Billal Rahman is an immigration reporter based in London He specializes in immigration policy and border security He has uncovered allegations of misconduct among border agents under investigation and exposed claims of abuse at ICE-run detention centers in the U.S He joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent He has covered the British Post Office scandal and the conflict between Israel and Hamas he studied Journalism in Edinburgh and then worked for STV News before moving to London in 2022 You can contact Billal at b.rahman@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content A father of eight and longtime resident of the United States was detained by federal immigration authorities after a traffic hearing After a hearing in Frederick, Maryland, for driving on a suspended license, Alexi Canas was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on March 12 despite having lived in the country for more than three decades The 49-year-old was set to serve a brief two-day restitution sentence related to the infraction ICE filed a detainer and placed an immigration hold on him there had been no prior warnings or encounters with immigration authorities he was transferred to the Adams County Detention Center in Mississippi—more than 1,000 miles from his home in Maryland Newsweek has contacted ICE for comment via email The detention has left his wife Reina Fernandez and eight children—ranging in age from 8 to 22—reeling "The hardest part for the whole family is the absence of his presence He is the glue that holds our family together and it's getting harder as each day passes," his oldest daughter "I have been incredibly depressed without my father here I've been incredibly stressed in the situation as I fight to get my father home and still keep a roof over my family's head," she added "They voice the fact that they miss him every day especially while continuing to go to church without him He tells them to continue to be kids and that everything will be OK," Diana said "A typical day is honestly overwhelming and incredibly sad He was the primary breadwinner of the family and even with what we came up with it is incredibly hard to explain to the kids the situation," she added President Donald Trump has vowed to conduct large-scale deportations as his administration looks to remove millions of immigrants who have no legal status from the country as part of his campaign pledge The White House has said anyone in the country illegally is a "criminal." Alexi has no criminal record beyond minor traffic violations and has never applied for asylum or permanent residency at age 19 from El Salvador after his brother was murdered in a spate of gang violence operating a legally licensed and insured home-restoration business that has served hundreds of families in the Washington D.C His clients and colleagues describe him as hardworking Everyone he works for really respects and values his work ethic and values," Diana said his clients have told us about my dad coming to their rescue in times of family emergency community members and clients began rallying together to help titled "Help Alexi Canas Avoid Deportation and Reunite with Family," was launched to raise awareness and legal funds "He is loved within his community and multiple friends and business associates have stepped up willingly to do everything they can to help him out," Diana added "Alexi helped me immensely after my fiancé passed away last year and he helped another colleague of mine after he was hit by a dump truck last year," Brandt Tingen but the family fears the process is moving quickly and unfairly "He does everything in his power to help our family who will not know what to do without him," Diana said "The children would want people to know that their dad was the hardest-working person they know He did everything for his family without ever asking for anything in return "He made them laugh with his jokes and goofy sense of humor They want everyone to know how proud they are to be his kids." the Canas family continues to fight for Alexi's release They hope that sharing their story will bring not only awareness but action this isn't just a legal matter—it's about keeping a father with his children and a man with the only home he's known for over 30 years If you have been impacted by immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump and would like to share your story, please reach out to b.rahman@newsweek.com Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair Hold us accountable and submit your rating of this article on the meter. Newsletters in your inbox See all Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application It is with heavy hearts and fond memories that we announce the passing of Dominic Ashton Canas - affectionately known as Dom — on August 19 Dom was active and involved with different sports teams from a young age or perfecting his swing on the golf course Dom looked forward to every trip with his dad rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Braves and traveling with his family to Phoenix Dom approached everything with boundless enthusiasm and an infectious smile His love for sports was rivaled only by his ability to lift everyone's spirits and Mill Valley High School in the De Soto School District A proud member of Between the Lines Academy (BTL) and a Varsity letterman in wrestling for the Mill Valley Jaguars Dom exemplified what it means to be a team player and a friend He cherished every moment spent with his friends and family Dom was great with kids and enjoyed working at Urban Air in Lenexa he expressed interest in pursuing a career as a firefighter or a field that allowed him to serve others with his contagious and caring spirit Dom is preceded in death by his beloved Grandma Antonia Canas They surely welcomed him with open arms and maybe a heavenly wrestling match or two Left to celebrate his remarkable life are his parents and competitiveness when playing board games and cousins will forever cherish the memories they share with Dom A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday followed by a Celebration of Life from 3-5 PM In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to the Dominic Canas Memorial Fund Your generosity will help keep Dom's spirit alive in the hearts of all who knew him but your game continues in the stories and memories we've shared for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4) Add to Calendar Add to Calendar This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors 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 More related images below APPLY NOW WIU Home > News Sorry, the news story you are trying to reach is not available. Please try searching our news archive for all WIU press releases © 2025 Western Illinois University (FOX26) — Update: Jaime Canas was arrested by the Fresno County Sheriff's Office on Dec Our Valley Crime Stoppers Daily Most Wanted is Jaime Canas No-bail Warrant of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon call Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP or go to www.valleycrimestoppers.org and click on submit a tip There’s an astounding variety of arts and cultural events and experiences to enjoy here in the Palm Beaches Here to help you with three ideas for the coming week is the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County the official support agency for arts and culture in Florida’s Cultural Capital For more to enjoy and experience, explore the Council’s online events calendar at palmbeachculture.com/events Discover the visionary world of Benjamin Cañas at the Museum of Central American Art in Delray Beach This major retrospective celebrates the Salvadoran-born artist’s surreal became a pioneering voice in Latin American art Don’t miss this rare chance to experience the brilliance of a master of the fantastic Hop on down to Mounts Botanical Garden this weekend to see the exciting “Ribbit the Exhibit II,” a collection of 18 larger-than-life frog sculptures on display throughout the beautiful gardens each handcrafted frog is a delight for visitors to see and take photos of but the organization is also intent on communicating how these animals are essential to our environment “Ribbit the Exhibit II”: Admission is $20 for adults; $18 for seniors, college students and military with ID; $13 for children ages 6-17; and free for children under 6. Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Info: 561-233-1757 or mounts.org Get your tickets now for Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of "Camping with Henry and Tom," which continues its run of performances through the last weekend of April This show is a fictional telling of an actual 1921 camping trip taken by Warren G and Thomas Edison — a hilarious adventure with surprising relevance to the politics of today “Camping with Henry and Tom”: Performances run through April 27. Tickets are $92 each. Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Info: palmbeachdramaworks.org or 561-514-4042 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 Members of Mexico's armed forces coordinated both aerial and ground attacks near the community of La Guamuchilera, Sinaloa in which five suspects that carried large-caliber artillery were arrested last week Among those detained was Luis Alberto "N," also known as "El Cañas," who allegedly led a sector of the Cártel del Pacífico In addition to his role with the criminal group "El Cañas" is believed to be the right-hand man of Humberto Figueroa alias "El 27," the security chief for the Sinaloa cartel faction known as "Los Chapitos." two grenades and two vehicles were also seized during the operation Members of Mexico's Ministry of National Defense believe the five suspects arrested in the raids are all linked to the faction led by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's sons who for over a month have been involved in turf wars with "La Mayiza" to gain control over territory and drug smuggling routes in northern Mexico one of the sons of "El Chapo" and one of the current leaders of "Los Chapitos." five other alleged Sinaloa cartel gunmen who were traveling with Gámez in a convoy of vehicles were also arrested After the arrest of Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas Jorge Humberto Figueroa Benítez also known as "La Perris" became the cartel's security chief Both Salas and Benítez form part of a group called "Los Ninis," a particularly violent group of security personnel for "Los Chapitos." Department of Homeland Security catalogs Salas as one of the men responsible for massive production and distribution of fentanyl in the U.S Earlier this month, "El 27" was close to being detained during a raid coordinated by the Mexican army, but he