to elevate the selling ceremony with both brick-and-mortar and online “My background is in storytelling around diamonds As we look at the evolution of the consumer we need a story that resonates with the evolving consumer.” Prior to joining Blue Nile, Pesqueira worked for more than three years at GIA, as vice president of business development vice president of global market development He previously served as a market director for Tiffany & Co as vice president of sales and business development for Hearts on Fire Pesqueira started in the jewelry business at age 17 “We owe the consumer something fun and interesting By Rob Bates May 05 By Annie Davidson Watson May 05 By Brittany Siminitz May 05 By Karen Dybis May 05 2025 © RX USA. 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There are no statistics available for this player Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Thanks for visiting Emanuel Pesqueira is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) often regarded as “the perfect host” from an early age has built a 20-year career mastering luxury hospitality working with esteemed establishments like Crystal Cruises As the founder of Pesqueira Global Luxury Hospitality Consulting & Management Emanuel specializes in crafting world-class experiences for luxury hotels His expertise includes private wine tastings and strategic wine and spirits sales development With a passion for wine and gastronomy shaped by travels to over 3,500 cities Emanuel brings a unique perspective to curating unforgettable guest experiences His mission is to elevate hospitality into an art form ensuring every detail reflects sophistication and personalized care Emanuel joined DWWA for the first time as a judge in 2019 Follow Emanuel on Instagram. See more judges for the 2025 DWWA Joseph Pesqueira can’t remember a time when he didn’t want to be an educator He has achieved that goal and more as he begins his new role as principal of Riverhead Middle School “My passion was always to be with the students and I always wanted to be a building principal Pesqueira worked most recently as Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction he spent five years as social studies supervisor for that district but it seemed like too great of an opportunity to not throw my hat in the ring,” he said He had previously worked at South Country Central School District in Bellport and other districts in Manhattan and the South Bronx The Riverhead Central School District appointed Dr Pesqueira on a probationary basis from July 15 who has replaced former principal Debra Rogers at Phillips Avenue Elementary School..  Pesqueira shared his excitement about starting the school year with the students and community at the middle school in a recent interview with the News-Review Q: What do you hope to achieve during your tenure A: I could go on all day about what I hope to achieve … I really want to put Riverhead Middle School on the map as a place for strong instruction where we welcome all students I want to put a building in place that students want to come to every day and are upset in the afternoon when they have to leave.  create a safe learning environment for our students And the second part of that is making sure that every day one of the things I mentioned about Riverhead is it’s such an amazing place in terms of the community and I think bringing the community in more there are things that kids will do that make you smile it’s really great to be with the kids and see their progress one of the best days every year for me was graduation and seeing those students walk across the stage and every single one of them has a story you played a role in making sure that story was a successful one The idea of doing that as a principal and then four or five years from now watching them cross that stage for graduation it’s an exciting thought and it’s something that really pushes me every day While we’re now back into a situation where we’re pretty close to normal you’re seeing some of the adverse effects in terms of the learning loss is the social-emotional piece; we have to get these students back to a place where they feel connected.  and students connected to their devices 24/7 That all has an adverse effect moving forward One of the things that we as a learning community are going to look to do this year is make sure that we bring back socialization we help students to understand how valued they are and really try to bring it back to a pre-pandemic experience where devices might be something that is a part of their life A: He was wonderful throughout the whole process … he was unbelievable His best advice to me was to make sure you rely on the people who have the knowledge in the building He told me how great this teaching staff was you get an opportunity that wasn’t expected and you just kind of run with it I really look forward to being at the homecoming and the sporting events and community events and just kind of immersing myself in the community A meet-and-greet for students and their families will take place at Riverhead Middle School Wednesday and Thursday Pesqueira said he also plans an assembly to let students know of exciting plans for the school year including a plan to bring a pep rally to the school There were many tearful hugs among the approximately 100 family members firefighters and EMTs who gathered Saturday at the.. A kaleidoscope of spring colors — periwinkle foxglove Leon Maurice Creighton of Greenport Village died Monday Support us Riverhead Middle School has a new principal Joseph Pesqueira of Smithtown was appointed to the position by the Riverhead Board of Education in a special meeting last night Pesqueira succeeds Stephen Hudson, who was named principal at Phillips Avenue School following the retirement of Debra Rodgers last month Pesqueira will be paid a base salary of $168,000 according to the resolution approved by the board in a 4-1 vote Trustee Chris Dorr voted no without comment Trustee Virginia Healy was present for the meeting but experienced internet connectivity problems Healy’s audio and video feeds went out before the vote was called Pesqueira’s appointment is effective today and continues through July 14 At the board’s organizational meeting last week Assistant Principal Laura Arcuri was named interim middle school principal comes to Riverhead from the Oyster Bay-East Norwich school district in Nassau County career technologies and service learning until August 2021 when he was elevated to the position of assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction according to the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Schools website Pesqueira’s previous experience includes teaching high school social studies in New York City public schools where he also served as social studies department coordinator at Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics for four years He holds a doctorate in educational leadership and administration from St a master’s degree from Stony Brook University and a bachelor’s degree from Marist College The survival of local journalism depends on your support. 