Unlike some parts of Spain’s southernmost region leafy and peaceful – perfect for an e-biking holiday The wild flowers are as high as my knees as I cycle through olive groves in the rolling hills of the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche natural park in south-west Spain weave along cobbled lanes in sleepy villages and stop often to gawp at the views but I just flick the ebike control to turbo and fly up the eucalyptus-lined slopes The sparsely populated pocket in westernmost Huelva province has its own microclimate and feels different from the busier The topography means Atlantic winds bring more rain to the area It’s late spring and the lush landscape is spattered with multicoloured blooms while summers are cooler and more verdant than elsewhere in the region and autumn is a bewitching time of russet hues and plentiful mushrooms and chestnuts to harvest I’m exploring by electric mountain bike from my base at delightful Finca el Moro near the small hilltop town of Fuenteheridos Its new e-biking packages take guests out for several hours each day diving into the countryside on circular routes to taste a wonderfully untouched part of Spain Cottages and pool at Finca el MoroEl Moro was abandoned during the civil war and brought back to life by Brits Nick and Hermione Tudor Having lived and worked in Africa and the Scottish Highlands they set off from the UK in a Land Rover looking for a farm and a new life in Spain They slowly restored the farmhouse and three ruined cottages peaceful hideaway – 75 acres of sweet chestnut and olive groves Nick spent years researching walking routes along forgotten mule paths once used to smuggle goods from Portugal into Spain yoga and horseriding holidays (Hermione’s passion) In spring the lush landscape is splattered with multicoloured blooms while summers are cooler and more verdant than elsewhere in the regionThe cottages (sleeping two to seven) are rustic and charming with their own kitchen bread and homemade jams is provided (with homemade cake for tea) There’s a beautiful yoga shala and farm shop stocked with fresh produce and a collection of animals complete the picture: dogs which guests can borrow and take on walks into town The writer with her e-bike in the Sierra de AracenaAfter living abroad for years Daisy fell back in love with her childhood home during lockdown here She’s now at the helm with her French partner Eliott a keen mountain biker who grew up near Grenoble so cycling holidays seemed a natural addition he saw how perfect the terrain was for mountain biking,” says Daisy who also teaches yoga here and offers massages The pair spent last summer devising routes before investing in Moustache Trail 5 e-bikes and turning the stables into a bicycle workshop Local farmers who are family friends allow access to land other cyclists would not be able to ride on which involves rides of up to 30km (18 miles) a day or a Level Up week for more advanced riders with some technical sections and covering up to 45km daily (The bikes can be hired for day or half-day guided or self-guided excursions too.) The bikes are easy to master even for relative beginners like me and days are planned according to the group’s abilities We cycle through woods and along tiny lanes and stop for coffee on the village square at Valdelarco Swallows swoop overhead; I spy storks nesting on a tower above the church of the Divine Saviour The town square in Cortelazor Photograph: Raul Garcia Herrera/AlamyThe miles are eaten up easily as we continue – routes are a mix of 4x4 tracks and bridle paths – and there is no one else around Lunch is a picnic of asparagus and homemade tortilla beneath an oak tree at Hermione and Nick’s new farm and we’re back at the finca for a dip or massage before the next feast – dinner under the vines on the terrace Sherry and jamón ibérico are among local specialities (the area is famous for its free-roaming black pigs); there’s spinach and chickpea stew and chicken in almond sauce made with organic and local ingredients (chef Sara is the daughter of Mariluz The next day I can’t wait to jump back in the saddle but I’m more confident on the bumpy descents and long climbs with its lovely square and church with 14th-century fresco (you can ask for the keys in the town hall if it’s locked) featured trips and local tips for your next break as well as the latest deals from Guardian Holidays Our mid-morning stop is at Linares de Sierra where we refuel at a cafe opposite the bullring Clusters of white houses line the cobbled streets Read moreYou don’t have to sign up for a mountain bike holiday of course – there are dedicated yoga weeks or you can book a cottage as your base and hike bike and do yoga – or just chill and explore But having had a taste of what it offers – the fun of covering a lot of ground the sense of freedom and of being in expert hands – I’d definitely come back for more The trip was provided by Finca el Moro Electric mountain biking holidays run in April Six nights full-board plus three or five days guided biking and transfers from Seville from €1,550 (non-cycling option from €1,050) Cottages cost from €775 a week and are available from April to October A full/half-day guided e-biking from €100/€60; independent cycling from €60 a day .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Mak Ojutiku | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comKendry Aracena racked up 13 strikeouts on two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings on the mound to lead Shabazz in a 12-4 road win over Technology in Newark Eddy Vasquez finished 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI for the Bulldogs (4-4) Aracena recorded two hits and two RBI while Wellington Castro Jr went 3-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored The N.J. 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Last February, Mayor Eric Adams called for a ban on drill music while citing it as a contributing factor to the uptick in gun and gang-related violence across the state “He was very new to drill and said the wrong thing in a song we’ve seen that pattern over and over,” said City Councilman Oswald Feliz On Sept. 30 detectives told The New York Daily News that the 17-year-old name-dropped other drill rappers and slain gang members in his music the novice emcee was gunned down around 6:15 p.m by five individuals wearing ski masks at Beekman Ave He was killed by a gunshot wound to the chest. Jordany, who is the youngest of four children, was transported to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The teen’s father, Jordan Aracena, said the loss is too much to bear and now our Jordany — he wasn’t the same after that I can’t be happy anymore,” said the grief-stricken father Police have yet to capture a suspect or confirm a motive for the shooting being tethered to Jordany’s music does not believe drill music was a factor in the tragedy Below is a news report marking the fatal weekend that resulted in not only the teen’s death Metrics details Humans display remarkable interindividual variation in their immune response to identical challenges our understanding of the genetic and epigenetic factors contributing to such variation remains limited epigenetic and transcriptional profiling on primary macrophages derived from individuals of European and African ancestry before and after infection with influenza A virus We show that baseline epigenetic profiles are strongly predictive of the transcriptional response to influenza A virus across individuals Quantitative trait locus (QTL) 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Peer reviewer reports are available Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Downregulated genes are defined as genes with beta < -0.5 and FDR < .01 Epigenetic changes are those with FDR < .01 except for methylation changes (FDR < .20) A higher score indicates a strong expression of genes or epigenetic marks nearby genes within the Hallmark inflammatory response pathway (D) Individual mean score differences between the population-groups for the Hallmark “inflammatory pathway” in the non-infected and (C) flu-infected conditions remain consistent when reducing popDE effects FDR from 10% to 5% P values in panels C and D calculated using a two-sided Wilcoxon rank sum test (E) Population-group differences utilizing popDR effects to calculate individual transcriptional response score across 6 immune pathways remain consistent with varying FDR thresholds (20% 21 EU) P values calculated using a two-sided Wilcoxon rank sum test The maxima and minima are the upper and lower points and the top and bottom lines are the 75% and 25% percentile (F) The distribution of Spearman’s correlation between the predicted and observed mean scores for the various pathways using different alphas (A) Power calculations for QTL with effect sizes ranging from 0.1-0.3 Power to detect QTL increases as the effect size of the variant increases (B) Validation of significant FDR < .10 QTL in our dataset Pearson’s correlation coefficient and a 95% confidence interval are shown First row: Left- Comparison of non-infected eQTL with Randolph et al Middle- Comparison of flu-infected eQTL with Randolph et al Right- Comparison of non-infected eQTL with Nedelec et al Second row: Left- Comparison of non-infected caQTL with Alasoo et al Right- Comparison of non-infected meQTL with Husquin et al Mean and 95% confidence interval measured by logistic regression (A) Left: The number of overlaps for each QTL type for the permuted analysis in the non-infected condition More than one overlap indicates the QTL is shared with at least one other datatype Center: The number of overlaps for each QTL type in the flu-infected condition Right: The number of overlaps for each QTL type for the permuted analysis in the flu-infected condition (B) The percentage of QTL in one data type that are also QTL for another data type in the flu-condition The starting QTL (rows) are the QTL that are tested for sharing while the overlapping QTL (columns) are the percentage of each starting QTL that are shared with that datatype The color of each circle corresponds to the percentage of sharing (C) QTL sharing patterns for those QTL overlapping 2≥ data types) in the non-infected condition Y axis the proportion of overlapping QTL (that is the denominator is the number of