Bernardo is going to star in a key scene today in "Valle Salvaje" | en.edatv.news, RTVE LIFESTYLE Toni Salgado Finds What He Was Looking for in 'Valle Salvaje' and Something Unexpected HappensViewers of the TVE period series will be very surprised by what is going to happen with Bernardo04/04/2025 08:56:00h by María Merino is going to star in a crucial scene today in Valle Salvaje He will find the person he was looking for: Felipe The former worker of Casa Grande won't receive him in a friendly manner Bernardo will get what he was trying to find | RTVEBernardo Will Find What He Was Looking for in Valle SalvajeBernardo has been facing obstacles in his relationship with Mercedes for many episodes trying to find out if it is true that Gaspar was José Luis's son it is important to have the testimony of Felipe a former worker who knew perfectly what happened in Valle Salvaje years ago after the investigations carried out by Mercedes Bernardo won't hesitate to confront that former employee which could mean his life is in serious danger Today's episode of Valle Salvaje will focus on the tense encounter between Bernardo and Felipe but other stories will also take place that shouldn't be missed The plot will be enriched with several events that promise to keep viewers on the edge of their seats Leonardo will return with a letter that will put the duke in a really compromising situation A return in which the young man won't get the response he wanted from Bárbara This will add more tension to the already complicated dynamic between the two characters Leonardo Will Return Unexpectedly to "Valle Salvaje" | RTVEAdditionally, Victoria will continue dealing with the deep pain over the loss of her son showing a vulnerable side that will contrast with her usual strength. Victoria Will Remain Immersed in Sadness | RTVEAs if that weren't enough, Atanasio will face the pressure of having his mother in Casa Pequeña This situation will create an atmosphere of uncertainty and latent danger in those lands. produced by RTVE in collaboration with Bambú Producciones and created by Josep Cister Rubio has established itself as one of the most outstanding dramas in the current television landscape This is thanks to episodes filled with emotion Episodes like this afternoon's that won't leave anyone indifferent and could change things forever Many secrets and intrigues can take unexpected turns and even bring new conflicts among the protagonists Carlos Salgado’s esteemed Cal-Mex restaurant in Costa Mesa has a hip desert sister at the Palm Springs Ace Hotel Expect Salgado to tweak the lineup at the new King’s Highway as he continues to roll out dishes with seasonal offerings such as his winter vegetable pozole and marinated beets a few words from Salgado on how the partnership went down:“Taco Maria attracts people from all around Southern California and the Ace people seem to have done their research They didn’t know that we at Taco Maria were already fans of theirs I’ve stayed in almost all of the hotels and always had really good experiences And as a fan and student of hospitality—you know good food and good service—I’ve always really respected the work they do Taco Maria had a number of reservations with Ace Hotel email addresses attached they reached out to us about the possibility of a partnership ➤On his pick for King’s Highway’s executive chef:“Chef Carlo is also Mexican We sort of come from similar backgrounds; he’s from an immigrant family as well we both want to explore our identity and be very close to the earth We had been sort of hovering around each other but we didn’t have any openings at Taco Maria But then as soon as I put out the word—sort of quietly in our network of peers and colleagues—that we were looking to do something in Palm Springs my wife and I have talked about living out there.’ And I said I traveled out there a lot when I was growing up too.’ And then we realized that we had a lot of really similar sensibilities has a well-selected set of influences and sensibilities and I trust him to carry the banner for Taco Maria ➤On the horizon:“This is my focus right now because there are so many cool ideas for things we can do in Palm Springs Although I would still very much like to do something here in Orange County And of course we’re already looking I want to build an institution in the heart of the Mexican American community here in Orange County something that applies the same sensibilities that we have at Taco Maria.” 