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By continuing to use & browse this site, we assume you agree to our Privacy Policy Many well-known foodies call SDSU their alma mater affectionately known to locals as the Fish Taco King who founded Rubio’s in 1983 in Pacific Beach the owner of Woodstock’s Pizza (with one location just six minutes from SDSU) Here are five more alumni in San Diego who will make you say This story was published in the Fall 2023 Issue of SDSU Magazine Adams Avenue in Kensingtonponcesrestaurant.com Ponce’s Mexican Restaurant typically closes between Christmas and New Year’s to allow its staff some well-deserved family time accounting) starts each year by wading through a series of dejected-sounding voicemails. “We get so many people who grew up in San Diego coming home for the holidays only to find out we’re closed,” he says. That’s the kind of hold Ponce’s has had over the Kensington neighborhood ever since Ponce Meza Sr opened the location on Adams Avenue in 1969 much has changed since they took the reins from their father in 2000 including a new North County location that’s open during that holiday window But the family feel is much the same. “It’s a generational thing,” Rocio says children and grandchildren all eating here and they’ve all been coming forever.” What gets people in the door is Mexican comfort food in large portions including the crowd-pleasing chile relleno plate Many recipes are the same as what Ponce Sr brought to Kensington 54 years ago: They still use cheddar in the cheese enchiladas and Uptown might just riot if they didn’t. The influence of the Meza siblings can be found in the full bar — featuring margaritas where one can actually taste the tequila — and in the expanded dining room where a diner feel has given way to a stylish notes that the restaurant has become something of an Aztec hangout in recent years despite its lack of a television the room often fills up on men’s basketball game nights. “I want to keep this restaurant that my dad started back in 1969 going on forever,” Rocio says Adams Avenue in Normal Heightshannasgourmetsd.comWhile enjoying one of Hanna’s Gourmet globally inspired takeout dinners Because the venerable Normal Heights restaurant is here to take you on a journey — and that means being on the move constantly. One week it’ll be Italian family style it’s because I get bored easily,” says Hanna Tesfamichael (’91 “Changing things keeps me passionate.” She pauses and smiles. “Because it sure doesn’t make business sense.” Yet there’s no denying Tesfamichael’s business acumen Since opening Hanna’s Gourmet as a catering business in 2008 she has navigated an economic downturn and a global pandemic through prudent decision-making she has opened her dining room and full bar to the public only for her popular Sunday brunch This is when she serves up her greatest hits pop-up dinners or private events. The global twist harks back to her childhood in Ethiopia She was 13 years old when a family friend returned from studying in the U.S consuming international cookbooks — and learning how to fuse disparate recipes and ingredients — became Tesfamichael’s passion and future area of study. The influence of SDSU’s food and nutrition program can be found in the wholesomeness of her entrees and she always cooks with health in mind. Tesfamichael was also empowered by professor emerita Audrey Spindler whose mentorship helped guide her through homesickness and the isolation she felt as the only international student and only Black student in many of her classes. “She was my backbone,” Tesfamichael says. Years later Spindler became a Hanna’s Gourmet patron — one of the many locals embarking on a delicious global journey India Street in Mission Hillselindiosandiego.net“What is El Indio?” It was the $1,000 answer in the Kid Cuisine category on “Jeopardy!” and host Ken Jennings offered up a doozy: “San Diego’s El Indio restaurant claims Ralph Pesqueira created these diminutive items by adapting flautas.” Contestants Ray Claire and Lloyd stood in silence until the distinctive three beeps signaled time was up. “That’s perhaps the origin of the taquito,” Jennings said. Of all the information gleaned from the Jan Claire and Lloyd were most certainly not San Diegans they would have known the best-selling item of the Mexican restaurant that was established in 1940 and has graced the corner of India and Winder streets in Mission Hills since 1947. Jennifer Pesqueira (’94 She only found out about the game show shoutout when a family member on the East Coast who happened to be watching called her excitedly on the phone. “The next day the customers were like ‘Hey we saw you on ‘Jeopardy!’” Jennifer says “It was really cool. “I loved that no one knew the ‘question,’” she adds Jennifer is the third generation of Pesqueiras to run El Indio following in the footsteps of her grandfather a former California State University trustee gradually stepped away from the business early in the COVID-19 pandemic. But El Indio remains El Indio. Longtime customers will still recognize the friendly feel brightly colored dining room and hearty staples including their top-selling taquitos (the choices are beef chicken and potato). “My grandfather passed when I was 11 so he never got to see me working here,” Jennifer says “I think sometimes I still feel his presence around me My dad trained me in all things El Indio for over 30 years La Mesa Boulevard in La Mesathehillspub.comJason “Rocky” Nichols (’08 hospitality and tourism management) and his cousin Chad Cline own an eclectic portfolio of San Diego–area watering holes stretching from the Gaslamp Quarter to East County But whichever one you choose to pull up a stool in you’ll find yourself at Grandma’s house. “Think of the stereotypical grandma what’s the first thing she’s going to do?” says Nichols What are you up to?’ “It kind of gives you that good feeling.” The original grandma’s house is The Waterfront Bar & Grill The cousins bought the establishment from Nichols’ grandmother Nancy Nichols who was a fixture at the bar for decades. As Nichols tells it he never intended to go into the family business He attended SDSU with the dream of pursuing a career in the hotel and tribal casino industries. But a funny thing happened while he was tending bar at the Waterfront to earn a little extra cash Nichols started applying some of the hospitality concepts he was learning at SDSU And they began to pay off. “It was all of these little things like systems and promotions and new hire trainings,” Nichols says It was almost like instant gratification to implement something and have it work He and two “knucklehead buddies,” as he calls them managed to scratch together enough money in 2010 to open Eastbound Bar & Grill in Lakeside a short distance from where the three had played football at El Capitan High School. “Eastbound was where I got my master’s,” Nichols says smiling. Nichols and Cline then established Werewolf American Pub downtown and The Hills Pub in