QTL that are shared in at least 2 or more data types) (D) QTL sharing patterns for those QTL overlapping 3≥ data types) in the non-infected condition highlighting that caQTL K4me1 QTL and meQTL are the most commonly shared The Y axis is the same as described in (C) above we restricted to QTL nearby upregulated genes that are not eQTL (P < .30) (B) Association between genetically encoded baseline differences in chromatin accessibility and baseline differences in other epigenetic marks Left- Meta caQTL plot (at baseline condition) across caQTLs for accessibility regions associated with up-regulated genes (n = 681 caQTLs associated with 506 genes) Individuals with genotypes associated with increased chromatin accessibility also show significantly increased levels of H3K4me1 and H3K27ac (P < 2.2×10-16) (A) Relationship between the observed and predicted betas for significant population differentially expressed (popDE) features (FDR < .10) for each of the data types in both conditions (adjusted R2 reported) (B) Boxplots of individual transcriptional response scores after regressing out the effects of the top SNP and STR in each condition for the 6 immune response pathways 21 EU) P-values were calculated using a two-sided Wilcoxon rank sum test (A) Heritability enrichment results for the 9 additional GWAS not shown in Fig. 6c representing the percent of heritability explained by each of the molecular QTL in all conditions (C) Average heritability enrichment across independent GWAS traits (allergy and eczema comparing s-LDSC results using generic baseline generic baseline and adjusting for s-LDSC’s histone marks as well as generic baseline and adjusting for histone marks from the current study s-LDSC analysis was conducted on finemapped molecular QTLs (using fine-mapping tool SuSiE) treating PIPs from fine-mapping results as continuous annotations The average enrichments across all independent traits (error bars represent standard errors) are plotted with the p-value of enrichments from a random effects meta-analysis and schizophrenia are shown as examples of negative controls significantly less than reported immune 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Sign up for the Nature Briefing: Translational Research newsletter — top stories in biotechnology Under the city of Aracena lies a complex of caves carved over millions of years by the forces of nature Formations resembling chandeliers and curtains adorn the walls of the enormous galleries Since the earliest documentation of the Gruta de las Maravillas in the 19th century 2,130 meters (6,988 feet) of this cave system have been mapped and about 1,400 meters (4,593 feet) of the cave are open to the public The waterways throughout the Gruta de las Maravillas are a dazzling turquoise color because of the minerals present A cavern called the Salón del Gran Lago (Hall of the Great Lake) contains a massive subterranean lake the temperature stays relatively constant throughout the year ranging between 16 and 19 degrees Celsius (60-66 Fahrenheit) It can be accessed via the N-433 highway from Seville or Portugal Tickets are required to visit the Gruta de las Maravillas and it is highly recommended that you purchase tickets in advance The spectacular geological formations make it one of the most impressive caves in Europe Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world This 470-meter-long dripstone cave was discovered by chance in 2006 Mythological depictions of Laos’ national animal make this cave sacred A limestone cave filled with impressive formations in Mole Creek Karst National Park A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra discovered a small underground chamber filled with stalactites and stalagmites when digging a well A West Palm Beach man was arrested Thursday and charged with trespassing at Hai House Restaurant police received a call from the Esplanade property manager about a trespass situation at the restaurant The manager told officers that a former employee later identified as Juan Yordalix Payamps Aracena was inside the Worth Avenue restaurant and refusing to leave The property manager said she told Aracena to leave and that the locks of the restaurant were going to be replaced the property manager returned to the restaurant with a locksmith and saw Aracena still inside they found Aracena sitting by the clock tower at the intersection of Worth Avenue and South Ocean Boulevard They asked him if he was the one who had trespassed inside the restaurant Officers asked Aracena if he had any weapons on him He admitted he didn’t have a concealed carry permit for the weapon Police located a Smith & Wesson .40 caliber handgun in a brown briefcase Aracena was carrying Aracena said he carried the weapon with him because “he preferred to be prepared,” and that he did not have money to obtain a concealed weapon permit Aracena was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed firearm and trespassing in a structure or conveyance armed and is scheduled to appear in court on April 6 adelgado@pbdailynews.com @litadriana but I need a glass of sherry and a plate of jamon.” The chef José Pizarro makes no bones about his addiction to Spain’s celebrated acorn-fed jamon iberico as we arrive for a tour of the producer Cinco Jotas’s bodega 70 miles northwest of Seville in the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park The first of Pizarro’s two new restaurants open this week at the Royal Academy of Arts in London so his quota of 500 hams a year (each worth in the region of £500) is going up."},"children":[]}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"We start with a tasting leaving an umami flavour"},"children":[]},{"name":"paywall","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":" that lingers longer than a good Scotch “Every day.” The pigs from which jamon iberico is produced are thought of by locals as “olive trees with legs” The acorns they eat fill their flesh with omega-9 oleic acid an unsaturated fat that lends their meat a distinctive gloss."}}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","children":[],"attributes":{"value":"Cinco Jotas’s 140-year-old bodega has an 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so his quota of 500 hams a year (each worth in the region of £500) is going up leaving an umami flavour that lingers longer than a good Scotch The moreish saltiness complements the sherry — another proud Andalusian product Chef José Pizarro“I’m cutting down on meat,” Pizarro says as we tuck in an unsaturated fat that lends their meat a distinctive gloss Cinco Jotas’s 140-year-old bodega has an unmistakably Andalusian character: high whitewashed walls that wrap around a Moorish-style courtyard garden Down in its immaculate Roman-arch cellars hundreds of pata negra (so called because of the colour of the pigs’ hoofs) are hanging up These hams are spoken of by those who work here in the same way that producers talk about Burgundy’s grand cru wines Their chirpiness seems to indicate a level of contentment that assuages my carnivorous guilt We follow a few of them to the top of the hill where an old threshing floor offers views of the valley beyond it’s dewy and verdant dehesa — a unique ecosystem made up of mixed grassy pastureland and woodland of evergreen oak trees In autumn all these deciduous trees brush the landscape with coppery hues arugula and hard cheeseGETTY IMAGESFrom the Hotel Convento Aracena — a charming converted 17th-century convent with a large pool — it’s a short along with some revelatory morcilla patatera — a sausage made with pork and mashed potato — on toast In autumn it has a menu dedicated to mushrooms All the villages around here are joined by public footpaths The shady camino winds past orchards and vegetable gardens Damien Gabet was a guest of Cinco Jotas (cincojotas.co.uk). B&B doubles at Hotel Convento Aracena from £83 (hotelconventoaracena.es) 08-21-2015DESIGN The Chilean designer uses found materials and intuition to forge conceptual furniture BY Diana Budds Amid the pristine galleries in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, Nicolás Aracena Müller was busy in the half gallery, half design boutique Chamber and drilling away at slabs of rough-hewn wood Aracena Müller was building a collection of furniture ad-lib “Some people thought the gallery was under construction,” he quips calls the concept improvisational carpentry He traveled to New York and wandered the city streets and dove into dumpsters searching for materials he could turn into pieces that are part sculpture He believes that working with cast-off items reflects the city’s character (The mottled woods certainly captures New York’s tougher side.) “Working with found materials is about appreciating and recognizing history the wood,” he says “Each piece of wood tells a story because is was previously part of another furnishing The designer then jigsaws the wood together testing how the slabs could be joined and how they might unite cohesively The process of figuring out how to put everything together matters most to Müller Some of the finished pieces are monumental in scale What they all do is encourage interpretation through design and show the beauty in what was formerly abandoned “Everything is ambiguous and this is what I like about the collection,” Müller says And while the live-action portion of his show Atalaya has concluded, the imaginative end results are on view at Chamber until September 12 The final deadline for Fast Company’s Brands That Matter Awards is Friday, May 30, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today. Diana Budds is a New York–based writer interested in how design reveals stories about culture, policy, and history. More Fast Company & Inc © 2025 Mansueto Ventures Fastcompany.com adheres to NewsGuard’s nine standards of credibility and transparency. Learn More Oscar Aracena-Montero loved dancing to bachata The 26-year-old had just got back into Orlando on June 11 before heading to Pulse nightclub with his boyfriend They both died together inside the club on the morning of June 12 spoke to News 6 about Aracena-Montero a few weeks before the 1-year anniversary of his death "I still can't believe he's gone," Aponte said Loved his family and friends and always had a smile on his face no matter what." Aponte said Aracena-Montero had just moved in