5Gallery5 ImagesRead more on Chef Carlos Salgadohere. Regular King's Highway and Ace Hotel patrons will soon notice new modern Mexican flavors as part of the hotel restaurant's brand new menu along with the Amigo Room and other food and beverage offerings will debut entirely new menus on February 1 curated by James Beard Best Chef West award-semifinalist Chef Carlos Salgado whose restaurant Taco Maria in Costa Mesa made the top five in Los Angeles Times food critic Jonathan Gold’s list of 101 best restaurants in 2015 and 2016 will serve as Ace Hotel’s new culinary partner bringing his unique style of Alta California cuisine to the Coachella Valley “Our goal is to update and modernize the food a little bit and then bring many of the influences that come to bear on Taco Maria’s menu to King’s Highway,” Salgado said “While King’s Highway and the Amigo Room and other food offerings here sort of already have a natural Mexican-American tilt to them we’re going to continue with that tradition and just sort of bring modern Mexicanism to the menu and also really have fun with the environment that’s created here by the Swim Club and the surrounding community.” READ MORE: With Draughtsman, Arrive hotel expands footprint in Palm Springs Salgado said the signature feel and personality of the restaurant won’t change but flavors and techniques will be enriched with the value and ingredients that he is known for at Taco Maria One element from Taco Maria he said he is looking forward to bringing to the desert is the heirloom corn he uses to make tortillas “We bring these heirloom corns that have been preserved by small farmers in Mexico and that are not part of the global commodity corn industry,” Salgado said “We process the raw heirloom corns and turn those into really exceptional tortillas unlike most Americans While Salgado will be involved in creating the menu and bringing his culinary technique to the valley he has hired Carlo Guardado as executive chef to run day-to-day restaurant operations Salgado has a long history with the desert and the Coachella Valley Born in Los Angeles and raised in Orange County he and his family would visit the valley regularly He was also married at Joshua Tree in November 2015 and spent his wedding night at Ace in Palm Springs “It’s important to note that both me and Carlo [Guardado] have a deep love for this community we’re both really excited to be here and work with all the people that run Ace Palm Springs “King’s Highway won’t be by any stretch the fanciest restaurant in Palm Springs but I do believe that soon people will find that it is the best restaurant and the most desirable to come to eat while they’re here.” READ MORE: Joey Palm Springs bistro expands again King’s Highway previously had a partnership with Five Leaves Some of the Five leaves dishes included in the King’s Highway menu include the ricotta pancakes and the Five Leaves burger Valley locals and hotel guests can expect to see small changes beginning to pop up as early as January as he and the staff experiment with dishes and get trained on new techniques before the new menu’s debut "We've admired Chef Carlos [Salgado] and his work at Taco Maria for quite some time,” President of Ace Hotels Brad Wilson said We believe he will bring something distinctly fresh and different to what we've offered previously at King's Highway and we invite everyone to come join us for a meal when his new menus go live in February." 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Read our WAMU Privacy Notice This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article Brazil) is a Brazilian photojournalist whose work powerfully expresses the suffering of the homeless and downtrodden he took his first photographs and soon decided to teach himself the craft He became a freelance photojournalist in 1973 which included a remarkable group of photographs of mud-covered workers at the Serra Pelada gold mine in Brazil Other publications included Kuwait: A Desert on Fire (2016) Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Advertise with Us Peninsula College men’s soccer coach Jake Hughes talks with assistant Jesse Salgado during practice earlier this month at Wally Sigmar Field The Pirates begin their season Thursday at home with a game against Wenatchee CC Port Angeles’ Alex Angevine is getting hot right when the Roughriders most… Continue reading Five athletes from Klahhane Gymnastics competed last week at… Continue reading Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt won her first individual outdoor race at… Continue reading Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Cole Johanson, 2, makes a final adjustment… Continue reading Port Angeles’ Leia Larson won the 3,200-meter run, Teanna Clark… Continue reading The East Jefferson boys soccer team won a critical… Continue reading Port Angeles senior Faerin Tait ran to victories in… Continue reading The Port Angeles girls softball team took care of… Continue reading Sequim and Forks combined for 34 base hits in the… Continue reading Runners and walkers will… Continue reading Sequim rallied to knock off second place North Kitsap 7-4… Continue reading © 2025, Peninsula Daily News + Sound Publishing, Inc. + Black Press Media National Geographic Explorer Francisco