There are no statistics available for this player Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Félix Salvatierra took charge of Bolivia’s beach soccer team at the end of 2024 and is eager to secure a spot at the World Cup.He is also the president of Camba Pizzero FC a Chilean club that has competed in two editions of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa.At 34 years old Salvatierra is preparing for his first major test as Bolivia’s head coach he leads a top beach soccer club with international experience—knowledge that could prove valuable as he guides La Verde in this tournament We’ve played in the Libertadores twice and achieved good results This sport has grown tremendously in popularity The success I had with my team helped me get here." - You live in Chile and manage a club there Does that give you an advantage for the first match Three players from my club are on their national team and I’m familiar with some of their strategies I’ll try to make things a little uncomfortable for them." - How much of a factor will home-field advantage be for Chile "There’s a strong beach soccer fan base in Chile and stadiums are always packed for these tournaments but we’re used to playing in front of big crowds We’ve also worked with psychologists to prepare our players to handle it - Is the national team working with psychologists I emphasized the importance of having a psychologist because it’s crucial for both the team and the individual players." - In what area has the team improved the most since you took over "Bolivia has traditionally played a ground-based style in beach soccer six have mastered the ball well and can execute beautiful bicycle kicks—something we hadn’t seen before in our national team." - The team finished eighth in the last CONMEBOL Copa América Fútbol Playa™ "Our goal is to achieve a great result and qualify Bolivia for the World Cup Our first focus is on the opening match against Chile We want to take those first three points and then advance step by step." These are the two strongest teams in our group and beating them would put us in a great position to advance." Bolivia will make its tournament debut against Chile on February 22 closing out the first day of competition in Iquique Hernandez speaks with poet Yaccaira Salvatierra Yaccaira’s poems have appeared in POETRY Magazine was published with BOA Editions September 2024 She has been an organizer for the San Francisco International Flor y Canto Literary Festival and is currently translating Estancias de Emilia Tangoa a poetry collection by Peruvian poet Ana Varela Tafur Some of her translations can be found in About Place Journal and Plume To download the podcast version visit wordsonawire.org « Back Q: You were invited as a keynote speaker at the Global Chinese Mission Conference 2024. What was the theme of your presentation? Dr. Alexia:  I gave two presentations, and each focused on a different generational group within the immigrant community. The first presentation was aimed at the immigrant generation, while the second focused on what we call the "second generation"—the young people who were brought to the United States as children or who were born here. While our research has covered Latin America, I wasn’t focusing too much on that in these presentations. However, I did touch on the fact that generational tensions are evident everywhere, though they seem more pronounced in the United States. The challenges that we’re seeing here are particularly acute. For those who still identify as Christian, only about 30% of them actively attend church. This shows a clear rift not just in belief but in active participation. From our research, we identified three key factors contributing to this issue. The second factor is intermarriage. About 35% of Latino Millennials are intermarried, and in immigrant churches, their spouses often feel like second-class members. Language barriers, cultural differences, and unfamiliar customs create an environment where they don’t feel fully welcomed or valued, even though they’re not outright rejected. This issue is even more pronounced for non-white spouses, who may feel even more excluded. These generational misunderstandings, lack of trust in young leaders, invisibility in new church environments, and cultural barriers in intermarried families are serious challenges. They contribute to the growing number of young people distancing themselves from the Church. Q: You pointed out the problem—and this generational divide is very common in immigrant churches of other ethnic groups as well. Are there any solutions? I was deeply moved by the response. Both older and younger generations expressed genuine repentance. The older generation, in particular, had not fully understood how deeply hurt the younger people felt. They had seen their alienation as rebellion rather than as a wound caused by feeling unheard and undervalued. But once they recognized this, they acknowledged it, and I believe that acknowledgment is the first step toward healing these relationships. After the presentation, we held a time of prayer. I invited anyone who felt led to repent for their role in the division to come forward. In that first session alone, 30 to 40 people came forward, falling to their knees and crying out to God. Throughout the day and the next, people—both older and younger—came up to me, sharing how God had spoken to them. Many older individuals told me they had called their adult children for the first time to apologize. They shared how they had wept together and committed to rebuilding their relationships. It was truly incredible to witness the Holy Spirit moving powerfully, bringing recognition and repentance. There was a deep awareness that Jesus was calling us to reconciliation across generational divides. People realized they were being called to extend grace and compassion to one another, truly seeing and understanding each other. More than that, they recognized the mission potential in working together—uniting the unique gifts each generation brings to the Church. This was a key part of my message—not just identifying the problems, but also highlighting the great things that can happen when different generations come together. When the wisdom and experience of the older generation are combined with the vision and energy of the younger generation, they can accomplish incredible things for the gospel. This unity has the power to transform communities and reach the world for Jesus Christ. Q: You mentioned an example of successful intergenerational reconciliation in a Latino church during the conference. What was it specifically? Rene Sr. invited us to Fuller to help assess the effectiveness of their church’s mission to the community. As part of this process, the congregation engaged with their neighbors to discern God’s calling for their ministry. Before our involvement, Rene Jr. had already started an English-language service to reach younger people, including intermarried families. This new service grew to about 300 attendees. When this issue was finally addressed openly, it led to a painful but necessary conversation. Instead of continuing to live side by side with quiet resentment, the two generations confronted their differences and communicated. Through intentional effort and humility, they worked hard to bridge the gap. At the same time, Rene Jr. recognizes the invaluable wisdom of his father. "My father has the stability," he says. "He has the fire of faith that warms me, inspires me, and teaches me. I have so much to learn from him." Despite their progress, they emphasize that maintaining unity requires commitment. They must constantly engage in open dialogue, practice humility, and listen to each other. They have also implemented key strategies we teach at Fuller for fostering intergenerational relationships in the church. These strategies fall into three main areas: Listening and Relationship Building – The foundation of their approach is a commitment to listening with humility. This includes initiatives like intergenerational church dinners, where members from different age groups sit together, answer conversation prompts, and form genuine relationships—not just through lectures but through shared experiences and dialogue. The Molina family’s journey is an ongoing process of trial and adaptation. They acknowledge that much of their work involves experimenting, evaluating, and adjusting as needed. But their dedication has paid off—both the Spanish and English services have grown, and their church is reaching the community in ways that would not have been possible without embracing the strengths of both generations. Q: Your research findings are highly valuable for immigrant churches, especially those experiencing generational divides. In your study, have you found any biblical teachings related to intergenerational leadership? Dr. Alexia: There is a powerful biblical lesson that highlights the importance of raising young leaders—and the consequences of failing to do so. Take the story of David, Goliath, and King Saul. When David steps up to fight Goliath, Saul offers him his armor, but David refuses. He knows he must fight in his own way. Saul does the right thing—he steps back and lets David face the battle on his own terms. Because of this, David defeats Goliath and brings victory to Israel. However, Saul later fails to maintain this supportive role. Instead of continuing to invest in David, he grows jealous and insecure, eventually turning against him. In doing so, he not only loses his connection to David but also to God. David still becomes king, but imagine how much stronger he could have been with Saul’s continued mentorship. This contrasts with Paul and Timothy’s relationship. Paul intentionally invests in Timothy, guiding him in faith and leadership. Likewise, Timothy’s mother and grandmother play a key role in shaping his spiritual life. Their story is a beautiful example of how wisdom and faith should be passed down across generations. We all know God calls us to work together across generations. The challenge is that it requires change, and change is difficult. But if we resist, we risk repeating Saul’s mistakes instead of following the example of Paul, Timothy, and the faithful generations before us. Greg Laurie: Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Remake Abandons Original Themes of Love and Redemption Pastor Greg Laurie founder of the renowned Harvest Christian Fellowship recently criticized Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White saying it strays far from the gospel-inspired message of love and redemption found in the original Netflix has come under fire from Christian audiences after viewers noticed that a significant Bible verse—Isaiah 53:5—appears to be missing from the opening scene of The Passion of the Christ on the platform Liverpool FC forward Cody Gakpo is set to receive a formal warning from the Football Association (FA) after displaying a Christian message during a recent Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur Gakpo lifted his jersey to reveal an undershirt bearing the message “I Belong To Jesus,” raising both hands toward the sky in a clear act of religious expression the latest animated depiction of the life of Jesus Christ is receiving strong reviews from major critics for its creative framing and compelling voice acting In a development that has stirred both public interest and internal division the elders of Fellowship Church in Huntersville have publicly rejected the findings of a months-long investigation that cleared Dr Michael Brown of any legal or ethical misconduct A group of people arrived, unannounced, at the inn where a Christmas season party was being held. When the partygoers asked them to leave, they did so… but soon returned with a group of armed men, who opened fire on the victims This is the main hypothesis put forward by the Attorney General’s Office of the Mexican state of Guanajuato concerning the events around last weekend’s massacre in the town of Salvatierra Eleven young people were murdered in the attack “All of them have injuries caused by projectiles shot by firearms,” said Prosecutor Navigio Agustín Gallardo on December 19 The state authorities also announced that 195 bullets were fired from seven weapons of varying calibers They are now targeting “a group of people that operates in the area,” along the borders of the Mexican states of Guanajuato and Michoacán The so-called “infiltration” of the party has emerged as the main line of investigation into the attack in which nine men and two women died Since early last Sunday — after the night of the events in the question — the authorities have carried out 35 interviews “A group of people arrived at the gathering place… several of the attendees who were at the event asked them to leave,” Prosecutor Gallardo told the media which had formerly been the San José del Carmen Ranch “They returned accompanied by another group of people who were carrying firearms It was at that moment when they started shooting at those present,” he added The testimonies that have come to light indicate that the group of armed men shot indiscriminately when the party was about to end. The photographs taken by the attendees have become symbols of indignation in Mexico and Guanajuato where 2,400 investigations into cases of intentional homicide have been opened so far this past year Guanajuato has the second-highest homicide rate in Mexico According to the reconstruction carried out by the State Attorney General’s Office the armed men set fire to seven vehicles before fleeing While the authorities have not offered details about the criminal group involved in the massacre they have recovered various weapons and projectiles This is key: experts have identified these weapons as having been utilized to commit other crimes in the region thus allowing the authorities to close in on those who committed the attack they will be brought to justice,” Gallardo affirmed President Andrés Manuel López Obrador described the attack as “an atrocious crime.” He also launched harsh criticism against Carlos Zamarripa who has been in office for almost 14 years President López Obrador points to him as one of the reasons for the wave of violence that is plaguing Guanajuato The echoes of the massacre have been marked by the harsh political exchanges between the López Obrador administration and various leaders of the National Action Party (PAN) which has governed the state of Guanajuato for 32 consecutive years blames the security strategy of the federal government — known colloquially as “hugs The ruling party attributes the tragedy to the failures of the PAN-led state government given that Guanajuato has seen rising crime in recent years Guanajuato will elect a new governor in June of 2024 when there will also be presidential and legislative elections more than 20,000 local and federal posts are in contention next year López Obrador’s comments have been subject to harsh criticism for linking the murder of the young people at the inn with the increase in drug consumption in Guanajuato said he knew several of the victims and denied that any of them were “criminals.” The investigations by the State Attorney General’s Office — the institution at the center of media and federal pressure to clarify the facts of the case — also hasn’t offered any indication that the attack was related to the drug trade Guanajuato has been submerged in a war between cartels State authorities already have a motive and a group of suspects although they have not yet reported any arrests Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get more English-language news coverage from EL PAÍS USA Edition ¿Quieres añadir otro usuario a tu suscripción ¿Por qué estás viendo esto? cambia tu suscripción a la modalidad Premium Cada uno accederá con su propia cuenta de email lo que os permitirá personalizar vuestra experiencia en EL PAÍS ¿Tienes una suscripción de empresa? 