with his boyfriend to a house they had purchased in Kissimmee He worked as a manager at McDonald's and Aponte said he was always trying to better himself "He was so determined to do so much," Aponte said Aponte said Aracena-Montero spoke to his family back in the Dominican Republic all the time who was granted a special visa to leave Santo Domingo and attend her son's funeral “He had such a radiant smile and a personality to match.” Aponte described Aracena-Montero’s death as "such a loss to all of us who loved him." Copyright 2017 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us / Follow on Social Media Careers at WKMG Closed Captioning / Audio Description Public File Current EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications EEO Report Disability Assistance Copyright © 2025 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group The Royals have signed 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Ricky Aracena for $850,000. Baseball America's Ben Badler and MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez have both confirmed the signing Badler and the guys at Baseball America have Aracena ranked 17th overall born in 1997 yet somehow no longer an infant has drawn comparisons to Marlins shortstop Rafael Furcal Most of that comparison comes from his size which is Jose Altuve territory -- though Aracena has about two inches on the Astros' second baseman Badler reports that "scouts marvel at how polished and instinctive he is in all facets of the game" and that he has a chance to stick at shortstop because of his arm strength despite a seemingly natural fit at second base  He's a switch hitter with a small strike zone that he "doesn't expand by chasing [pitches out of the zone]." Aracena is considered by both Badler and Sanchez to be the most talented Royals target in this year's class Getting excited about 16-year-old baseball players is a good way to set yourself up for disappointment but Aracena might be a guy to watch in 2023 -- assuming the earth hasn't already been scorched into a charcoal brick by the sun A West Palm Beach man is out on bond after Palm Beach police said he drove a motorcycle into town without a license plate or a motorcycle endorsement was arrested Thursday on traffic charges of operating a motorcycle without an endorsement and failure to properly fix a license plate to a motorcycle > More Palm Beach Public Safety news Officer Jerold Beer wrote in the report that he saw a blue motorcycle without a license plate travelling south in the 400 block of Peruvian Avenue at 10:47 a.m Beer said he suspected Payamps-Aracena was the driver because they’ve had previous contact he suspected the driver “would attempt to flee/elude if I activated my emergency lights in an attempt to stop him,” the report stated 28 and issued him a citation for operating a motorcycle without proper endorsement Payamps-Aracena was supposed to appear in court on that charge Feb and watched him through his rear-view mirror Payamps-Aracena turned right into a vehicle elevator attached to the restaurant though the report said Beer couldn’t get to the door before it closed The report said Payamps-Aracena still did not have a motorcycle endorsement and that the motorcycle had a license plate registered to it Payamps-Aracena was taken to Palm Beach County Jail and was released Thursday on $2,250 bond 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 The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. who ventured all over New York City scavenging for wood has produced a nine-strong collection that also functions as seating The largest piece in the collection is made from a reclaimed wooden beam almost 40cm thick Müller transformed the MOS-designed gallery into a functioning carpentry workshop for ten days making each of the displayed pieces on the premises The scuptures were created using hand tools, glued dowel joinery and other carpentry joints Passersby were able to observe and interact with Müller as he worked The Atalaya collection is currently being displayed amongst pieces from Chamber's first collection The Chilean architect and artist Nicolás Aracena Müller VIEW GOOGLE MAPS escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox They had gone out on a Saturday night for the simplest of reasons: to have fun The youngest was 18; just three were over 40 brief portraits of 49 young lives cut short when they both were killed at Pulse in Sunday’s shooting Aracena-Montero’s passing on the social network a cousin who lives in the Dominican Republic Scrolling through the Facebook profile of Stanley Almodovar III a reader will see image after image of a young man who seemed to love flirting with the camera He changed his hair frequently in color and style. His friend Hazel Ramirez told The Washington Post that Mr. Almodovar was comfortable with his sexuality. It was evident on his Facebook page that he was unafraid to express it. In a May 28 post in which he updated his profile image “Yes I wear makeup and I’m still a man about it tho.” had posted a Snapchat video of himself singing and laughing on his way to Pulse nightclub “I wish I had that (video) to remember him forever,” she told the newspaper Amanda Alvear was dancing and enjoying music on a crowded dance floor at Pulse before shots rang out had posted a series of short videos to her Snapchat account one of which appears to capture the moment that the gunman began firing into the crowd Alvear looked confused as the shooting began The rest of her sentence was drowned out by gunshots — at least 17 shots in six seconds Alvear was at the club with her best friend wrote that he would not say the suspect’s name “I will spread a message of love in Amanda’s name.” thousands of people rushed to donate blood for the victims But OneBlood became involved even deeper when it discovered that one of its employees, Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33, had been killed. Mr. Ayala began working with the nonprofit organization in December 2011 as a biologics assistant, most recently serving as a platelet supervisor in the Orlando laboratory. “Rodolfo was a highly respected member of the OneBlood family. He was passionate about saving lives and took great pride in the lifesaving work he performed,” the organization said in a statement shared his knowledge and best practices with co-workers and worked diligently as part of a team “He was a caring and friendly person and will be greatly missed by everyone who had the honor of knowing him,” it added “He loved to dance salsa and all kinds of Latin dancing,” Mr. Muñiz told The Orlando Sentinel because he had a long drive home and always wanted to be safe.” work and military service were points of pride was a 2008 graduate of Florida A&M University and had been a member of R.O.T.C Mr. Brown was a captain in the Army reserves when he died, The Army Times reported “He was a very positive person with a very good sense of humor,” Colonel Scott said “He was willing to work very hard to earn his commission.” Brown worked at Lowe’s as a human resources manager On Facebook, several members of Kappa Alpha Psi, a predominantly African-American fraternity, said that Mr. Brown had been a brother. “Let us remember our fallen Rattler,” Chris Davis, a fellow Florida A&M alumnus, wrote on Facebook “for what he did in life and for all he touched.” was a financial aid officer at Keiser University in Jacksonville “He was personable, social and easygoing,” Shawn DeVries, the president of the Jacksonville Jaycees, told The Orlando Sentinel he was always interested in making positive impact on people’s lives and in the community.” Candelario-Padro moved from his home in Chicago to Orlando found work in Florida as a technician at the Florida Retina Institute and as a Zumba instructor Leticia Padro, an aunt of Mr. Candelario-Padro’s, said he had gone to Pulse with a friend who survived, according to Univision She described her nephew as “a good boy Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25, was a housekeeping supervisor at APDC Services, a resort staffing company in Kissimmee, Fla., according to The Orlando Sentinel He came to the United States from Huichapan The salon’s Facebook page displays before-and-after photos of smiling patrons each tagged “feeling fabulous,” alongside dozens of enthusiastic reviews Rivera Velazquez were killed in the attack Cory James Connell was a student at Valencia College in Orlando working through an associate of arts degree that typically leads to coursework for a bachelor’s degree when a student transfers up through the spring term that ended last month Connell was at Pulse to celebrate his birthday Ashley Connell, Mr. Connell’s sister, posted a message to her brother on Facebook, with a reference to her pregnancy “I can’t wait to share all the wonderful memories that we have with my son I know you loved him so much and he will know that I love my brother so much and I’m missing you dearly Connell’s English professor at Valencia College said in a telephone interview that Cory was a student in his writing class the 24 students had to share their impressions of the different influences “He had so many layers of cultural connections,” Mr recalling how Cory had mentioned his own Christian faith but also that he was a straight man with friends that night at a Latin-themed gay event “It was just kind of reassuring that someone so young had broadened his thinking and his authorial voice.” He set his sights on starting his own business started his own company called Total Entrepreneurs Concepts he ran campaigns for DirecTV and AT&T from kiosks in big box stores “He knew what he wanted in life and he went out and got it,” said Brian Reid Crosby for about a year as a recruiter for his company The acronym for his business is a reflection of his initials “I would say the morale is really low,” Mr Reid said they had a telephone conversation shortly before the shooting Crosby had traveled from Michigan to Statesville last week to attend the graduation of a niece He then went off to Orlando to visit friends Crosby graduated from West Iredell High School in 2010 In an interview with The Statesville Record & Landmark Crosby had been friends with his children when they were young joining a basketball team for fourth and fifth graders Crosby struggled in his first season on the team “He worked hard and improved so much that he played most of the time,” Mr Originally from Eastover, S.C., Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32, was working at Pulse on the night of the shooting. Ashleigh Alleyne, Ms. Drayton’s girlfriend from 2010 to about 2015, told The Orlando Sentinel that Ms Drayton had struggled with drugs but had been working hard to turn her life around Patricia Drayton Banks, Ms. Drayton’s aunt, on Monday commemorated her niece on her Facebook page “While keeping the others in Orlando in prayer his wife and both our families in your prayers You know this Auntie will miss you.” Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31, went by Simon A. Carrillo on Facebook where he frequently posted pictures of his family including one last month in celebration of Mother’s Day Originally from Venezuela, Mr. Carrillo loved to travel and was a hard worker and a natural leader, his McDonald’s co-workers told The Orlando Sentinel Carrillo was at Pulse on Sunday with his partner was a leasing agent with a love for performing “He filled our office with music,” Yolanda Quinones-Perez, his manager at Auvers Village Apartments, told The Orlando Sentinel He went by Roy on Facebook and said he had studied in Ponce A couple of weeks before the shooting at Pulse, Mr. Fernandez posted a motivational message: “Blessed sunday everyone The phrase “echa pa’lante” means “move forward” in Spanish Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26, was at Pulse with her best friend, Amanda Alvear “It is not fair that such a horrific act of hate would take the life of a beautiful soul,” CEs Flo, who identified himself as Ms. Flores’s brother, wrote on Facebook Ms. Flores was from Queens and was attending Valencia College in Orlando, according to her Facebook profile. She was among seven students at the college who were killed in the shooting “We will be forever changed by this,” Sanford Shugart, president of the college, said in a video on YouTube went by the nickname Ommy among his close friends and family Gonzalez-Cruz worked at UPS and was at the club with a friend on Saturday night “Peter makes a difference everywhere he goes,” Ms Juan Ramon Guerrero was just a few weeks shy of his 23rd birthday “He was a wonderful student; he was in his third year in college,” Mr Guerrero said his nephew was studying at the University of Central Florida like other members of his Dominican family which was playing at Pulse on Saturday night On Facebook, Mr. Guerrero wrote: “Once again the tentacles of death have touched our family a disgusting human being without any scruples.” “They were always together,” said Garrett Nickel a prelate student at University of Central Florida Paul Terrell Henry loved music and was looking forward to Latin night at Pulse according to posts on Facebook by people who knew him According to The Orlando Sentinel A friend, Marion Davis, said that Mr. Henry was religious, and posted a YouTube video of Mr A picture he posted on Facebook showed him posing in a “GAY O.K.” shirt and the photograph had been changed to show the colors of the rainbow flag “I don’t understand why he had to be one of the many victims who didn’t make it,” she wrote on Facebook when she learned that he had died “Why did it have to be him of all people?” Ms. Leal Escalante said Mr. Hernandez had been at the club with his boyfriend, who survived, when shots rang out, according to The Tampa Bay Times She said that her brother had moved to Orlando from Texas two years ago "to get away from everyone,” and that he had worked at Calvin Klein Leal Escalante changed her Facebook profile to a picture of her brother he is shown smiling into the camera and raising his right arm “Love has no gender” was tattooed on his bicep was one of at least three Mexican citizens killed in the attack his brother José posted a picture on Miguel’s Facebook page holding his two little babies with the comment: “Come home bro I’m waiting for you.” “I remember the good old times when we went to Mexico and the days we went to Tennessee I can’t face the fact that my Blood Brother is gone I went with you to the mall and told me you liked that mango lemonade from Auntie Anne’s and how you liked them Pumas you got.” “May your soul rest in peace Brother🙏🏻❤️ I love you so.” Javier Jorge-Reyes, who on Facebook playfully went by Harvey George-Kings Ellen Taaffe, a friend of Mr. Reyes, mourned his passing in a Facebook post. “Your smile was contagious and your sass always entertaining,” she wrote “You made me feel like a beautiful woman and mother even on days I couldn’t see it and you had an uncanny knack for making my baby kick on demand when I was pregnant!!” Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19, was an Arizona native and graduated in 2014 from Skyline High School in Mesa. Kiara Parham, a high school friend, told The Arizona Republic that Mr Josaphat had been kind and welcoming to her when she moved to Mesa from Chicago “He was always giggling … His laugh was unforgettable.” Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona posted a statement on Facebook about the attack and Mr Josaphat: “Heartbreaking to read the stories of the Orlando victims Skyline High School graduate Jason Benjamin Josaphat You have the support and prayers of our state.” Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30, was an accountant who lived downtown. He was among the clubgoers who hid in the restroom at Pulse while the club was under siege. His mother, Mina Justice, shared the texts she received from her son during his final moments. “Mommy I love you,” his first message, sent at 2:06 a.m. Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, 25, started dancing at the age of 10 and was comfortable with any number of styles, from salsa to ballroom, his cousin Ana Figueroa told The Orlando Sentinel Laureano Disla moved to Orlando about three years ago to become a dancer and choreographer “I want people to remember Anthony as someone who was very happy and very kind,” Ms “This is just devastating for our family and his friends.” When Brittany Sted met Christopher Andrew Leinonen six years ago working at a mental health facility where he was a counselor they quickly bonded over similar interests They both went to the University of Central Florida and shared a birthday and a love for electronic music They were particularly into an artist known as deadmau5 and they turned out to be a perfect match for each other “They were sort of like little Swiss Army knives always balancing each other out and pulling out whatever they needed,” she said The two friends wanted to use the bathroom Guerrero waited for them on the dance floor “He has an entire wall of all these DVDs and foreign films He also had a passion for the game Dance Dance Revolution Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21, was from Cuba, and a friend described him as an outgoing person. He “always had a smile on his face,” Sarai Torres told The Orlando Sentinel A single mother of 11 children, Brenda McCool often went to Pulse with her son Isaiah Henderson, 21, according to NBC News. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, she posted a video of energetic dancing to Latin music She often posted positive sentiments to greet her Facebook friends in the morning “Every journey has an ending, and every ending is a new beginning!” she posted on June 9 “Hardships make us strong.” she wrote on June 1 Those who have suffered the most know the trials and tribulations of life and still seem to smile God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way,“ she wrote on May 31 One of her sons, Farrell Marshall, described her on a GoFundMe page as a two-time cancer survivor Friends and family of Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez mourned his death and celebrated his life on Monday Originally from Manatí, Puerto Rico, Mr. Menendez worked at Speedway in Orlando, according to his Facebook page and was studying health care management at the Ana G His cousin, Maribel Silva, said in a post “This is news you just don’t want to wake up to but it has been confirmed that our cousin was victim of this shooting.” Another cousin, Irma Silva-Lauer, told The Orlando Sentinel that “he was the light and the life of all the family gatherings.” who was working as a bouncer at Pulse when she was killed had recently moved from Hawaii to Orlando to help her mother She was a “tenacious” small forward on the basketball team at Post University who played for the men’s team there at the time “She didn’t let nobody push her around,” Mr no matter what type of game I had,” he said Akyra Monet Murray, an honors student and basketball star at West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia, was on a vacation with her family in Orlando when she visited Pulse. The high school confirmed that she was one of the victims “Akyra was a respectful and self-determined young woman who served as a natural leader to her teammates and all that observed her from afar,” Beulah Osueke “She graduated third in her senior class and led our team in scoring for the past two seasons What she displayed in academic and athletic excellence she also displayed with her shining personality.” Murray intended to play basketball next year at Mercyhurst University “Omar was only 20 years old,” Jose Angel Rodriguez said of his friend, Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, in an emotional video that he posted to Facebook He lamented the likelihood that his friend had been targeted because of their identity “To think that he just went out to have a good time and now he’s not going to come home,” he said Claudia Mason, 70, who worked with Mr. Ocasio-Capo at a Starbucks, told The Associated Press that her fellow barista had been an outgoing young man “Omar got along with everyone,” she said Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25, went by Drake on Facebook where he said he lived in Puerto Rico but was from the Dominican Republic “He always made everyone laugh and he was very kind of everyone.” He also studied law at Universidad del Este in Puerto Rico Ortiz-Jimenez was in Florida to attend a Selena Gomez concert on the Friday before the shooting Ortiz said he had talked about the show nonstop since he bought the tickets a few months He also loved keeping himself in good shape And he was looking forward to his birthday next month “He could always lift anyone’s spirit up if they were down one of the first victims identified by the authorities in Orlando was nicknamed Shaki and had been married to his husband for about a year lived in downtown Orlando with his husband and worked at a Party City and a Sunglass Hut He actually knew how to cut hair and stuff He was the one that everyone in the family” went to for design advice his cousin was “a goofball” who liked to dance Mr. Ortiz-Rivera went to Pulse on Saturday night “His husband called me in the morning,” Mr Joel Rayon Paniagua, 31, grew up in Veracruz, Mexico, and moved to Florida last year to work in construction, according to The Orlando Sentinel “He was the best,” Lorena Barragan He was always trying to do stuff to make you feel better.” Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35, met his longtime partner, Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, while working at a perfume shop in Orlando, according to the Orlando Sentinel and they fell in love when they later crossed paths in a nightclub Standing in the doorway of her small apartment on Marcy Avenue in Brooklyn Gertrude Merced was visibly distraught as she spoke about the death of her son “I don’t even know how to mourn right now,” Ms “I don’t know how to grieve right now.” when he was killed in the shooting rampage early Sunday morning He volunteered with older people through a home health care agency He was a caring man with a passion for helping older people “No one can share wisdom with you like the elderly,” she said who said they would pray and read the Bible together “Our relationship was wonderful,” Ms “He loved being in the kitchen with his mama.” After hearing the news of her son’s death on Sunday, Ms. Merced created a GoFundMe page to help pay for transporting her son’s body back to New York The page had raised pledges of more than $22,000 from 517 donors by Monday night “My family is torn apart and all I would like is to have my son with me,” Ms “Please help me bring my son home for a proper funeral.” Merced spoke about the need to love others The shooter responsible for her son’s death also had a family and those parents are now also mourning the loss of a son “What I’m asking is that his memory is not one of anger or hatred,” Ms “There’s a flip side to everything.” “He wanted to be the best at what he did, and he would work very hard to achieve that,” Ivonne Irizarry, a friend, told The Orlando Sentinel “So if he had to put in the long hours to get it right If he had to stay to work a double [shift] As word spread that Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35, was one of the victims of the Orlando shooting, his friends offered tributes online, describing him as a dedicated father and talented dancer whose professional work included Disney Live. In his Facebook profile photo “He is so talented, what hurts the most is that he’s one the best fathers I know, he would work multiple jobs and pass on hanging out with friends just to make an extra dollar for his son,” Kyle Vest wrote on Facebook “Heaven has gained a talented salsa dancer who had a lot of dreams and aspirations,” Eric Torres Santiago wrote it was evident that Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz who slung his arm protectively around his younger brother the two posed with their mother — “I Love Mom” was the caption “Everyone knows the bond that I had with my brother,” Mr “We would finish each other’s sentences and could sense when the other was upset.” who worked at a branch of JPMorgan Chase and enjoyed working out wrote in a lengthy post on Facebook that Mr “I remember you teaching me the basics of Latin dancing,” Mr “and being the first guy I ever danced bachata with was a mother of two young boys who was enjoying a night out with friends and family at Pulse posing for a photograph with her brother-in-law Mr. Sabad Borges, who said he was shot twice, wrote in a Facebook post late Sunday that Ms “I love you from here to heaven,” he wrote in Spanish “Mary I love you with all the forces of my being.” So sad to learn @NAHJ member Jonathan Camuy Among the Victims in the #OrlandoNightclubShooting #Qepd #mihermano pic.twitter.com/ISfIZn9p9Z kcoymabrisa Mr. Camuy Vega had moved to Orlando from Puerto Rico to work as an assistant producer on a children’s program, “La Voz Kids,” for Telemundo, according to a statement released by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists “The NAHJ familia is heartbroken and offers our condolences to Jonathan’s family in Florida and Puerto Rico,” Mekahlo Medina made it his life’s mission to open doors for gay travelers And as the national brand manager for a travel agency that catered to gay people “There was so much fear in the American gay community to go to Cuba because of how they would be perceived and treated and potential security risks,” Mr “And Eddie was probably one of the leading voices to say Cuba was exceptionally safe for the gay community and Cuba was really anxious to welcome the gay community Raúl Castro’s daughter and a prominent gay rights advocate there The two men also posed in front of a poster left over from President Obama’s trip And instead of sleeping on the ship during their stay in Havana Sotomayor found an Airbnb rental near the Malecon The company later told him it was one of the first rentals in Cuba “He wanted the experience of what it was like to immerse himself in Cuban culture and society.” “I’m just so proud of what Eddie did in his travels especially in opening doors for gay Americans.” Sotomayor also planned a “Drag Stars at Sea” cruise featuring cast members from the television show “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Ferguson was visiting a friend about an hour from Pulse Sotomayor was trying to persuade him to join in The Latin-themed event there reminded him of Cuba “He made a joke in the text to me that it was like the Malecon,” Mr Twenty-three minutes before the shooting started Sotomayor sent a Snapchat image of himself with the signature black top hat he would wear as a tour leader digitally added on his head Sotomayor liked going to Pulse was its Latin events many other gay people with Latin American roots struggled with prejudice from family members In Pulse they found a place to be themselves Sotomayor’s boyfriend of about three years had gone outside to put some things into the car when the gunman began shooting Sotomayor texted him that he was hiding but safe That was the last message the boyfriend got Ferguson said the boyfriend had not told his parents “You face such horrible loss and then can’t share it.” As a vocalist for the cover band Frequency high-energy renditions of classics from the Beatles and Earth Dressed in a white button-down shirt and thin black tie he was engrossed in his entertainment work the band performed at Blue Martini nightclub in Orlando But the fatal shooting of another vocalist in Orlando a singer on “The Voice,” was weighing on him he posted an article about her on Facebook and wrote: “As a stage performer you can’t help but keep questioning … How did this get past security?” He went on: “The only compete protection we have is God and sometimes he needs you more than this evil world An image of the Facebook post was shared by a friend “I believe he just wanted a change of pace and to really do his own thing musically,” Mr They met about four years ago performing together at a gospel show at Epcot called Joyful Tomlinson started Frequency and developed his energetic onstage persona “He’s just a very charismatic performer,” Mr he adapts to whatever that show needs.” Martin Benitez Torres, 33, was a student at the Tampa campus of Ana G. Méndez University System, based in Puerto Rico, according to The Associated Press One professor called him a “diligent and extremely hardworking student,” while Carla Zayas said he was “thankful for the opportunity to advance his career and hopeful to make his dreams a reality.” On June 11, the evening before the shooting, he posted a video of himself cooking with his family His Facebook cover photo says in Spanish: “If God takes away my eyesight it’s because I’ve been allowed to see everything that’s beautiful in the world.” Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24, was a producer on “La Voz Kids,” a Telemundo singing competition for children that is produced in Orlando “He was a great assistant producer,” Cesar Conde the chairman of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises “Jonathan will be missed dearly.” The National Association of Hispanic Journalists said he had been an active member at a student chapter in Puerto Rico before moving to Florida “The NAHJ familia is heartbroken and offers our condolences,” said Mekahlo Medina ran the salon Alta Peluqueria D'Magazine in Kissimmee They were both killed at Pulse in Sunday’s shooting Dayianie Espinosa recalled moments when the couple fixed her hair and offered words of encouragement “You both made me feel so pretty,” the comment reads Mr. Rivera Velasquez was from Puerto Rico, according to his Facebook page. Friends told The Orlando Sentinel that he and Mr Conde had been together for 16 years and he had owned the salon for about seven Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50, was the oldest of the victims killed at the Pulse nightclub. On his Facebook profile, he describes himself as a visual merchandiser at Forever 21. He playfully poked fun at his age in a May 28 post of a T-shirt printed with the words “Never Underestimate an Old Man Who Is Also a Visual Merchandiser (VM).” Mr. Velazquez was born in Puerto Rico and attended the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, before moving to Orlando. Sheila De Jesus, his sister, posted multiple messages mourning the loss of her brother, including a picture of them with the caption, “I can’t accept it. Still.” Luis Vielma worked on the Harry Potter ride at Universal. He was 22 years old. I can't stop crying. #Orlando pic.twitter.com/Nz2ZCWxNsS was an Emergency Medical Services student at Seminole State College and was enrolled in a CPR class this summer “We are saddened by the tragic events this weekend and the loss of one of our own These events have truly shocked and saddened the Central Florida community.” Vielma also worked