La Mesa Sycamore Den in Normal Heights and Aero Club in Middletown. Nichols credits the lessons he learned at SDSU for keeping him ready to adapt “SDSU taught me how to learn,” he says. “That’s the biggest thing in the restaurant industry Understanding that you know you don’t know everything.” India Street in Mission Hillssaffronthai.com today that it’s hard to imagine a time when it was largely unknown. Yet when Su-Mei Yu (’68 MSW) started dishing out her now famous Thai chicken in Mission Hills in 1985 she had to allay some serious suspicions. With an intention to educate the public she practiced patience with people who were doubtful about what she was serving. “Thai food was still a novelty at that time,” she says who came from Thailand to Kentucky in 1961 at the age of 15 to attend high school had a knack for winning people over. What she started with a tiny storefront a custom-made chicken roasting machine and a single employee became Saffron a mainstay of the San Diego restaurant scene. It also turned Yu into something of a celebrity as an author of Thai cookbooks and a guest chef on shows such as “Today,” “Martha Stewart Living” and “Good Morning America.” She even hosted her own show on KPBS SDSU restaurant guide Santo Domingo.- Journalist Diego Pesqueira has been appointed as the new Director of Communications and Public Relations of the Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (Minerd) is officialized in Departmental Order 51/2023 The new role for Pesqueira involves overseeing the communication strategies and public relations activities for Minerd an Educational and Cultural Platform of the Dominican Republic Diego Pesqueira’s inauguration into his new responsibilities was conducted by Clara Joa This change in leadership is part of Minerd’s ongoing efforts to enhance its educational and cultural initiatives in the Dominican Republic Local January 9 Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" North Coast Economy Local Bavaro & Punta Cana DominicanToday.com - The Dominican Republic News Source in English When Map Pesqueira learned that he was losing the Army ROTC scholarship that would pay three years of tuition at the University of Texas at Austin he did what anyone in need of financial support would do: He set up a GoFundMe page to request help paying for his next year of college Pesqueira knew he was trans from a young age and also grew up surrounded by the military my grandfather served as a Navy sailor in the Vietnam War so the military has been in my family and has a heavy influence on me." Pesqueira remembers going to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio who worked as a funeral director and worked on funerals at the base he would come home and give me the unit coins that soldiers gave to him and I was really fascinated by these coins and their uniqueness and exclusivity to members of the military And that's sort of how I started falling in love with it," he told INSIDER by phone.  "I would watch basic training videos for the Army before school and I knew that's exactly what I wanted to do when I grew up." But he also knew that he needed to live his life in a body that matched who he was inside Pesqueira recounted an early memory of visiting Santa Claus at age 5 or 6 Pesqueira began medically transitioning when he turned 18 even with the looming threat of Trump's ban on transgender troops making its way to the Supreme Court and I was fortunate enough to go to a school where identities like mine were accepted and there was.. I wasn't the only transgender person at my school and it was very freeing to be able to express myself." Pesqueira thought the idea of a ban on transgender troops was so absurd that it couldn't possibly be enacted the tweets about Trump's intention to bar trans people had already come out I fully knew that there was a possibility that this could be a policy that would actually be created," he said.  'There's no way that this is actually going to happen,'" he said Pesqueira said he received the scholarship in May 2018 "I would commission as a second lieutenant as a signal officer or military intelligence officer and eventually [become] a public relations officer working out on the West Coast," he said.  "but I also have a love for the military." A role as a public affairs officer would merge his two passions.  Pesquiera said he was assigned an advisor from the Department of Defense who would help him navigate the issues arising from the possible ban Since the scholarship wouldn't go into effect until his sophomore year in college dramatic changes could happen before it went into effect.  Pesqueira said it was never clear whether he had joined the military under the previous policy of accepting trans troops effective when he received the scholarship — or under the new policy Trans people are allowed to serve if they have lived in their birth sex for at least three years prior to enlistment.  The Department of Defense spokesperson told The Daily Beast, "The student's gender identity did not impact his status in the ROTC program The scholarship offer was contingent upon meeting the standards required of all prospective recruits; the student did not meet these standards," further stating "The offer was contingent upon meeting service entry standards There are a wide range of medical conditions that make prospective recruits unfit for military service It would be improper to discuss the medical history of a particular candidate." Defense Department spokeswoman Jessica Maxwell confirmed the conditions of the offer to Pesqueira and declined to comment further.  After the media began covering Pesqueira's story he got an unusual invitation: to meet with Caitlyn Jenner for "Good Morning America." "I never expected an outreach from Caitlyn Jenner," Pesqueira said "She was just as astounded by the trans ban as anybody was." Jenner presented Pesqueira with a check for $25,000 to help finance his education "What I've learned from this whole situation is the military [...] is the right choice it's just not the right time," Pesqueira said "I'll drop whatever I'm doing to go achieve the dream that I wanted when I was a kid of serving in the military There's no doubt that I would pursue that." becoming the face of how the trans ban is affecting real people Pesqueira is more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it But despite his newfound advocacy — he made an appearance at this year's GLAAD awards — Pesqueira is still just a teenager "I think people tend to forget that I'm just a normal 19-year-old college student working to get an education," Pesqueira said.  Read the obituary brother and loving son was granted his angel wings on January 5th He is preceded in death by his grandfather Anjel Miskai and Uncle Jose "Kito" Pichardo but those who loved him understood that he would regret any chances he didn't take He was a young man with an old soul who had an infectious smile Visitation will be held at MARTINEZ FUNERAL CHAPELS on Friday 2017 at Our Lady Queen of all Saints at 9:00 a.m. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community Sign up to get the most recent local obituaries delivered to your inbox Read the obituary. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Gabriela Pesqueira / The AtlanticJanuary 3 2022 ShareSave Congratulations: You’ve made it to 2022 Perhaps you’ve already listed 300 New Year’s resolutions covering the hyper-doable (wash your sheets once a week) the niche (perfect your treble jig so your hot Irish step-dance coach will love you) and the ambitious (this is the year you write your novel) Perhaps you’ve also felt a deep shame for failing resolutions past Here comes another year of saying I’ll do things that So I’ve resolved to not make any resolutions this year only 6 percent of people who made a resolution were able to fully meet it You might figure that declaring resolutions doesn’t hurt, even if you don’t complete them. But that’s not necessarily true. The very act of goal setting can undermine results if it feels like homework: One study that directed people to practice flossing or origami making found that focusing on the desired result actually predicted lower achievement If goals are too narrow or too challenging or too many are attempted at once they can obscure the bigger picture or lead people to focus disproportionately on short-term gains Thus Ordóñez’s paper “Goals Gone Wild” advises businesses to think of goal setting as “a prescription-strength medication that requires careful dosing and close supervision.” And she told me that she thinks similar principles can apply to New Year’s resolutions: Spending too much energy on them can distract you from other tasks and from your relationships; feeling like you’re failing to meet them can lead you to give them up entirely Of course, some people—unlike me—actually fulfill their resolutions. But they’re not always happier. (Ha ha!) Psychologists call this “hedonic adaptation”: You may feel buzzed about your achievement Pretty soon you’ll be thinking about another insufficiency to target You may keep striving without ever really pausing to feel proud of your success—or to reassess whether you were chasing the right ends to begin with Read: Do Olympic-level achievements make people happy? the problem isn’t just with how we define or pursue our goals; it’s with the very idea of prioritizing tangible outcomes Assessing our personal progress in terms of resolutions leads us to aspire to things that we can cross off a list “We often measure things that are easy to measure,” Ordóñez told me perhaps this year we can reflect on why those outcomes matter to us in the first place the director of a therapy practice in San Diego illustrated how to do so with an example from her own life constantly setting and breaking new fitness goals But when she questioned why she agonized over a number on a scale she realized that she really cared that her children didn’t see her as a sedentary person She’s since reached a place where she feels healthier and proud of the mother her kids look up to Stoddard didn’t start and finish any one tidy goal but she’s guided by a considered understanding of what she loves and prioritizes These aren’t accomplishments—they’re more like gratitudes or road signs for my future self to follow They remind me that my life can be beautifully inconsequential and the things that make me most human are not particularly unique or impressive there will be no ledger recording how frequently I exercised or wrote in my journal or got promoted I hope to have been a dedicated daughter and sister a kind stranger; I hope I helped tell stories that maybe changed a few people’s minds By Victoria Gomelsky | December 22 Richard Pesqueira, a 30-year industry veteran who most recently served as director of Tiffany & Co.’s Las Vegas market, has joined the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) as vice president of business development Based at GIA’s global headquarters in Carlsbad GIA’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer GIA senior vice president of business development and beneficiation will shift her focus to long-term strategic projects at GIA “Richard’s talent and experience are a tremendous addition to GIA helping us connect even more meaningfully with our industry stakeholders as we work every day to protect consumers and ensure their trust in gems and jewelry,” Buntz said in a statement “As GIA advances our work with retailers to address consumer demands for more information on the sustainability building out our team with Richard’s skills and insight is a major step forward.” Pesqueira got his start in the industry at Rogers Jewelry He spent five years as vice president of sales and business development at Hearts On Fire including managing key aspects of the Hearts On Fire/Chow Tai Fook integration he was responsible for all retail product training The GIA Graduate Gemologist then spent three years as the famed retailer’s director in the high-profile Las Vegas market “With its vast retailer and alumni networks and the trust of both the trade and the public GIA is leading the transformation that will keep the gem and jewelry industry relevant and successful today and well into the future,” Pesqueira said in a statement “I am excited to be part of GIA’s important consumer protection mission bringing products and services to retailers that benefit their customers and their businesses.” This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man who they say shot his brother-in-law in the leg at a family gathering in Guadalupe was being held Tuesday in a county jail on suspicion of aggravated assault endangerment and disorderly conduct with a weapon Pesqueira had a verbal argument early Sunday with his brother-in-law and grew so angry that he told several people he wanted to shoot the man Sunday for a family gathering southwest of Baseline Road and Priest Drive where the argument continued as soon as Pesqueira's brother-in-law arrived Pesqueira fired several warning shots before shooting his brother-in-law in the leg,sheriff's investigators say Deputies say the victim's wife and two children were in a car a few feet away Another man managed to get out of the vehicle and hide the victim behind it or sign up for a new account to continue reading We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content THIS SERVICE IS THE EXACT REPLICA OF OUR NEWSPAPER  - PAGE BY PAGE AS IF IT WERE IN YOUR HANDS Get Started in accessing our paid content at no additional fee for the duration of your membership. To signup for a new membership please click here. no promotional deals were found matching that code Amanda Pesqueira of Chino Hills hikes on Mt Baldy in preparation for a climb of 19,341-foot Mt She will carry the Chelsea Football Club flag as a tribute Kilimanjaro will be steep and at times painful but Amanda Pesqueira is determined to make it to the top of Africa’s highest peak on July 8 of Chino Hills will make the climb to honor her brother She will carry a symbol of a special bond between them: a flag representing the Chelsea Football Club “I have