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News Center News Center Research Education Patient Care Give About Research Education Patient Care Give About By Erin Digitale Oscar Salvatierra founded Stanford's pediatric kidney transplant program helped write the national legislation that regulates organ transplants and conducted research in kidney transplantation Oscar Salvatierra Jr., MD, professor emeritus of surgery and of pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a leader in the effort to enact national legislation regulating organ donation The cause was complications of Parkinson's disease Salvatierra was the physician most involved in the development and passage of the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 the legislation that established a nationwide network to enable the fair and equitable allocation of donor organs to patients across the country on which Salvatierra collaborated with then-Congressman Al Gore also banned buying and selling donor organs It has served as a model for laws regulating organ transplantation around the world \"It saddens me to hear of the passing of my friend and former colleague Dr who went on to serve as vice president under President Bill Clinton \"Oscar's tireless dedication to the development of the National Organ Transplant Act helped revolutionize the medical field and human rights in the United States.\" In addition to his work on the transplant act which Salvatierra completed while serving as president of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons he was a beloved clinician and prominent scientist whose research profoundly improved pediatric kidney transplantation.&nbsp; Salvatierra developed methods that enabled small children to be successfully transplanted with adult-sized kidneys making it possible for many children to receive kidneys donated by adult donors He also pioneered an immune-suppression protocol for pediatric kidney transplant recipients that avoided steroid medications which have harmful side effects in children \"He was always looking for the perfect transplant,\" said Waldo Concepcion who was mentored by Salvatierra and succeeded him as chief of pediatric kidney transplantation at Packard Children's Hospital \"So many of the techniques we use now in pediatric kidney transplant are because of him understand the changes we make with surgery understand the challenges that they create and figure out how to create a process to correct them.\" one of six children of Josefina Garcia and Oscar Salvatierra Sr Salvatierra earned a scholarship to Georgetown University He completed medical school at the University of Southern California in 1961 followed by residencies in pediatric urology at Los Angeles Children's Hospital and Los Angeles County Children's Hospital and in urology at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center Former Vice President Al Gore visits with Oscar Salvatierra in 2017 following a local talk about Gore's book The two men worked together on the 1984 legislation that created a nationwide network for organ donation.&nbsp;\nIrene Searles\n Army Medical Corps in Vietnam and worked as a physician in Pomona before beginning a postdoctoral fellowship in transplant surgery at the University of California-San Francisco in 1972 The first successful kidney transplant had been performed in 1954 the year that Medicare coverage was expanded to include renal dialysis and kidney transplantation the value of these transplants was widely recognized Salvatierra was chief of the UCSF transplant service from 1974 to 1991 when he moved to Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center now known as California Pacific Medical Center He was part of a group of surgeons and staff who came from the center to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford to establish the hospital's pediatric liver and kidney transplantation programs in 1994.&nbsp;&nbsp; \"He was a gifted clinician and one of the best doctors I have ever known,\" said Steven Alexander professor of pediatrics and division chief of pediatric nephrology at Packard Children's \"He was much loved by his patients and their families and the kidney transplant program he founded at Packard Children's Hospital has grown to be one of the largest and most successful in the world.\" Salvatierra pushed for better and safer kidney transplants He conducted magnetic resonance imaging studies of blood flow in small children who had received kidneys from adults determining that about 20 percent of such transplants were failing because the child's smaller blood volumes left the transplanted organs vulnerable to blood clots.&nbsp; \"He worked hard to understand how the small heart and major blood vessels of a 12- to 18-month-old infant could be brought to support the much greater perfusion requirements of a kidney from an adult donor,\" Alexander said A new fluid-management protocol Salvatierra developed raised the success of such transplants to nearly 100 percent Salvatierra also questioned the need for corticosteroid medications for immune suppression The drugs had been considered essential to prevent rejection of kidney transplants Salvatierra conducted clinical trials of an immune-suppressing antibody called daclizumab demonstrating that the steroid-free regimen not only prevented rejection but also did less damage to the transplanted kidneys than steroids \"Imagine: Steroids had been the cornerstone of immune suppression and he took the cornerstone out and said 'We're going to be OK,'\" Concepcion said \"It was a 180-degree turn.\" The steroid-free protocol has now been adopted by most kidney transplant programs across the country and the world Salvatierra helped many other physicians develop their careers \"When I was just beginning my surgical training, I happened to see his name listed from UCSF as their kidney transplant surgeon,\" said Carlos Esquivel professor of pediatrics and of surgery and chief of the division of abdominal transplantation at Stanford a time when few surgeons came from minority backgrounds 'Here is somebody with a Spanish last name and he is at a prestigious university and already has an excellent reputation \"He was truly dedicated to his patients - very compassionate with a great bedside manner,\" added Esquivel who led the team that moved with Salvatierra from Pacific Presbyterian to Stanford \"And he was a very deliberate and skillful surgeon.\" Children who need kidney transplants are quite ill and Salvatierra became known for his ability to connect with young patients and help calm their parents' fears Esquivel learned that one of his own sons needed surgery for a kidney problem \"I chose Oscar to do his surgery,\" Esquivel said adding that the decision felt especially weighty because of his own professional knowledge to pick someone to do an operation on your own child means you think that surgeon is the best person in the world Salvatierra retired from his clinical responsibilities in 2006 becoming associate dean for medical students at the School of Medicine He received many major awards during his career including knighthood by the Republic of Italy the presidential medal from the president of Argentina a special commendation resolution by the California State Legislature the UCSF Chancellor's Award for Public Service a special recognition award by the UCSF Chancellor Stanford's Rambar-Mark Award for Excellence in Patient Care and Stanford's Franklin Ebaugh Award for Outstanding Medical Student Advising the International Pediatric Transplant Association recognized him with a lifetime achievementaward.&nbsp;&nbsp; Salvatierra is survived by his wife of 25 years Calif.; daughter Lisa Rudloff of Centerport Maria Christina and Mario; and many nieces and nephews followed by a burial at the nearby Holy Cross Cemetery which Salvatierra helped establish to provide emergency funds for medical students who experience financial crises Donations to the fund can be directed to Development Services Oscar Salvatierra Jr., MD, professor emeritus of surgery and of pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a leader in the effort to enact national legislation regulating organ donation "It saddens me to hear of the passing of my friend and former colleague Dr "Oscar's tireless dedication to the development of the National Organ Transplant Act helped revolutionize the medical field and human rights in the United States." he was a beloved clinician and prominent scientist whose research profoundly improved pediatric kidney transplantation.  "He was always looking for the perfect transplant," said Waldo Concepcion "So many of the techniques we use now in pediatric kidney transplant are because of him understand the challenges that they create and figure out how to create a process to correct them." Former Vice President Al Gore visits with Oscar Salvatierra in 2017 following a local talk about Gore's book The two men worked together on the 1984 legislation that created a nationwide network for organ donation. Irene Searles He was part of a group of surgeons and staff who came from the center to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford to establish the hospital's pediatric liver and kidney transplantation programs in 1994.   "He was a gifted clinician and one of the best doctors I have ever known," said Steven Alexander "He was much loved by his patients and their families and the kidney transplant program he founded at Packard Children's Hospital has grown to be one of the largest and most successful in the world." determining that about 20 percent of such transplants were failing because the child's smaller blood volumes left the transplanted organs vulnerable to blood clots.  "He worked hard to understand how the small heart and major blood vessels of a 12- to 18-month-old infant could be brought to support the much greater perfusion requirements of a kidney from an adult donor," Alexander said "Imagine: Steroids had been the cornerstone of immune suppression and he took the cornerstone out and said 'We're going to be OK,'" Concepcion said "It was a 180-degree turn." The steroid-free protocol has now been adopted by most kidney transplant programs across the country and the world "When I was just beginning my surgical training, I happened to see his name listed from UCSF as their kidney transplant surgeon," said Carlos Esquivel "He was truly dedicated to his patients - very compassionate with a great bedside manner," added Esquivel "And he was a very deliberate and skillful surgeon." "I chose Oscar to do his surgery," Esquivel said the International Pediatric Transplant Association recognized him with a lifetime achievementaward.   Stanford Medicine is an integrated academic health system comprising the Stanford School of Medicine and adult and pediatric health care delivery systems. Together, they harness the full potential of biomedicine through collaborative research, education and clinical care for patients. 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Non-Discrimination Policy Stanford complies with all applicable civil rights laws and does not engage in illegal preferences or discrimination.  