at Universal Studios at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter His high school friend Eddi Anderson told the Tampa Bay Times that Mr J.K. Rowling the author of the Harry Potter book series that spawned films and the theme park posting an image of the smiling young man in a Hogwarts costume Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37, was harassed for being gay as a young man growing up in Puerto Rico, a close friend, Daniel Gmys-Casiano, wrote on Facebook on Monday. Mr. Gmys-Casiano described him as “a wonderful young man full of life, who endured countless days of bullying while growing up, by cruel people calling him all sorts of horrendous homophobic slurs.” He said Mr. Wilson-Leon was the first person he came out to. “He always protected and loved his friends,” he wrote. As members of the same church, Mr. Gmys-Casiano wrote, they both struggled with “the spiritual tyrants that kept condemning us for giving what the world needs the most: love.” Jerald Arthur Wright, 31, was one of those Walt Disney World cast members who seemed to never run out of energy for helping guests, and who, as a Spanish-speaker whose family was from Colombia, forged a particularly close bond with Latin American visitors. He was also straight, two friends who worked with Mr. Wright said. He had gone to Pulse on Saturday night to celebrate the birthday of a friend, Cory James Connell, 21, who was also killed. “It’s a great atmosphere,” said Jessica Weyl, 23, a friend who is straight and goes to Pulse occasionally. “People aren’t judgmental. People aren’t feeling the need necessarily to impress each other.” “At Pulse it’s just calm, cool and collected,” Ms. Weyl added. “No one felt pressure to be anyone they weren’t. I’m straight and I love going there. My brother is gay and he loves going there.” She said the staff at Disney was like Pulse in that respect — nonjudgmental and open to anyone. Ms. Weyl had just finished training for a job in Tomorrowland when she met Mr. Wright. “He took me under his wing and kind of showed me everything,” she said. She turned to him for questions about Disney policies, and especially when she encountered a guest who spoke Spanish. Mr. Wright worked at Disney for about four or five years, first in Tomorrowland and later on Main Street. 2022ShareMore details have emerged in the murder case of Jordany Aracena a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot in NYC earlier this week A police source confirmed to the New York Daily News that Aracena was an aspiring drill rapper who may have been targeted over his name-dropping lyrics The anonymous insider said detectives believe the attack was retaliatory though it’s unclear if any of the assailants were mentioned in the teen’s music local time on Beekman Avenue in the Bronx’s Mott Haven Surveillance footage reportedly shows five masked men sitting on an electrical box a man opens fire and wounds Aracena in the chest The assailants reportedly fled westbound toward Oak Terrace as Aracena was left on the ground The teen was reportedly transferred to Lincoln Hospital, where he was ultimately pronounced dead. The NYPD have yet to make any arrests in connection to the shooting “He was very new to drill and said the wrong thing in a song,” said Oswald Feliz a city councilman who is also an Aracena family friend Lawmakers like NYC Mayor Eric Adams have been quite critical of drill music claiming it glamorized and encouraged gang activity and gun violence within the Black community Adams even called on social media companies to ban drill videos from their platforms comparing the content to Donald Trump’s controversial tweets “We pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing,” Adams said earlier this year. “Yet we are allowing music, displaying of guns, violence, we’re allowing it to stay on these sites.” Though detectives have reportedly linked the shooting to Aracena’s music, his family insists it was simply a robbery gone wrong. “Yes, he was a rapper,” the teen’s cousin Odales Lenus told the Daily News. “But he was happy and had a lot of friends. … It wasn’t his music, it was a robbery.” Authorities continue to investigate the case. NYC Mayor Eric Adams Voices Concern About 'Alarming' Drill Music (UPDATE) NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Son on Rapping, Drill Music, More: 'You Can't Ban a Genre of Music' The Problem With NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ War on Drill Rap By entering your email, you agree to receive customized marketing messages from us and our advertising partners. You also acknowledge that this site is protected by reCAPTCHA, and that our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply United StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaCanadaComplex ChineseCOMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on the education crisis | Leer en español Alejo Aracena drifts through the 19th-century doors of Casa Mercado one of the oldest buildings in the municipality of San Martín With a shock of bleached blonde hair and a slight stoop to his walk the teenager has a destination: past the leafy pergola toward the end of the build­ing’s interior courtyard where a few plastic ta­bles are tucked next to a big blue sign that reads Educación smiles at the young women prepar­ing math exercises in ballpoint pen but this place is something differ­ent: a learning center funded by the city in an effort to help kids like him catch up and stay in school af­ter the challenges of COVID-19 because they explain things to me so that I understand them,” Aracena told AQ (teachers) would send me assignments and it was up to me to figure it out.” the odds were stacked against Aracena when the pan­demic shut down in-person schooling his mother had to use a neighbor’s Wi-Fi to download assignments for him on an old cell phone Her determination helped Ara­cena stay in school But without individual tutors like those he’s found at the study center – one of 40 set up in San Martín since February – he might still fall behind The center is one of several initiatives launched across Argentina this year to try to prevent long-term regression in student learning A mix of new tools and old-fashioned persistence innovative and not especially ex­pensive to implement they may eventu­ally serve as a model for other countries across the Americas But first they’ll have to prove they can make a real difference for students like Aracena – and there “Perhaps it’s what they always needed” UNESCO estimated that 52% of the world’s children – 800 million students – had either not yet returned to school or had returned under precarious circumstances Across Latin America and the Caribbean – which outpaced the rest of the world with 22.5 weeks of full school closures and 11.4 weeks of partial closures in the first year of the pandemic – absenteeism and dropout rates skyrocketed administrators and government officials are still scrambling to adjust Schooling here was put almost entirely online in 2020 more than 1 million students lost touch with their schools though a lack of national record-keeping may hide the full scope of the problem simply getting students back to school has become a top priority Outdoor learning centers during the summer months focused on play as a way to reengage the youngest cohort games and digital tools have been rolled out Volunteer-based local organizations have played a crucial role as the ranks of students looking for extra help continue to swell but now people are almost throwing themselves at me asking for a spot,” said Maria Fitte one of the organizers of Tejiendo el Barrio a nonprofit that operates in a low-income settlement in Buenos Aires’ Chacarita neighborhood The need for tutors has become more urgent of late: In 2020 students were automatically given passing grades; in 2021 they had to meet expectations in order to advance have responded to the crisis in their own ways Administrators in Mendoza added two hours to the school day for students with learning difficulties Most jurisdictions extended the school year in some form officials staggered the end of the academic year has been holding “intensification” classes on Saturdays and after school for students who have fallen behind “I am convinced that the only way to recoup time is with time And that’s what we’re doing here,” said Paulo Gutiérrez a public high school in Lomas de Zamora in the province of Buenos Aires during one of those recent Saturday sessions teachers in these sessions sit at a table with two “Perhaps that’s what these students always needed.” school administrators have taken to the task of finding students and helping them back to the classroom—with some success government workers have expanded a near decade-long program scouring neighborhoods for young people who have lost touch with their schools survey families and map the needs of students: Who dropped out because they didn’t have a computer Who had to go to work to help their family Who languished in those months of lockdown After accounting for students who moved or passed school age city officials found 4,481 students who had abandoned school in 2020 officials say that 98% have since reestablished their connection the manager for inclusive education for the Buenos Aires city government but consistent work … the idea is that you do not lose your schooling the idea is that you are not left behind.” The national government has since vowed to replicate this door-to-door approach under a program called Volvé a La Escuela (Return to School) which earmarked 5 billion pesos ($50 million) to bolster programs that help improve learning environments building repairs and low-cost Argentine-made laptops for high school students dean of the School of Government at Torcuato Di Tella University in Buenos Aires said he had seen “a lot of rhetoric and a lot of good intentions.” “If you ask the provincial or district authorities what they’re doing who directs the school’s evidence-based public policy center But with just a few months since schools have been fully open the impact of these programs is still unclear Even promising pilot programs have limited reach who noted that getting students back into the classroom is just the start “I think it’s impossible to recover all that has been lost,” he said “And unless we are able to achieve a