the Nationals appear to be looking inward for help The Nats are promoting Ricky Gutierrez to third base coach and Gerardo Parra to first base coach a source familiar with the decisions confirmed filling two of the four vacant jobs on Davey Martinez’s big league staff with a couple of former big league players who already worked for the organization spent this season as the Nationals run prevention coordinator essentially an extra infield coach on the major league staff who traveled with the team and was in the dugout during games He received praise for his work with CJ Abrams who developed into a much better defensive shortstop over the course of the season The 53-year-old former infielder for the Padres Mets and Red Sox will be coaching third base in the majors for the first time He does have some experience at that position as manager of the Reds’ Double-A affiliate in 2021 DiSarcina had far more big league coaching experience including the last two years with the Nationals but the club did not renew his contract after the season ended signaling a desire for better performance at that position who also spent the last two seasons on Martinez’s staff hired despite no previous coaching experience He figures to be responsible for the same areas Young was: outfield defense and baserunning hoping to tap into his experience as a player to help the Nats improve in both departments The 36-year-old former outfielder is already immensely popular within the Nationals clubhouse and among the fan base having forever endeared himself as part of the 2019 World Series championship roster with his clutch hits off the bench and unlikely crowd-rousing walk-up song (“Baby Shark”) After making one final attempt to continue his playing career in 2022 Parra officially retired and accepted a position as a special assistant to general manager Mike Rizzo He has spent the last two seasons helping out at spring training traveling to work with minor league players and making occasional trips to D.C The Nationals still need to fill two more positions on Martinez’s staff: bench coach and assistant hitting coach after Tim Bogar and Pat Roessler were not retained It’s not yet clear if catching coordinator Henry Blanco is being considered for the bench coach role Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker In her work with local organizations to promote health and wellness in the St bought five hectares of land for 1,350 Colombian pesos (not even one dollar today) in the village of Santa Teresa in Colombia and my grandfather kept a few chickens and a cow his family of 13 (my grandmother and 11 children including my dad) were well-fed and nourished They were displaced in 1948 due to the internal conflict that started after the assassination of presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Moving to the city meant food insecurity and poverty they would be displaced from their farm again two more times during their lifetimes Titles: Assistant professor at the Brown School and associate director of WashU’s Center for the Study of Race Mindful leadership: As co-lead of the Mindfulness Science and Practice Cluster Parra Perez helped launch the inaugural WashU Mindfulness Day in 2023 She is an advanced yoga instructor and certified mindfulness teacher Brown School roots: Parra Perez earned a doctorate in social work and has served as a research assistant professor at the Brown School I share this story because I clearly remember visiting the farm as a child and realizing the profound sense of empowerment justice and sovereignty that came from growing one’s own food When I was offered the opportunity to implement and lead the Building Resilient and Inclusive Communities (BRIC) project for Missouri in late 2020 The National Association for Chronic Disease Directors and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established BRIC during the COVID-19 pandemic to support healthy living and reduce social isolation Little did I know that this project would be profoundly transformative for me What started with a small Zoom meeting turned into a collaborative of more than 45 people representing various organizations from small nonprofits to large foundations I learned about the term “food apartheid” from a St.  Louis food justice activist Learning about this deeply changed the way in which I looked at food deserts but rather reflections of systems of oppression and exclusion that have existed for hundreds of years At a celebration at the project’s close in late 2023 every group shared the various ways in which BRIC funding was crucial to helping them implement essential programming to keep the community fed We heard from centers that offered computer skills classes so that seniors would not feel isolated food banks and farmers markets that purchased large-capacity freezers to store fresh and healthy foods and implemented programs such as SWAP and CHOICE to increase the dignity and respect of users We heard from urban farms and community 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Next-gen testing Planting and cultivating seeds through connection ©2025 Washington University in St. Louis Volume 6 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnano.2024.1346069 This article is part of the Research TopicOpportunities and Challenges for Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agri-Food ProductionView all 5 articles Traditional agriculture from cropping to harvesting is contributing to climate change by increasing global greenhouse emissions Circular economy approaches and biorefinery technologies based on the reuse and remanufacturing might result in the valorization of wastes that consequently would avoid environmental pollution Nanoparticles synthesis using bio-waste such as stems and bagasse is considered a green approach with low energy consumption Characteristics of raw materials influence the final application of nanoparticles in edible coatings the preparation of nanoparticles based on cellulose are resulted in several benefits including shelf-life extension and broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties by its capacity to encapsulate active compounds that greatly improve food preservation For considering agro-waste-based nanoparticles in food challenges in homogenization and synthesis this review examines the employment of agro-industrial waste for the development of sustainable nanoparticles and their synthesis methods (top-down and bottom-up) it discusses their incorporation and role in active edible coatings and films by highlighting their bioactive properties and applications in food group preservation FIGURE 1. Schematic illustration of the production of nanoparticles from agro-industrial waste and their incorporation into edible coatings to protect food from gases (carbon dioxide or oxygen), UV rays, and pathogenic microorganisms. Created with BioRender.com and extracted under premium membership the current challenges that need to be overcome to achieve applicability in the market have been covered and discussed for improving the preservation of food and applications of nanomaterials prepared from agro-industrial wastes The role of agricultural waste materials during the synthesis of nanomaterials is not limited to acting as a reducing agent, but also, can act as precursors for the extraction and synthesis of nanomaterials such as silica nanoparticles (Snehal et al., 2018; Yadav et al., 2022) Silica nanoparticles extracted from agro-waste provide an innovative approach to the green synthesis of nanomaterial nanosized silica exhibits advantageous features in comparison to their bulk counterparts and photoluminescence that allow their successful application in different fields including catalysis Several combinations of nanocomposites can be produced They can be designed to improve food quality and safety Potential applications have been identified according to their characteristics as active food films adding antimicrobial and antioxidant activities and enhancing their efficiency In summary, Table 2 describes a compilation of the wide diversity of agro-industrial waste as sources have been used for the synthesis of nanomaterials to establish hybrid coatings for food applications Nanocomposites prepared from agro-industrial waste sources and their application in food preservation FIGURE 3. Schematic illustration of the molecular mechanisms by which nanoparticles inhibit the growth of microorganisms. Created with BioRender.com and extracted under premium membership Antimicrobial action and effect of nanomaterials prepared from agro-industrial wastes These developments have demonstrated the evident potential of agro-industrial waste for the development of inorganic nanomaterials to form novel active coatings in which different mechanisms can be promoted to inhibit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms Interestingly, agro-waste–in combination with nanotechnology–has demonstrated potential applications in the food industry. Recently, nanoparticles have been developed aimed to be incorporated into edible coatings to improve properties like appearance, smell, texture, and shelf-life by promoting antimicrobial activity against pathogens; thus, ensuring food safety at the same time (Ashfaq et al., 2022) On the other hand, the use of nanoparticles in food products has raised toxicity and health risks concerns (Dimitrijevic et al., 2015). Nanoparticles, either organic or inorganic, possess different properties than their bulk form; thus, further toxicology investigations are required to analyze the toxic potential and evaluate the capacity of nanoparticles to migrate from food coatings or films into the human body (Ovais et al., 2018) Representative scheme of the human body exposition to nanoparticles respiratory tract On the other hand, the exposure to nanoparticles through the skin is due to their absorption by corneocytes, or by dermal structures, such as hair follicles or sweat glands, leading to the development of autoimmune diseases, urticaria, vasculitis, and dermatitis. Furthermore, studies indicate that ZnO nanoparticles lead to genotoxicity in human epidermal cells, although this toxicity varies with the diameter of the nanoparticle (Dimitrijevic et al., 2015) Furthermore, most of the studies on the effects of nanoparticles on human health are carried out in animal models and these models do not always reflect real exposure dynamics which can also affect the accuracy of the results. Each nanoparticle must be assessed individually through necessary biological studies in a formal sequence in vitro and in vivo that allow the determination of positive and negative effects that they cause in the human body. (Medici et al., 2021) it is important to study their permanence in the human body and their impact on the microbiota and cellular components (lipid membranes or organelles) coatings that use emulsions made up of nanoparticles that absorb an oil-water interface (Pickering emulsion) to form a tight film that protects food against microbial action Both strategies have a similar purpose to keep and extend the food shelf Despite the impact that nanotechnology has on the food industry more research is still needed for the application of nanoparticles and to determine their effects on human health measurements of indicators in the market because of their implementation can provide improvements for a long time and constitute a safe food supply chain The utilization of agro-industrial waste in the fabrication of functional