Stanford's Non-Discrimination Policy Story by Photography by Leer en español unlock a turquoise door and step into their brick house on the outskirts of their central Mexican hometown Daylight floods in from where a ceiling should be "It was practically what we wanted," García said slaughterhouse as foreign guest workers on the H-2B visa program García and Vasquez boarded a company-sponsored bus to return to Salvatierra It's a centuries-old city of church steeples annual bull runs and rampant gun violence in an arid valley surrounded by mountains And it's not where the workers wanted to be — at least not so soon Many of the HyLife visa-holders were months shy of finishing their promised tour in Minnesota García and Vasquez had yet to finish their roof "All of us who went to the United States had a goal," García said staring up at black rebar poking out of the top of the brick walls visa worker program is meant to be an all-sides-win solution But when one actor drops their end of the bargain among the poorest in the Western Hemisphere "They gave me false hopes," said the 28-year-old Some unionized shops raised wages or improved distancing to keep workers safer nearly doubled its ranks by hiring foreign workers including hundreds of guest workers from Salvatierra the plant had the largest H-2B workforce of any slaughterhouse in the U.S What happened next for many workers was a disillusioned journey back to Salvatierra García and Vasquez's home hasn't changed much in the year since they returned from America Scraps of building materials are stored along the walls García's brother uses the birds for fighting Asked what he would need to finish the roof "I would just need half a year [of wages]." where cartel violence plagues city streets With immigration reform stuck in the political impasse over border security in Washington America's decades-old H-2B program — a labor pipeline for landscapers and resort owners across the nation — remains one of the only pathways for foreigners to legally work in the U.S The unexpected downfall of the Windom pork plant reveals a gap in the guest-worker program: What happens to workers when the company holding their visas goes bankrupt The connection between the prairies of southwestern Minnesota and Salvatierra is a story of American agriculture and a global Like so many flash points over the last four years HyLife's Windom chapter opens with the pandemic the Trump administration sought to jump-start the nation's meat production as grocery shelves emptied meat-processing workers populated the food system's front lines would ultimately be linked to these slaughterhouses sold a 75% ownership stake in the plant to a Manitoba-based pork giant foreign workers from HyLife's plant in Salvatierra An H-2B employer must attest to federal officials that it can't find Americans willing to do the job The position needs to pay a prevailing wage And the company must pay for the worker's transportation the first workers from Salvatierra arrived in Windom on State Department-issued work visas Workers from Togo and East Africa lived above businesses downtown Asian and Latino grocers had steady business during shift changes HyLife employees swam in nearby lakes and cheered on turtle races during Windom's Riverfest flew multiple nations' flags in the entryway Beyond the basic necessities of food and rent [HyLife] had been largely a good community actor," said Tiffany Lamb a development director for the city of Windom In bankruptcy documents reviewed by the Star Tribune HyLife's corporate leadership said the Windom plant while generating $370 million in revenue in 2022 had been losing $6 million to $7 million monthly since the Canadian firm took ownership but said their hours decreased around the same time the company announced layoffs and filed for bankruptcy blamed the pandemic supply chain imbroglio and an unfavorable exchange rate on exports given the strength of the U.S They were in the country on a visa linked to a sponsor — and that sponsor had just collapsed She and her husband wanted to stay and work in the U.S. but their legal status would be in limbo come early June they saw the mountains surrounding Salvatierra allows 66,000 H-2B workers into the country — a ceiling Congress is in the habit of lifting each year as a special allowance But many critics argue that employers get what they want by exploiting vulnerable workforces "People do not always have the information about their contracts like how many hours they are going to work," said Jocelyn Reyes education and leadership development director with Centro de los Derechos del Migrante Inc "It is common that they are not paid overtime that they do not [receive] reimbursements or travel expenses." the Labor Department recovered $4.6 million in back wages owed H-2B employers But Congress has hamstrung the agency's ability to enforce employee protections could have helped HyLife workers by requiring the employer to pay the H-2B employees 75% of the advertised wage for the full duration of the contract that would have been several months of promised work and wages they never got told the Star Tribune that the rule is essentially nonexistent "We have been existing under a budget rider since 2015 in which Congress said that DOL cannot expend any funds to enforce the three-quarter guarantee in H-2B." congressional appropriations committees approved an appropriations package for the Labor Department that included these limits on enforcement director of immigration law and policy research with the Economic Policy Institute representing employer interests ranging from seafood to hospitality have perpetuated the silencing of some H-2B worker protections He said the nature of last-minute continuing resolutions on federal budgets means rules get frozen in place "If President Biden listened to immigration worker advocates on H-2B 'Am I going to shut down the entire government over the H-2B riders?'" Costa said "That's why [the budget riders] are so [politically] smart." Salvatierra is four hours northwest of Mexico City in the state of Guanajuato where Mexican revolutionaries and Spaniards famously did battle on a narrow stone bridge over the Lerma River But the city's economy has collapsed in recent years amid brazen violence from two warring cartels Guanajuato routinely tops the list of the most dangerous Mexican states for homicides "This did not exist before," José García said proudly stove and microwave sitting along the wall calling his temporary southern Minnesota home "beautiful." His days were tough "When he left I was pregnant with the little one," Guzman Guzman gave birth prematurely to their son García's managers allowed him to return home to Salvatierra "But I had to use all my PTO and vacation time." toddling around with a full head of black hair Tadeo has a big smile and a heart condition They worry his medical bills will mount beyond their means "I thank God my child survived," García said The state of Minnesota alleges HyLife wrongfully withheld $41,000 in wages from workers and has sought to claw back those wages through bankruptcy proceedings Yet many workers don't know what they were owed When asked what was printed on her digital pay stub his sister-in-law Liliana Vasquez just shakes her head "We couldn't open our payroll where we could check everything," she said It's a similar story with missing tax returns Many of the workers from Salvatierra say they couldn't file for tax refunds because they couldn't digitally access their W-2s the owner of Oxford Tax Service in Worthington confirmed to the Star Tribune that as many as 50 HyLife workers had been unable to give him W-2 information Some of them moved to another state or returned to Mexico," Gutierrez said but they can't file their taxes until they have those W-2s It's unclear how much money might be returned to them but even a few hundred dollars would equal a month's wages in Mexico That's enough for a down payment on a roof or to help with a child's health care expenses In an emailed statement to the Star Tribune "Multiple attempts were made to ensure departing employees received their W2s." She said HyLife "prioritized" updating changes of address and offered calls with a Spanish translator She said the company's human resources email was shared widely with employees The best job in Salvatierra is at a refrigerator manufacturer that pays $100 a week José García operates a facility to make gunpowder that's used in fireworks But when he returned to Salvatierra last year According to research published by the National Institutes of Health eight of 10 deaths in Mexico in 2019 resulted from injury It's a system that everyone participating wants to continue Employers annually lobby Capitol Hill to allow more H-2B visas Workers' advocate­s wish for the expansion of temporary work programs across the U.S. José García wonders about the future while his wife sweeps the floor Even after the truncated experience in Windom "that they'd give me another contract to finish my house." Star Tribune staff photographer Elizabeth Flores provided translation for interviews in Spanish Christopher Vondracek covers agriculture for the Star Tribune This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Albemarle County tax error; Athlete Spotlight on Goldstein the Charlottesville boys soccer team found itself in a familiar position the Black Knights fell short against Meridian in a penalty kick shootout in the VHSL Class 3 state championship game the team had visions of a different outcome when they met Jefferson Forest in this year’s Class 4 state final at Western Albemarle High School a penalty by a Cavaliers defender set up a penalty kick opportunity for the Black Knights Charlottesville turned to freshman Ethan Salvatierra The youngster had already came up big for his team with a goal in the state semifinal contest to help propel the Black Knights into Saturday’s title game matchup with Jefferson Forest Charlottesville’s Gilbert Kashindi celebrates winning the Class 4 state championship over Jefferson Forest by performing a backflip while teammate Ethan Salvatierra looks on Squaring off against Jefferson Forest senior goalkeeper Tyler Beck lining up and then sending a kick into the net past a diving Beck for the go-ahead goal [Charlottesville coach Martin Braun] didn’t tell me before the game I was going to take [a penalty kick],” Salvatierra said “But he told me then and I was ready for it.” The goal put Charlottesville ahead 2-1 and the Black Knights’ defense held on to the advantage for the remainder of the overtime period to claim victory and the state championship they rely a lot on long throws and putting the ball in the box and causing chaos You really have to dig deep and defend well I thought our goalie played amazing and I thought our defensive line everybody stepped up and played a great game…We played great today and deserved it.” Charlottesville’s Thimson Duolo celebrates after scoring a goal against Jefferson Forest in the VHSL Class 4 state championship game on June 8 Leading with under five minutes remaining in regulation it appeared that Charlottesville was destined to earn the state championship in regulation The Black Knights held a 1-0 lead while dominating possession and limiting their opponents’ offensive opportunities throughout the day Charlottesville took the lead to start the game when junior Thimson Duolo sent a sailing shot over the outstretched hands of Beck in the 28th minute The match remained scoreless until late in the second half when the Cavaliers managed to tie the game A throw-in from Jefferson Forest’s Andrew Linn Jr was shot toward goal but a diving stop by CHS goalkeeper Jonathan Irani thwarted the Cavaliers’ initial scoring attempt Colin Mason collected the rebound and instantly sent a shot over Irani and past the rest of the Black Knights’ defenders in front of the goal to tie the contest they put a lot of pressure on us,” Braun said we just kind of said it’s tied and we can’t cry about it now let’s go after it and see if we can get a goal.” Charlottesville players celebrate with fans after defeating Jefferson Forest for the Class 4 state championship on Saturday in Crozet Mason’s score was the first that Charlottesville had allowed in the state tournament after the squad shut out its opponents in the quarterfinals and semifinals It wasn’t enough to derail the Charlottesville defense which continued to limit and end attempts by the Cavaliers to take the go-ahead score during regulation as well as the extra period “Of course it was a little bit disappointing,” Irani said “But we know we have the class to be able to come back in a game like that We were able to come back with intensity in the next one and on that penalty we knew Ethan was going to step up and have the composure to make it.” “Our defense has been absolutely incredible They’ve been so strapped up the whole tournament helping us get those wins They’ve been able to lock down this field for us.” Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account By Léon SalvatierraUniversity of Nevada: 100 pages, $19If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org these accomplishments complete the image of an artist blessed with good fortune comfortable in the life of letters in a country that doesn’t always reward poets The opening lines of his poem “At the Cemetery” bring those years to life: “In Nicaragua shrubs grow in the winter / with the breath of rattlesnakes / Two decades of war, alcohol, and other grievances / had overcrowded the neighborhood of the dead / I walked with my hands on my head / back and forth trying to remember / where my father’s grave was.” Benedictions for the dead recur in Salvatierra’s poetry, but so do sly critiques of consumerism, details accumulating in service of not only sorrow but laughter and the shock of juxtaposition. Books Javier Zamora talks about “Solito,” his harrowing memoir about journeying from El Salvador to the U.S This week, the University of Nevada Press brings out a bilingual edition of Salvatierra’s first poetry collection, “To the North / Al norte.” Largely translated by Javier O it is simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious — even more so if you can read it in both languages Poised to break through into the American consciousness Salvatierra spoke to The Times about the genesis of this collection the art of translation and the writing life of an immigrant The conversation has been edited for length and clarity (University of Nevada Press) This book first appeared in a Spanish edition in Nicaragua The new edition was translated by Huerta even though you are yourself a translator He wanted to teach the title poem of my book Then he decided to translate the entire collection He sent me a Word document with the translation completed We put aside the manuscript for many years a blank page that somehow mirrors the void inside us you observe: “My sense of being an impostor intensified when I entered illegally into the United States I felt like an intruder.” Could you talk about this struggle with identity and belonging The struggle is inherently part of the immigrant experience anywhere in the world It’s even more challenging