managed to escape. Five days later, authorities believe he was responsible of orchestrating an attack against the Mexican army in Sinaloa On April of last year, a federal grand jury in New York indicted "El 27" and others charging them with engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise Department of State is currently offering a reward of up to $1 million for information that leads to his arrest Manny Canas earned a bachelor’s degree in astrophysics before choosing New Mexico State University in 2019 to pursue a master’s degree Guided by NMSU astronomy associate professor Wladimir Lyra Canas collaborated on Lyra’s 2022 NASA Emerging Worlds grant before earning his master’s in 2023 “Manny absorbed everything like a sponge,” Lyra said Canas launched a full-time tech career with Booz Allen Hamilton as a software engineer He builds both the user interface and the server-side interactions of the software The company has contracts with many government agencies from the IRS to NASA “My main focus is software development,” Canas said “But I'd love to branch off sometime and go full circle and come back to astronomy Picking up a contract with NASA would be phenomenal.” Canas is originally from Colombia but grew up in South Carolina After earning a bachelor’s degree in astrophysics Canas joined Lyra’s first cohort of graduate students at NMSU Canas collaborated with Lyra on his NASA-Emerging Worlds grant to research and implement new ideas about planet formation to explain objects in the so-called Kuiper Belt the region of the solar system beyond Neptune The idea was to explain the origin of Pluto and other Kuiper belt objects The professor and graduate student worked on two publications together “The research was really exciting,” Canas said all the pebble accretion models that were run have been on a single type of pebble But we did a “polydisperse” pebble accretion model meaning you can have pebbles of different sizes and different densities and see how that affects the accretion rates onto planetesimals To use our model to explain this density trend discovered in the Kuiper Belt was pretty astounding.” From research and implementation of theories about planet formation to finding a career in technology Canas credits his success to the Department of Astronomy and the hands-on research opportunities with Lyra that equipped him with skills which can apply to many fields especially with the knowledge that I have in computational astrophysics I was able to tell potential employers that I ran shell scripts on super computers using like SSH and analyzing this number of gigabytes of data and having figures to show that I had some competency in software development,” Canas said In mentoring students for successful careers Lyra prepares his students to secure the jobs they really want by having frank conversations “I try to see where the student wants to go and tailor their educational experience toward that,” Lyra said we can tailor the mentorship to achieve those goals.” Canas wasn’t certain exactly what he wanted to do at first but he saw astronomy as an opportunity to learn from Lyra “The field was technically computational astrophysics,” Canas said there is definitely a lot of programming involved and analyzing the data making visualizations from the data that we received.” Lyra will continue the research he collaborated on with Canas with new graduate students Lyra also includes a number of undergraduates in the research experience “People have this idea that astronomy is “looking at the sky” but there’s so much modern technology going into this “looking” and a lot more skills that are ancillary to it You will learn so many skills in astronomy” Lyra said “Our ultimate goal is to learn about how the universe works But to understand how the universe works is a multidisciplinary process developing and applying computational methods to study phenomena in the universe.” Lyra suggested as many as 90% of his astronomy grad school colleagues are now in the tech sector a figure that is representative of the field as a whole As Canas follows a new path outside the astronomy world he hopes to enter management at his company one day and continue to explore different fields Canas is also training to become a mentor through a program in his home state called Develop Carolina “I had a mentor that helped me through that and now I'm in the training process to be a mentor to somebody else who's joining the new cohort for developer,” Canas said Lyra stressed that the job pipeline for students through NMSU’s astronomy program can lead to a broad range of careers but we are also building a major component of the nation's STEM workforce with our graduates,” Lyra said students learn a skill that is very valuable in industry: how to solve problems that no one has ever considered before.” “I like the research and development sector,” Canas said “I like challenging myself to a step outside of my comfort zone and I'd like to continue growing within it.” who graduated from New Mexico State University in spring 2023 with a master’s degree in astronomy is now working as a software engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton a company that has contracts with many government agencies from the IRS to NASA New Mexico State University associate astronomy professor works closely with his graduate students to help build the nation's STEM network Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is currently in its fourth year We are a weekly podcast for writers craving a unique blend of inspiration and real talk about the ups and downs of the writing life Hosted by Brooke Warner of She Writes and Grant Faulkner of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) each theme-focused episode of Write-minded features an interview with a writer Subscribe and download the episode Rainbow Rowell writes about adults (ATTACHMENTS and lovesick vampires and guys with dragon wings (THE SIMON SNOW TRILOGY) She also writes the monthly SHE-HULK comic for Marvel Isabel Cañas is a 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Most importantly, you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving. wanted for murder in El Salvador"}}))},2e3);window.dataLayer.push({event:"GAEvent",eventAction:"contentStart",eventCategory:"video",eventLabel:"MS-13 member arrested in Durham wanted for murder in El Salvador"},{name:"updated",value:"2024-12-10T18:42:23-0500"},{name:"published",value:"2024-12-10T12:18:00-0500"}]}])}),e.on("adend",()=>{e.play()})):console.warn("wralvideo returned undefined")}else console.warn("wralvideo has not been loaded yet")},window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",window.initHeroVideo)Local NewsMS-13 member arrested in Durham wanted for murder in El SalvadorRene Arturo Canas-Rivas is a documented member of the MS-13 transnational criminal organization and has an Interpol Red Notice He is wanted in El Salvador for murder and terrorist organization affiliations Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker LONDON – Alejandro Moro Cañas’ green dream was to get to know the All England Club at least only as someone who goes with his ticket to watch the matches at Wimbledon “It’s my favorite tournament; the club where I’ve always dreamed of entering even just as a spectator,” the Spaniard told CLAY at Roehampton Club where he won his place in the Wimbledon main draw after qualifying this Friday he will fulfill the dream of accessing the most traditional tennis club in the world There he would like to have the opportunity to face one of the favorites in the main courts the tennis player born 23 years ago in Madrid will play his first Grand Slam curiously on the surface where he has the least experience Interview with Alejandro Moro Cañas – Grass is not exactly the surface where you have had the most experience I entered as Alternate at the last minute and played 50 minutes I was beaten by (Roman) Safiullin 7-5 and 6-1 Last week I played the qualy of the Ilkley Challenger: in the first round I played on hard indoor because it was raining then on grass I lost in the second round in one hour and 20 minutes before arriving at Wimbledon you only had a little more than two hours of life competition on grass I arrived on Thursday and I was able to put in a lot of hours on grass I think everyone I’ve played against has more experience than me I’m going to play a match at Wimbledon I won 12-10 in the third set super tiebreak And then I won another two matches doing very well feeling comfortable on a surface I have hardly played on Spaniards tend to be very much clay court players – Did you dream of playing at Wimbledon – It’s always been my favorite tournament and just playing the qualy seemed like an experience that was going to stay in my mind for the rest of my life The club where I have always dreamed of entering – Now you will be much more than a spectator – I never went to the All England Club and now I will go to play the main draw I’m going to enjoy every second of it it’s awesome what’s happening to me – Do you prefer the draw to put you against a top player on Centre Court or against the lowest-ranked player possible on a non-important court – In the qualifiers all the matches are very tough and in the main draw they are obviously going to be very complicated To already have the chance to play a draw with Djokovic so any opponent I play against will mean a brutal illusion and it’s going to be a hyper-challenge for me But it’s true that playing against a top player has to be the best – To play the best tournaments in the world even 500 tournaments like the Conde de Godo getting into the top 20 would be a very important goal for me my parents signed me up for a lot of sports At that time I was doing basketball and martial arts my dad parked his car right in front of a tennis court and there were kids training I told him that I really liked what I saw there and that I wanted to try it I’ll sign you up but you just have to choose one of all the sports That’s how I started playing tennis when I was nine years old – Are you influenced by any Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal is an echo that we all have and is a mirror to always look at It has filled me a lot to see him because I have always considered myself a player of his style so I took a lot of example from what he did Bautista did not enter the top 100 so young I am also living my process step by step and the truth is that for me he is the best example I have he has always been super respectful and a super good person with me and I will always be grateful to him He thought it was great to inspire someone – Do you and Carlos Alcaraz know each other I am three years older than him and in what is the juvenile stage although it is