greater level of targeting at the time of teaching it’s very difficult for those who are lagging behind to board the same train They will board a few wagons behind and they will end up there permanently.” Part of making sure that doesn’t happen will mean taking a comprehensive approach to rebuilding education systems That includes accounting for the pandemic’s toll outside the classroom is trying her best to catch up after a difficult year She’s one of 120 students from Escuela 50 who has been attending extra classes after school and on Saturdays and when the country shut down during the pandemic She’s now making up classes from 2020 and those she’s had trouble with in 2021; Zoom and virtual learning have been a challenge Sofia’s experience points to larger issues in post-COVID education a Buenos Aires sociologist who studies school abandonment noted that confinement and isolation have driven an increase in child and adolescent labor as more children pitch in to the family economy that means assuming more caregiving tasks at home The digital divide in Latin America has also been a major factor: Access to the Internet to a computer or even a phone that isn’t shared by multiple family members varies dramatically by income level Education in this context has become a privilege Corica suggests that these social and emotional issues should be considered when devising stay-in-school strategies While uncertainty and instability are often part of growing up the pandemic has eroded young people’s ability to project themselves into the future “It has to do more with emotional support or mental health than with connectivity,” said Corica the pandemic has exacerbated a period in young people’s lives that can already be difficult to navigate “There was a lot of loneliness,” Saavedra told AQ “There were a lot of children whose parents both died Learning becomes even harder because that energy is being placed somewhere else.” Many of these difficulties, in San Martín and elsewhere, predated the pandemic. A report released in August by the Argentine Social Development Institute based on 2019 government data found that 31% of people between the ages of 18 and 24 had not received their high school diploma Among the wealthiest sectors that number plunged to 12% while it soared to 52% for the poorest sectors the education coordinator at the Center of Public Policy for Equality and Growth said there is “a temptation to refer to this moment as a crisis but if you look back we’ve been talking about the education system being in crisis for decades.” He prefers to describe it as a “fragile turning point” that has the potential to address long-standing needs in the education system “We have to be able to improve the monitoring systems to be able to identify students earlier on and adapt to their needs,” Matovich told AQ it continues to fall to parents to pick up the slack Verónica Gómez stopped working as a caregiver for the elderly and bought a blackboard during the pandemic so she could help her five children with their virtual studies and in the pandemic we put in a super-human effort to try to help them out but it wasn’t enough,” she said after dropping off her 10- and 12-year-olds at Escuela 50 Committing to extra schooling wasn’t easy at first Alcoba is an Argentine-Canadian journalist based in Buenos Aires She writes extensively about the women’s movement in Argentina and is interested more broadly in collective organization in Latin America Americas Quarterly (AQ) is the premier publication on politics We are an independent publication of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas PUBLISHED BY AMERICAS SOCIETY/ COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS The accused killer of a 17-year-old Bronx drill rapper was busted Wednesday and charged with murder in the Sept 25 shooting of Jordany Aracena on Beekman Ave The teen confessed to killing the Bronx drill rapper but said he didn’t know Aracena or anything about his drill rap lyrics and said he killed him over a petty turf dispute the detectives did not say if they believed the accused shooter had a motive for killing the rapper Officers have not yet recovered the murder weapon and the suspect has refused to say where it is it is unclear if any of the men wearing the ski masks were mentioned in Aracena’s recordings It would not be a surprise to those who are familiar with drill rap culture if Aracena was killed over his music City Councilman Oswald Feliz said Aracena was very new to drill music and may have said the wrong thing in a song that made him a target, Yahoo! News reported According to New York Post the surveillance video captured the gunman and his companions sitting on an electrical box at the scene prior to the shooting the video also shows Aracena fatally wounded on the ground as the group escapes who did not have prior arrests and was not affiliated with any gang was pronounced dead at Lincoln Medical Center Previously, Latin Times reported that Lawmakers like NYC Mayor Eric Adams have been particularly critical of drill music There is an argument that it adds glitz and encourages gang activity and gun violence within the Black community The mayor even called on social media companies to forbid drill videos from their platforms The authorities are still searching for four other suspects Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker By Christa Lesté-Lasserre Credit: Shutterstock/Sviatlana Yankouskaya Dog owners tend to overestimate the bond they have with their pet which could have implications for preventing dogs from roaming far from home or attacking animals we need to develop better bonds with our dogs not only for our own well-being and the dog’s well-being but also for nature,” says Lorena Saavedra-Aracena at the University of Magallanes Previous research has shown that unsterilised male dogs and undernourished dogs tend to roam longer distances Saavedra-Aracena wondered if the dogs’ attachment to their caregivers… Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates A late-night investigation into a domestic incident in Westchester led to the arrest of a 27-year-old man who was found in possession of an illegal A 27-year-old man was arrested on multiple charges in New Rochelle officers stopped a vehicle on South Division Street shortly before 1 a.m May 12 during an investigation into a possible domestic incident in progress J Collins Coyne said that during the subsequent traffic stop While searching his vehicle following the arrest Coyne said that investigators found a loaded SCCY Industries 9mm handgun underneath the driver’s seat of Aracena’s vehicle Aracena was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and criminal possession of a weapon No arraignment or return court date has been announced In one of the last photos Oscar Aracena-Montero and Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez shared before they were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history the couple smiled for a selfie and pointed to a faint rainbow against a bright blue sky near Niagara Falls Loxahatchee Groves resident Wendy Pimentel had just returned home from vacation in Canada and New York when they were fatally shot along with 47 others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando on Sunday morning Pimentel said her mother called her Sunday originally worried about the whereabouts of her granddaughter who lives in Orlando and was supposed to be going out Saturday night It wasn’t until they saw posts by Aracena-Montero’s friends on social media later in the day that they realized the 26-year-old had been killed In the some of the last posts on his Instagram account, photos show Aracena-Montero, Carrillo and other friends everywhere from the Statute of Liberty to Niagara Falls. In some of the first comments, friends asked for Aracena-Montero to respond to their messages Sunday, hours before authorities began to release the names of the dead. a photo shows him donating blood just two weeks before thousands lined up outside Central Florida blood banks hours after the mass shooting to help the 53 people who were injured during the massacre Pimentel said her nephew and Carrillo had been together for several years She said the couple were with friends at Pulse for Latin Night when the shooting happened she said authorities hadn’t released her nephew’s body to the family but they expect to have it in the next few days so they can start planning a funeral Aracena-Montero was one of nine siblings who moved to Florida from the Dominican Republic years ago he bought his own home that he shared with Carrillo and was promoted quickly to the rank of manager at an Orlando McDonald’s while taking classes in business through the Ana G a private institution based in Puerto Rico “I wish everyone was like him: someone to talk to Pimentel said she was close with Aracena-Montero who would link arms with her during family gatherings seeking refuge from pestering family members who would ask about girls or want to play matchmaker Though she said she never asked him directly about his sexuality she said there was a comfort and understanding between the two who was in New Jersey with family Wednesday said Aracena-Montero loved going out with friends and dancing One of her favorite memories was teaching the shy teen to dance merengue even if he was a little slow to learn at first One of the things Pimentel will miss the most is her nephew’s smile Aracena-Montero smiled about everything: If he was in trouble for something it would be a much better place,” she said 2019 at 12:38 pm ETCops tased a man who allegedly pulled a gun on an officer NY — Cops tased a man they say pulled a gun on an NYPD officer on the Lower East Side Saturday morning Four NYPD officers were on patrol near 90 Columbia St between Stanton and Rivington streets tracking a car that was connected to a Washington Heights road rage incident last month Cops tried to take Zubidi into custody and he started yelling, "Why am I being detained?" according to body camera footage obtained by the New York Daily News then an officer was heard shouting "Taser!" The video published by the Daily News shows Zubidi reaching for something on his seat — which the NYPD alleges was a loaded five-shot .38-caliber revolver that Zubidi pushed into Officer Jose Aracena's chest Officer Luis