for immigrants with no “legal” documents affirming and reaffirming their social identities we are bombarded with official documents: First the absence of official documents generated a sense of falseness a lack of authenticity and a kind of voided identity I read a wonderful poem by Lorna Dee Cervantes “The Refugee Ship,” where she uses the metaphor of a ship that never docks to talk about her struggle with identity and belonging Her poem underscores the feeling of being an orphan to a language I enjoyed her forceful irony: a poet who speaks of having a lack of language People often think of poets as special people with an excess of language Books poets without legal status were excluded from prizes A group called Undocupoets changed that — and then founded a prize of its own Santa Claus is mentioned in several of your poems including in “Santa’s Diet,” which you dedicate to your son we didn’t have Santa Claus as a Christmas reference who supposedly would bring us gifts so long as we behaved The baby Jesus was overshadowed by the extravagant Santa This image was constantly associated with exhilarating consumption not with the religious rituals I had experienced as a kid the narrator recounts a harrowing crossing into the United States a homage or benediction for those who did not survive the crossing In the collection’s introduction, the poet Francisco Aragón calls you “a welcome addition to a chorus of poets from the Central American diaspora.” How do you view your role within this chorus? Watch Karla Cornejo Villavicencio and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo at the L.A Olivas is an attorney, playwright and author of 10 books, including “How to Date a Flying Mexican.” Television Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map A memorial service for the longtime Stanford surgeon will be held at the Arrillaga Alumni Center The Stanford community is invited to attend a memorial service for Oscar Salvatierra professor emeritus of surgery and of pediatrics at the School of Medicine who founded the pediatric kidney transplant program at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford was a leader in the effort to enact national legislation regulating organ donation The Stanford community is invited to attend a memorial service for Oscar Salvatierra Host Daniel Chacón speaks with native Nicaraguan poet and UC Davis lecturer León Salvatierra about his collection of poetry To the North/Al norte (University of Nevada Press 2022) Leon’s poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine Central American Writing in the United States “In the Land of Giants.” It is a collection of poems and creative nonfiction that reflect critically on life in the United States from a diverse cast of voices from the Central American diaspora that emerged from the civil wars in the 1980s he’s a lecturer in the Chicana/o Program at UC Davis where he teaches Latinx literature and cultures PHOENIX — ‘Cielo Rojo’ has officially opened its door for business in Phoenix The restaurant is new to the Valley food scene but it’s not the first business that the local family behind it has opened a location The Maldonado family is responsible for the long-standing Mexican seafood restaurant in Phoenix called Mariscos Playa Hermosa (MPH) which has been open since 2002 Cielo Rojo, the sister concept of MPH, serves Mexican food too but promises a different experience with its homemade dishes of Salvatierra, Guanajuato and other delicacies of southern Mexico. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @cielorojophx NOSTALGIA AND PRIDEThe Maldonado family is from Salvatierra According to Emmanuell Maldonado, creative director and son of Jose and Maria Maldonado, founders of Mariscos Playa Hermosa this new location showcases the family’s culture and traditions throughout their menu “We're known for like the large tortillas and in my family's hometown… they're called ‘largas’ [they’re] authentic tortillas that are large presented but they're made out of corn,” said Emmanuell Maldonado in an interview with ABC15 so you] get that same exact feeling in your belly and your soul but in a … little bit elevated presentation so that when you're coming here you order these largas presented as Largas de Salvatierra with the options of chile negro You can check out the meal and beverage menu here Mariscos Playa Hermosa: 1605 E Garfield St in Phoenix The video in the player above showcases the best things to do in the Valley this March. Read more about it right here Report a typo Gunmen killed 12 people and wounded 11 others in an attack at a Christmas party in the state of Guanajuato early Sunday The attack occurred at about 3:30 a.m. at the Ex Hacienda San José del Carmen a property in the municipality of Salvatierra that is both a tourist attraction and event venue A group of some 50 young people gathered at the property on Saturday night for a Christmas party known as a posada the Reforma newspaper reported that a group of armed men entered the property via a side entrance and opened fire in the central courtyard Eleven people aged 17 to 35 were killed at the scene of the crime while a 12th person died as he was being driven to a hospital in a private vehicle The municipal government of Salvatierra – a municipality in southern Guanajuato that borders Michoacán – said in a statement that 11 people were killed and 12 people were wounded but it was apparently counting the aforesaid victim among the injured The wounded were taken to nearby hospitals and two were reported to be in serious condition with one identified as a young woman who was crowned “queen” of a local fair in 2017 The newspaper AM reported that the attack was the 22nd and worst “massacre” of the year in Guanajuato It considers the murder of four or more people in a single criminal event to be a massacre In addition to perpetrating the mass shooting the gunmen set two cars and two motorcycles on fire at the property The Guanajuato Attorney General’s Office condemned the attack and said that a “multidisciplinary” team would carry out an investigation aimed at detaining the culprits Citing unnamed federal sources, Reforma reported that the attack may have been perpetrated by the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, a crime group formerly led by José Antonio “El Marro” Yépez Ortiz, who was arrested in August 2020 and sentenced to 60 years imprisonment in January 2022 The federal sources told Reforma that investigations indicate that one of the posada attendees had links to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which in recent years has been fighting the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel for dominance in Guanajuato, currently Mexico’s most violent state In a separate attack in Guanajuato on Saturday night gunmen killed four people and injured two others when they opened fire at a barber shop in Salamanca a city about 70 kilometers south of Guanajuato city The Guanajuato Attorney General’s Office also condemned that attack and said an investigation would be immediately launched With reports from Reforma, Debate and AM ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC BOSTON–Wilson Butler Architects announce that Maria Salvatierra has been promoted to Director of Marketing & Business Development With more than 20 years’ experience in the arts and the AEC industry she is responsible for developing new business and diversifying the firm’s portfolio in the arts and entertainment Salvatierra is currently the Director of Outreach at SMPS Boston and part of the team organizing Canstruction Boston 2023 “I am inspired and driven by the passion, creativity, and commitment of WBA’s team to build communities through the arts. It is incredibly rewarding to be working towards such goals.” SALVATIERRA, Mexico (AP) — Search teams dug for more remains Thursday at a site in central Mexico where 59 bodies have already been found in clandestine graves over the past week in an area known as a cartel battleground. It was the largest such burial site found to date in Guanajuato, the state with the largest number of homicides in Mexico, though bigger clandestine burial sites have been excavated in other parts of the country. Especially striking about this discovery, but also a testament to the prevailing level of fear, is that the site is in the town of Salvatierra, not a desolate area out in the countryside. The head of the official National Search Commission, Karla Quintana, said in an interview with W Radio that people had to have known that bodies were being disposed of there. “This place is in a neighborhood,” Quintana said. “To get there you have to pass homes, you have to pass streets ... the people know.” The sites is a vacant lot just under a half-mile (kilometer) from the city's main plaza. It is located next to the Lerma River, on the other side of which is a park. Nearby stands a slaughterhouse. Quintana said the tip came about two weeks ago from relatives looking for missing loved ones. She said searchers have found indications that more bodies may be buried there, so the search continues. The goal is to recover the bodies, identify them and return the remains to their families, she said. Quintana said many victims seemed young and there were a significant number of women. Quintana announced the find late Wednesday, calling it “a sad and terrible discovery.” The bodies were extracted over the last week from 52 pits at a property in Salvatierra. The scene was considered dangerous enough that the army and National Guard provided security for the excavations. The area is near the border with Michoacan state and there is known to be a significant organized crime presence. On Thursday, the site of the burial pits was cordoned off by police. Leticia Valencia, the mother of a missing man, waited outside the police perimeter, hoping she might be allowed to enter to look for any signs her son might have been among the bodies buried there. “What I want to do is to be allowed to go inside, to see if I can recognize any of the clothing they have excavated,” Valencia. Valencia's son, José Manuel Fabián Valencia, disappeared along with a friend in 2018, and has not been heard from since. It's a tale of desperation heard all too frequently in Guanajuato. But when photos began circulating on social media this week of the excavations at the vacant lot, among the items pulled from the graves was a boot that Valencia thought might be her son's. That glimmer of hope — of at least finding her son's remains, and be able to finally say farewell to him — led her to the excavation site. Guanajuato has been the scene of bloody turf battles between the Jalisco cartel and local gangs backed by the Sinaloa cartel. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday the situation in Guanajuato is “very difficult.” He said the deployment of the National Guard in the state was at least allowing authorities to reach areas that were previously inaccessible due to the sway of organized crime. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Friends and family of David Hernandez carry his coffin during a funeral procession, in Salvatierra, Guanajuato state, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023. Survivors of a massacre in central Mexico told investigators that a group of people turned away from a holiday party on Sunday, returned later with gunmen who killed several attendees including Hernandez, and wounded over a dozen. (AP Photo/Mario Armas) Friends and family attend a funeral procession for two murdered youths, in Salvatierra, Guanajuato state, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023. Survivors of a massacre in central Mexico told investigators that a group of people turned away from a holiday party on Sunday, returned later with gunmen who killed several attendees including the two youths, and wounded over a dozen. (AP Photo/Mario Armas) Navigio Agustín Gallardo Romero, a Guanajuato state prosecutor, said nine men and two women were killed. The state prosecutor’s office had revised the death toll down to 11 Monday night from 12, explaining that there was confusion with a victim from a separate case at the hospital. Authorities recovered shells from seven different guns at the scene, Gallardo said in a recorded video message. He said investigators are focusing on a group that operates in the area without providing more detail. Families carried the caskets of some of the victims through the streets of Salvatierra Tuesday. 