nanoparticles is resulting in sustainable and innovative materials for improving quality and safety parameters in food preservation or seeds is transformed by top-down and bottom-up technologies into nanomaterials exhibiting enhanced properties against microbial contamination and advanced strategies for use in edible coatings and films The development of organic and inorganic nanoparticles has shown environmental and economic advantages and remarkable biological activities such as antioxidant and antimicrobial hybrid nanocomposites contributed to and improved food preservation by providing thermostable materials and good performance in the water vapor permeability maintaining the quality of food Different mechanisms have been attributed to the inhibition of microorganisms by nanoparticles production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inactivation of metabolic pathways or cell membranes and walls damaged Although there are extensive benefits of nanoparticles in food preservation the safety of nanoparticles has been questioned for human consumption derived from food processing by being incorporated into edible matrices Further studies would determine the effects of nanoparticles for a long time in their final application which can be fruits is clear that the incorporation of nanoparticles in active coatings and films using different matrices enhances the quality and increases the shelf-life of food groups either due to the properties of the nanomaterial itself or due to the encapsulation of active compounds The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research This work received the financial support of the project: Development of smart edible coating for the preservation of berries I025-IAMSM005-C3-T1-T of the Challenge-Based Research Funding program 2022 of the Tecnologico de Monterrey This work was supported by Consejo Nacional de Humanidades Ciencias y tecnologías (CONAHCYT) and Tecnológico de Monterrey under Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI) program to EF-C (CVU: 631205) Figures and GA were created by Biorender through the premium membership The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence 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of free-agent outfielder Gerardo Parra sheds further light on the Rockies' offensive strategy -- to improve the pitching through a trade with one of its outfielders then spend free-agent dollars to fill the outfield hole The Rockies are "said to be a serious pursuer here" and "seven or eight teams" are pursuing Parra Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich declined to comment a Major League source confirmed the interest to MLB.com the logical speculation will surround Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez a two-time All-Star known to be on the trading block With Gonzalez owed 7 million in salary over the next two years it is seen as doubtful that the Rockies would keep him and sign Parra with the Rockies hoping to get a starting pitcher (either a young Major Leaguer or a top prospect) and a reliever in return The Rockies also are listening to offers for center fielder Charlie Blackmon projected by MLB Trade Rumors to receive .5 million in 2016 as a first-time arbitration-eligible player who is a year away from arbitration and under club control for four years The idea is to improve starting pitching without playing in an expensive free-agency market Parra has played all three outfield positions and has won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards in left (2011) and right ('13) Parra hit .291 with a .328 on-base percentage and a .452 slugging percentage with the Brewers and the Orioles combined He was better with the Brewers (.328/.369/.517) than the Orioles (.237/.268/.357) Playing with Baltimore was his first experience in the American League Parra hit .274/.326/.395 in six seasons with the D-backs before being dealt to the Brewers on July 31 Videos posted on the Internet by dressage rider Adam Steffens of training by American Cesar Parra has finally blown open one of the worst kept secrets of horse sport–abuse of horses and riders–to prompt “immediate” reaction from the sport’s governing bodies after years of inaction Florida’s Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office sources report it is receiving numerous complaints about Parra including serious allegations involving past and current female employees The Parra case has led to widespread publicity in Europe Georg prominently featuring reports including condemnation by professional riders Some customers have already pulled horses in training from the Parra farm The 30-year-old Adam is married to Dutch migrant Sven Smienk who rides for Canada and who had worked at the stables of Parra with long-time training centers in New Jersey and Florida but currently based at Jupiter Farms 30 miles north of Wellington Sven worked for Parra for less than a year but like many previous employees hired from outside the U.S on a visa supported by Parra that allowed them to work in America Several former employees confirm the same situation as Sven–fearing they were held hostage by the visa situation but few dared challenge what had been a life changing move to the U.S that they believed could be jeopardized if they quit their job “As soon as possible he was able to exit the situation there,” Adam explained of Sven’s situation where we make horse care our absolute priority… even over sport We are so blessed that the Petrik family has blessed us over and over again with not only the ability to be here but the ability to care for horses in the absolute best way possible.” “What you see in the released videos is nothing compared to what is happening on a daily basis between Cesar Parra and his groom Jen Mendecia like many past employees I’ve connected with through this process is receiving therapy for PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) for what he had to witness there We do not condone or support anything that is happening there and I am doing my best to shed light on this situation.” What is shocking to many in the dressage community as reflected by complaints to law enforcement and social media posts is why it took so long to reach this stage Hundreds of posts on social media express a mix of anger disgust and frustration at the lack of action from official levels–particularly US Equestrian–over so many years The videos compiled by Adam over three months and posted to U.S Equestrian and the FEI (International Equestrian Federation) have since been supplemented by reports of abuse at Parra’s European source of horses now being investigated by the German federation Dressage-News.com has pursued but without success allegations involving Parra for more than 20 years The Internet site and the magazine HorseSport USA that it owned prior to creation of the web site in 2009 FEI stewards and others to go on the record in support of privately expressed allegations None would provide any videos or photographs as evidence and none would allow the use of their names What has emerged shows a pattern of years of methods to maintain the Parra operation: –Employees forced to attend regular cult-like meetings that one former employee described as “real mental terrorism” with managers enforcing the stable doctrine and horse abuse ignored; –Some owners cut in for commissions on horse sales so as not disclose behavior at the training facilities; –Coaching of Parra by then FEI Dressage Committee chair Mariette Withages who in violation of rules would stand beside the arena during his ride in an apparent display to the judges of the competition her support of the rider –The decision by the FEI for Withages to stay with the rider when travelling to Florida to perform as sole judge at the time he competed for Colombia a ride that was not witnessed by anyone outside the farm; –FEI and national stewards disclosing privately they were instructed by a show organizer to go to a part of the show venue away from Parra warming up because he brought the most horses to the event and they did not want to jeopardize entries which is the primary source of show revenue as there typically are no spectator charges; –Alleged rider complaints to the Congressionally-mandated U.S Safe Sport organization that they say have been ignored; –A European Internet dressage site that for years posted items that were displayed as “stories” that appeared to be promotional items of Parra’s operations confronting and verbally abusing dressage-news.com for reporting incidents involving Parra He personally confronted this correspondent at a national championships warning that he was advised by his customers to sue the site for the reporting This correspondent responded he welcomed a suit because then he could call witnesses to testify under oath on training and treatment of horses the closest an individual came to highlighting behavior at the Parra operations was a multi-year effort by owner Trudy Miranda that culminated in her filing a civil lawsuit in New Jersey alleging negligence by Parra in the training of her horse The Hanoverian stallion was seriously injured The jury voted unanimously 8-0 for a finding of “no cause” and the case was dismissed in 2015 The lawsuit along with video of the alleged incident shown on the Internet triggered telephone complaints to the U.S some calling for the body not to approve an invitation to Parra to compete at the World Cup Final for which he had qualified The federation said he had not been convicted of any criminal or civil charges so would take no action An example of the extent of Parra’s influence was approval by the FEI of the rider for the 2004 Olympics in Athens traveled to Florida to individually review the performances of Parra riding for his native Colombia and the Wellington-based Israeli Oded Shimoni Efforts to witness the Parra trial were stymied when Parra told this correspondent the ride would be held the following day but early the next day met the response the ride had already been performed and Parra had received a score that qualified him for the Olympics There were no outside witnesses of the the ride was “out shopping” after the ride and showed up in Wellington an hour late and after Shimoni’s horse had already been warmed up in preparation for the initial specified time of the trial New Mexico pulled all its horses from Parra’s Jupiter stables after a newly arrived young temporary employee complained of sexual harassment The family of the young woman did not press charges for fear of her being interrogated in a hostile manner in a public hearing Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN) on a five-year $3.8 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The grant is part of the CDC’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program prevent chronic diseases and reduce health disparities in the local Black community residing in the St Louis Promise Zone is an area that includes parts of north St Louis County, designated in 2015 as part of a federal program intended to increase economic activity invest in transformative development and improve health and wellness in high-poverty urban Louis Integrated Health Network is committed to advancing health equity 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For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply. a Venezuelan oil official who helped found the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and remained influential at its meetings as an assistant to Venezuela's