true that he was way ahead of his age We played against each other in a Future (Alcaraz won in two sets in the M25 in Denia) – Do you have any hobbies that help you not to think so much about tennis in fact here we have come to an apartment and well we do our little things there for breakfast and so on in fact another hobby is to watch a lot of recipe videos but so far no one who has tried the dishes has complained If you liked this interview with Alejandro Moro Cañas, don’t miss, in this link to our website, many other interviews with the great protagonists of tennis. identified as the most sexist and homophobic program in CubaThe complaint was made by young photographer and audiovisual director Claudio Peláez Sordo who directly criticized the host Julio Alberto Mejías for his attitude By CiberCuba Editorial Team The program Palmas y Cañas, a hallmark of rural culture in Cuban television, has been identified as a space that perpetuates machismo and homophobia on the national screen The complaint was made by the young photographer and audiovisual creator Claudio Peláez Sordo "If there is a sexist and homophobic program on Cuban TV today, it is called Palmas y Cañas, and its host Mejías is the main protagonist. This man goes from harassment to homophobia with a terrifying calm," Peláez wrote on social media Several journalists and communication students supported their words including Adriana Fajardo Pérez and Daiyor Castro Ramírez who noted that the program not only reproduces harmful stereotypes but also validates them in its production and editing process Fajardo commented: "How heavy these things weigh when one wants to defend improvisation from different perspectives." While Castro Ramírez wrote: "I was at home tormented by today’s broadcast but it also promotes the culture of machismo But the 'little joke' about the bow tie was in very poor taste who found it to be the highlight of a witching hour because they were simply laughing.” He added: What’s curious is that homophobia and machismo go beyond the program itself considering that it is recorded in advance Didn’t the post-production team notice those details The program's collective should demand an apology for this just as they did during the controversy with Hacha on Lucas Similarly, the journalist Maykel González Vivero shared the post and added: “A TV program that continues to display 'machismo and homophobia,' as if we didn't have legal standards against discrimination.” The controversy has raised alarms about the responsibility of the media in perpetuating discriminatory discourse demanding a shift in how culture and tradition are addressed in Cuba The program "Palmas y Cañas" has been criticized for perpetuating machismo and homophobia on Cuban television a young photographer and audiovisual creator publicly criticized the host Julio Alberto Mejías for his attitude towards these issues The complaint generated a strong debate on social media with several journalists and communication students supporting the criticisms directed at the program A change in the way culture and tradition are addressed in Cuba has been demanded as well as an apology from the program's team and the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT) The media has a significant responsibility in the reproduction of discriminatory discourses by allowing sexist and homophobic content to be aired without censorship or critique This perpetuates harmful stereotypes that affect Cuban society A team of journalists committed to reporting on Cuban current affairs and topics of global interest we work to deliver truthful news and critical analysis Este proceso es necesario para proteger la integridad de nuestro sitio web y la seguridad de nuestros usuarios espere unos momentos mientras verificamos su conexión Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee Return to article listing Business News, Entrepreneurship, Honors and Awards Welcome to USF Muma College of Business news We are dedicated to sharing compelling stories about our innovative research and significant accomplishments from all three campuses Copyright © 2025, University of South Florida. All rights reserved This website is maintained by Muma College of Business Today’s weather: Expect showers and possible thunderstorms after 11am accompanied by cloudy skies and a high near 80°F and there’s a 30% chance of precipitation there’s a slight chance of showers; it will be cloudy Southeast wind around 5 mph will become calm in the evening Alexandria Sheriff’s Deputy Carlos Cañas has been named Virginia Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, the City of Alexandria announced this week The award was given by the American Legion Department of Virginia to Cañas earlier this year Cañas works as a Gang and Intelligence Investigator but previously served as a Transportation Deputy and in the Detention Center Deputy Cañas’ commitment to his job and to the community are demonstrated by his response in two critical cases. As a Project Lifesaver Search Specialist, he is trained to use tracking equipment to locate Project Lifesaver clients who may wander due to medical and neurological conditions He was off duty in 2022 when a client went missing but he did not hesitate to respond and as a result he and his team were able to quickly locate the individual Deputy Cañas was among the first law enforcement officers on the scene of a shooting He provided emergency aid to the victim who had suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound but he also provided critical information about the suspect to other first responders and helped secure the crime scene The victim survived and police were later able to make an arrest Photo via Alexandria Sheriff’s Office/Facebook The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Sep 25 Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar A wanted man who's accused of being involved in an international criminal organization was arrested in Durham Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 40-year-old Rene Arturo Canas-Rivas The Raleigh Fugitive Operations Team that's part of ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division arrested Canas outside of his Durham home on Nov Canas is a documented member of the MS-13 transnational criminal organization and has an Interpol Red Notice. He is wanted in El Salvador for murder and terrorist organization affiliations. ERO became aware of Canas after receiving the Red Notice. "Violent criminals who commit crimes in the United States or abroad, have no safe haven within our communities," said ERO Atlanta Assistant Field Office Director Andrew Dubyak. "Our officers are always ready to respond quickly and effectively to apprehend noncitizens who, like this individual, are threats to the community." On Tuesday, WRAL News spoke with retired law enforcement professional Brian Sanders. He has experience investigating gangs. "Daily interactions with someone who's in a gang are just normal," Sanders said. "It's not like when guys join a gang that all of a sudden they become a robot and they don't do what they normally did before they join the gang." Sanders said the Interpol Red Notice should not be taken lightly. "When they pop up on Interpol, and you have multiple agencies across the world looking for these leaders, or at least these identified suspects, then, it should raise people's awareness," Sanders said. Sanders said most gang violence is targeted at other gangs. He gave the following advice too. "The main thing is don't be scared to learn about gangs," Sanders said. From Palmas y Cañas to the world," the artist wrote on Instagram referencing how far he has come in his music career 19/11/2024 - 7:48pm (GMT-5) | Eduardo Antonio surprised his followers on Instagram by pulling out a throwback photo from his younger years. At that time, El Divo de Placetas was singing on the rural program "Palmas y Cañas" on Cuban television. "At my 15. From Palmas y Cañas to the world," the artist wrote in the post description, alluding to the long journey he has taken in his music career. In his upcoming concert in Miami, Eduardo Antonio will celebrate all these years of his artistic career during which he has garnered the affection of his audience. The event will take place on December 1 at the Teatro Trail, a performance that El Divo promised will be luxurious, and once again he will give his all on stage. That night, he will be accompanied by a mariachi band, his dancers, and some guests he has yet to reveal. MARSHALL, Mich. — A local hospital has celebrated its first baby delivery of 2025. Lucas José Cruz Canas was born at 5:57 p.m. on Jan. 3 in the Oaklawn Birth Center, which is part of Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall. The baby is the son of Yenifer Yulexy Canas Camargo and Emmanuel José Cruz Marquez of Coldwater, and is the couple's third child. The couple arrived at Oaklawn on Jan. 2 at 10 a.m., and just under eight hours later, Lucas José was delivered. Oaklawn's hospital staff presented the family a gift basket from Nani Baby & Children’s Boutique in Marshall, and includes: Oaklawn's renovated Birth Center was opened in 2012, and based on the number of deliveries since then, the center is expected to welcome nearly 600 babies in 2025, officials said. Newsletter Learn more about the best restaurants Josh Ong - 15/10/2024 Ahead of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024, sponsored by Perrier landing in Madrid 50 Best asked some of the city’s most notable chefs and bartenders where they sup and sip off-shift buzzing nightlife and world-leading bars and restaurants For those looking to visit the Spanish capital nailing down an itinerary of must-visit locations can be tricky as there are so many exceptional ones to choose from Diego Cabrera of Salmon Guru recommends:Anton Martín Market@mercadoantonmartin1 SpainLocals head to Anton Martín Market for great food away from the crowdsWhile the majority of visitors head for the central Mercado de San Miguel locals know that Anton Martín market is just as brilliant for finding culinary treasures the market houses more than 60 stalls and sells everything you’d expect in a traditional Spanish market the market has evolved beyond simply a place to buy ingredients adding a host of exciting eateries to its line-up that put the exemplary produce available to good use Traditional Spanish food stalls proudly sit alongside taco vendors and a hole-in-the-wall Japanese-inspired pastry spots SpainSavas is centred around classic cocktails with a Northern European twistThis minimalist drinking den in the Lavapiés neighbourhood has a straightforward ethos: ‘We make cocktails.’ As expected Savas Bar takes its cocktail creation seriously offering a line-up of drinks centred around classic cocktails such as the Nordic Negroni made with cranberry vodka and aquavit in place of gin bring a Northern European touch to the concoction A post shared by Holy Drop - Cocktails & Whisky - (@holydrop.whiskybar) Holy Drop is one the newest additions to the Madrid drinks scene and is home to one of the city’s most extensive whisky collections The enclave is not just for the aficionados paired with generous pricing – with some glasses available for as little as €4.50 – make this spot just as welcoming to those looking to learn their scotches from their bourbons beers and sparkling wines are also treated with just as much care and food comes in the form of a small but mighty menu of dishes primarily cooked over fire Sign up to the 50 Best newsletter, your inside line on the world’s leading restaurants, bars and hotels This website requires JavaScript to function properly. Please enable JavaScript in your web browser. Luis Fernando Coz Cañas, MD, chair of the Urology Department at the Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile, initiated the referral of cancer patients to the Mass General Cancer Center, facilitating their access to lifesaving treatments. What began as an informal partnership spearheaded by Dr. Coz has evolved into a formal program between the Mass General Center for Specialized Services and Clínica Universidad de los Andes, the Chilean university’s teaching hospital. 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The police department has called in the California Highway Patrol's commercial unit to assist with the investigation. Numerous studies have analyzed the relationship between sociometric status and bullying but it is difficult to reach a consensus regarding this issue. The present study carried out a systematic review on the sociometric status of adolescent bullies. The bibliographic search was carried out in the mainly databases. The findings of 29 studies selected defend three positions. First, bullying is associated with the popular status in their peer group. Second, rejected or unpopular adolescents tend to perpetrate bullying as a response to the frustration generated by their status. Finally, other group the perpetrators of bullying is among these two poles. The students' sociometric status is necessary for designing bullying intervention programs at school. Volume 7 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.841424 Numerous studies have analyzed the relationship between sociometric status and bullying but it is difficult to reach a consensus regarding this issue Objective: The present study carried out a systematic review on the sociometric status of adolescent bullies Design: The bibliographic search was carried out in the mainly databases Results: The findings of 29 studies selected defend three positions bullying is associated with the popular status in their peer group rejected or unpopular adolescents tend to perpetrate bullying as a response to the frustration generated by their status other group the perpetrators of bullying is among these two poles Conclusions: The students' sociometric status is necessary for designing bullying intervention programs at school Although the study of social position in the group process of bullying is a topic that arouses interest in the scientific literature the findings available so far continue to be controversial Although the study of sociometry in bullying provides important information about the relationship between bullying behavior and social interactions within the classroom the studies available so far do not provide a clear picture of the bully's social position general behavioral trends may not be appropriate to explain the differences in status between members of the peer group as it may be the combination of bullying behaviors along with other factors that differentiate adolescents with a positive status from the rest of their classmates the fact that adolescents increasingly value reaching a position of liking in the group and consider bullying as an effective means to achieve it shows the need to deepen and understand the profile of those involved in this behavior to develop interventions aimed at preventing or reducing bullying the objective of this study was to carry out a systematic review of studies focused on analyzing the sociometric status and/or social position of the adolescent aggressors of some type of bullying The review was prepared following the PRISMA guidelines, for which definitions have been adopted from the Cochrane Collaboration. The purpose of these guidelines is to ensure that the articles included are reviewed in their entirety in a clear and transparent manner. Figure 1 shows the flow diagram with the four phases recommended by the PRISMA guidelines in which the inclusion/exclusion of each article is detailed PRISMA flow of information through the different phases of a systematic review Exclusion criteria: Not bullies: studies not investigating bully role nor bullying in school; Not sociometric: studies not investigating social status through sociometric measures; Not adolescents: studies not involving adolescent pa1ticipants; Type article: non-quantitative studies or scientific articles; Language: study not written in English or Spanish A systematic search of materials published in the last 20 years (from 2001 to the present) was performed by consulting the following electronic databases: PsychInfo The search strategy was developed for each database using the combination of the terms such as bully* The search terms were used in combination with each other to narrow the search results duplicates were removed from the total number of identified records Abstracts from the remaining references were screened to retrieve full-text manuscripts studies fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected for assessment The search was limited according to the following inclusion criteria: (2) Studies whose aims (at least one) were to analyze the social status or social position of bullies or perpetrators of bullying at school (3) Studies in which the participants were (pre)adolescents (from 9 to 18 years) enrolled in middle and high school or secondary education study centers (4) Quantitative and qualitative studies or scientific articles in which the design was cross-sectional or longitudinal due to difficulties in translating articles in other languages The exclusion criteria contemplated in the search were: (1) Studies investigating other bullying roles or other aggression types (2) Studies investigating the social status or social position not linked to bullying or the role of bully (3) Studies involving infant or adult participants as well as students in primary or university education and conference proceedings without conference articles available in the databases (5) Articles in languages other than Spanish and English identifying those that met the inclusion criteria we extracted the following information: author and year of publication These data were extracted by a researcher and verified by a second researcher to ensure the quality and accuracy of the information Doubts or disagreements between evaluators were resolved through discussion and consensus with the help of a third reviewer The results of this selection process are reported below Item 1 (“Population”) was discarded because it was not considered relevant for the review as all studies focused on a specific subset of the population (adolescents) and as most of the studies were cross-sectional we also excluded Item 4 (“Attrition Rate and Follow-up Studies”) Given that we considered the operationalization of the variables of each of the studies to analyze the methodological quality we also discarded Item 5 (“Main Variables or Concepts”) to avoid redundant information Item 11 (“Analysis of Main Effect Variables”) and Item 12 (“Research Ethical”) were deleted because they did not provide important information for the object of the present review two author-elaborated items were added: “Types of sociometric status profiles measured” and “Descriptive analysis and reliability of the instrument,” whose purpose was to evaluate whether the selected studies considered the frequency with which the two harassment dynamics occurred and whether it carried out a descriptive and reliability analysis of each of the instruments administered we established 7 criteria in the final version which allowed us to verify the homogeneity of the studies which was essential for the comparison of the results and thus the total score could range from −7 to 7 According to the specifications of the tool studies with lower scores should be regarded with more caution compared with studies with higher scores Six of the studies reviewed had a score of 5 or higher some studies used interviews or qualitative measures and did not present reliability indices of the instruments used for data collection Other studies did not measure each of the five sociometric types These methodological aspects could explain the observed disparity regarding the social status of the bullies weakened the negative impact that this behavior has on acceptance and They also indicated that the bully role was more strongly associated with negative status in those adolescents who were more likely to make hostile attributions hostile attributions refer to attributing harmful or adverse intentions to others' ambiguous behaviors and they suggest that negative status and biased attributional factors can predict subsequent bullying was related to social intelligence (the ability to understand the perspective of others and be able to manipulate their thoughts) and with the use of relational bullying concluding that popularity and social intelligence may be preconditions for using this type of harassment rejection status acted as a predictor of bullying and and positively to peer rejection but these relationships were weakened when the bully had a popular status within the group that direct bullying was higher in those adolescents with low social preference compared to the average or to highly preferred adolescents that relational bullying was higher in popular adolescents than in average or unpopular adolescents The present study offered a systematic review on the sociometric status and/or social position of adolescents involved in bullying in the role of bully Based on the literature included in this review the role played in bullying behavior is important for the status that youngsters can achieve other factors that may intervene in the social position within the peer group should be taken into account 9 found that a high percentage of school bullies had a positive social position in the peer group Only 4 of the studies in this review indicated that the bullies had