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 Dinner at Meredith Ackley’s house is like stepping into a dream There’s a heated patio and arching branches over the backyard music plays and three beautiful girls dance with their mother in the kitchen The missing piece of the fairytale is Ackley’s husband It’s been four years since he called to say his last “I love you.” Salvatierra stepped in front of a Caltrain Salvatierra was an executive who helped build eBay from the ground up and always one of the smartest in the room “They would say he could write an Excel spreadsheet like a symphony,” Ackley said “He was one of those people who could go all the way up and go all the way down into the details.” Salvatierra would stay up all night coding and occasionally writing his wife love poems The moments of brilliance when he did his best work -- and channeled extraordinary passion -- turned out to be manic episodes They were symptoms of Salvatierra’s ultimate struggle: a crippling battle with bipolar disorder and depression one in four people suffer from mental health issues and the seemingly open-minded mecca is not necessarily welcoming to them Michael Freeman identified the relationship between entrepreneurship and depression It found that many of the personality traits found in entrepreneurs -- creativity open mindedness and a propensity for risk -- are also traits associated with ADHD Ackley’s husband had some of these traits When Salvatierra was “on,” he was unstoppable “I think Eric's managers saw that his brain operated differently than other people and they could use that to their advantage to help the company,” Ackley recalled “And I just kind of accepted that as part of his work culture It wasn’t until her husband was hospitalized and diagnosed as bipolar in 2011 that the reality sunk in His bipolar disorder gave him extreme highs manifested in wild bouts of creativity and incredibly low lows -- he would be paralyzed by feeling like he’d made a mistake and couldn’t forgive himself “He would ruminate on these for months,” Ackley said the couple went to a psychiatrist who advised them to keep it secret I thought Eric was going to just disintegrate,” Ackley remembers “It was instant shame on both of us .. ‘You don’t want to show weakness; you don’t want to show that your brain is anything but 100%.’” whose husband Zarko also struggled from depression and ended his life Zarko was lauded for his all-night coding sessions which were a byproduct of his battle with depression He was a Silicon Valley success story: Along with other tech titans he worked at mobile device company General Magic in the early '90s and later founded a startup he sold for millions would roll off the bed and write code throughout the night," Draganic says "They loved his perseverance and his resilience He was able to perform superhuman tasks because he was biochemically off-kilter and he wasn't even aware of it because he managed it so well.” People viewed Zarko’s confidence and work ethic as a sign of his brilliance But she said the pressure made it difficult to talk openly about his mental health issues “It's particularly relevant in the Valley because hypo-manic productivity is a sign of strength and opportunity and even in your weakest moments you're not supposed to present anything other than your game face,” Draganic said “It's not the culture that creates the illness but it's a culture that actually makes this illness even harder to grapple with.” The fine line between creative genius and mental health can be hard to decipher who opted not to attend Stanford Business School so he could take a chance on eBay “Silicon Valley is a cradle of creative geniuses whose sister struggles with bipolar disorder says the myth of mental illness is that people are unable to do their jobs My sister is highly functioning,” she said maybe you can’t do the job.’ Actually it’s often quite the opposite.” Whitman says tech companies have a responsibility to ensure health plans cover mental health and employees have an open forum to talk about these issues Whitman has opened an onsite medical facility for employees She’s one of few high-profile CEOs to speak openly about mental health but a movement is beginning to happen in the Bay Area a group of entrepreneurs and investors gathered at a members-only club in San Francisco to talk about mental health Robin Williams’ son Zak spoke openly about his father’s struggle with bipolar disorder and the demons he faced speaking about his father’s death will never be easy But battling his own depression has given him the courage to speak up Neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley talked about creating a video game to treat depression that’s on the pathway for FDA approval an early Facebook employee who also worked at Apple asked what would happen if you treated depression like a startup spending millions of dollars and brainpower to solve it He recently started an organization called Project Sunrise with the goal of finding a cure for depression An impromptu branding session happened later in the evening The effort to destigmatize mental health should start with a better name To talk so openly about mental health in the Bay Area is a rarity a nonprofit focused on destigmatizing mental health The irony is that in this mecca of creativity all-night coding sessions and promises to change the world it’s harder than ever to talk about the dark side of that success “It’s almost like a badge of honor to show how busy you are,” says entrepreneur Rand Fishkin All these things that normal human beings do and need -- people need families but somehow that is excluded from the acceptable portion of the culture.” a successful entrepreneur who documented his struggle with depression He co-hosted a CEO retreat with investor Brad Feld who has been open about his battle with depression Founders were asked if they struggled with severe anxiety or clinical depression while running a startup “Every single hand in the room went up except two,” Fishkin recalled Fishkin visited “CEO coach” Jerry Colonna who helped him understand that he wasn’t just having a bad day -- he was clinically depressed a former investor who has also struggled with depression has gained notoriety in the tech community for his ability to cut through a culture that focuses on “crushing it.” “There’s this dirty little secret in our industry which is we don’t take care of those people,” says Colonna “And we’re taking advantage of them He described the startup environment as a perfect storm for people who may struggle with mental health issues “Imagine having that personality type otherwise I’m not going to fund you,’” he says and you’ve got a prescription for depression.” Colonna says the issue isn't unique to Silicon Valley these poor little rich kids,’” he says “It’s that the tech industry -- and the startup community specifically -- brings to the surface forces that are at play in every aspect of our society.” five years after her husband’s death Ackley breaks down when discussing the worst day of her life I knew in every inch of my body that something had gone absolutely wrong,” she says police officers sat next to me and held me down and said ‘We have some news to tell you.’ And they told me that Eric had died.” Ackley would walk into her husband’s closet She would hug them because they smelled like him Now she holds a quilt made from her husband’s Silicon Valley uniform -- the pastel shirts and khaki pants fashioned into a patchwork of little squares Salvatierra’s daughters remember their father’s sense of humor and his corny jokes (“Can you do me a quick flavor?”) always ready to record the special moments the girls have created stigma-free clubs at school where they talk about their father’s struggles They speak with youthful openness about the secret that cost their father his life “I know why I want to end the stigma,” Lia says “It’s just this big taboo.” “It’s not a character defect,” Eva says the hardest part is watching her daughters grow up without their father It's why she's determined to change the narrative "He just was in awe of what we created together," Ackley says And I really wanted to raise these girls together." Web design & development - Stephany Cardet Search teams believe locals must have known about site in Salvatierra Search teams are excavating a site in the central Mexico state of Guanajuato where 59 bodies have been found in clandestine graves in the past week The striking aspect of the discovery is that the site is not a desolate area far out in the countryside The head of the official National Search Commission said in an interview with W Radio on Thursday that people had to have known that bodies were being disposed of there “This place is in a neighbourhood,” Quintana said you have to pass streets … the people know.” Quintana said the tip came about two weeks ago from relatives looking for missing loved ones. She said searchers had found indications of more bodies there, so the search is continuing. The goal is to recover the bodies, identify them and return the remains to their families, she said. Announcing the find late on Wednesday – “a sad and terrible discovery” – Quintana said many of the victims seemed young, and there were a significant number of women among them. The bodies were extracted from 52 pits at a property in Salvatierra. The scene was considered dangerous enough that the army and National Guard provided security for the excavations. The area is near the border with Michoacan state and there is known to be a significant organised crime presence in the region. The find represents the largest such burial site found to date in Guanajuato though bigger clandestine burial sites have been excavated in other parts of Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Thursday that the situation in Guanajuato was “very difficult” He said the deployment of the National Guard in the state was at least allowing authorities to reach areas that were previously inaccessible due to the organised crime presence Poetry collection first published in Nicaragua in 2012 and republished in 2022 in a bilingual edition by the University of Nevada Press Salvatierra came to the United States when he was 15 and lived undocumented for many years in Hispanic languages and literature from UC Berkeley and an M.F.A In addition to being an editor for Huizache Latino Stories and the New Oeste series at University of Nevada Press he teaches courses on literature and culture in the UC Davis Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies The UC Davis Books Blog, a project of News and Media Relations, announces newly published books by faculty and staff authors, and awards and events related to books by faculty and staff authors. 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Dateline Staff: Dave Jones, editor, 530-752-6556, dateline@ucdavis.edu; Cody Kitaura, News and Media Relations specialist, 530-752-1932, kitaura@ucdavis.edu University of California, Davis Copyright © The Regents of the University of California Metrics details the incorporation of beneficial microorganisms in agriculture crop management has become a common practice Seed coating of these microorganisms still faces technical issues which limit its implementation in conventional agriculture An adaption to widely established agricultural practices we show the influence of the crop phenological stages on the efficiency and success of microbial inoculation under agricultural conditions strain BBC047 improved growth in a variety of horticulture crops like basil the latter with the strongest effects in strengthening and accelerating the seedling growth (root and aerial biomass) For a field trial under productive conditions different application strategies were compared using bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) as crop under fertigation: conventional management (T1) the post-transplantation survival rate (p < 0.05) improved and the productivity of the plants increased (> 100%) Applications of BBC047 post-transplantation (T3) caused a lower increase in productivity (25%) Fruits from all three application strategies contained significantly more Vitamin C We conclude that in conventional agriculture the applications of PGPR inoculants to early crop phenological stages like nurseries are a viable alternative for the efficient use of PGPR inoculants a late introduction of a PGPR reduces its beneficial effect on crop productivity We highlight that an appropriate timing in the use of PGPR inoculants is crucial for product development and success in sustainable agriculture our purpose is to define which phenological stage of the crop is most adequate for PGPR inoculation in agriculture production We compared three strategies of liquid application injected to fertigation under productive conditions: (1) application to the seedling; (2) post-transplant application; and (3) a combination of both As parameters for the effectiveness of these inoculations we evaluate commercially important parameters for quality of nursery production as well as yield of greenhouse production Strain BBC047 was cultured in LB medium for 36 h at 30° C and 150 rpm until reaching a concentration of ~ 109 CFU/ml Bacterial cells were collected and resuspended in sterile water adjusting concentration to ~ 106 CFU/ml for seedling inoculation or ~ 107 CFU/ml for applications during transplantation and post-transplant Evaluation of growth parameters was carried out when seedlings reached transplant size (lettuce 30 days aerial and root fresh weight of 20 seedlings (randomly picked) per treatment were quantified In the greenhouse of the farming and commercial company All-Fresh Ltda located in Coquimbito (Valle del Elqui) a 11 km de La Serena (S 29°54′27.92″ the bell pepper farming experiment with 4 treatments was installed where each treatment was composed by 4 replicates with 10 plants each Treatments were established as follows: T1 = control plants without application of the bacteria; T2 = plants with application only in the nursery and not after transplanting; T3 = plants with application of the bacteria from transplant to the first harvest; T4 = plants with application of the bacteria from nursery to the first harvest During transplantation, seedlings for treatment T3 and T4 were immersed for 1 h in a solution of strain BBC047 (~ 107 CFU/mL), the others in seedlings in water (T1 and T2). The seedlings of the previous trial were transplanted to the greenhouse soil, whose physicochemical characteristics are presented in Table 1 The plantation density was 33,000 plants/hectare the height of the seedlings was evaluated 21 days after sowing (second application) fresh weight of root and aerial part of 20 seedlings per treatment were quantified evaluations were made according to the phenological state of the plant measuring the height of plants from the stem to the bud on the highest branch the fully open fertile flowers were counted excluding floral buds and already fertilized flowers During the fruit set those fruits formed with a diameter > 2 cm were counted the survival rate per treatment was recorded 22 days after transplantation Evaluations were carried out in 40 plants per treatment (corresponding to 4 replicates with 10 plants each) until the end of the trial For time reference we use DPI (days post- inoculation referring to the first inoculation realized to seedlings in the nursery) The studies of the parameters were performed in triplicate 4 times fruits with commercial size and quality (parameters: length diameter (both measured with digital Caliper brand Mitutoyo The first harvest considered fruits "in green" and the three remaining "in red" with 80% to 100% of surface turned red