then energy minister attended the meeting in Baghdad in 1960 of officials from Venezuela Iran and Iraq in Baghdad that formed the now Vienna-based OPEC.OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo paid tribute to "one of the great men of the industry" in a draft OPEC statement seen by Reuters.Parra served as Venezuela's minister of energy and mines from 1992 to 1994 and head of its OPEC delegation He was a board member of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA.In later years unofficial role at the exporter group's meetings to set oil policy sometimes helping the fractious group to reach agreement sources said."He would always go to Vienna for the meetings," an industry source who knew Parra said "He did not go to the OPEC Secretariat but people would come and see him He was quietly influential."He attended the vast majority of OPEC's 173 meetings since 1960 in various capacities since 1997 as a member of the board of CWC Associates an energy conference organiser."He was not only instrumental in founding OPEC but continued to be associated with the organization throughout his eventful life," an OPEC source said.Reporting by Alex Lawler Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved simply by changing our eating habits,” Amelia Garcia says (Photo by Scianna Garcia/Special for Cronkite News) Amelia Garcia grows a variety of fruits and vegetables in her south Phoenix backyard Maria Parra Cano of Sana Sana Foods creates recipes and uses natural and Indigenous ingredients to provide a food source for those without access to healthful food. (Photo by Reyna Preciado/Special for Cronkite News) PHOENIX – Maria Parra Cano clearly recalls the moment she decided to help craft the 2025 Phoenix Food Action Plan whose five goals include healthful food for everyone and strengthening the local economy Cano was at the Maryvale Community Center in west Phoenix to talk about amaranth an ancient grain with medicinal properties when a mother asked where she could find it “This is a problem because I shouldn’t have to go to six different places just to put this food on the table,” Cano remembers telling the group “You can only find amaranth like this at Whole Foods and there isn’t one close by.” a Phoenix native of Mexican and Indigenous roots has made a living preparing traditional Indigenous foods to heal and treat the body which promotes “Food medicine for the people.” Today, she’s one of the developers of the 2025 Phoenix Food Action Plan which includes specific efforts for south Phoenix The plan promotes local food systems and strives to create healthy communities south of the Salt River a part of Phoenix that’s largely made up of people of color the Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs applied for assistance through the Local Foods The goal was to develop a food action plan that would promote healthful living and increase economic opportunities for local farmers and businesses Amelia Garcia grows her own food and encourages her neighbors in south Phoenix to do the same the South Phoenix Healthy Start and Backyard Food Farm contributing to the action plan means more than just giving her family a source of healthful food “If we focus more on the foods we eat simply by changing our eating habits,” she said South Phoenix is widely known for its rich agricultural land use and has a history of environmental justice concerns because of structural racism agricultural production has declined substantially Acres of cropland have been replaced by miles of auto salvage yards and manufacturing More than 75% of Maricopa County is considered a “food desert” or “food apartheid,” according to the Phoenix Office of Sustainability “where residents are more than one mile from fresh and healthy food.” South Phoenix falls into that category Maria Parra Cano of Sana Sana Foods prepares burritos with all-natural ingredients for food packages she sends to food-insecure people in south Phoenix. (Photo by Reyna Preciado/Special for Cronkite News) According to The Pew Charitable Trusts study “South Central Neighborhoods Transit Health Impact Assessment,” south-central Phoenix has only seven grocery stores within a half-mile of Central Avenue from Broadway to Baseline roads a caseworker for Child Crisis Arizona and a south Phoenix resident who also contributed to the food plan said such factors as the cost of transportation are big contributors to the problem of food inaccessibility This disparity is just one example of how south Phoenix has been deprived for decades “We have been intentionally kept out because of racism and systemic oppression and the big supermarket chains have no incentive to come into south Phoenix,” García said Cano’s passion for ancient Indigenous foods is what led her to join the plan and why she continues to serve the people of south Phoenix She initially was the caterer for the planning meetings but soon the participants asked her to get more involved and make a presentation on the importance of her food Cano began giving away food from her food truck instead of selling it along with the Native Connections organization and the Cihuapactli Collective prepares natural organic food and personal care packages to deliver to those in need The short- and long-term benefits of growing her own food include building a strong immune system and knowing what she puts inside her body “We know that there is a problem with the accessibility of food showing that food systems do not work,” Cano said which is why she was chosen to collaborate with Cano and the others on the food action plan Healthful foods are the best source of energy for the brain and blood adding that eating foods that are unhealthful and full of genetically modified organisms can block receptors in the brain that’s how you’re going to live your life But if you take the time to grow and understand your food and nurture your knowledge of what you are growing Phoenix is funding community and grassroots organizations to provide food assistance to families affected by COVID-19 and will continue to do so through 2023 Preservation of farmland and backyards also has been a focus point in the plan and the city has already been able to put gardens in 100 homes in south and west Phoenix The women’s collective that helped develop the Phoenix Food Action Plan will continue to try to eliminate food deserts in Phoenix and combat accessibility issues faced by many Scianna Garcia expects to graduate in December 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in Spanish Garcia has interned at Times Media Group and Phoenix Magazine Reyna Preciado expects to graduate in May 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism Cronkite News is produced by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University Staff members are listed here Learn more about what we do and how to find our content on our broadcast Find out how your news organization can use Cronkite News content Sign up for daily headlines [email protected] Creative Commons Privacy statement Enjoy all your local news and sports for less than 7¢ per day Home » News » Crime & Courtrooms » Police release IDs in possible domestic disturbance turned deadly and other online content are copyrighted property of Victory Media Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without the express written consent of the publisher 400 Services (2) 900 Rentals (1) This track serves as a preview of his upcoming album ‘Mimosa’ ‘Let It Burn’ blends pop influences with melodic samples resulting in an track that encapsulates the essence of freedom and catharsis It features the vocals of Berlin’s choir and Parra for Cuva’s immersive soundscapes After recent performances at events including Burning Man and Sziget Parra for Cuva has firmly established his position in the music industry he is set to make a significant impact on the musical landscape Listen to ‘Let It Burn’ below and get your copy here. Pre-save the ‘Mimosa’ album here and find the tour dates here. Photo credit: Parra For Cuva – Website Electronic musician and instrumentalist, Parra For Cuva This LP  draws inspiration from various cultures and landscapes In addition to the title track ‘Mimose’ the album features notable pieces such as ‘Let It Burn’ and the standout track ‘Stellar’ The latter was conceived during a trip to Corsica blossoming into a melodic downtempo piece with dreamy undertones Parra For Cuva’s music fuses a variety of influences and hip-hop within the Berlin electronic music scene ‘Mimose’ delves into emotional depths and energetic peaks Listen to ‘Mimose’ below and get your copy here. Texas — CORRECTION: We have a correction to make to a story we ran yesterday on the hearing involving Derek Parra The mugshot we showed you during our 6 p.m Wednesday coverage showed a person that had no connection to that case We apologize for the error and remain committed to providing our viewers with accurate and fair coverage and updating our stories when errors are made ORIGINAL: A Corpus Christi man will spend five years in prison after reaching a plea deal Tuesday in a case recently mired in accusations of misconduct my client's best interest to move forward with the plea agreement,” said defense attorney Victoria Muniz Derek Parra was arrested and charged in the shooting death of 27-year-old Joe Anthony Trevino in March 2019 after police said Trevino was shot after having an argument with a man Police said Trevino was driving away from the scene of the argument a parking lot of a convenience store on Ayers Street A jury found Parra not guilty of murdering Trevino and not guilty of aggravated assault in the case in early November 2020 While Parra still faced one more lesser charge Muniz filed for a mistrial after accusing the original judge presiding over the case 214th District Court Judge Inna Klein and others of prosecutorial misconduct Her claim was that they watched muted jury deliberations via closed-circuit camera and even judges aren’t allowed to witness the process Assistant District Attorney Angelica Hernandez made comments to the media that could’ve swayed a jury verdict The 41-year-old defendant also was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm the charge to which he pled guilty Tuesday "We didn't want to risk the possibility of a mistrial -- delaying this any further for him because he's been waiting over two years for his day in court," Muniz said serve his sentence and be done with it,” Muniz said recused themselves from the punishment phase of the trial KRIS 6 News reached out to the Nueces County District Attorney's Office about the misconduct allegations against Klein and Hernandez but were told no one was available to speak to us The Milwaukee Brewers added a veteran bat for the stretch drive Thursday when they acquired outfielder Gerardo Parra from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league outfielder Mitch Haniger and lefty pitcher Anthony Banda is having a down year with a .259 batting average and a .667 OPS in 104 games But he's a solid defender and a versatile outfielder who can play left field The Diamondbacks recently began shopping Parra because of his declining performance and rising cost He's making $4.85 million this season and is eligible for salary arbitration this winter Parra will join a talented Milwaukee outfield that already features former MVP Ryan Braun, All-Star center fielder Carlos Gomez and emerging slugger Khris Davis Gerardo Parra is one of baseball's top defensive outfielders and can play all three outfield positions. Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesHaniger a supplemental first-round pick by Milwaukee in the 2012 draft 3 prospect by Baseball America going into this season He's hitting .255 with 10 homers and a .416 slugging percentage in 67 games with Double-A Huntsville is 6-6 with a 3.66 ERA for Wisconsin in the Class A Midwest League this season The Diamondbacks, who also traded Martin Prado to the Yankees, adjusted their roster by bringing up infielder Andy Marte and outfielder Roger Kieschnick from Triple-A Reno The 30-year-old Marte hit .330 with 13 home runs and 62 RBIs in 102 games for Reno In 302 games in six seasons in the majors with Atlanta and Cleveland he has hit .218 with 20 home runs and 96 RBIs home run and two RBIs in 19 games in two stints for Arizona this season PHOENIX — A pair of women have been arrested and charged in connection with a dental office where unlicensed dentistry was being performed according to sources and documents obtained by ABC15 Leidy Parra and Sandra Munoz have been charged with multiple felonies including separate counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices The Arizona Attorney General’s Office arrested the women on August 1 The allegations are related to the operation of Bi-Low Dentistry which is located near 16th Street and McDowell Road in central Phoenix A source with knowledge of the criminal investigation and the alleged scheme said that Parra and another person performed unlicensed dentistry in the office Munoz is listed as the principal person involved with Bi-Low’s operation A defense attorney listed for Parra did not immediately return a request for comment ABC15 has spent years investigating impostor medical professionals In 2018, we aired "Impostors”, a documentary examining the underground world of unlicensed healthcare in Arizona The six-part series exposed how a broken regulatory system let an unthinkable number of medical impostors continue to practice Contact ABC15 Chief Investigator Dave Biscobing at Dave@abc15.com Report a typo Volume 9 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.786129 well known for its function in energy storage and mobilization according to nutrient availability and body needs in charge of keeping the energetic balance of the organism adipose tissue has emerged as the largest endocrine organ in the human body being able to secrete hormones as well as inflammatory molecules and having an important impact in multiple processes such as adipogenesis homeostasis and metabolism of the different types of adipose tissue are not fully known Drosophila melanogaster has demonstrated to be an excellent model to tackle some of the open questions in the field of metabolism and development of endocrine/metabolic organs Discoveries ranged from new hormones regulating obesity to subcellular mechanisms that regulate lipogenesis and lipolysis we review the available evidences on the development types and functions of adipose tissue in Drosophila and identify some gaps for future research This may help to understand the cellular and molecular mechanism underlying the pathophysiology of this fascinating key tissue contributing to establish this organ as a therapeutic target In this manuscript we review the past and recent literature on the origin types and function of mammalian adipose tissue and put it in relation to physiological and disease conditions such as obesity lipodystrophies or cancer-associated cachexia We identify the gaps that need to be addressed regarding the origin and development of this tissue and propose Drosophila as a suitable model organism to explore those open questions We review the existing evidences on the origin development and function of the adipose tissue (AT) of this organism making a clear distinction between the embryonic and larval stages and the adulthood when the developmental programmes are finished As we considered there are two different scenarios where play different actors and also where same actors could play different roles We also review the available studies in Drosophila on the above-mentioned metabolic diseases Understanding in deep the biology of the AT will allow the development of potential therapies targeting thermogenesis as a means of increasing energy expenditure Factors expressed in differentiated adipocytes The specific origin of the beige adipocytes remains to be clarified. Some evidences support the idea that they arise from unique precursor cells (Wu et al., 2012), but others suggest that they may arise from white adipocytes in a process referred to as transdifferentiation (Cinti, 2012; Cinti, 2018) To study in deep all aspects of adipocyte biology is required to know the molecular properties of adipose precursor cells and the ontogeny of fat cells in vivo (Gupta, 2014). Understanding the origin and differentiation of the different types of adipocytes might pave the way for future therapies for obesity, T2DM, cancer-associate cachexia and immunometabolic diseases (Stephens, 2012; Jung et al., 2019) One of the most important open questions is the origin of the AT: which factor(s) are required for the specification of the AT primordium how proliferation of ASC is regulated and how ASC differentiate into adipocytes The identification and characterization of the ASC population is fundamental to understand AT development Last but not least, the growing number of functions in which the mammalian AT is involved require further studies, being the use of model systems an important tool to be exploited (Hotamisligil, 2017) fat organs and proper AT is indicated in different phyla and species throughout evolution WAT is present in most of vertebrate taxa, including fish, amphibian, reptiles and mammals (Gesta et al., 2007; Todorčević et al., 2009; Imrie and Sadler, 2010). Lampreys, at the base of vertebrates’ evolution, present fat cells with similar morphological characteristic to white and brown adipocytes (Müller, 1968) which is in conflict with the generally accepted idea about BAT is not present in cold-blooded vertebrates BAT is larger in small mammals, such as mouse, than in human. A recent debate points out to mice BAT, rather than the human adult BAT, as a classic defined BAT and, therefore, considers mouse the best model to study the development of this tissue (Cannon et al., 2020) considering the complexity of the AT in mammals a simpler model than mouse is required to study the development and determination of this tissue A model organism that allows performing genetics analysis in vivo would be suitable to address those open questions Drosophila represents a good model for the study of AT based on its genetics accessibility the lower complexity of the AT and the functional conservation of this tissue along evolution All together make this model organism suitable to study different types of lipodystrophies Drosophila melanogaster fat body and mammalian functional orthologous organs schematic representation of Drosophila melanogaster adult animal *Adult Drosophila FB is represented here using a composition made by repeating a confocal image of a single panicle of one the dorsal abdominal segments from an adult female fly Confocal image shows adipocytes in yellow (Nile Red staining) and oenocyte nuclei in blue (DAPI staining) illustrations show mammalian liver and adipose tissue (cells in orange) infiltrated with immune cells (blue and purple cells) Factors and signalling pathways playing a role in fat body development or function The development of the FB requires the GATA-like transcription factor Srp, necessary and sufficient for the progression through the early stages and development of fat cells (Saltiel and Kahn, 2001; Buch et al., 2008; Musselman and Kühnlein, 2018). In fact, FB and gonads derive from mesoderm and abdA allows gonadal mesoderm to develop by repressing Srp function in this region (Moore et al., 1998) the FB undergoes a remodelling process with massive autophagy that initiates the pupal transition The larval FB decreases gradually throughout metamorphosis and during the first 3 days of adulthood The Drosophila larval FB is involved in multiple functions that allow the coordination of the metabolic homeostasis. Larval FB extends as a longitudinal fat sheet at each larval body side. Salivary glands present also an associated-FB whose function is unknown. The most important functions of this tissue include the storage and release of energy, the nutrient sensing function, and the role in the systemic immunity (Figure 3) These functions are regulated by hormones and require the crosstalk of the FB with other tissues The pathways that adjust the growth rate to the nutritional conditions are the IIS and the target of rapamycin (TOR) pathways and those involved in the systemic immunity are the Toll and Immune deficiency (Imd) pathways we review the current knowledge about the role of these signalling pathways and the main factors involved in the different functions of the larval FB and in its communication with other tissues Schematic representation of the diverse functions of Drosophila fat body in larvae Abbreviations: Akh Adipokinetic hormone; AkhR Imaginal morphogenesis protein-late 2; Imd the Drosophila larval FB stores and releases energy in response to the organism energetic demands The energy is stored mainly in the form of glycogen and of TAGs the lipolysis products of those being transported to other tissues to support growth and survival The energy storage in the FB during the larval development is required during low nutrient conditions and for the survival during the non-feeding periods such as before and during metamorphosis and during the early stages of adulthood The maintenance of the metabolic homeostasis requires the communication between the nutrient-storing FB and the consuming tissues In mammals, the main hormones that regulate the mobilization of fat and glucose are insulin and glucagon (Freychet P. 1990) Insulin is secreted by pancreatic β cells in response to high blood sugar levels Under low sugar levels pancreatic α cells release glucagon and triggers the breakdown of glycogen Glucagon is also a lipolytic hormone that regulates fatty acids The FB acts as a sensing organ that coordinates the metabolic and physiological responses to the nutrient status of the organism The FB relays the nutrient information through the secretion of humoral factors to the insulin-producing cells (IPCs) which secrete Ilps to control the systemic ISS the IIS and the TOR pathways regulate nutrient uptake there is a crosstalk between the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (ecdysone) and those pathways the FB is the main sensor of internal oxygen levels that control organismal growth To link the organismal growth to the nutrient availability, the FB produces signalling molecules that promote or inhibit the insulin secretion from IPCs (Figure 3 and Table 3) Some of these factors and neuropeptides are secreted in response to dietary fats and/or sugars such as Unpaired 2 (Upd2) This supports a model in which insulin signalling and the immune response negatively regulate each other to maintain the energy balance This might suggest that adepithelial cells could potentially be the pluripotent stem cell population in the adult stage Although further studies would be necessary to prove the equivalence of these organs, there is a subcuticular FB that is extended through the whole Drosophila adult body (Figure 2) and also a FB wrapping some organs such as the heart and these