a negative status in the group; and 16 of them indicated that the bullies achieved different statuses consistent with the evolutionary theoretical perspective of bullying as an adaptive behavior One of them arises from the exclusion criteria Following a stricter protocol and criteria would have made the contribution of this review more robust we only consulted a limited number of psychology databases Perhaps consulting a greater number of scientific databases relevant to other disciplines could have strengthened the contribution of this work Another limitation is due to the experimental designs of the evaluated studies sociometric status was measured using non-validated questionnaires or qualitative measures most of the studies were not considered methodologically robust due to low scores on various methodological criteria of the Quantitative Research Assessment Tool This contributed to the inability to perform meta-analyses due to the paucity and heterogeneity of the quantitative data this work has provided an approach to understanding social status in the dynamics of bullying the authors are aware that much remains to be done for future studies it would be appropriate to include research with good methodological quality using instruments and measures previously validated in the literature for the investigation of the social status of perpetrators of bullying It would also be interesting to include some variables at the individual as well as to extrapolate the study of sociometric status to the context of cyberspace to strengthen the evidence on this important topic it would be interesting to address the subject of bullying from the perspective of development due to the evident changes that occur over time in the functions of the peer group as well as in the hierarchy that is achieved therein Although the present review has some limitations 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You can read the original news, Alejandro Moro y una gran oportunidad en el Masters de Shanghai Jo Reed: From the National Endowment for the Arts We’re marking Halloween and día de Los Muertos with Isabel Caňas—she is the author of “The Hacienda” a haunted house mystery set in Mexico soon after its War of Independence and “Vampires of El Norte” which takes place in northern Mexico (now south Texas) during the Mexican American war. Both novels explore the racial and ethnic disparities and the gender dynamics at work during both of these eras But they do so within the framework of gothic and horror fiction —There are no shortage of truly terrifying moments even as Isabel immerses us in very specific places and historical eras. And how she does this is one of the topics we discuss during the podcast it is truly a pleasure to have you with me today Isabel Cañas: I am so excited to get invited both of them kind of genre-bending and I want to begin with your first one “The Hacienda” and I would like you to just tell me a little bit about the plot of the book So “The Hacienda” is a Gothic novel in the veins of Rebecca and Mexican Gothic and it is about a young woman named Beatriz who's really down on her luck at the end of Mexico's War for independence in the 1820s in order to get out of a difficult family situation she accepts a proposal of marriage from a handsome young widower and she travels with him to his family's ancestral home in the countryside and stays there alone while he returns to the capital to work she seeks help and finds it in some unexpected places and hijinks ensue Jo Reed: What inspired you to write this novel inspiration comes from myriad sources that I can't always pinpoint at the time But when I look up like mid-draft and I'm gasping for air because creaky old houses scare me an enormous amount specifically one that I lived in between the ages of about six and ten that my aunt insists was haunted I was often sent to the timeout corner at the bottom of the basement stairs when I was like six and had a lot of time to think about what exactly it was about old houses that gave me the heebie jeebies I've also loved Gothic literature from the time I was a teenager We had to read like the “House of Seven Gables,” and a lot of Edgar Allan Poe and I read Dracula when I was 17 under the table in a different class where I definitely should not have been reading like that was absolutely my bread and butter as a teenager I loved it and when I went to university in my first year I took an English course where we read Toni Morrison's “Beloved” and so I was on my honeymoon in the fall of 2019 and I was in Argentina and Mexico for about three weeks and it was the first time that I'd spent such a long stretch of time speaking only Spanish to everybody but my spouse and I think it unlocked little boxes in my brain that had been asleep for a very long time So in addition to all the reading that I did as a young person and this particular trip like using parts of my brain that I hadn't used in so long like unlocking so much stuff that had been closed for a long time receiving a rejection on a manuscript that my agent and I had on submission that kind of inspired me to shift gears and so I took a stab at gothic horror and “The Hacienda” is what resulted I think it draws on so many different parts of my life that it is very special to me because of that it has been praised for a rich atmospheric setting I am truly still terrified of the dark and I am deeply I was about over three quarters of the way done and I just put the book down and I stopped reading the vampire does die,” and I looked at him and I said “but suppose in my copy of the book he doesn't So it really scared me and I wonder how you approach creating such a vivid and immersive world that just enveloped me as a reader one thing that I do is I envision the scene almost as like a film set I feel very blessed and also a bit tortured by the fact that I have a very vivid imagination I close my eyes and I just try and walk through the scene that I have planned What does it feel like to be in this space And also when it comes to the spooky stuff When I was writing the first draft of “The Hacienda,” my husband was on a business trip for a few nights and I slept with the lights on because I just what I do at the very start to create an immersive atmosphere what I'm doing is writing down everything I can see I think about like in terms of an old creaky house All of us have been raised in a culture where visual media dominates and so when we start to think about an imaginary scenario we immediately jump to sight as our primary sense So a lot of my first drafts rely on those senses that's when I reach for smell and sensations it contributes to an immersive reading experience to me as a reader and so I try and put that on the page as much as possible The characters in “The Hacienda” really are complex and they're nuanced Isabel Cañas: So Beatriz is a young woman who does not want to take no for an answer and does not want to compromise when it comes to her personal agency she is in a world where agency is not easily given to her She comes from a family that has hit upon hard times economically and finds herself with very few tools to seize her autonomy and hang on to it for dear life I was writing in conversation with “Rebecca,” because when I read “Rebecca,” the unnamed new Mrs It has such atmosphere and I think there is so much to be learned from du Maurier's work And I know that the fact that the unnamed narrator not having a name contributes to so much of the books what the book is trying to say and what it's trying to do in terms of claustrophobic atmosphere and the specter of Rebecca that hangs over the entire novel Leave.” And it drove me crazy because what I wanted from this book and when I also read and was very influenced by Shirley Jackson's “The Haunting of Hill House,” a classic of Gothic literature an absolute classic of haunted house novels the main character in that suffers from a slight lack of agency that to one degree one can argue is necessary for a horror novel I want you to fight.” So I wrote a woman who would fight There is a scene where she runs through the night in a white nightgown through sheets of falling rain I draw on some classic tropes because they're fun and delicious and I write from my id I absolutely lean into the stuff that brings me joy like that But I also wanted to write somebody who would fight back who is so complicated and complex and just this marvelous character He is also somebody who occupies a role in his community that requires a different set of skills the community's witch and curandera or healer he was her apprentice. There was an understanding that he had to conceal his abilities “I know the best place to hide you from the Inquisition he went and has returned to the village in the wake of his grandmother's death and realizing that he has to fill a pair of very large shoes that his grandmother left in her absence So he feels very conflicted about how to do this because and when Beatriz comes to him asking for help it puts these two worldviews that he has in conflict with one another Because he knows what he needs to do to help her But how can he do that when he is a priest He was born of a Spanish father and an indigenous mother and this puts him in an interesting social position In 19th century Mexico and the Spanish colonies writ large over the Spanish colonial period there was a system called the casta system or the caste system was very much determined by your racial makeup white European born in the Americas of mixed and so there were many laws that governed one's existence in the colonial period in the Spanish Americas based on one's casta status the new independent Mexico said that they were getting rid of the casta system a law can be written and of course it's going to change like 200 actually comes from families with different cultural backgrounds is the character of my heart because he lives the conflict that I have lived He seeks understanding about who he is and where he fits in the world and there are never any clean easy answers for that for someone of his background because it very much explores similar issues at a different time in a different place I think it's such a fascinating intersection of history “Vampires of El Norte” is what I would pitch as a supernatural Western We're in South Texas on what later becomes the Texas-Mexico border and it is about two young people who grow up on a ranch together and at the age of 13 experience a tragedy that separates them for nine years they're thrown together again on the road to war because the Mexican-American War has broken out. Nena is going to the front as a healer she is fighting to show her father that she has worth and does not want to be married off in a political