Estrada-Belli’s discovery in Chochkitam made of jade mosaic with spondylus shell for the eyes and teeth represents a manifestation of the Storm God It was laid on the chest of a king buried at Chochkitam National GeographicByErin BlakemorePhotographs byRubén Salgado EscuderoJanuary 26 2024Choked by rainforest and crowded with fallen leaves seems an unlikely place for a breathtaking archaeological find—much less one that reveals new information about a still murky time period that’s long baffled researchers But that’s exactly what researchers recently discovered at the site, in the form of a mysterious, interlocking jade mask believed to have belonged to a previously unknown Maya king The find tells a fascinating story of religious devotion and royal succession during the early Classic period of the Maya nearly 1,700 years ago But it also gives credence to a growing theory that Maya royals of the era may have been in the thrall of even more powerful Mesoamerican dynasties “It’s a very controversial subject,” says archaeologist and National Geographic Explorer Francisco Estrada-Belli “The mask is one more nail in the coffin” of old interpretations of Maya history Lead archaeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli begins a primary investigation of the newly discovered burial at the Chochkitam site near Petén The burial was discovered with the help of LIDAR mapping technology and is believed to be that of the city's king.Along with his bones were other royal attributes including a stingray spine (denoting he was male) and three human bones carved with figures and hieroglyphs probably trophies from war. If the dating is correct the bones could be the individual on the monolith "Stela: Muwan Bahlam," which was found on the front of the structure in 2021 LIDAR led the team to both—and Estrada-Belli considers it one of the greatest finds of his decades long career.Discovery of a royal pyramid—and coffinThe Chochkitam site and its history have long been obscured by the ravages of time and the density of the rainforests of Petén the northeastern lowlands region of Guatemala that’s bounded by Mexico and Belize Though the archaeological site has been known since the early 20th century its connection to the Maya civilization has eluded modern scholars (Who were the Maya? Decoding the ancient civilization's secrets.) Part of the reason is the time period in which it arose and much of its glory was decimated by looting in archaeological sites Viviana López Gutiérrez pieces together the jade mosaic mask in the Holmul Archaeological Project Laboratory in Antigua Guatemala. Jade mosaic pieces are laid out after being finely cleaned by archaeologists.This mask identifies the occupant of the tomb as an early Chochkitam ruler.In fact grave robbers beat Estrada-Belli and his team to Chochkitam Estrada-Belli found evidence that looters had tunneled inside a seemingly royal pyramid within the city’s monumental core noticed a spot the looters had seemingly missed—and decided to dig a professor at Tulane University’s Middle American Research Institute and an expert in the Preclassic and Classic Maya periods As the men dug more than seven meters into the pyramid their excavation began to feel more like digging a well Estrada-Belli spotted the offerings that had accompanied the burial: a pot and a grouping of carefully arranged pieces of shiny jade (What really caused the collapse of the Maya civilization?) In other Maya sites, jade had been used to form mosaic masks that represented deities or ancestors, showing off the wealth and power of the interred.The mask pointed to archaeologists to clues of the interred's status. They were able to date the burial to A.D. 350 using carbon dating from bone fragments and copal incense resin. With a few movements of the tiles, Estrada-Belli quickly assembled the jade into a face complete with spiral eyes and sharp teeth. A sharp-eyed colleague noted that some of the bones the archaeologists had thought belonged to the crypt’s inhabitant were actually covered in fine carvings, likely made using volcanic obsidian glass. As it turned out, two of the bones weren’t those of the buried king at all—but their carvings revealed the identity of the royal ruler. Extraordinarily, one of the carvings depicted a ruler holding up the head of a Maya deity—the exact god represented in the mask Estrada-Belli had pieced together. But who were they? University of Alabama archaeologist Alexandre Tokovinine, who specializes in Maya epigraphy, helped Estrada-Belli decode the glyphs, unlocking the secrets of the identities of both the ruler—Itzam Kokaj Bahlam (“sun god/bird/jaguar”)—and the god. Known to archaeologists as Yax Wayaab Chahk G1, the swirling deity represents a manifestation of the Maya storm god directly translated as “first sorcerer rain god.” The find is “very, very unusual,” says Estrada-Belli—and