From the first harvest (= harvest 2) "in red" 10 fruits per block were randomly selected for laboratory processing and determination of vitamin C Germany) and 30 ml of deionized water were added The volume obtained was homogenized in Ultraturrax (IKA then 20 mL of diethyl ether was added (Merck KGaA the mixture was homogenized for 30 s and centrifuged at 4472 g for 15 min at 4° C a 5 mL aliquot of the aqueous phase was taken and mixed with 5 mL of a 4% w / v solution of potassium iodide (KI 2 mL of a solution of acetic acid 10% v / v (CH3COOH Merck KGaA Germany) and three drops of a 1% starch solution prepared at the time a titration was carried out with NBS (N-Bromosuccinimide; C4H4BrNO2 which was prepared by dissolving 0.2 g of NBS in 1.0 L of deionized water Germany) was prepared by weighing 51.12 mg of the standard and 2.0 g of oxalic acid which were dissolved in 250 mL of deionized water The solutions remained in darkness during their use The results were expressed in mg Vitamin C / 100 g DW (mg of Vit C / 100 g of dry matter) The study was carried out complying with local and national regulations In this study was carried out in collaboration with the mentioned farmers who permitted us to work in their property greenhouse) and collect samples from their production (seedlings/ fruits) All plant material was provided by these farmers No additional permissions or licenses were required velezensis BBC047 application on five crop seedlings in horticulture nursery (at age of transplant Statistical difference determined with ANOVA (*p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001; NS = not significant) the strongest growth promotion was observed for Solanaceae (tomato The most consistent response to applications of strain BBC047 were obtained in bell pepper therefore this horticultural crop was chosen for the farming experiment velezensis BBC047 application on bell pepper plants in productive greenhouse flowers and fruit set per plant (N = 40); plant survival evaluated at 57 DPI (3 weeks after transplant) according to ANOVA (p < 0.05) and Post-Hoc- LSD Fisher test whereas flowers at 65 DPI and fruit set at 86 DPI were analyzed with Kruskal–Wallis test; photographs by R (B) Growth kinetics of plant height; the model was generated using the average height at different phenological stages: in nursery at 21 and 35 DPI (N = 20); in greenhouse 65 to 183 DPI (N = 40) (*) represents statistical difference between treatments (p < 0.05) velezensis BBC047 application on bell pepper productivity and yield in productive greenhouse (A) Fruit production per treatment in four representative harvests (bars indicate average of harvested fruits per plant and treatment statistical differences determined with ANOVA (p < 0.05) and Post-Hoc-LSD Fisher test) Salvatierra-Martinez; pictures right: piled fruits from one replicate per treatment and harvest (B) Extrapolation of the yield obtained per treatment in tons/hectare Content of vitamin C in fruits collected in the first “red” harvest (= harvest 2) The involved metabolic mechanisms of the plant remain unclear both treatments (T2 and T4) applied on seedling in nursery resulted most effective whereas dipping on transplant and later applications barely increased crop productivity the phenology of the plant is recognized as a crucial factor for an effective PGPR application in an agronomical context We highlight that at early phenological stages of crop development in the nursery the best conditions for colonization and long-lasting establishment of the PGPR in rhizosphere microbial community are given according to the specie that the microbial community can be more susceptible to incorporate a new microorganism in seedlings than other vegetative or reproductive development stages in response to the plant exudates determine the specific dynamics of the root exudates for each crop could help to identify the best time for the PGPR inoculum application and improve our results in this and other crops who highlight the advantages of nursery inoculation for transplanted crops and the need of further research as well as knowledge transfer to farmers velezensis strain BBC047 is an efficient PGPR applicable to different crops like tomato and bell pepper root development) approximately 5 to 10 days before the untreated seedlings this represents 15 to 25% reduction in time needed from sawing to commercializable seedling allowing the nursery to increase the annual production for each crop (as at least one more sawing could be realized) a greater yield per surface and higher income by sales volume could be generated in addition to reducing the costs in human resources and the use of agricultural inputs (fertilizers the bell pepper yield was increased between 25 and 120% with the application program realized with BBC047 The size of increase depends on the phenological stage of the plant at the beginning of the application program BBC047 applications starting at seedling stage doubled bell pepper yield a combined nursery—post-transplant application caused a very limited improvement in the bell pepper yield we consider that BBC047 strain combines important characteristics to be employed as part of an integrated crop management we could validate the positive effect of carrying out PGPR applications at juvenile plants on crop yield in the agricultural context we demonstrate that PGPR application in early plant development stages (e.g raise the effectivity of the PGPR inoculant In the context of conventional agriculture we highlight the importance of seedlings as phenological key stage for an efficient integration of PGPR applications into crop management programs PGPR integrating management programs at the nurseries would imply important savings in application costs and volumes as well as in time and human resources and an increased productivity compared to applications in greenhouse or field Kloepper, J. 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Hortic. 196, 124–134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2015.08.042 (2015) Download references Authors are thankful to Stefanie Maldonado Williams Arancibia and Juan Pablo Araya for technical support in the laboratory as well as to Servicios y Almacigos SA for providing assistance with seedling growth and All-Fresh Ltda for providing access to their productive greenhouse This study was funded by FIC-R Coquimbo (Grant Number BIP 30403034-0,) and ANID (Grant Number R16A10003) Salvatierra-Martínez acknowledges ANID for his PhD scholarship (21140504) Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas Ricardo Salvatierra-Martínez & Máximo González Instituto de Investigación Multidisciplinar en Ciencia y Tecnología Programa de Doctorado en Biología y Ecología Aplicada Ángela Rodriguez & Antonio Vega-Gálvez Microbiología Aplicada e Innovación Agroalimentaria All authors provided critical revision on drafts of the manuscript The authors declare no competing interests Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98914-9 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing: Translational Research newsletter — top stories in biotechnology NBC The real Leslie Abramson in 2007 Abramson was successful in getting Salvatierra a lesser sentence. After his mother, Ligaya, testified on her son's behalf that Oscar was abusive toward her and the children, a jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter, while acquitting him of first-degree murder. According to The Los Angeles Times, Ligaya testified and it seems that Salvatierra went on to live a quiet life — at the very least he has stayed out of the news since receiving his probation sentence in 1989 Perhaps the Salvatierra case didn't capture the country's fascination in the same way as the Menendez case did because Abramson was able to prove to the jury that her client's home life was so painful that he was driven to extreme measures Even a lawyer as dedicated as Abramson couldn't convince a jury that the brothers killed their parents due to abuse While Salvatierra's story is fairly straightforward the Menendez brothers' case remains one of the most puzzling and shocking murders of the 20th century Women account for 53.1 per cent of Parliamentarians in the Plurinational State of Bolivia became the fourth woman to be elected as the President of the Senate Chambers of Bolivia this year The 29-year-old is also the youngest to hold this position in the country Including women’s voices in politics is a starting point of a process to question the privileges and biases that exist It’s a process to break down the patriarchy that frames the construction of this State Power has been traditionally wielded and preserved by men When we look back at Bolivia’s Independence Act of 1825 These men were probably militant professionals It took hundreds of years to finally understand that this piece of history—our independence—was also a product of women’s efforts It’s still hard for women to get into politics today there is the prejudice that women handle public services based on their emotions which ultimately undervalues us and underestimates us the democratic and cultural revolution that started from bottom-up transformed the economic base of the country This transformation had to include those who had been traditionally excluded from state-building—the farmers Bolivia’s achievement in reaching gender parity in politics is an expression of both its political will and social mobilization by women women needed to fully understand how they live and breathe inequality and identify with each other It was possible to reach a high percentage of women in the parliament because there was a clear conviction that we had the obligation to construct conditions of equality under the government at the same time as women were mobilizing for their rights I don’t think feminist movements alone will create change It takes mobilizing and political will to make these changes Copyright © UN Women BURIED SEEDS: Learning from the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities By Alexia Salvatierra & Brandon Wrencher What might the church at large learn from marginalized Christian communities At a time when many question the relevance of traditional institutional structures Many marginalized Christian communities live without the traditional trappings of institutional religion and many take the lead in lifting up those on the margins so that they too might thrive Part of their witness has to do with resilience perhaps there is much for the churches that live within institutional structures to learn from these communities Alexia Salvatierra and Brandon Wrencher invite us to consider the witness of two forms of Christian community one that emerged in Latin America and the other within the American slave experience suggesting that these communities reveal something about how God is present in the most difficult of situations They offer this word to us in Buried Seeds The buried seeds they speak of are present in and through the Basic Ecclesial Communities of Latin America and the Hush Harbors that emerged within the American slave context the latter being communities that stood outside the institutional forms of Christianity offered by slave owners as a way of controlling their property and witnessed how these two types of community exist and can help provide us with guidance as we navigate an uncertain future while recognizing God’s commitment to justice for those who experience the margins I first encountered Alexia Salvatierra through her book co-written with Peter Heltzel—Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World I read that book at a time during my tenure helping form and lead a local faith-based community organizing effort We found this earlier book to be uniquely helpful as it helped further root our organizing efforts in our faith communities We see some of that effort present in Buried Seeds who has long been involved in the intersection of faith and immigrant justice currently serves as the academic dean of Centro Latino and as a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary teaching in the area of integral mission and global transformation Wrencher serves as pastor of Blackburns’ Chapel United Methodist Church and director of The Blackburn House in Todd He is also active in the Christian Community Development Association Salvatierra and Wrencher layer the book by sharing insights from two movements that emerged within marginal communities and were led by folks from within those communities Salvatierra focuses on the Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC or CEB) which emerged within the Roman Catholic church in Latin America and the Philippines They are aligned to some extent with Liberation Theology led by group members who gather to study scripture and then make applications to their social conditions These are small group gatherings that have not always had the support of the institutional church in large part because they often found themselves at odds with conservative governments Perhaps the best-known expression of the BECs is the communities that emerged in Nicaragua in the 1970s The reflections on the Scriptures were gathered together by Ernesto Cardenal in the Gospel of Solentiname a text the authors draw upon in Buried Seeds were gatherings of slaves who met clandestinely so that they might worship outside the eyes of the plantation owners These gatherings were also lay-led/group-led efforts They also served in many cases as the starting place for organizing the escapes of slaves from their bondage As the two authors explore the witness of these two movements They use their reflections on these themes to show how “these principles and practices” are used “to cultivate vibrant integral Christian communities led by marginalized people” (p They utilize the methodology of conscientization an educational method that has roots in the work of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire This method involves three steps – ver (to see) Since participants come from different points of privilege they use three biblical personages throughout to reflect