marriage to another rancher's son Nestor has joined the cavalry as a vaquero So he's a member of the auxiliary cavalry because he's a cowboy They have to work through their past together because there's plenty of romantic tension between them in order to safeguard their future and the future of their home from threats what drew you to explore the vampire myth within the context of the U.S invasion of Mexico and the war that followed Isabel Cañas: I was led there through conversations with my editor. I don't think many readers realize or get to realize that a lot of their favorite books come out of collaborative creative conversations between a writer and their agent or their editor Because some of the most important creative relationships in my life are with my agent and my editor So I had pitched this one particular vampire novel to my editor and she was like let's workshop this.” She pointed to one particular character who had walked onto the page fully formed or swaggered fully formed with a very strong voice and a very strong and vivid family background Start with this.” And it occurred to me like It was one of those moments that I look back on now and I realize I have been yearning where the protagonists of my books were white and I did not look around and see many other writers apart from like Sandra Cisneros especially as a young writer and a young novelist that understanding was there and it was very deep And it almost broke my heart a little bit because I realized I had been denying myself that for so long because I thought my family story and people like me weren't worthy of being on the page like the first draft just poured out of me like I have goosebumps thinking about it now The characters and their family relationships were so vivid and real and what that meant was the first draft was incredibly sprawling and had way too many characters because I have many cousins and many aunts who have lots of opinions and things to say and I needed to definitely pare it down for later drafts But that's where the genesis of the book came from So the vampires were just kind of along for the ride and they hopped in the wagon and got taken down to South Texas So I am immensely grateful to my editor for pointing out you should write about this,” and for giving a platform to a writer like me and a story like this Isabel Cañas: I have the biggest grin stretching across my face But you also created wholly original vampires There's nothing romantic about these vampires or are they based on any Mexican folklore characters I think vampires have been used in literature over the course of my lifetime and long before as avatars for different parts of human experience that we want to explore as writers and as readers And when I was coming of age in the early aughts But when it came to creating my own vampires I knew from very early on that I wanted to explore something monstrous I just had this itch because my editor was like are you sure you don't want like Nena to change into a vampire that I just knew in my guts that monstrous was the way I wanted to go and so monstrous I went I read a lot of folklore from South Texas and northern Mexico about different creatures that lurk in the night different kinds of witches and one thing I found were a lot of bloodsuckers But I drew from some of those to help build my vampires I kind of had like a running list of all the characteristics that I would attribute to them Do I want the vampirism to spread via bite Then I had a column of stuff that I was finding in my research but I didn't want them and I wanted them to be creatures that lurked in the night that felt like a part of the landscape it can be so loud and full of like crickets and cicadas and you know that there is so much space out there under the sky in the hills that you don't know what could be out there I did many a family car trip with my family driving from Southern California to Austin It was very long and the longest part of the drive was going through West Texas and I just remember staring out the window looking at the hills and wondering what was out there And I'm also very afraid of being out and exposed knowing there's nothing at your back and there are critters out there that could get you So that's what I drew on to create these vampires they're a patchwork of things that scare me and things that delight me “The Hacienda” and “Vampires of El Norte,” delve into very complex issues of class and race and we discussed a little bit of this in “The Hacienda.” But Beatriz in “The Hacienda” also has issues around race She constantly being referred by her darker complexion That's a real thread that runs through the book And in “Vampires of El Norte,” talk about how the characters of Nena and Nestor navigate and are stymied by these social structures and we can throw gender in too and how those elements sort of impact the journey they take on this book So Nena and Nestor come from different social classes and Nestor is the son of a vaquero or a cowboy I discovered in my research that on the South Texas ranchos the children of the house and the children of the workers would all grow up together running around at these small frontier communities what would happen if the girl from the right side of the tracks and the boy from the wrong side of the tracks grew up and fell in love but I think forbidden romance holds a special place in many of our hearts I wanted to look at Nena's position as the daughter of a man of the landowning class and similar to Beatriz She's somebody who grows up in a very large family I think I talk about religion less in “Vampires of El Norte” than I do in “The Hacienda.” But culturally Religion and the Mexican patriarchy absolutely permeated my life growing up and continue to So I think that's something that I absolutely played with when it came to Nena's arc I remember I went to my grandmother last summer and I sat with her and my grandpa at their kitchen table and I was like what do you know about ghosts or monsters in the dark there was like La Llorona and stuff and I said But one thing my father said to us when he really wanted to scare us was "your mother will hear about this" and I laughed because my great grandmother was apparently a force to be reckoned with But also it drove home for me how not just important but how all-encompassing family relationships are but even more so in the lives of my characters The big bad scaries in Nena's life are the vampires But also her parents and their expectations and the responsibilities that she has as their daughter. That's where her journey begins and ends I start to play with threads in him that come to play in Mexican history later on and as a part of the ending of the Mexican Revolution the ranchos and the haciendas are broken up and people of the middle class are able to own land It's extremely complicated and it was a very protracted civil conflict and we're not going to get into that But one thing that I envisioned him as kind of like the beginning spark of that My uncle works so hard" and I think this is something that will resonate with a lot of readers today Because we are still living in a system with deep inequalities and even one's racial background can really determine how far you get in life and it was that was even more apparent in this period in the 1840s in South Texas the genre of Gothic fiction often explores power dynamics and social hierarchy and I'd love to know your thoughts about why you think this genre really allows for these explorations I'm very much a layperson when it comes to the history of Gothic fiction one thing I really wanted to explore with Gothic as a genre was the idea of the big house and what it meant Because so often I read historical fiction I'm a big lover of romance and so I've read historical romances where people are like running around and there are these big houses and people have a ton of money throwing around in like Regency England or Victorian England and one thing that just always gets under my skin When you think of “Jane Eyre,” when you think of “Wuthering Heights” when you think of Manderley in “Rebecca,” where does this money to build these houses come from And the answer is exploitation and imperialism So that is what I wanted to uncover with my stab at the Gothic the Gothic does absolutely create an incredibly fertile space for exploring issues of social hierarchy but also issues of race and issues of where the money comes from Jo Reed: And issues of gender inequality as well Both of these books are so rich and specific in historical detail Isabel Cañas: This is a fantastic question because it's actually very difficult So I mentioned earlier that my background academically is as a historian and so I find it very easy to get sucked into the research I think that is both a blessing and a curse because what it means is that it brings a lot of detail to my fiction That immersive detail that I absolutely love as a reader of historical fiction One thing that I encountered writing Vampires of El Norte as opposed to The Hacienda well-documented battle in the middle of the book which occurred in May of 1846. I didn't think too much of it until I was happily tic-tac-ing along on my keyboard and then I got there I don't know where Nena as a curandera or a healer Where would the auxiliary cavalry of ranchers and vaqueros that Nestor was a part of where would they be?” And so “The Hacienda” has history almost as stage dressing it informs the background of the characters because at center stage is the house and the haunting and the events of the book mostly take place in the Hacienda but they mostly take place in the Hacienda Nena and Nestor leave their ranch and they go to the site of the Battle of Palo Alto and then they travel back and they encounter real historical figures along the way So I definitely did find places where I really needed to buff the edges of historical accuracy a little bit it did take some cajoling to push myself over that line because it truly is necessary I think there is a time and a place for historical fiction that is incredibly faithful to the historical record and I love those books I think of “Wolf Hall,” which is one of my favorite novels that does this But there absolutely is a time and place for creative license Because if I were to write a novel that was incredibly faithful to the belief system of the people living in South Texas in 1846 it would not necessarily be an entertaining read So one thing that does free me up a little bit that helps take off my historian hat and loosen my laces a bit is the fact that I have always gravitated towards the speculative fudge a little bit when it comes to this historical figure what phase of the moon did we have on the night of May 6th so I could