could be the equivalent to mammalian subcutaneous and visceral WAT There are not many evidences indicating the existence of a BAT or beige adipocytes tissue in Drosophila. However, a set of genes coding for Uncouple proteins, including UCP1 that is a marker for BAT in mammalian systems, are conserved in Drosophila (Harms and Seale, 2013). Similarly to UCP1, Drosophila Ucp4C has been involved into the dissipation of energy in the mitochondria (Cannon and Nedergaard, 2004; Da-Ré et al., 2014) Adult FB has an important role in physiology, longevity as well as disease, e.g., cancer (Figure 4) Schematic representation of the diverse functions of Drosophila fat body in adult fly adult digestive system represented in green; top leucine rich repeat containing G protein-coupled receptor 2; HDAC4 Imaginal morphogenesis protein-late 2; Ilps Recently, Relish known to be part of Imd pathway, as mentioned above, has been identified as a repressor of bmm gene expression through FOXO, by fasting-dependent histone deacetylation, during metabolic adaptation to fasting (Molaei et al., 2019) The overexpression in the adult FB of the gene foxo, encoding for the key target of the IIS pathway, leads to increased life span (Giannakou et al., 2004). Similarly, overexpression of the gene Sirt2 in adult FB increases longevity in both sexes. It also modulates the composition of the LD proteome, a plausible mechanism underlying extended longevity by Sirt2, as LDs regulate aging processes (Goldberg et al., 2009; Hoffmann et al., 2013) All these evidences point to a role of the adult AT in controlling longevity All theses studies show that the conservation of the signalling pathways and the existing genetic tools make of Drosophila an important model to study the process of organ wasting and to identify new molecular mechanisms involved in this process The FB acts as a detoxifying tissue based on the expression of members of the Cytochrome P450 (Cyp450) superfamily of monooxygenases. These are enzymes involved in metabolizing foreign substances and drugs implicated in resistance to insecticides (Feyereisen, 1999; Chung et al., 20097; Terhzaz et al., 2015) which regulates metabolism and immune responses so that it has a major impact on human physiology AT dysfunction associates to metabolic diseases such as: obesity lipodystrophies and cancer-associated cachexia Despite of the advance in the knowledge in the last years still there are many open questions that need to address about the functions and development of AT the knowledge at this moment can only be obtained through the studies of animal models Drosophila can be a good model for the study of AT based on the possibility of the genetics analysis that can be performed in vivo the lower complexity of the tissue and the functional conservation of this tissue along the evolution Further studies focused on tracing the cell lineages expressing the transcription factors Svp involved in the determination and differentiation and maintenance of fat cells during embryonic and larval stages would shed light on how those processes develop and what are the actors involved it would be very interesting to trace the cells showing expression driven by the enhancer traps l(3)2E2 Adepithelial cells could potentially represent the ASC population of adult FB in Drosophila Future characterization of the gene expression profile of this population will help to understand the origin and cellular differentiation of adult adipocytes it will reveal the mechanisms leading to the different adipocyte fates as well as putative fate-switching factors Most of the studies that shed light on the functions carried out by FB were conducted at larval stages further studies are needed to characterize and identify potentially new functions of the adult AT related to regulation of energy homeostasis and immunity that may be conserved in mammals The identification of adult FB-secreted derived signals would drive to a comprehensive understanding of the roles that this organ is playing in inter-organ communication and in AT wasting which would help to understand human cancer-associated cachexia and other diseases like obesity and DMT2 wrote the manuscript and elaborated the figures and tables AT wrote the manuscript and reviewed the figures and tables reviewed the figure and reviewed/elaborated the tables EP-P acknowledges the funding from European University to support this work RB acknowledges funding by grants BFU 2017-84653-P and PID 2020-114178GB-I00 (MINECO/MICINN/FEDER SEV-2016-0644 (Severo Ochoa Excellence Program) 765445-EU (UbiCODE Program) and IT1165-19 (Basque Country Government) Additional support was provided by the Department of Industry and Trade of the Basque Country Government (Elkartek Research Programs) and by the Innovation Technology Department of the Bizkaia County Authors would like to thank the reviewers for their thoughtful comments and efforts towards improving our 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POV Forward Thinking Review of the Year Jenny Brewer Olivia Hingley Ellis Tree Elizabeth Goodspeed Liz Gorny Extra Search The striking work of the artist’s delectably shaped colourful pieces will be a joy to witness due to his “magnetism and style that is unparalleled” says the gallery The exhibit will showcase 12 new works by Parra and will include canvas paintings With a wealth of inspirations from popular culture and the artist’s love of music Parra’s work is informed by artistic influences evocative of Roy Lichtenstein and Tom Wassermann’s pop art graphics “I collect images in my head from what I see around me in the time I’m not painting,” the artist explains “and then scribble them down with pencil… the theme plays a big part but I focus mainly on the composition and that it will be a painting that is interesting to look at.” The collection of works included within No Work Today displays a shift of stylistic focus for the artist famed for characters with bird-like features All of Parra’s pieces created over the past year focusing further on the voluptuous formal language of the female nude” As the artist and designer travels towards abstraction in his work it is invigorating to see Parra explore the area between design and fine art in a trademark lick of pastel pink Further Infowww.workbyparra.com Lucy Bourton Lucy (she/her) was part of the It’s Nice That team from 2016–2025 first joining as a staff writer after graduating from Chelsea College of Art with a degree in Graphic Design Communication eventually becoming a senior editor on our editorial team a research-driven department with It’s Nice That Fancy a bit of It's Nice That in your inbox Sign up to our newsletters and we'll keep you in the loop with everything good going on in the creative world Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Pinterest About Careers at It’s Nice That Privacy Policy Insights Residence Creative Lives in Progress If You Could Jobs © It’s Nice That 2024 · Nice Face Logo © It’s Nice That www.workbyparra.com No Work Today the first solo exhibition by Dutch artist and designer Piet Parra is set to open at Joshua Liner Gallery in New York from 17 November – 17 December 2016 In preparation for his archive show in London we caught up with the artist to uncover some of the stories behind his most renowned letterpress prints and to celebrate the birth of the poster and manifesto that has come to define his career sweat and solidarity of musical subculture Tasked with uniting the football club under one clear vision Studio Dumbar/DEPT® opted for a more “stout” version Jacob Wise’s Skrappa as the hero type physicality-led practice reminds its audience of the person behind the piece About Contact Advertising Opportunities Newsletters Insights + Opinion Creatives + Projects Advice + Resources Culture + Lifestyle Nicer Tuesdays The View From... POV Forward Thinking Review of the Year Jenny Brewer Olivia Hingley Ellis Tree Elizabeth Goodspeed Liz Gorny Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Pinterest Careers at It’s Nice That Privacy Policy Insights Residence Creative Lives in Progress If You Could Jobs Photo credit: Max Hartmann Parra for Cuva recently released his latest single entitled  ‘Mimose’ This track serves as a preview for his upcoming album Parra for Cuva’s music is a fusion of dance floor experiments It takes listeners on a journey to distant lands skillfully blending Caribbean steel drums with ancient Zimbabwean instruments In addition to the album, the artist is currently working on a new live show that will debut in Europe. Tickets for the first leg of the tour are now available here. Listen to ‘Mimose’ below and get your copy here. Pre-order ‘Mimose’ album here. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. His first book in 1954 was one of the most influential collections of Spanish verse of the 20th century and a major source of inspiration for Beat Generation writers such as Allen Ginsberg I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Nicanor Parra was the Chilean scientist-turned-poet who revolutionised Latin American verse by rejecting its flowery diction and forging a stripped-down confrontational and darkly comic form that he dubbed “anti-poetry” Chilean President Michelle Bachelet hailed Parr as “one of the biggest authors of our literature subversive and playful work influenced writers ranging from Thomas Merton to the Beat poets to Pablo Neruda called Parra as “essential” as Walt Whitman the Spanish-speaking world’s highest literary honour ​Parra’s poetic gate-crashing was partly inspired by the long shadow of Neruda, a Nobel laureate and fellow Chilean with a global following. Parra made it his life’s mission to bring such exalted wordsmiths and poetry itself “down from Olympus” and make them accessible to regular people. His work had a liberating effect, especially in Latin America, where since the 1930s poets had favoured Wagnerian language, romantic yearnings and heroic gestures. By contrast, Parra preferred street argot and dwelt on the small frustrations of put-upon office workers, alienated students, bag ladies and thugs. His blunt style and bleak outlook were influenced by the precise formulas and rational theorems of science as well as by the nightmarish visions of Franz Kafka and TS Eliot. The result was an outpouring of “anti-poems” about an off-kilter world in which love begets exploitation, sex becomes torture and miscommunication reigns. They often feature lost souls unable to connect with other people as their minds wander from the heads of lettuce in the kitchen to concerns about the reproduction of spiders. In “Help”, the joyous narrator chases a phosphorescent butterfly only to see pastoral bliss dissolve as he trips and smashes his face into the ground. He ends with a plea: Save me once and for allOr shoot me in the back of the neck. In “Lullabaloo”, an angel tries to shake the hand of the narrator, who responds by grabbing the angel’s foot and ruffling his feathers. Enraged, the angel swipes at him with a sword, but the narrator ducks, then bids a sarcastic farewell: Be on your way. Have a nice day Get run over by a car, Get killed by a train. Parra once explained: “I think that the poet should be a specialist in communication. Humour makes contact [with the reader] easier. Remember that it’s when you lose your sense of humour that you begin to reach for your pistol.” Uruguayan-born literary critic and Yale professor Emir Rodríguez Monegal wrote that “by interrupting and even cutting short the