has proven extraordinarily informative about a time and place that remain stubbornly obscure. references in the artwork and buildings discovered at the site give credence to a growing theory that many local leaders of the time were subordinates or even puppets of other Some of the items found there echo those found in other powerful Mesoamerican cities including a depiction of Itzam Kokaj Bahlam in a full-frontal position (Who were the Snake Kings, the Maya's most powerful alliance?) “Everything suggests to me that this was a Maya king who was part of a network of Maya royalty in the sphere of influence of Tikal and Teotihuacán,” says Estrada-Belli. The ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacán, located in modern-day Mexico, and the Maya city of Tikal, also located in Petén, were both larger and more influential than the relative backwater of Chochkitam. “There’s no statement of vassalage at the site,” says Estrada-Belli. “But if you read between the lines, that’s what it means—these were vassals, probably of Tikal directly and Teotihuacán indirectly.” The shiny chunks of jade, known as tesserae to archaeologists, encircle pieces of shell from the Pacific Ocean, creating a regal mask.There’s more to learn about the kings of Chochkitam and their connections to other powerful rulers in the still-murky early Classic period of the Maya. Estrada-Belli and his colleagues intend to pursue everything from ancient DNA studies of the bones found at the site to the possibility of finding more treasures buried within these abandoned pyramids. But in the meantime, we can still marvel at the magnificence of the lost Maya king’s jade mask. Taken together, the archaeologist says, the mask and the carved bones that accompany it carry the kind of thrill that’s rare in the laborious, painstaking world of archaeological research. “You can look at the bones of this individual,” says Estrada-Belli. “But you can also see him dressed in his regalia”—and in full possession of his royal power. “It’s a tremendous thrill and a privilege,” the National Geographic Explorer adds. “Sometimes we do get lucky.” The ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacán were both larger and more influential than the relative backwater of Chochkitam."},"type":"p","style":{}},{"id":"html23","cntnt":{"mrkup":"“There’s no statement of vassalage at the site,” says Estrada-Belli Estrada-Belli and his colleagues intend to pursue everything from ancient DNA studies of the bones found at the site to the possibility of finding more treasures buried within these abandoned pyramids."},"type":"p","style":{}},{"id":"html25","cntnt":{"mrkup":"But in the meantime we can 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vessel from the seventh or eighth century Link IconCopy linkFacebook LogoShare on FacebookXShare on XEmailShare via EmailLink copied to clipboardHow Philly’s Mexican community embraces and bends tradition making rosca de reyes breadThe traditional sweet bread is essential for those of Mexican heritage celebrating Three Kings Day on Jan Adriana Salgado believes that her father’s recipe for rosca de reyes is the best one out there Like many members of Philly’s Mexican community She grew up learning the finer points of baking from her father brioche-like bread usually made with different dried fruits on top ring-shaped roscas are a core tradition for people of Mexican descent who celebrate Three Kings Day 6 Christian holiday marks the arrival of the three kings who visited Jesus after his birth Salgado is a caterer, and sells roscas every year for the holiday She bakes them in her home kitchen in Northeast Philly with each one taking four or five hours to make from start to finish she delivers them herself all across the city While making roscas is a business for Salgado their religious significance stays with her the head chef and owner of the South Philly restaurant El Chingón On one December afternoon as Aparicio planned for Three Kings Day he prepared some smaller-sized roscas with chocolate topping and guava filing “It’s fun coming up with different types of ideas,” he said While Aparicio’s roscas are sized for individual portions which is meant to symbolize infinite love for God he is thinking about other unique flavors to infuse in his roscas at El Chingón You’d make a vanilla dough,” Aparicio said recalling the roscas he would eat when he used to live in a small town in Puebla some people started playing with different recipes When Araceli De La Cruz makes rosca de reyes in the bakery she and her husband own in South Philly she’s sure to include baby Jesus in the layers of sweet dough roscas have tiny plastic babies hidden inside meant to represent baby Jesus and how Joseph and Mary hid him from King Herod “Whoever gets the baby Jesus makes tamales [for a gathering],” she said explaining another tradition that comes