Perez tased Zubidi and took him into custody Zubidi was transported to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition Another officer was taken to a hospital in stable condition for pain in the elbow Cops had been trailing the white Dodge Caravan that Lower East Sider Zubidi was driving since Friday morning when it was found parked at a fire hydrant by a traffic agent The license plate was linked to the earlier Washington Heights incident on April 28 in which a driver got into an argument with another motorists Zubidi's lawyer denied cops' accusations that Zubidi has thrust a gun into Aracena's chest Zubidi was arrested and charged Saturday with attempted aggravated murder of an officer criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest Saturday Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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The trees are covered in erizos — the hedgehog-like flowers that contain the nuts — but without rain they won’t swell and drop the harvest has become a lottery over the past 30 years But even if it fails we’ll still pay our respects at the Romeria de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles the Pilgrimage to Our Lady the Queen of the Angels that marks the end of summer This long procession snakes slowly over the sierra to the tiny Peña de Arias Montano a huge pair of oxen trundle a heavy wooden cart covered in fresh flowers and bearing the village standard It’s followed by girls in flamenco dresses and tractors pulling trailers full of mothers and children we put the horses to bed and sip la espuela Plump mistle thrushes bustle through the olive trees Young hunters Felix and Manuel turn up in camouflage in a shiny 4x4 their rifles in the back and Spanish flags on the dashboard With their semi-feral dogs they’re going after wild boar I’m delighted; the boar visit the farm at night damaging our fences and driving the dogs so wild that they keep us awake some disadvantages to living in a national park We’ve just finished the olive harvest and taken this year’s crop — four tonnes of manzanilla berries and picual olives — to the co-operative in Zufre The olives are cleaned to remove the stems then ground into a paste and placed into the centrifuge from which the fresh green extra-virgin oil pours then collect our share in 15-litre glass demijohns The olive harvestDAISY TUDORThe first tasting of the season is a big thrill depending on the events of the previous 12 months But the day of the tasting is always one to reflect on what a wonderful tree the olive is getting help to pick the olives is more difficult every year but this past season our daughter Daisy press-ganged a team of surfers from Portugal with the promise of miserable wages free yoga and an enormous meal once the day was done The mosto — an unsophisticated local wine that poleaxes the unwary — is ready to drink now and with it comes the moment for the matanza (or slaughter) of our pigs Mosto helps to numb our senses to the bloodletting We are well fortified by the time our two jowly house pigs waddle trustingly into the sty gorging on acorns in the sunshine beneath the cork oaks This is never something to which we look forward and we all work together to turn the pigs into delicious chorizo salchichon and jamon serrano to cure in the chill mountain air lights a charcoal brazier to keep out the damp ● 16 of the loveliest hotels in Seville● Marbella’s most swanky villas heralded by March’s pink almond and mimosa blossom The season brings with it an intensity of colour and fragrance that surprises us every year We have hillsides of aromatic cistus and lavender and red carpets of wild peonies under chestnut trees There is a frenzy of life as nature cranks up to an unstoppable pace in the increasing heat leaning on the wall separating our olive groves Spring at Finca el MoroDAISY TUDORBroad beans mangetout and radishes are the first crops to harvest and a daily basket from the walled garden gives Daisy fresh vegetables to feed her guests This veg is the product of a seed-swap system long present here Blue eyes twinkling like some woodland sprite he would hand me a bunch of tomato seedlings beautifully bound with a wild oat stalk “Plant these and let’s see what happens,” he would say our great pink beef tomatoes — more fruit than veg — and our curvaceous red peppers are all from him our farm cottages fill with guests and we farm them too: feeding The dogs arrive at the first sniff of a cottage barbecue whose morning greeting from across the valley would wake the dead puts a finger to his lips as he spies the yogis Late July is our hottest time and the dogs lie It’s a time for long lunches and ice-cold beers under the vines before a siesta Sultry evenings are spent dancing as local bands in silver suits play vaguely recognisable 1980s covers at village fiestas The height of summer sees the cork harvest get under way — it’s the most lucrative crop in the sierra but we have to wait nine years between each huge oak’s harvest The thud of a cork-cutter’s heavy axe punctuates the early morning quiet reveals a vibrant ochre-coloured bark that transforms the grove into a thing of wonder Seven nights’ self-catering for two, in cottages with a private pool, from £625. Finca El Moro also offers fully catered yoga retreats (fincaelmoro.com). Fly to Seville Registered in England No. 894646. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. In the latest episode of his Spanish jaunt, Neven travels to the little-known town of Aracena, sampling the regional delicacy jamon iberico and visiting a 175-year-old bakery.  Having visited many tourist-favourites in Andalucia so far, in the latest episode Neven travels to Aracena, a small town of white-washed buildings and picturesque corners, nestled between mountains and meadows.  In this mountainous and fertile region, the famous black Iberican pigs are farmed for the region's most cherished delicacy, jamon iberico. Neven visits Cinquo Jotas, known throughout Spain as one of the best producers of this regional speciality. Neven also gets a bit of sightseeing in, visiting the "Grotto of Wonders", a geological wonder that was discovered at the end of the 19th century and opened to the public in 1914, making it the first tourist caves network in Spain.  Having explored the caves, Neven scopes out a nearby bakery that has been operating for 175 years. Here, he encounters another regional specialty of strips of dough deep fried and bound together with honey and cinnamon. Shaped into a block, this luscious dessert is best enjoyed with a cup of strong Spanish coffee.  Next, Neven decamps to nearby Jerez, a stunning city with fortified Moorish architecture and a history of sherry production, where he meets Michelin-starred chef Juan Luiz Fernandez in his brand new, Alice in Wonderland-themed restaurant. Here, he samples some of the most inventive and surprising cooking he's seen on his trip, proving that tradition and invention can coexist.  As always, Neven soaks up all the gastronomical influences he comes across and treats us to his own interpretation of regional flavours. In this episode, his take on rabbit stew with chorizo.  Watch Neven's Spanish Food Trails tonight, Tuesday 9th October at 8.30pm on RTÉ One. © RTÉ 2025. RTÉ.ie is the website of Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Media. RTÉ is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. In little\u002Dknown Aracena, Neven tries jamon iberico and pastries \u003Cp\u003ENeven visits the Grotto of Wonders, the first tourist caves in Spain\u003C/p\u003E Neven Maguire continues his cullinary adventures in Spain with a fascinating visit to the home of one of the country's finest artisan pork producers.  The Sierra de Aracena is in the north-western corner of Andalusia and is one of the least explored parts of the region. Small, white-washed towns like Aracena nestle between mountains, forests and oak meadows known as “dehesas”.   This is where the black Iberian pigs are farmed, and these pigs produce one of the area’s finest delicacies, “Jamon Iberico”.  Episode five of Neven's Spanish Food Trails will be aired on RTÉ One on Tuesday, October 9 at 8.30pm. MENU.page-35612250{--metaColor:#676d31;--navColor:#676d31}News Friends remember him as someone always striving to be the very best The Orlando Sentinel spoke with Carrillo's friends and they told stories about a guy who was driven He worked as the general manager of the world's largest McDonald's location always toting in a cake and taking pictures to help make their special day a little more special and was killed alongside his partner Oscar Aracena-Montero inside the Pulse Nightclub on Saturday night The Sentinel reported that his friends and family are reeling left "distraught and falling apart." One friend reacted to the news of Carrillo and Aracena's death with this Facebook comment They were killed along with other just as outstanding and beloved people in their community, the group of 49 dead in the Orlando shooting included mothers accountants — people from all walks of life gathered to celebrate everyday joys on a summer Saturday night Carrillo loved to travel and would save up for trips including the one he and his partner had just returned from to Niagara Falls He had also traveled to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and went to Mexico and on cruises to Anna Maria Island and Playalinda Beach his McDonald's co-worker Ivonne Irizarry told the Sentinel "He worked to enjoy his life," Irizarry told the Sentinel I work the best." Carrillo and his partner had also just bought a home in Kissimmee where they had just celebrated Aracena-Montero's birthday a week before In addition to his work and home life and travel friends told the Sentinel that Carrillo loved biking And perhaps his friends and family can eventually take some solace that Carrillo died with his love by his side celebrating life and dancing the night away His co-workers will always remember him for the pride he took in his work and the type of boss he was "He was definitely the description of a leader Just one of the 49 lives taken from loved ones in a few shattering minutes when a gunman armed with an AR-15, a semi-automatic weapon which can fire up to 45 rounds per minute walked into Pulse with an intention to cause as much damage as possible