light the path for my characters fleeing the battle scene in the night I went a little overboard and I reigned it in both of your novels contribute to this growing genre of Mexican gothic not to be confused with the wonderful novel “Mexican Gothic.” I wonder how you would define Mexican gothic and what do you think sets it apart from other Gothic traditions Isabel Cañas: I love this question because even before Silvia Moreno-Garcia's incredible “Mexican Gothic” came out I remember being like 18 years old and thinking the Mexican gothic is a genre that I want to write and that it took me 10 years to give myself permission to write But I think that there's so much about Mexican culture specifically that lends itself to the atmosphere of darker there's religion. Mexican Catholicism has such pageantry There's such performance with the incense and the light and the priest's getups and the traditions and the rituals and the beautiful blending of indigenous belief and Catholic practice that has braided together over the centuries and woven this very specific kind of religious practice that I think really lends itself to discussions of identity and belief and belonging there are traditions that are very in your face in terms of incredibly great aesthetics which is right around the corner for us when we're recording this I live for it and I was a goth kid growing up and I sometimes received some flack because "Being goth is a white kid's thing," you know "There is nothing more goth than being Mexican." Because look at how we deal with death every day We invite the dead into our homes during these feast days to hang out and to celebrate together and I think there's something very beautiful about that But also I think Mexican culture specifically really lends itself to the Gothic because and this I believe applies to the rest of Latin America as well but Mexican history is fraught with conflicts that continue to this day and the aftereffects of colonialism and Spanish imperialism that created those That I think when it comes to delving into the Gothic because we're talking about a very patriarchal kind of world both in the past and in the present too. There's just so much to play with that I think I could happily paddle around this little deck pond for many a book to come “The Hacienda,” you were writing it as you were writing your dissertation does not happen very often that people write a first novel as they're writing their dissertation about a completely different subject matter Isabel Cañas: I wrote both while writing my dissertation “The Hacienda” rode hand in hand with the part of my dissertation that was research So I was translating large portions of a 14th century Turkish manuscript I found that I've tried to write fiction that is deeply rooted in my academic research All the stuff that I know totally gets in the way of story or those of us who enjoy historical fiction we all have that experience of picking up a historical novel and being like And I absolutely did not want to write that book So I actually found that writing novels that were wholly divorced from my academic research was better for the story It was a break to do more research in a completely different area. The thing that was difficult was trying to write and revise “Vampires of El Norte” in between chapters of my dissertation and I'm very grateful to my academic advisor for his patience He was very supportive. I was afraid to tell him that I wrote fiction because there were some professors in my department who very much poo-pooed the writing of fiction Because why would you do that when you could write real history But I admitted to him that I'd gotten an agent and that my first novel was going on submission and he was thrilled and did you know he had an idea for a screenplay I knew when I received the two-book deal that I was going to leave academia So I had one foot out the door emotionally I was in it to win it and I did want to finish and so finish I did and I defended my Ph.D dissertation the day before “The Hacienda” came out Isabel Cañas: I tried to schedule these two events as far apart as possible You've accomplished a lot right now and if you are resting on your laurels I have more books coming up on the horizon I am not free to tell you a whole lot about them what can I say? My books that are coming out in the future insufferably gothic and I say that tongue-in-cheek and also very seriously One of them is fantasy and the other one is historical fiction more in line with “The Hacienda” and “Vampires of El Norte.” It has speculative elements But all of them have elements of the gothic and horror other speculative elements and they're deeply rooted in Latin American history one of them specifically in colonial Mexican history and they all have a bit of romance because I can't write a book without it what advice would you have for young authors particularly young authors from underrepresented backgrounds who want to make their mark in gothic fiction or who want to write genre fiction more generally Isabel Cañas: The advice I have is to write for yourself first Write the book you want to read and finish it I think there is an enormous gulf that lies between people who are working on manuscripts and dabbling And I want you to be on the other side of that gulf because that's where the real work begins That's where you really start to learn how to write books is when you begin to revise them and you write another one and you write another one I encourage young writers to be incredibly I think that's when the writing rings truest is when you bring your real self to the page and you're not writing for anyone but yourself You're not writing about anybody but yourself--you know in different fantasy worlds or science fictional worlds which you did and I really also learned a great deal from both your books as I read them So I really appreciated that as well as the fright Isabel Cañas: Thank you so much for picking my books up Jo Reed: That is Isabel Caňas; she is the author of “The Hacienda” and “Vampires of El Norte.” Keep up with Isabel at Isabel Caňas.com produced at the National Endowment for the Arts Follow us where ever you get your podcasts and leave us a rating on Apple It helps people who love the arts to find us We're marking Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos with a conversation with Mexican American author Isabel Cañas She employs gothic frameworks and tropes with historical detail in her novels—a combination as terrifying as it is informative we discuss her books The Hacienda, which is a frightening haunted house mystery set in Mexico soon after its War of Independence and Vampires of El Norte, set in northern Mexico (now south Texas) during the Mexican-American War. Cañas discusses the racial and ethnic disparities and the gender dynamics at work in both of these eras and how gothic tropes are fertile ground for these explorations We also discuss the growth of Mexican gothic fiction more generally and the balancing act required to portray actual historical events and authentic experiences in genres that are deeply imaginative Cañas also talks about her extensive research into the historical periods in which she sets her novels the family histories she also drew upon, her own academic background in Medieval Islamic history and what it was like to write two novels and a dissertation simultaneously We’d love to know your thoughts--email us at artworkspod@arts.gov. And follow us on Apple Podcasts (ANS – Santiago de Chile) – The religious community of the International Theologate in Lo Cañas participated in the Curatorium held last Friday This annual meeting for reflection and projection aims to evaluate the processes carried out and to leave some challenges to the community both to formators and to students of Theology The day began with a moment of prayer and the blessing of a new community hall where Salesians in formation can meet in fraternity In this same place there will also be the Salesianity Centre and the library with texts on Salesianity the Provincials shared a moment together before meeting with the formator team to provide them with criteria and elements to follow in the Theologate who presented an evaluation of their experience Then the Provincials met with each member from their respective Provinces The meeting ended with a moment of sharing in which some suggestions were given for the community's journey The Rector of the Theologate Community and Provincial Delegate for Formation in Chile said: "You can see how happy the Salesians who leave this House are and it is good to see how they position themselves with their identity as consecrated religious The fundamental elements of this House are: study and theology; self-knowledge and human growth " This meeting was also the prelude to the Perpetual Profession of three young men a moment of great joy for the entire religious community and for the Provinces of Chile and Ecuador "This Curatorium ,"said Fr Marcelo Farfán Superior of the Province of Ecuador "basically serves to observe how the House of Formation is progressing so that the experience is increasingly significant and guarantees the formation of future Salesian priests." Regarding the students of Theology who will say their definitive yes with their Perpetual Profession Fr Farfán added: "They have made a very important step in the human I believe that this is the end point of a formative path in which they have discovered what God asks of them in life." Fr Farfán stressed that considering religious life increasingly against the current and against the culture is not easy "We Salesians are invited to a vocation of service to young people because they too face very critical and demanding situations" the ECU Provincial added "We see more and more young people with a sense of abandonment loneliness or who cannot build a life project we Salesians must prepare ourselves to accompany young people in these new situations." ANS - “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” is a on-line almost daily publication the communication agency of the Salesian Congregation enrolled in the Press Register of the Tibunal of Rome as n 153/2007 This site also uses third-party cookies to improve user experience and for statistical purposes By scrolling through this page or by clicking on any of its elements Existing plant sites to act as interim storage Connecticut beloved husband of Rita (Emmi) Canas he was the son of the late Manuel and Josephina (Diaz) Canas Connecticut and then ultimately to Milford Michaels College and then proudly served his country in the US Army and the US Air Force Jose was a CPA by training and served as a CFO for Mossberg and Waterbury Rolling Mills He also served as CFO for Alco locomotives in