anecdotal flow, Parra ‘deconstructs’ the poem and finally achieves an almost epigrammatic structure”. Another noted scholar of Latin American verse, Alexander Coleman, wrote in The New York Times in 1972: “Make no mistake: Nicanor Parra is a poet (or an anti-poet or whatever) of total command and total grandeur.” Parra’s work was so incendiary that, despite his stature as one of the world’s leading experts in Newtonian physics, he was far better known for his writings. Parra was dubious about fame and sparred with journalists, turning interviews into “anti-interviews”. An arresting presence at readings with his fierce eyebrows, long sideburns and Einsteinian splay of white hair, Parra would jar audiences by calling his efforts a total failure and signing off with the declaration: “I take back everything I’ve told you.” His helter-skelter love life included numerous affairs with much younger women, including his housekeeper, art students, fans and hippies whom he would sometimes entrance with verses made up on the spot. His politics were also fickle. An early environmentalist, Parra in one poem speaks in the voice of God, warning: “If you destroy the Earth, don’t think I’ll create it again.” In 1963, he spent six months in the Soviet Union translating into Spanish the work of several of the country’s poets. But he refused to join Chile’s Communist Party. In 1970, with the Vietnam War still raging, he was photographed taking tea at the White House with First Lady Pat Nixon. That prompted the Cuban government under Fidel Castro to rescind Parra’s invitation to serve as a judge at a prestigious book fair in Havana. Leftists were also enraged by his 1972 publication Artifacts, a collection of short poems and drawings in which he poked fun at the socialist government of Chilean President Salvador Allende. After Allende committed suicide during a 1973 military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet, Parra refused to join the exodus of artists fleeing the country. Though he mostly avoided politics, some of the poems in his 1977 collection The Sermons and Teachings of the Christ of Elqui take aim at the Pinochet regime’s human rights abuses. Parra came to view all government as a form of dictatorship. Public Works, his 2006 multimedia exhibition in Santiago, included cut-outs of all Chile’s presidents hanging by their necks. It caused an uproar. But throughout his career Parra warned people to approach his work at their own risk, a stance he summed up in “The Solemn Fool”: For half a century Poetry was the paradise Of the solemn fool. Until I came And built my roller coaster. Go up, if you feel like it. I’m not responsible if you come down With your mouth and nose bleeding. Nicanor Segundo Parra Sandoval was born in San Fabián de Alico, a village in southern Chile in the year the First World War started. His family lived on the edge of poverty, but his school teacher father and seamstress mother promoted arts and culture among their eight children. Parra’s younger sister, Violeta, was one of Chile’s best-known folk singers and penned the classic “Gracias a la vida” (“Thanks to life”) before killing herself in 1967. Parra won a scholarship to a prestigious Santiago high school and graduated from the University of Chile in 1938 with degrees in mathematics and physics. He studied advanced mechanics at Brown University in Rhode Island and cosmology at the University of Oxford in England and was a visiting professor at American universities, including Columbia and Yale. He taught theoretical physics at the University of Chile from 1948 until retiring in 1991. But from the beginning, Parra felt the literary tug. In 1969, he won Chile’s National Literary Prize and, three years later, was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. He once stated that he taught physics to earn a living but wrote poetry to stay alive. His marriages to Ana Delia Troncoso, with whom he had three children including the visual artist Catalina Parra, and to a Swedish woman, Inga Palmen, ended in divorce. He had a son with his housekeeper, Rosita Muñoz, and two more with painter Nury Tuca, who was 33 years his junior. A complete list of survivors could not immediately be determined. In contemplating death and his controversial legacy, Parra created a piece of anti-poetry in 1954 called “Epitaph”: Neither too bright nor totally stupid, I was what I was: a mixture Of vinegar and olive oil, A sausage of angel and beast! Nicanor Parra, physicist and poet, born 5 September 1914, died 23 January 2018 Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Detailing includes a white base tone accentuating the leather upper and the rubber outsole the sneaker comes with colorful accents throughout the upper The accents include a series of colorful layered Swooshes topped off with a stitched blue Swoosh close to the toe Asymmetric co-branding embroidered on the heel and a dual patterned sockliner-insole combination arrive with Parra’s beloved color-blocking pattern the trainer’s thick tongue comes with a special Parra tag alongside two bespoke sets of thick white and patterned laces 26 Diaz shot his wife with a handgun and then shot himself at a residence in the 800 block of Pine Lane in Cottonwood Shores - er clues at a home where two people were found dead in Cottonwood Shores con- cluding that a domestic issue escalat ed to a tragic end the investigation unfolded the day after Christmas in the 800 Authori- ties reported that around 4:30 p.m that afternoon Diaz shot Parras with a handgun and then shot himself "We're calling it a mur der-suicide,” Cottonwood Shores Police Chief Johnny "We received a call from a family member re - questing a welfare check." Diaz and Parras who had hosted a marriage ceremony in October were characterized by police as husband and wife 4 Justice of the Peace Debbie Bindseil pronounced the victims dead at the scene Texas Rangers are assisting with the investigation "It's an ongoing investiga - tion," Liendo said "We're still waiting on toxicology and final autopsy reports." © 2025 The Highlander | Marble Falls newspaper The newly named dinosaur is unique to Mexico and it's helping change scientists' understanding of dinosaur ranges across the Americas A newly described duck-billed dinosaur unearthed in Mexico has an epic schnoz to rival that of Yoshi from Super Mario World.  named Coahuilasaurus lipani after the region where it was found and the Lipani Apache tribe that lives there also has unique tooth-like spikes jutting from the roof of its mouth These spikes that may have been used to eat rough and woody plants in tropical forests 73 million years ago.  lead author of the study and paleontologist at Benemérita Escuela Normal de Coahuila was present during the first description of the specimen in 2006 "When we started working on the material again this is different,'" Serrano told Live Science "We have become much better at describing these things." Related: Rare fossils reveal basketball-like skin on duck-billed dinosaur While the partial skull consists only of the dinosaur's snout this section of the skull is useful in identifying the differences between species similar to how a bird's beak can reveal a lot about the bird as a whole The sharp angle of the dinosaur's snout was key to differentiating C The scientists also found the distinct tooth-like protrusions projecting from the roof of the mouth  which hadn't been emphasized in the previous analysis.  —Dinosaur-killing asteroid was a rare rock from beyond Jupiter, new study reveals —Teenage duck-billed dinosaurs struck out on their own, forming cliques —Never-before-seen 'missing link' dinosaur walks, drinks and socializes in stunning new animation These protrusions may mean that C. lipani was specialized to eat tough plants like palms that flourished in the tropical conditions of the late Cretaceous period when the big-nosed dino lived also known as the "cows of the Cretaceous," would have roamed the forests of Mexico at a time when sea levels were higher and temperatures were warmer Serrano estimates they would have been around 26 feet (8 meters) long This discovery adds to a growing list of dinosaurs that are unique to Mexico lipani and other Mexico-specific species have started to overthrow the assumption that dinosaur species were wide-ranging Large animals usually have large ranges — that goes for the bison that used to roam from Canada down to Mexico individual dinosaur species appear to have had relatively small ranges or perhaps something about the way dinosaurs reproduce may have contributed to their small ranges but paleontologists still don't quite understand why they stuck to one area Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox Sierra BouchérStaff WriterSierra Bouchér is a Washington D.C.-based journalist whose work has been featured in Science They have a master's degree in science communication from U.C and a research background in animal behavior and historical ecology.  Dinosaurs might still roam Earth if it weren't for the asteroid rex researchers eviscerate 'misleading' dinosaur leather announcement LAS CRUCES - For some customers, the first indication of change might well have been the new coffee mugs: shorter, stouter, with softer echoes of the bright splashes of color inside the Spirit Winds Gift Source and Coffee Bar.  The 40-year-old Las Cruces landmark business officially changed hands on Nov. 1, after the shop's new owners spent October shadowing Spirit Winds founder Richard Parra.  A rumor spread that a married couple from California was taking over but Matthew Hechter — a 2000 graduate of Oñate High School who went on to New Mexico State — said he has been hanging out at Spirit Winds since he was 16.  but after graduating from NMSU in 2005 and leaving town he realized that Parra's store was unique "I didn't encounter anything similar until Los Angeles."  Hechter and his wife, model Cris Urena have now settled in Las Cruces and quietly taken charge of what Hechter calls “one of the most iconic places in town.” a 64-year-old Deming native and NMSU alumnus began selling art made by him and some of his friends in 1976. Spirit Winds opened in Mesilla in 1978 and moved to its present location near the university At his garage studio space in Mesilla Park amid some of his motorcycles and jewelry-fashioning equipment last week Parra said he felt very confident handing Spirit Winds over to Hechter and Urena "They're just what Spirit Winds needs," he said "They're going to take it to another level but they are more into the technology aspect of how businesses are run Last year: Las Cruces' Spirit Winds keeps customers coming back Hechter also brings expertise in redesigning and managing restaurants. In Los Angeles, Hechter founded Select Hospitality and Design with fellow Las Crucen Christopher Brandon renovating and managing restaurants in California and New York City It was in New York that Hechter met Urena, a native of the Dominican Republic who grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts and lived in New York modelling for Maybelline and Sports Illustrated among others Urena paid her first visit to Las Cruces in 2013 when she said she was taken with the city and the desert's beauty they decided to settle in Las Cruces to be near Hechter's family.  "Then we heard this place was for sale," Hechter recalled, “and we started talking about opportunities and a lot of things we could bring to the table that we learned living in different markets and New York — the things that we’ve seen and experienced along the way.” Parra said he had a good feeling about the couple after he met them Spirit Winds had been on the market for a while and Parra had spoken to prospective buyers but the young couple impressed him and the direction they had in mind "not to change it but make it better," expanding into e-commerce while retaining a focus on showcasing local arts and crafts convinced him they were the best fit for Spirit Winds.  "He was pretty adamant about the person taking over making sure he agreed with their direction and their reasons,” Hechter said.  The decision to make the change quietly was Parra's who said he wanted the new owners to introduce themselves to the Spirit Winds community without him getting in the way Parra admitted that some longtime customers felt betrayed as if he was leaving without saying goodbye but he felt it made for a smoother transition that the Spirit Winds staff of 13 consists mostly of familiar faces — including one who has been at Spirit Winds from the beginning.  Spirit Winds 2.0Hechter plans to focus on the restaurant side while Urena devotes her attention to the gift shop and gallery as Spirit Winds circles back to Parra's original mission for the business: showcasing New Mexico arts and crafts “This is more like what they call a lifestyle brand — everything down to the staff even the soap you find in the bathroom," Hechter said Aesthetic changes will be done in stages and the couple said they are listening to customer suggestions at each step The color scheme and furnishings inside the store will be updated with wood grain and pastel colors, accented with indigenous American styled rugs and furniture selections inspired by the designs of Ray and Charles Eames The showroom space will be opened up with shorter display cases and the lighting system and fixtures will be updated A renovation is also planned for the front patio.  Urena indicated interest in diversifying the apparel selection at the store including the possibility of introducing more selections for men The couple are also considering a future Spirit Winds product line for apothecary items like lotions The merchandise selection will soon have a greater emphasis on New Mexico producers and artists with rotating artist showcases that will include more expensive works that the present customer base is not going to be priced out of the shop. "We want to ensure for the community when they come in here that the price point stays the same,” he said "We’re just adding layers that add opportunity for artists with higher-priced items." The changes will come in stages and the new owners said the Spirit Winds regulars have not been shy to offer suggestions to the new owners "When you’ve been coming here for 15 years and spending money five days out of the week is part of the vibe that defined Spirit Winds for the 16-year old Hechter and 20 years later he said he intends to preserve the sense of community the store provides.  “This is a different approach to retail," he said "where you’re making the space into something that makes you feel a certain way.” Algernon D'Ammassa can be reached at 575-541-5451, adammassa@lcsun-news.com or @AlgernonActor on Twitter Donald Parra (source: Arizona Insurance Department) The Arizona Department of Insurance Fraud Unit has arrested Precision 1 Auto Glass owner Donald Parra He is charged with “several felony charges including identity theft and insurance fraud after making fictitious automobile glass claims to insurance companies,” including Farmer’s Insurance The company was recently re-named to Family Glass Shop according to the Arizona Department of Insurance The company is located at 1947 North Lindsey Road “As part of an undercover investigation of Parra and his business Arizona Department of Insurance Fraud Unit investigators were solicited by one of Parra’s employees to make a fictitious claim to an insurance company,” according to a statement from the Insurance Department “The investigation also revealed Parra and his employees were filing fictitious automobile glass claims representing themselves as the insureds who had business with their company in the past.” it is a class 6 felony for an automotive glass repair representative or salesperson to knowingly submit a false claim to an insurance company if the services were not provided taken into custody and subsequently released after being interviewed no charges have been filed against these suspects Several computers and numerous other items were seized as evidence during a search warrant served on the business “All Arizonans should be proud of the great work done by the Fraud Unit,” says Darren Ellingson “The Fraud Unit’s efforts help reduce the overall cost of insurance for every Arizonan while sending notice to other bad actors that Arizona will not tolerate insurance crimes.” According to the company’s website Precision 1 Auto Glass offers windshield replacement; door glass replacement; stone chip repair; window tinting; electric window motor repair/replacement and mobile service The website calls Precision 1 Auto Glass a “preferred and trusted insurance vendor.” The company lists itself as an Auto Glass Safety Council™ Registered Member Company on its website; however “Precision 1 Auto Glass is not an AGSC™ Registered Member company,” says Kathy Bimber “The AGSC is aggressive in protecting its logo and will be doing so in this case as well.” Attempts to reach the company via a phone number listed on the company’s website were unsuccessful This article is from glassBYTEs™, the free e-newsletter that covers the latest auto glass industry news. 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Jessica Parra Bonilla learned how to pitch from her father She learned how to win a state championship from him and big sister Susie Now she wants to some day beat her dad on the softball field Rocky is the head coach at powerful Chandler Hamilton a school he led to its first two state titles Jessica is in her first year leading Queen Creek Casteel's young softball program Casteel figures to be in the highest conference where the Chandler Unified School District schools would likely play in the same region There's a chance father and daughter could be meeting sooner than that Jessica and Rocky Parra could face each other later this month when Hamilton hosts its first 16-team invitational tournament it would only happen if they're in an elimination round Rocky hand-picked the teams himself for the tournament and didn't hesitate to send one to Casteel Jessica pitched Mountain Pointe to the state title in 1999 a decade after sister Susie Parra pitched Scottsdale Chaparral to an unbeaten record and a state title Her three children can't wait to see "Papa," when they get up in the morning "I'm probably more loud than my dad is," Jessica said Both Susie and Jessica were taught from their dad to be fearless in the circle having them go beyond what they believed they could achieve who now lives in California and gives private pitching lessons and coaches a new women's professional softball team went on to become a three-time NCAA All-American at the University of Arizona where she pitched the Wildcats to national championships in 1991 who pitched from 2000-04 at Hawaii Pacific still pitches on a fast-pitch team in the Valley "I feel like I have one good game in me and nobody's going to hit it," she said You practice every day when you're younger Father and daughter are leading their teams this weekend in the highly competitive Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City after both won their season openers last week Rocky remembers when he would hit grounders to his daughters growing up making them range farther than the other girls just because he knew they would do anything to get it That drive to be the best was something they were born with "It's not like I had a choice," Rocky said "Come in and create her own culture," Rocky said "The people here will have to adjust to that I've been at Hamilton for quite a few years a booster club that basically do what needs to be done "She just needs to be consistent on what she asks of the kids what she expects from the parents and do the thing she loves to do Jessica said that whenever there is a softball job she hears about it She said she was content giving private pitching and hitting lessons but there was a need for some positive coaching over here," Jessica said "I feel like I can impact the girls in a positive way." and realizes Casteel will be 6A in two years And the anticipation of a father-daughter state championship showdown some day To suggest human-interest story ideas and other news, reach Obert at richard.obert@arizonarepublic.com or 602-316-8827. Follow him on Twitter @azc_obert Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today ‘tasting’ 6 x 7.5 inches collage on paper in his first solo exhibition ‘between currencies’, american artist erik parra examines the tension between the meticulously cut and the shredded with his juxtaposition of vintage pop media clippings and multicolored paper cutouts the tangled layers of artificiality eminent in both the medium and the message- between black and white and RGB question the relevance of a search for american authenticity ‘cactus garden’ collage on paper ‘spectral dispersion’ 9 inch x 6.5 inch collage on paper ‘ray gun’ 5 x 7.5 inches collage on paper ‘MRE show’ 5 x 5 inches collage on paper ‘untitled’ (ticker tape) 11 x 8.25 inches collage on paper ‘grasping the structure’ (stripes) 11 x 7.5 inches collage on paper ‘grasping the structure’ (cube) 11 x 7.5 inches collage on paper AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Just because the Diamondbacks don't think Gerardo Parra is good enough to play every day doesn't mean that nobody else does When the Arizona Diamondbacks signed DH Jason Kubel this winter it seemed like a really good move except for the Diamondbacks rarely getting to use a DH in their games which means that Kubel will routinely be playing left field for the Diamondbacks while ex-left fielder Gerardo Parra routinely watches Kubel not making defensive plays from the bench Hey, it takes all kinds. But it seems that at least one other team thinks more of Parra than the Diamondbacks. MLB.com's Bill Ladson: The Nationals are still looking for help in the outfield and they have expressed interest in D-backs outfielder Gerardo Parra The left-handed-hitting Parra can play all three outfield positions Center field is a lot of guys' worst defensive position and b) his numbers in the corner outfield spots are excellent and my guess is that his sub-par numbers there are largely a statistical fluke I would be perfectly comfortable giving Parra an extended try-out Though if Bryce Harper makes the Nationals' Opening Day roster they won't need a center fielder because presumably Jayson Werth's going to slide there with Harper in right and Michael Morse in left Unless they dump Adam LaRoche and move Mike Morse from left field to first base and Werth from right to left which would open up center for Parra which would probably make the Nationals about as good as they can be but now we're just piling fantasies atop wishes and we know what that leads to Patta will release the limited edition Air Max 95 “The Running Man” These which are designed by the artist Parra feature a pink and black colorway with Parra’s artwork shown on the insole These sneakers are available at Patta and quickstrike accounts only starting February 15th Neville and Vicky Hayter