been a Chelsea supporter for 12 years now and I got my brother into it as well,” Ms “We would go to the Olde Ship British Pub & Restaurant in Santa Ana to watch the matches and he always loved going.” played water polo for Damien High and graduated from Arizona State University on a full-ride scholarship He aspired to work in the law enforcement field or possibly join the military Pesqueira said she saw no signs indicating something was wrong with her brother Her primary motivation to climb the mountain is to raise funds for The International Association for Suicide Prevention “I want to raise awareness about suicide just as much as I want to remember his life,” she said “Not everybody is equipped to know when something is wrong Pesqueira won a free climb through a company called “Private Kilimanjaro” which specializes in charity challenges She will ascend the mountain with Ossie Osgood a friend she met in London while studying abroad last summer will carry a banner for Save the Children and Help a Capital Child Pesqueira is a Cal State Fullerton business major with an emphasis on marketing and works at Parkway Postal at Chino Hills Parkway and Pipeline Avenue She attended Country Springs Elementary School Her training includes daily gym workouts and climbing Mt Ms. Pesqueira said the name of the … For MORE click HERE to login there are no recent results for popular videos Would you like to receive our breaking news news This is the exact replica of our weekly printed paper Would you like to receive our news updates Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. 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Volume 5 - 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2017.00155 This article is part of the Research TopicEcology and Evolution of Plants under Domestication in the Neotropics View all 21 articles A wealth of plant species used by humans for different purposes originated and domesticated in the Mesoamerican region Papaya (Carica papaya) is the third most cultivated tropical crop worldwide and it has been hypothesized that Mesoamerica is the most likely center of its origin and domestication many wild populations of papaya occur throughout Mesoamerica and hence represent the gene pool of genetic variability for further evolution and future crop management a dearth of information exists regarding the status of wild populations of papaya We review the evidence on the extant wild populations of papaya we synthetize what is known on the domestication history of the species including the domestication syndrome that distinguishes wild and domesticated papayas we make an account of the use of genetic markers to assess genetic diversity of wild and domesticated papaya and discuss the importance of papaya as the first species with a transgenic cultivar to be released for human consumption and one that has its complete genome sequenced Evidence from different disciplines strongly suggest that papaya originated and was domesticated in Mesoamerica and that wild populations in the region possess high genetic diversity compared to the domesticated papaya we outline papaya as an excellent model species for genomic studies that will help gain insight into the domestication process and improvement of papaya and other tropical crops Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a fast-growing, short-lived, tropical tree, cultivated for its fruit, papain, pectin, and antibacterial substances (Niklas and Marler, 2007). Nowadays papaya is grown widely in tropical and subtropical lowland regions around the world, and the trade amounted nearly $200,000 million dollars by 2009 (Evans and Ballen, 2012) (A) Wild female papaya tree with fruits in Yucatan (B) Wild population of Carica papaya in Yucatan intermediate form fruits (possible hybrid between wild and domesticated plants) and domesticated papaya fruit (Maradol variety) exhaustive efforts should be made to know and preserve this important species in its wild form because papaya is one of the most economically important tropical crops in the world and wild populations still occur naturally the species represents an ideal system to study we present a review of the existent knowledge on the origin and discuss the usage of genetic and genomic methods to study the domestication of this valuable species This morphological synapomorphy supports the family phylogeny Further evidence is offered by the origin of the Yh chromosome in cultivated hermaphrodite individuals of papaya (VanBuren et al., 2015). By sequencing the entire male-specific region of the Y chromosome and comparing it with the previous sequences of the hermaphrodite-specific region of the Yh chromosome, (Wang et al., 2012) ,VanBuren et al. (2015) found that the Yh chromosome possess lower nucleotide diversity as compared to the Y This reduced variability is consistent with a genetic bottleneck scenario possibly brought about by domestication and suggests that dioecy is ancestral in C Given the ubiquity of dioecy in wild populations of papaya in Mesoamerica an origin for the species in this region is a more parsimonious hypothesis genomic studies can aid to determine the origin of some innovations related with domestication The higher genetic diversity was found in locations of southern Mexico suggesting this region as a genetic reservoir for the species (see below) coupled with the lack of information on the state of many wild varieties of important crop species warn us about the relevance of studying and conserving wild populations and wild relatives of papaya and other crop species Moreover, because the papaya seeds have a moderate period of longevity, it is likely that this trait aided to its rapid spread throughout the tropics, where it has existed practically since man has recorded modern history (Schroeder, 1958). Nowadays, there are many varieties of papaya cultivated in most tropical and subtropical regions of the world, differing in traits such as fruit size, color, flavour, and tree size (Moore, 2014) several varieties of papaya are cultivated around the world Genetic knowledge of papaya has been accelerated with the advances in molecular markers, linkage and physical maps, comparative genomics studies, and the sequencing of its genome (Tripathi et al., 2014). For genetic diversity studies, some molecular markers have been developed for papaya, mainly SSRs (Ocampo et al., 2006; Eustice et al., 2008; De Oliveira et al., 2010a; Fang et al., 2016) most studies have focused on cultivated papaya with a dearth of studies addressing the genetic diversity and structure of wild populations Populations that inhabit forest fragments showed a reduced genetic diversity these studies suggest that wild papaya has maintained genetic connectivity among populations throughout time; however populations are becoming recently structured probably due to human disturbances of its natural habitat rendering important conservation concerns for the species in its wild form Efforts to conserve the natural genetic resources of the species should be addressed as well