with roscas a holiday representing when Jesus was presented at a temple in Jerusalem following his birth De La Cruz is usually happy if she finds baby Jesus inside of her piece of rosca It’s another reason to spend time with her family and loved ones Many Mexican bakeries across the city will have roscas available on Jan 6; here are a few places that will either be selling them or giving them out for free: When: Beginning at 9 a.m. on Jan. 6, the restaurant will open to sell roscas de reyes, atoles When: Catrina’s is selling roscas in store from Jan and will accept orders for roscas until Jan and the Lighthouse Sports Complex at Front Street and Erie Avenue Cantina La Martina will give away roscas at its Kensington restaurant the restaurant will be holding a pop-up with more roscas at the Lighthouse Complex Where: You can contact Adriana Salgado and her catering company through its Facebook page to place delivery orders for roscas de reyes When: Salgado is accepting orders for roscas through the holiday When Carlo Guardado walked into Ace Hotel Palm Springs’ King’s Highway in December he knew he had found his new home Fresh off a Chef de Cuisine position at Playground in Downtown Santa Ana where he dedicated most of his time to managing staff and planning menus at a desk Guardado jumped at the opportunity to give up his clipboard for a knife and jump back into the kitchen as the new executive chef of the popular Palm Springs eatery “My wife and I were talking about how this is all that we wanted,” Guardado said the dynamic and dining experience that we love and respect but also working with really creative and innovative people that Ace employs It was really cool to walk into King’s Highway and think ‘wow Guardado’s move to the desert comes as part of Ace Hotel Palm Springs’ new partnership with James Beard Best Chef West award-semifinalist chef Carlos Salgado which will bring a new menu to King’s Highway on Feb 1 consisting of classic diner-style options with a local READ MORE: Partnership with Taco Maria chef to bring new flavors to King's Highway, Ace Hotel come directly from Salgado’s restaurant in Costa Mesa Taco Maria - which made the top five in Los Angeles Times food critic Jonathan Gold’s list of 101 best restaurants in 2015 and 2016 Guardado said the decision to use fried sturgeon for the tacos came as a suggestion from the fish suppliers The combination of the sturgeon with the Mexican beer batter lime and creme fraiche gives the tacos a fresh The tacos also come with Taco Maria’s signature tortillas made of heirloom corn from Mexico which as Salgado said in an interview with The Desert Sun in December is a style of corn that is not a part of the global industry meaning most Americans haven’t tasted this corn before “These are tacos that are being made specifically for us at King’s Highway so we get a say on the hydration level they are exposed to,” Guardado said The farmers know what’s going to go on these tacos so they care for the product to maximize the flavor.” the tortillas are being made at Taco Maria and then brought to King’s Highway but the goal is to have the tortillas made in-house in the future The heirloom corn also brings a unique flavor to the Steak Frites Mexicaine a classic diner favorite coming to the new menu Corn curdles are mixed with butter and cooked to make huitlacoche butter a delicious mix of rich flavor that spread over a skirt steak mixed with mezcal jus and served with shoestring fries make for a mouth watering main entree for the diner’s dinner menu When I design a dish it has to be something new and interesting but also something that provides comfort that people can find in the food,” Guardado said but at the same time use the influences from all of the Hispanics in the area and our kitchen dynamic.” Salgado said the partnership with King’s Highway has allowed him to play with other sides of his personality and experiment with food genres that he hasn’t been able to touch at Taco Maria “We’ve been having a lot of fun in the kitchen,” Salgado said “This is sort of a different part of my personality so I get to have fun with things like the burgers which I don’t get to have at Taco Maria - maybe it’s a bit too precious over there for a burger - but what chef doesn’t love the opportunity to make a really killer burger in his or her own style.” The new menu will introduce a few new burger options which consists of three patties made of wagyu beef from Nebraska with Idiazabal cheese date jam and an oxtail jus served with your choice of shoestring fries or salad Guardado hopes the mix of Mexican influence and local ingredients creates a sort of nostalgic feel for the dishes that will encourage locals and tourists to keep coming back to King’s Highway The menu will also include new breakfast items among them a more authentic rendition of the Chilaquiles Guardado also said that