Auburn NY Jose then enjoyed a long career as an adjunct professor which he treasured He taught finance at Quinnipiac University most of all Jose enjoyed spending time with family and friends Jose will be deeply missed by his cherished grandchildren Jose also leaves behind his most precious great grandchildren A Mass of Christion Burial will be celebrated on Friday October 6 (ALL MEET AT CHURCH) Internment will follow Mass at Saint Mary Cemetery Jose is being compassionately cared for by the Staff at Cody-White Funeral Home memorial contributions may be made to the VFW please visit our website at www.codywhitefuneralservice.com Rum brand Flor de Caña is celebrating its 135th anniversary by opening immersive experience centres across the world In celebration of its 135th anniversary, Flor de Caña – the premium rum brand recognised for its exceptional quality and commitment to sustainability – has opened the doors to its highly anticipated experience centres in Madrid This innovative concept offers entertaining and unforgettable immersive experiences to its visitors giving them the opportunity to discover the world of Flor de Caña through their senses Each Flor de Caña Experiencia venue is much more than a traditional store It’s a unique space where spirits enthusiasts can interactively learn about the brand’s history and values since 1890 and the various ways to enjoy this award-winning rum Visitors can choose from a range of distinctive experiences from five-senses tastings of Flor de Caña’s oldest expressions – serving rum directly from the barrel where it was aged – to fun cocktail-making classes and the creation of their own blend of rum in a personalised bottle The opening of the Flor de Caña Experiencia concept globally underscores the brand’s commitment to bringing its rich 135-year family legacy and its exceptional portfolio of aged rums to a wider audience ensuring that more people can discover and appreciate the brand’s unique qualities Anyone interested in exploring the experience centres can visit the website to make a reservation The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Field Vampires of El Norte, Isabel Cañas (Berkeley 978-0-59343-672-1, $28.99, 400pp, hc) August 2023 but I especially love historical fantasy set in the American West with BIPOC protagonists encountering the horrors of colonialism and the supernatural in equal measure Victor LaValle’s viciously impressive Lone Women is one of the best of the bunch of the last several years but Isabel Cañas’ Vampires of El Norte is giving it a run for its money Set in the baking heat of the Texas-Mexico border in the 1840s Vampires of El Norte is about two young adults in their early twenties trying to survive an oncoming war Although the Mexican-American War didn’t officially begin until April skirmishes in Texas had been going on for a while especially since the annexation of Texas a year prior The bulk of the story takes place in February 1846 sneak out of their homes late at night on the hunt for buried treasure the beautiful daughter of a wealthy rancho owner the son of a poor péon working on the rancho A mysterious sleeping disease known as susto is afflicting Mexican men and is paired with a vicious bite wound… much like the one Nena received all those years ago the two realize the monster that attacked them was no hallucination but a real vampire On the run for their lives with death stalking them across the Texas plains their love for each other may not be enough to keep each other alive The title and cover copy make this novel sound more like a blend of historical fantasy and horror when in reality it’s a historical fantasy romance with a splash of horror but the bulk of the narrative revolves around the fraught romance between Néstor and Nena Avid romance readers will recognize many genre tropes and spot the ending coming from a mile away I would have preferred a little less romance and a little more horror Cañas mentions that the story came together when she read a quote from Mexican folk hero and militiaman Juan Cortina: ‘‘Flocks of vampires came and scattered themselves in the settlements Many of you have been robbed of your property and because your industry excited the wild avarice which led them.’’ With the romance taking such a central role the vampire metaphor-made-real doesn’t get the impact Cañas was probably going for The only thing I felt was missing here were Indigenous people Néstor and Nena repeatedly talk about how the land is theirs and how long their family has been living on it… with no acknowledgement or understanding that what they’re experiencing isn’t far off from what the first people of Texas went through with early Spanish settlers I know these two characters wouldn’t think of colonialism in the same way we do and in no way am I diminishing their claim to the land I also know almost nothing about the history of this portion of Mexican ter ritory – my Mexican American War knowledge is limited to events in California – but I have to assume there were at least some Native people near Los Ojuelos Yet ‘‘Indios’’ are barely mentioned and only in passing Even while Nena and Néstor are on the run from the Rinches and when the vampires are slaughtering their way across the wilderness I’m unsure how fictionalized the book version of Los Ojuelos is but history from the 1830s and 1840s features Indigenous resistance to Spanish and Mexican colonization It matters very little to me how accurate historical fantasy actually is but when your premise centers on the theft of land from families with generational ties by greedy it seems there should be at least some Native representation Isabel Cañas does a solid job of blending genres I loved how she balanced the worldbuilding by giving the reader just enough to understand the story but not enough to explain the whys and hows The reader only knows as much as the protagonists and that lack of knowledge keeps the tension high and the energy frantic The heat between the two protagonists practically leaps off the page and the descriptions are frighteningly vivid Go in ready for a sweeping love story between two star-crossed lovers in a dark fantasy setting Vampires of El Norte is a thrilling end-of-summer ride Alex Brown is a librarian and Hugo-nominated and Ignyte award-winning critic who writes about speculative fiction This review and more like it in the August 2023 issue of Locus. 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got her to stand up; and performed the Heimlich technique repeatedly striking harder until the food was dislodged from her coach’s throat Canas’ actions allowed her coach to breathe and swallow the pill that was blocking her airway Canas even had the presence of mind to get consent from her coach to intervene Canas said that while everyone gathered around and commended her “There’s nothing more we can ask,” said Obi Onochie an HMS MEDscience assistant director and lead teacher “Jasmine applied what she learned in the classroom to an actual staying calm enough to be able to assess the situation and try different techniques Canas participated in MEDscience in fall 2021 This 16-week advanced biology program is designed for students from Boston-area public high schools The program combines classroom biology instruction at students’ home schools with immersion learning once a week at HMS in emergency medicine Team-based simulations based on the scientific foundations of medical care and research methods teach students problem-solving Students learn by practicing medicine on lifelike mannequins and performing hands-on lab techniques while earning credit for school “It makes a huge impact as an introduction to health careers because they are wearing scrubs while learning to draw blood, intubate, and diagnose a patient on the HMS campus,” said Gretchen Lahey, director of early college and career pathways at New Mission High School in Hyde Park, Mass., where Canas goes to school In addition to the standard MEDscience coursework Lahey arranged for the students to receive certifications in first aid and CPR through the program so they would come away with credentials and skills they could add to their resumes and use in their daily lives if needed Canas took the additional training in January 2023 Canas started in a pre-engineering track as a freshman but said she quickly realized it wasn’t for her Searching for a learning experience that involved helping people and was more hands-on even though she was not interested in going into medicine HMS MEDscience assistant director of curriculum knowing when to step up during crucial times and when to step back so other students could share their ideas and contribute in the medical emergency simulations DiMario said it was remarkable that Canas worked so hard in the semester-long program and during the CPR training even though she knew she was not interested in a career in health care said hands-on experiences like MEDscience get their students excited about exploring careers early Even if MEDscience doesn’t “put them on the path to becoming a doctor it does put them on the path of figuring out what they want to do — and don’t want to do — without having to wait until college to figure it out,” he said MEDscience opens up STEM career possibilities for public high school students who can begin to see themselves in these jobs by mastering the curriculum and hands-on learning “We've seen a lot of students moving forward in the health field and seeing the value in pursuing those careers,” said Thomas In the more than two years that MEDscience has been offered through Canas’ high school six students have gone on to internships at HMS-affiliated hospitals leaders have expanded MEDscience so the curriculum is also available through virtual and hybrid programs Students work as a team with a live-actor patient on a telehealth video call and receive vital signs via their smartphones MEDscience engaged 360 students from 27 states and 8 countries more than 2,200 in-person and 500 virtual learners will participate in programming Although the goal is to inspire students to go on to college and careers in science and medicine Onochie said that it’s still wonderful if those not interested in health care “come away with some health literacy an understanding of the body and vital signs and essential things like CPR or the signs to look for with stroke.” Canas certainly did — even though she never imagined she’d be called on to use those lifesaving skills Studies detailing brain-immune crosstalk could inform treatments for autism Scientists weigh in on the spread of H5N1 and highlight clues that portend what might come next Researchers recognized for accomplishments in biological sciences © 2025 by The President and Fellows of Harvard College