to assure the conservation of the domesticated varieties through genetic improvement Years of selective breeding would explain the low genetic diversity in the domesticated papayas brought about the domestication bottleneck there are no studies evaluating the ecological and evolutionary consequences of this phenomenon Considering the introduction of transgenic papayas amid the natural distribution of wild populations of C would represent a potential ecological risk that demands consideration In spite of these advances, many questions remain unsolved for papaya, mainly for the wild counterpart. For example, the lack of knowledge about the consequences of gene flow from domesticated and/or transgenic populations. Moreover, few studies have evaluated genetic regions of wild individuals (standing variation) for crop improvement purposes (but see Vázquez Calderón et al., 2014) Plant domestication represents one of the most relevant events in human history papaya is one of the most important economically crop species worldwide evolutionary history and domestication process of such species is necessary to maintain food security in the future and counteract upcoming threats of overpopulation and climate change The understanding of the origin and domestication of crop species has become a topic of great interest and has advanced importantly through combining approaches from diverse disciplines (Martínez-Ainsworth and Tenaillon, 2016) Papaya represents the third most produced crop in the tropics worldwide and an important source of commercial uses for humans It was most probably originated and domesticated in Mesoamerica where wild populations still occur and distribute in Mexico and Central America wild papayas play an important role in the regeneration of their natural habitat and possess high levels of genetic variation representing the genetic wealth and evolutionary potential of the species papaya is an excellent model for genomic studies as it is one of the first plant species to have its complete genome sequenced there is still much more knowledge needed from this important species mainly about its wild populations and the evolutionary process of domestication MC-P and JN-F conceived the review and the outline JN-F reviewed drafts of the manuscript and contributed to writing the final version Both authors were involved in the final editing and review of the paper Funding was provided by Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) and Dirección General del Sector Primario y Recursos Naturales Renovables of Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) project WQ003 “Análisis para la determinación de los centros de origen y diversidad genética de Carica papaya (Caricaceae).” The 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 handling Editor declared a shared affiliation with one of the authors JN and states that the process nevertheless met the standards of a fair and objective review We thank Rosalinda Tapia-López for her help in logistics and lab work in our studies with papaya Global agricultural intensification during climate change: a role for genomics A phylogenetic analysis of the genus Carica L.(Caricaceae) based on restriction fragment length variation in a cpDNA intergenic spacer region Sex determination in flowering plants: papaya as a model system (Caricaceae) con la rehabilitación de este último Google Scholar Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation The structure of morphological and genetic diversity in natural populations of Carica papaya (Caricaceae) in Costa Rica A dated phylogeny of the papaya family (Caricaceae) reveals the crop's closest relatives and the family's biogeographic history “The phylogeny of the Caricaceae,” in Genetics and Genomics of Papaya Google Scholar Chávez-Pesqueira Genetic diversity and structure of wild populations of Carica papaya in Northern Mesoamerica inferred by nuclear microsatellites and chloroplast markers Chávez-Pesqueira Habitat fragmentation threatens wild populations of Carica papaya (Caricaceae) in a lowland rainforest Colunga-GarcíaMarín doi: 10.1663/0013-0001(2004)58[S101:DOPIML]2.0.CO;2 CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge “Morphological and isozyme characterization of common papaya in Costa Rica,” in I International Symposium on Papaya Google Scholar Polymorphic microsatellite marker set for Carica papaya L and its use in molecular-assisted selection Polymorphism of microsatellite markers in papaya (Carica papaya L.) 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Tucson Police Department has nearly two-dozen women ranked sergeant or higher, and local fire agencies have long had women in leadership positions, including former Northwest Fire Chief Cheryl Baker Meet five local women who shared why they chose public safety work and how their career paths and their job — and lives — have been affected by the pandemic Lauren Pettey talk with a man outside a Safeway store at 1551 W when most people were doing everything they could to avoid a trip to the hospital Lauren Pettey was walking into them on a regular basis It was a routine part of her job as a detective-sergeant in Tucson Police Department's child abuse unit We're dealing with infants and young children that automatically go to the hospital so detectives were going into the hospital with COVID patients," Pettey said "The times when we'd respond to houses and do an investigation there But (the pandemic) didn’t change the types of calls we'd respond to." Pettey was also working collateral assignments in hostage negotiation and on the mobile field force team after graduating from the UA with a degree in public administration In her nearly 13 years with the department she has worked undercover with the Counter Narcotics Alliance has been a detective in the child sexual assault unit and spent some time as a supervisor in the domestic violence unit Pettey started working as patrol lieutenant for TPD's Operations Division West She's responsible for several patrol squads an undercover surveillance squad and the red tag and alarm unit Pettey is especially proud of the efforts TPD has taken in recent years to help address substance use or mental health disorders and find environmental solutions to community problems saying they're "leaps and bounds ahead of other agencies." "Helping people is why I became a police officer," she said "I'm a huge proponent of interacting with the community Pettey also loves the support that comes with working for TPD saying she has made friends that are more like family "This is a very tight-knit agency," she said Pettey has noticed an increasing number of women applying for jobs in law enforcement which she says is great for the profession as women have excellent verbal communication and problem-solving skills "A lot of women are under the impression that it's a male-dominated field I'm 5’2” and weigh 120 pounds," Pettey said "As long as you want to do the job and you're willing to put in the work to do it Liliana Pesqueira is a 23-year veteran with the Tucson Fire Department