these differences we hear from the perspective of Lydia (a businesswoman who uses her power to support the ministry) Amos (a shepherd/prophet emerging out of the marginalized community) These voices help connect our faith story to the organizing efforts described in the book The first chapter is devoted to introducing the reader to the Basic Ecclesial Communities as they emerged in Latin America and the Philippines This is the area of expertise/experience of Salvatierra Though the influence and presence of the BECs have faded somewhat in their influence and presence the authors note that they “represented an unprecedented level of engagement by poor and marginalized people as protagonists in their common spiritual and social lives” (p but which had an important impact on the lives of enslaved persons who experienced not only marginalization but faced dehumanizing realities at the hands of slave owners notes that Hush Harbors offer hope to Black communities that are experiencing the decline of the institutional Black churches He notes that “Hush Harbors persist where Black people’s spirits and bodies are unbound Having introduced us to these two movements the authors then move on to their five themes The authors go into great detail regarding what this looks like they reach the conclusion that we’re all kin so we can either be a healthy family or a dysfunctional one BECs and hush harbors give us a compelling picture of living into that kinship in ways that enable liberation” (p They had little or no connection to institutional religious communities the community itself is filled with leaders even if those leadership roles remain undefined Chapter five introduces the reader to Conscientizacíon or consciousness-raising As these communities reflected on their faith they were provided with a lens to examine their context such that they could begin the process of liberation the authors answer the charge that these efforts are social movements but not spiritual ones they emphasize here the role of the Holy Spirit by dividing the syllables of the word spirituality “both rest on a vibrant embodiment of faith The heart of the word incarnational (incarnatio in Latin) is caro meaning ‘flesh.’ Because the BECS and hush harbors were about the Word going deep into the flesh Whether we are reflecting on the dancing and moaning of the hush harbors or the prophetic dramas of the BEC reconciliation practices we are examining a multisensory experience of a God who is vividly present in every aspect of daily life” (pp Everything we’ve read leads to this point where faith is put into action These actions take many forms depending on the context people are organized to act on their faith to transform society The authors conclude the book with a chapter titled “Catch the Fire.” In this chapter the authors two contemporary communities that exemplify the themes we’ve encountered earlier in the book One of these communities is a Latinx community while the other comes out of the African American context  They walk through each of the five themes showing how these communities give witness to those themes as they “fight for justice in the public square.” Leaders of both communities are given space to describe their ministry efforts Willie James Jennings takes us to the Book of Acts and reflecting on the experiences shared there He asks the question of what means to become a place where people can gather to envision and implement “new possibilities of thriving life together even in That last thought takes into consideration the realities of the COVID pandemic he invites us to consider the message of the two authors asking an important question for our time: “We who name the name of Jesus are all faced with a decision that grows in urgency with each passing day whether we will live in places in ways that are inconsequential to the gospel we say guides our lives or whether we will root ourselves in a place and decide to become people whose very name becomes synonymous with a meeting and with a thriving together that others never thought possible” (p This is an important question that our authors help us think through and implement Having read widely through the years the works of Liberation Theologians I was not as aware of the Hush Harbor tradition but the authors provide the reader with important introductions to both movements as well as guidance that can help invigorate the larger church as we listen to the voices of those on the margins The critics of these movements charge them with being more political than religious especially if one is living in a marginalized context It’s easy to separate religion and politics when one is living in affluence It’s less possible when you live on the margins these movements invite us not to control others but to find liberation this is not just a book for those who live in marginalized communities Buried Seeds is a book that offers a witness to the whole church that it might find new paths to live out the Gospel This review originally appeared on BobCornwall.com 2017Police arrested 21 year old Anthony Salvatierra just hours ago at a home near Granada and Riverview Drive for the death of his friend Isaiah McGuire (KFSN) -- Police arrested 21-year-old Anthony Salvatierra just hours ago at a home near Granada and Riverview Drive for the death of his friend Isaiah McGuire RELATED: 'Male juvenile' killed in Madera shooting Police say McGuire and Salvatierra were in the same gang and had gone down an alley near 6th Street between A and B Streets Sunday with two other people to settle issues within their gang That's when police say a gun came out and Salvatierra aimed for another person but accidentally shot 16-year-old McGuire Gino Chiaramonte of the Madera Police Department said "It just so happens our victim was in the line of fire and one of the rounds struck him but was in the line of fire with a gang member who does not understand gun safety and struck actually one of his friends." Detectives say Salvatierra actually drove McGuire to the hospital after the shooting where he later died Police credit community tips and support for information that helped them capture Salvatierra with his bags already packed just as he was about to skip town FC Dallas announced that they parted ways with a pair of defenders on Tuesday, as both Jose Salvatierra and Moises Hernandez have agreed to terminate their contracts with the club joined Dallas on a year-long loan from Costa Rican club Alajuelense on Dec He was expected to contribute at outside back for FCD this year but the club said he failed his entrance physical Jose did not pass all the required physical fitness and medical exams,” FC Dallas technical director Fernando Clavijo said in a statement issued by the club “We wish him the best of luck moving forward.” Hernandez joined Dallas as a Homegrown player in July 2010 he made 31 regular-season appearances in 2014 and 2015 He didn’t play at all for Dallas last year making 26 appearances while spending the entire campaign on loan to NASL club Rayo OKC we were trying to provide Moises with an environment he could grow as a player,” Clavijo said “We were uncertain of his future and we mutually agreed to go our separate ways We thank Moises for his contributions and wish him well in the future.” the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) of Bolivia officially proclaimed the socialist Luis Arce as president-elect of the country upon approval of the official count of the general elections of October 18 the former president of the Bolivian Senate stressed that this victory ratifies the validity of the progressive project in the region and mentioned the challenges that the new government will face DR: You have been traveling all over the country campaigning for MAS how was the campaign in recent weeks and how do the MAS comrades feel about what they have achieved because the narrative of the  electoral fraud was constructed to legitimize what happened in November we won the elections in 2020 and now with a margin of difference of 47% we have reached 55% (of the votes) and that is an important piece of information because the arguments on which they tried to legitimize the coup have collapsed The second important element is that it has been a demonstration of the spirit and courage of the Bolivian people the government of Jeanine Áñez carried out military exercises and a ‘show’ of the police and military force in the streets seeking to intimidate the Bolivian people the Bolivian people made itself present forcefully at the polls with more than 55% support It has also been a year of profound learning for us as MAS militants a year full of pain but one that has opened a path of hope that is widely important for us but also the majority in both houses of the Plurinational Assembly Was something like this expected and how can we explain those results compared to last year’s elections AS: We had established our calculations that we would win in the first round but I was surprised by the forcefulness of exceeding 50% I believe that the reason for the victory lies fundamentally in that we interpreted the needs of the population in this adverse context while there were political parties that disputed who was the legitimate opponent of the MAS or the best opponent of the MAS We focused on answering the questions that the people had answering how we were going to regain stability and economic growth how we were going to promote a new process of job creation how the economy would be reactivated under the management of Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca and I think those explanations have been a fundamental difference (with the other political parties) The second element is that the people have been able to contrast The opposition that for 14 years questioned and denounced the political project of the MAS in the exercise of power demonstrated its inefficiency its inability to manage the State apparatus and it administered politics around compliance of class interests people could see how they were a year ago and how they were now their finances planned and how now all that had collapsed not only because of the health crisis but because of poor public management I think that these have been the fundamental reasons having brought our Government program closer to the real needs of the population but also having had this period of time where people have been able to contrast political projects and know which ones really obey the needs of the Bolivian people BS: After the MAS has been democratically elected by this vast majority we continue to see various extreme right-wing paramilitary groups that have attacked groups affiliated with the MAS and do not recognize the victory How has this impacted the social movements have they been able to resist the different attacks that have occurred and how are they going to address this in the coming weeks AS: I believe that in reality what exists is a warming of the street aimed at strengthening the leadership of Luis Fernando Camacho (for Creemos  -We Believe -) in the sub-nationals there are paramilitary groups of a fascist nature but each time they are reduced to a minority when even Mike Pompeo in the United States recognizes the victory of the MAS it is recognized by the international community the political parties that participated in this election with the exception of Luis Fernando Camacho I think that it is a position that is becoming more and more a lonely position but that seeks to claim the participation of Luis Fernando Camacho in a local election in order to make him the valid interlocutor of the region DR: Santa Cruz has always been a decisive province in political terms How do you think the future MAS government will face the problem of separatism and extremism in this region AS: I think we are starting from a highly complex scenario to the extent that the MAS no longer has a monopoly on the street we have a capacity for national mobilization because the urban area of Santa Cruz de la Sierra We – of course – have a strong presence in rural areas in the 2014 elections we reached three constituencies all three in the south-southwest area of our city which has always been considered a bastion of MAS So that should call our attention deeply because by losing two constituencies and leaving only one in the urban area we are in adverse conditions for resistance to a fascist project in territorial terms this implies the need to restructure the militancy in the territory But I also think that the most important conflict that surrounds the figure of Luis Fernando Camacho is extreme conservatism and regionalism a characteristic that has marked his ‘campaign line’ and that has instrumentalized religion as a demographic identity of power but also that has made use of the regionalism as a flag for imposition on the country and I think that we do not seek to build that as Bolivians because we fundamentally believe in integration as an essential element for national development BS: What is the future that you see for the Bolivian right is there not going to be a real opposition to the MAS in the coming years in Bolivia I believe that the position of Fernando Camacho although it is territorialized in the Department of Santa Cruz and there is a political project behind that The problem with the political project is that it is one of imposition from the local level to the national level and not of a national nature for integration And the second conflict that I see around the leadership of Luis Fernando Camacho is that it is actually the history of the retreat of the forces of the local dominant classes when they are defeated by the emergence of a national political project We already lived it in 2008 when this scenario of confrontation region versus State was generated and what Álvaro García Linera called the ‘bifurcation process’ took place The opposition particularly settled in the eastern Santa Cruz tends to return to its territorial nucleus to dispute the local scenarios The institutionalism of the Cruceño falls back to the local ‘spaces’ and from there it proposes to exercise resistance