have sold East Ballina’s Shaws Bay Hotel and neighbouring Fenwick House after three decades The c$31 million deal is with Sydney based Parras Hospitality Spreading a 6518 square metre B1 Neighbourhood Centre waterfront site with 14 electronic gambling machines and a beer garden overlooking Shaws Bay was marketed for its potential to be repositioned as a boutique hotel or office Parras Hospitality in 2016 acquired the Campbelltown region Ambarvale Hotel later undertaking a multi-million dollar refurbishment and extension with a micro brewery Ben McDonald and Kate MacDonald represented the Hayters The Shaws Bay Hotel and Fenwick House sale comes nine months since Laundy Hotels and Fraser Short paid brothers Clyde and Greg Campbell $40m for the Lennox Head Hotel about 10 kilometres north of Ballina (story continues below) At Evans Head, about 40 km south of Ballina, the art deco Hotel Illawong traded in March for c$15m Laundy Hotels and Fraser Short were again the buyers in a partnership with Nick and Justine Tindall (nee Laundy) “The hotel investment market continues to mature in its recognition that there are no yield benchmarks for irreplaceable coastal pub hotels with business cases differing for each remarkable location so transactions have evidenced a wide range from three to seven per cent,” Mr Musca said “The Shaws Bay purchasers confidently backed their vision expeditiously moving to exceed the owner’s pricing expectations and cognisant that a significant capital deployment can undoubtedly deliver a very special hospitality asset in the future,” he added “Naturally there’s always a lot of emotion that accompanies long-term owners farewelling a family asset so realising a great result and seeing its custodianship pass to a new and respectful stakeholder is a fulfilling outcome” Subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of this page A former property analyst and print journalist Marc is the publisher of realestatesource.com.au Forgot your password? You will receive mail with link to set new password Back to login Prince Fielder was one of the most feared sluggers of his generation Fielder also proved to be someone who should not be messed with off the field something that his own teammate once found out Fielder and his Milwaukee Brewers teammate Manny Parra got into a heated exchange in the dugout as frustrations boiled over following a 6-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds The two exchanged words before Fielder pushed the pitcher twice in the chest before being held back by other players ' + Math.round(optionPercentages[index]) + '% Fielder spoke to the media about the altercation was not concerned about the dugout dust-up While that type of outburst in a team's dugout could hurt the club, this was not the case as the Milwaukee Brewers went on to secure a postseason berth. The Brewers ultimately fell to the eventual World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS While Fielder and the Milwaukee Brewers had some successful seasons the hard-hitting first baseman was a force at the plate but his career came to an abrupt end at only 32 years old Prince Fielder suffered C4-C5 herniations in his neck Prince announced that the injuries would no longer allow him to play in the MLB Your perspective matters!Start the conversation Fans of the Mexican band Los Parras are in mourning following the news that Carlos Parra The news was confirmed by members of the band They shared a post about Carlos's death to honor him and inform their fans many were naturally curious about his cause of death and why it seemed to come so suddenly The accident apparently took place at around 3:30 a.m A silver Honda was driving in the wrong direction on a road and collided head-on with a red SUV Both vehicles caught fire following the crash and the drivers in both cars lost their lives Los Parras posted a tribute to him on Facebook (in Spanish) that let fans know that he had died we want to inform you that yesterday we had a car accident where our brother users across social media began posting tributes about Carlos and offering their condolences to his family Can’t imagine what Lillian and his family are feeling… DEP," one person wrote on Twitter "Still in disbelief Carlos Parra passed away praying so hard for Lillian I can’t imagine her pain right now been following them since way before they made it official a band that was gaining notoriety in the Mexican music scene The band was racking up more than half a million listens on Spotify every month Carlos's Instagram posts often included his partner who is a well known influencer in her own right She hasn't posted anything about Carlos's sudden death yet where Los Parras produced several well-known songs The band's future isn't clear following the news of Carlos's death the band is clearly focused on mourning their brother and former collaborator Given the volume of tributes that have poured in for Carlos since the news of his death broke it seems clear that he had an enormous impact on those who knew him and those who loved his music or even just his posts with Lillian on Instagram There’s a Taylor Swift Memoir Rumor? Here Is the TikTok That Started It All "Nightingale" Singer Linda Lewis Passed Away at 72 Years Old Matty Healy's Relationship History: Who Has The 1975 Frontman Dated? Link to XLink to InstagramContact us by EmailOpt-out of personalized ads People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website Offers may be subject to change without notice UPDATE, April 15: The original source of this news has, since the original time of writng, retracted his statement on the death of Miguel Parra. "i got some details of what happened during IJ2 wrong, and i apologize for that," said the Twitter account The source had access to limited information and though the crunch culture does exist and is - from the sound of it - quite prominent at Netherrealm we now know for certain that it's not quite as menacing as the original source would have had us believe the original statement of this article is also being retracted Original Text: Injustice 2 was released in dedication to a certain Miguel Parra - a senior software engineer at NetherRealm who also worked as a developer on the game Netherrealm crunch death may have happened during the development of Injustice 2 and this death was that of none other than Miguel Parra himself this paints the game's dedication to Parra in a grim light This story broke thanks to the Jiminy Snackmouth Twitter which is maintained by a former NetherRealm employee Speaking on the matter of crunch in video game industry - which has already been established as a serious issue - the user had a fair few words to share about Parra and his tragic demise there's no doubt in my mind he'd be alive if it weren't for this absolutely insane practice," they said correcting their statement to say that it was Injustice 2 that Parra was working on in a later Tweet the tendency to crunch dev time only grew worse over the years since they left Not that it was milk and honey while they were still there: "working at NetherRealm on MK9 nearly killed me I didn't sleep more than 4 hours for months from january to april 2011 i was at work more than half of the time." The user discussed crunch culture at large too: "i didn't get the surprise about 100 hour weeks at rockstar then it shines even more light onto the problematic game dev workloads and work-hours Is unionization the next step in game industry A 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days inside source alleges that Ricky Reyes and his wife were gaming the system for fame and fortune and scammed Ximena Parra that wishes to remain anonymous out of fear of reprisal says that there was some dirty stuff that went down during the shoot that devastated the Colombian beauty Some of the alleged deception came at the hand of Ricky and his wife while production crafted other misinformation Hearing from the BTS source then watching the latest episode is stunning in retrospect Here’s what the source told Soap Dirt about what happened in Colombia and how Ricky was plotting to use the show to advance his career The promo below shows him promoting his business The anonymous 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days source dropped the bomb that Ricky Reyes was talking to Ximena Parra and he did, in fact, come to Colombia to see her. However, the source tied to production, said people working in production decided it would be more dramatic to insert this other woman into the scenes and leave him waiting for her The same source said Ricky played along because it extended the number of episodes where he’d be featured A different source who has contacts among 90 Day Fiance cast members says the pay is pretty low – around $500 per episode – so expanding episode count is crucial to raking in more money Melissa is a real person but the source said production added her to the show for drama We like this Colombiana Ximena ?? She’s a sweet person. Much better than that trash Melissa. #90DayFiance pic.twitter.com/0pWY9Hy9BA — Mark Schipper (@MyTimesProse) September 24, 2018 The behind-the-scenes source from 90 Day Fiance said that Ricky’s behavior was heartless from the start he agreed to tell Ximena Parra that he didn’t come to Colombia to see her the source says that he was not separated and that his wife plotted with him to get him on the show The production source said that Ricky and his wife “planned everything for fame and money” The couple own a photography and film production company and hoped the attention might make him social media famous the backlash against him and his lies showed it failed On the episodes of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days shot in Medellin before Ricky Reyes and Ximena Parra traveled to the resort The anonymous insider confirmed Ricky and Ximena were intimate the source said sleeping with her was not part of the plan he hatched with his wife his wife was hurt and stunned that her husband cheated Ricky is trash trash trash trash #90dayfiance #BeforeThe90Days #90dayfiancebeforethe90days pic.twitter.com/ogXLvv5VWZ — Morra (@ntmorra) September 24, 2018 The TLC set source said the scenes with Ricky and Ximena shot around February 2018 Ricky and his wife’s family home was on the market It sold this month and a background check revealed that Ricky Reyes is living in an apartment Records show his wife is in a new home at another address There is no divorce case but they may be living apart TLC viewers watched the last few episodes as Ricky Reyes “came clean” to Ximena about Melissa When Ricky told Ximena he came to Colombia for Melissa he had to know the deception would devastate Ximena After Ricky comes clean, Ximena demands an explantation! See what happens tonight at 8/7c on #90DayFiance: Before the 90 Days. pic.twitter.com/Bv0b1xr2MI — TLC Network (@TLC) September 23, 2018 The source spoke to Soap Dirt on the condition of anonymity They worried about reprisal from the production company The source decided they couldn’t keep quiet based on the alleged deception they observed the whistleblower wanted the potential fraud information released The informer said that “TLC knew the real story of Natalia production didn’t know about Ricky and his spouse’s alleged scheme The insider said it came out during the shoot What do you think? Do these accusations stun you? Check back with Soap Dirt often for the latest 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days spoilers and news.