and currently a training captain a position that has been on her bucket list for years there wasn't much Lily Pesqueira wasn't prepared to handle but temporarily stepping into the role of single parent was definitely a complication A training captain with Tucson Fire Department Pesqueira has been married to Tucson chef Maria Mazon for more than a decade and is used to the chaotic lifestyle that can accompany restaurant ownership But when Mazon left town to compete on the Bravo network's "Top Chef Portland," Pesqueira had a whole new level of chaos to handle She was lucky in that TFD's latest recruit class had just graduated but Pesqueira had a reticent student of her own living right inside her home did not like (online school) and had to have constant supervision I think that was the greatest challenge: Online school and getting him what he needed when Maria was gone," Pesqueira said "The people I worked with out here were great 'Take care of what you need to take care of While the shutdown didn't so much affect Pesqueira's job as academy classes continued with modifications it had a profound effect on Mazon's prior to her leaving for Portland Mazon's longtime restaurant Boca Tacos y Tequila never completely closed remaining open for delivery and window-service Pesqueira's TFD family was there to help ease the burden "The fire department came through in a huge way," Pesqueira said "We had entire stations come through and order dinner Pesqueira said it doesn't escape her how fortunate she and Mazon are to have both TFD and the community's support Pesqueira started her career with Rural Metro Fire 23 years ago She said her current position in training has been on her bucket list for years "One of the reasons I came out here was to improve as a teacher," Pesqueira said "This part of the training division has the most pride and teamwork Seeing how they become 40 individuals into one team at the end They go through a lot of shared hardship and successes and the ins-and-outs of 22 weeks of going through a very rigorous academy." Pesqueira said she has seen a "definite change" in the attitude and cultures surrounding women in fire protection since she started out "I used to focus on the fact that I was a female on the job," she said Pesqueira said she tries to take that mentality with her wherever she goes "Me being a fire captain and my wife being an executive chef we both work in very male-dominated jobs," Pesqueira said "We have our son who we're just trying to teach that: You can do anything you want." Leslie Gallaher of the Tucson Police Department talks with a resident during a Coffee with a Cop event Leslie Gallaher has never been one to sit still Throughout her 16 years with the Tucson Police Department she has worked in the field response unit and the neighborhood crimes unit has worked undercover in the narcotics unit and was a hostage negotiator for eight years was promoted to sergeant for TPD’s Operations Division West also known as “Team 2,” the same team with which she began her law enforcement career in 2005 The constant change of pace prevents the job from getting boring because doing the same job for 20 to 25 years can become boring without trying something new and it's just every single day is something new which really helps me get through the monotony,” she said Gallaher experienced a new change on the job — COVID-19 safety protocols there's not a lot of modifications you can do to work you can't separate from everybody all the time,” Gallaher said “There's still emergencies that we have to go to and there would be times when people would be positive for COVID The pandemic also impacted Gallaher’s personal life when her wife’s 92-year-old grandmother died from COVID-19 Gallaher and her wife could not visit before she died Gallaher and her fellow officers tried to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 while on the job by limiting their contact with the public by responding to non-emergency calls over the phone emergency calls still required an in-person police response TPD’s Operations Division West where Gallaher works has received nearly 14,500 calls for service accounting for 41.5% of TPD’s total emergency call requests Despite the large intake of emergency calls including violent and dangerous response calls Gallaher said that she has a great and rewarding job that any woman could be successful in Although law enforcement is primarily a male-dominated field Gallaher believes that TPD is doing a good job recruiting and promoting women so there's nothing that TPD limits you to do based on your gender,” said Gallaher adding that women in those positions are good role models for new recruits “You can do any job on this assignment just as well And if you're like me and you don't want to sit still it's perfect because there's always something else you can do or move around.” Jenn Akins is a deputy fire marshal with Golder Ranch Fire District she is in charge of reviewing construction plans for any new buildings and existing buildings that are seeking modifications as she prepares to spend the next 168 hours ready to go on a moment's notice As a deputy fire marshal with Golder Ranch Fire District Akins is part of the on-call rotation for fire investigations which didn't change at all during the pandemic it doesn't matter what time it is or where we are and we have to be able to respond in a certain amount of time." "It's not the greatest thing to be on call "It's one of the better things we do in our division." Akins is one of two GRFD deputy fire marshals who oversee code enforcement and fire investigations for the district They also handle investigations in Northwest Fire's jurisdiction deputy fire marshal with Golder Ranch Fire District Akins was promoted to the position in 2015 after spending a little over a year as a fire inspector she is in charge of reviewing construction plans for any new buildings as well as existing buildings that are seeking modifications she reviewed more plans than she ever had in a single month but material supply issues slowed things down a few months into the pandemic While commercial building has started to pick back up recent increases in the price of wood has helped slow residential construction Plan review might sound like a far stretch from firefighting but to Akins — who graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in civil engineering — it's the perfect fit "My background in engineering definitely helps because I'm reviewing plans by engineers and architects," she said "Sometimes they look at us like we don't know what we're doing Fire protection was always the plan for Akins When someone suggested she wouldn't make any money in fire services and should bank her love of math into a career in engineering Akins knew she'd made the wrong choice and returned to her original plan Akins said representation of women in GRFD has come a long way since she started when there were only four or five women working in suppression "Sometimes people think it's a promotion or hiring issue," Akins said Belinda