What seems complicated to me is the nature of the political project and the scope it has had in the city of Santa Cruz I think it is something we have to evaluate BS: What will be the role of women in this new MAS government Is there any self-criticism of the previous participation and how should it be in this new period We are the first country to achieve gender parity in legislative representation instances We have made great progress regarding the modification of the tenure structure of the land guaranteeing to go from 15.6 to 46.5 of the agrarian titles in the name of women We have made progress in regulations that have guaranteed women mechanisms to protect against violence and also political violence We have to bridge historical distances that were built from patriarchy as a system for the reproduction of gender privileges I think we should make some reflections on the participation of women and how we (the women) become bearers or not of gender agendas Being a woman parliamentarian does not necessarily mean that we are bearers of those agendas and we must reflect on this to the extent that this representation constitutes an important advance for our society I believe that today there is the emergence of colleagues and also young colleagues who remain certain of the validity of the political project That this is transcending generational borders and that it is guaranteeing its permanence over time as we advance in the materialization of the pillars that we already have the democratization of wealth and the expansion of opportunities for everyone why not in the future an Adriana Salvatierra in Bolivia AS: We have just elected Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca The tasks that we have for now are complex enough to think about that scenario and I am fundamentally in favor of maintaining the cohesion of our political instrument and of social organizations and I will always support the candidacy that represents the cohesion and unity factor of the revolutionary political entity (the people) in our country that is the fundamental support of this process of change DR: What is the future of youth organizations in the Bolivian Revolution AS: Chávez once referred to the Venezuelan youth in a congress telling them that they were the best generation not because of what they have conquered but because of the challenge they faced and I think that today applies to our country Our generation has fulfilled the enormous challenge to return to democratic paths to a legitimate government and to recognize the progress and continue walking along a path that guarantees what we have achieved in 14 years because the emergence of conservative political projects has shown us that it is possible to go backwards in all the conquests that what we considered impossible to go back in This has been fully demonstrated by Brazil and the Macri Government in Argentina but it also has the enormous challenge of making the militancy face itself with a different environment We have a problem and it is that many young people are probably abandoning the life of workers union participation in the fields and therein also lies the challenge of this generation to continue building that common horizon of ideas using these new tools.This scenario is highly complex and we hope that our generation will continue to rise to the great challenges BS: In which way does the process that the people of Chile are carrying out for the drafting of a new Constitution inspire you and what is your message to the organized citizens of our country because it involves discussing the origin of the construction of the State as a tool for the reproduction of class privileges and this interpellation of privileges does not always have a peaceful reaction from the ruling classes they (the ruling classes) often have violent reactions and seek to appeal to ‘flags’ that seem common and fundamental principles to lead you to a conservative position in Bolivia they said that the political Constitution of the State approved abortion and they began to make advertisements with images of aborted fetuses nowhere in the Constitution does it say that’ but of course it awakens such a commotion that there were people who believed it or for example ‘sacred’ private property they said ‘if you have two houses they will take one away from you’ and the political Constitution of the State not only respects private property but the change process of change in Bolivia gave houses to thousands of Bolivians Or – for example – they began to play with faith and religion and there were posters that said ‘choose between God and the new political Constitution of the State’ and you said why it is necessary to touch those sensitive fibers that are not part of the essential debate But I think that the people and the country do have to prepare to live a strong scenario of confrontation of ideas where they will appeal to the sensibilities of the population and where the possibility of building a different destiny for everyone lies in recognizing historical injustices and building the path from which they begin to be progressively settled Of course the Constitution is not the answer to everything there will also come a post-constitutional process that also implies a strong process of mobilization and participation but if there is something essential in the constituent debate It is precisely this mobilizing exercise of the population that takes part in the discussion of essential elements of the State for the consolidation of rights DR: Do you think Bolivia needs some reforms in the communication field and how you can create new alternative means of communication to compete with the private media and get them out of this place where they can carry out coups d’état AS: I think that the media played an important role as a media apparatus in the propagation of the narrative of an electoral fraud that legitimized the coup The last poll that Página Siete took said that Carlos Mesa led the vote intention tied and with a tenth higher than Luis Arce and you see the electoral result of Sunday and it has absolutely no connection with reality That – of course – this was a media outlet that was serving the electoral interests of a political force and that delegitimizes it in the creation of an image of living in a dictatorship of legitimizing and applauding everything related to Carlos Mesa there was even a publication that Carlos Mesa was one of the 30 most influential people in the world to talk about the environment the one who just lost an election with more than 20 points of difference that his only gesture with the environment was putting the ashes of the fire in the Chiquitanía in his hands and taking a selfie with that there you see the role of the media that take a political position It is legitimate that they can assume a political position what is neither legitimate nor correct is that they lie about it and the only thing that we demand from the media is truth You can not call yourself an independent media if you tie the results of Luis Arce with Carlos Mesa and on Sunday they clearly show you that there was an absolutely different result from the one they informed In what way is the MAS going to strengthen the alternative and the press beyond that which is part of the public apparatus The first is that we made an important effort with the creation of community radio stations that also built a balance to the media fence that existed around the construction of a narrative that showed the MAS militants as savages multiple accusations that they made against us and for which they used the media We made that effort but we still find that there is also a concentration of the preference of the source from which I communicate it is fundamentally due to how it is invested in the different media to achieve greater reach in the emergency behind the truth as an information network typical of Facebook even beyond the official media networks that have a greater reach on television and we have lived through a highly complex polarization process who said ‘on November 11 I turned off the TV and I don’t listen to it until today And I believe that what we should actually build is not alternative media but rather to strengthen the quality of these alternative media so that they offer products that want to be consumed by the population I believe that what is essential not only lies in creating and leaving them created but in strengthening the contents so they become attractive to the population but also contents that contribute to the upholding of certain principles DR: What role would you like to play in the new government will you continue working with the youth to form new leaderships AS: I don’t know what is actually in store for me I applied for a master’s degree in Human Development and Democratization I think that regardless of the public administration post where I have already worked for five years and I hope to have reached the objectives and the evaluation has been passed positively militancy does not end only in public service and the contribution to the country is not restricted to a State responsibility the contribution to the country lies in the academic training that is also necessary to contribute with a greater development of knowledge I think it is also necessary to return to militancy because otherwise we lose the essence and I am sure that the colleagues who assume this management (the government) legislative and at the head of the public administration will be deeply committed colleagues with the social bases from which they emerge I don’t know what is in store for me but whatever the responsibility DR: What can the international community and the friends of Bolivia do to help the people recover and restore the Plurinational State AS: I believe that the reconstruction task is highly complex but I believe that we must contribute to the strengthening and reactivation of international integration organizations spaces in which the North American tutelage was dispensed with In those regional entities relations were established between the States and the peoples fundamentally not based solely and exclusively on a commercial exchange but also on a solidarity relationship of the peoples and I also believe that those spaces such as Unasur which had another logic of exchange between States because they were spaces that not only contributed to democracy and political stability in the region the principle of sovereignty and respect for the options that would have been successful in certain states and it is necessary to rearticulate them We feel the absence of those integration spaces precisely in the pandemic where the States preferred to turn their backs and close the borders instead of contributing jointly to the fight against the health crisis I believe that this should be an important scenario that we take into account for the reactivation of international relations between States and peoples DR: What effect do you think the MAS victory will have on the rest of the continent AS: Many were excited about the closure of the progressive cycle and the victory of the MAS ratifies the validity of this political project confirms that it is from this side of history that the peoples wish to build a sovereign And I believe that the victory of the MAS in Bolivia represents that and also highlights the clear attitude of political intention of organizations such as the Organization of American States (OAS) which all they did was seek to legitimize a coup and finally ending the lives of more than 34 compatriots and the pain they brought to our families they came to disrupt our lives and that must be discussed as well Con tu donación aportas a la sostenibilidad económica y existencia de este medio Elige cómo quieres aportar a la existencia y financiamiento colectivo de este medio Player ' + (index + 1) + ': ' + player.id() + ' Senior Digital Showbiz ReporterPublished: Invalid Date BRITAIN's Got Talent star Itzel Salvatierra is seen snogging her husband in romantic snaps as she thanked him for his support The stunning circus performer blew the judges away during her audition on Saturday night The acrobat and aerial, 30, stunned the Britain's Got Talent judges as she executed her death-defying stunt live on-stage Judge Amanda Holden was seen grimacing in fear as the star clad in a blue dress and with bright red hair performed a tricky lift after performing on a huge hoop in the air The sun can reveal Itzel is married to hunky Dave Locke She also has a teenage son with 'fire player' and aerialist ex Rodrigo Adamee She penned a tribute to David alongside a snap of them kissing, and said: "1 or 2? … To my hubbie who is always there for me, thank you for loving and accepting every bit of me. "For doing life next to me and always having my back, I love you. @dalocke … also love visiting magical places with you." After her impressive feat, eagle-eyed viewers reckon they'd seen her talents before. The stage experience of the star prompted anger from some quarters with one raging: "Yet another scouted act That many followers she needs #bgt #britainsgottalent to help her career?" One then followed with: "“She's amazing You can see why she’s toured all over the world Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ Welcome Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog OutMan charged after dog's abuse on Houston rooftop was caught on cameraMonday 2020A man was arrested on animal cruelty charges after police say video showed him kicking his dog on downtown Houston apartment rooftop.HOUSTON Texas (KTRK) -- A 23-year-old man has been charged with animal cruelty after police say he was caught on camera repeatedly kicking and hitting his dog on the rooftop of his downtown Houston apartment Police say surveillance video also shows Manuel Salvatierra yanking the leash of his 8-year-old black lab "Bear" on the rooftop of the Skyhouse Main apartments at 1725 Main Street Bear was taken to the SPCA's medical center to undergo a thorough veterinary exam He will be provided care until a virtual court hearing will be scheduled for later this month.