Morales of the Tucson Police Department talks with two women about an unsolved homicide Morales works in her "stomping grounds" on the west side where she grew up “It's important to have people who grew up in this community kind of represent this police department there’s nothing more important than having community representation in local law enforcement The native Tucsonan grew up on the city's west side where she attended Menlo Park Elementary School as a child Morales and her family still reside on the west side which she refers to as her “stomping grounds.” Morales is working in her stomping grounds as a lieutenant with Tucson Police Department’s Operations Division West She works with the public and residential and commercial communities to find solutions to community problems on the west side Working with its neighborhood associations the things that are important to us,” Morales said “That's the reason I've been with TPD for 14 years.” Morales worked for the Pima County Superior Court and then worked as a corrections officer with the Pima County Sheriff Department for six years she has about 23 years of experience in the criminal justice system she worked in the Office of Professional Standards and helped investigate officer misconduct and community and citizen complaints She also completed critical reviews of TPD’s use of force practices and use of force incidents Morales was promoted from sergeant to lieutenant toward the end of 2020 during the pandemic she supervises five sergeants and oversees about 40 officers daily Belinda Morales with the Tucson Police Department poses for a photo in her office at 1310 W When Morales isn’t overseeing her team at work she’s at home being a mom to her two young children and who was being homeschooled during the pandemic “It was a very difficult time in my life because your relationship changes with your kid,” she said and then I'm supposed to switch into mom right after school.” working because that’s the best time to get her work done in a quiet space at home Having flexible scheduling is the key to recruiting women in law enforcement “TPD understands what it's like to have kids and to be a mom and they've made certain changes in order to accommodate that,” she said it's like they have a different level of commitment to you they're doing harder work because they know they have an employer that's flexible with them so they're absolutely going to throw 110% into their job.” With an increase of women seeking careers in law enforcement Morales hopes that TPD will hire part-time officers to accommodate working mothers in the future “I think we still have a long way to go on that And women bring a different perspective to the profession,” Morales said Contact reporter Caitlin Schmidt at 573-4191 or cschmidt@tucson.com Elvia Verdugo is a University of Arizona journalism student apprenticing with the Arizona Daily Star The list of talented and intelligent women in publicly elected positions in Arizona grows with each election year We are celebrating International Women's Day through the stories of our resilient neighbors daughters and friends by partnering with… From helping neighbors get registered for the COVID-19 vaccine to preparing emergency food boxes for residents of Tucson's south side Local women who are helping unravel the tangled threads of mental health throughout the pandemic while simultaneously dealing with the 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Abraham Lincoln N° 452 Local 220B, Plaza La Francesa, Piantini, Santo Domingo Daily news, insight and opinion from the world of restaurants 21-Dec-2022 Last updated on 21-Dec-2022 at 16:02 GMT Tell us about the moment you first became interested in wine... Tell us about your wine list at Restaurant 1890 Over the course of your career, have you had any wine-related disasters?  67 Pall Mall, 10 Cases, Oeno (all in London).  Who do you most respect in the wine world? Eric Zwiebel MS. When I arrived in the UK in 2012 I worked with him at the Red Carnation Group when he was taking part in the Best Sommelier in the World. He taught me such a lot, and he’s remained very well respected in UK market, with a remarkable cellar at Summer Lodge. What’s the most interesting wine you’ve ever come across? Meursault Les Gouttes D’Or Domaine d’Auvenay from Leroy empire and the 1989 Barolo Reserva Collina Rionda from Bruno Giacosa. These are both wines that take you to a place, to a history and to a specific tradition of wine making, a liquid connected to science and mystery in equal measures.   What are the three most overused tasting notes? Balanced, people think it’s everywhere, but actually it’s really hard to achieve and is often used inappropriately. And apple or cherry notes. These are just too general, are they really describing what they mean? What is your ultimate food and drink match? Langoustine with truffle, sea kale and Jerusalem artichoke. I paired this tricky dish with Domaine Huet’s Clos de Bourg Demi-Sec Vouvray 1957.  Both are great – good wines can be found everywhere you just have to know how to look for them.  What is your pet hate when it comes to wine service in other restaurants? A sommelier is a psychologist, a counsellor, an artist and a performer, as well as an expert, and it’s a difficult combination of talents and very few people live up to this. But my pet hate is when sommeliers are too keen to push what they want onto the guest, rather than talking to them about what they like.  Who is your favourite producer at the moment and why? There’s an amazing Portuguese wine maker Herdade do Rocim, doing an insane job with a series of wine produced all over the world. Each one is named after a different planet. As a sommelier, what question do you most get asked by customers? Can I take a picture of the bottle? If they don’t ask this question it means the wine was not up to their satisfaction.  Which wine producing region or country is currently underrated at the moment and why? It has to be Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Georgia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, they just don’t have the right marketing set-up in the UK, and producers don’t get the opportunity to present their wines here.  I have a Georgian Kisi orange wine 2019 Qvevri Kisi, Dakishvili Family Selection, Georgia which is beautiful paired with bouillabaisse à la Parisienne.  It’s your last meal and you can have a bottle of any wine in the world. What is it and why? It has to be a Madeira from 1862. The best vintage of Terrantez ever made but the greatest of all Madeiras. Astonishingly full and assertive bouquet of candied peel and coconut. Immensely weighty on the palate however behind the opulence, a steely backbone of acidity and almost medicinally dry, with a bitter finish and length which goes on and on...  Uncorked: Melania Bellesini15-Dec-2022By Joe LutrarioThe head sommelier at The Fat Duck on overseeing a wine list that balances the classics with hidden gems and pairing venison with sake. 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