some King’s Highway favorites such as the Crispy Jidori Chicken Sandwich will stay on the menu The partnership between Ace Hotel and Salgado will also bring new menus to the Amigo Room as well as to the poolside offerings that will be slowly unveiled as the season kicks up in time for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival I’m just really excited [about this partnership] and I really hope that when people come and try the burger that they say it’s among the best in Palm Springs and I genuinely think they will,” Salgado said “When [patrons] want something comfortable and delicious I hope that Ace immediately comes to the forefront of their minds I’m really looking forward to this restaurant being an even more important institution in Palm Springs than it has been in the past and making my contribution to that because I love this town.” Reviews full-on Swiftie and all-around bon vivant is also a contributor to The Spool and can be heard weekly discussing new Blu-Ray releases on the Movie Madness podcast on the Now Playing network VA – Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) announced on Friday that he was a candidate in the 2025 lieutenant governor race The lone Republican on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors said in a release that he sees his candidacy as a "continuation of the conservative legacy" that was established wth the elections of Gov Winsom Earle-Sears and Attorney General Jason Miyares we put Virginia on the right track by electing Governor Youngkin it is crucial that we continue that path by electing Winsome Sears to the Governor’s mansion re-electing Jason Miyares as our Attorney General and electing a strong leader to be the next Lieutenant Governor," Herrity said I will continue to bring about the commonsense conservative solutions that best serve our communities and our Commonwealth I’ll focus education resources on students and quality teachers – not on political agendas I’ll stand up to the progressive prosecutors releasing repeat violent offenders into our neighborhoods and I’ll penalize localities that refuse to cooperate with ICE to keep our communities safe.” John Curran is the only other Republican running for lieutenant governor while five Democrats have entered the race: Ghazala Hashmi 4 ballot will be chosen during the June 17 primary Herrity was first elected to the board of supervisors in November 2007 he lost to Democrat Sharon Bulova by 1,206 votes in a special election to fill the board chair seat vacated by U.S Herrity entered the 11th Congressional District race against Connolly but was defeated by Keith Fimian in the Republican primary He was also re-elected to the board of supervisors in 2011 A graduate of West Springfield High School Herrity is the son of long-time Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jack Herrity Saddam Salim's (D-Fairfax) Republican opponent in the 2023 election "I have known Pat for over 24 years and supported his past campaigns for chairman and Congress and worked with him when I was a County supervisor in Loudoun," he said on the Dulles Rail issue in the early 2000s He would make an outstanding lieutenant governor and future governor." Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. French photographer Philippe Demarsan went to live in Santa Catalina several decades ago, when many of the protagonists of this gallery had not yet been born, when it was normal (and still is) for that perfect right-hander located in the state of Veraguas, Panama, to break solitary and perfect all day long. When on the giant days it was normal for no one to go into the water, when getting to Catalina was quite a journey, when international tournaments were far away from reaching the town and many more "whens". All these years living there gave Demarsan the opportunity to photograph all the moods of Santa Catalina and to portray everything that can be done on the wave. Because on Santa Catalina you can ride big waves, execute powerful turns, attack the lip, fly through the air and get barreled. Davis vs Garcia HIGHLIGHTS: April 22, 2023 | PBC on Showtime PPV “Everything about this was exciting,” said Davis. “I was excited to be a part of this event." Never miss a fight! Add our schedule to your calendar and receive a reminder before each PBC fight. Print A tornado touched down in Kings County on Saturday afternoon — the second tornado in two days to hit Central California The tornado touched down in the south end of Corcoran around 4:37 p.m. said meteorologist Carlos Molina with the National Weather Service’s Hanford office The tornado moved eastward and than dissipated by the time it reached State Route 99 The tornado comes less than a day after a funnel cloud briefly touched down in Madera County, about 30 minutes north of Fresno. ABC7 reported that the tornado touched down near an elementary school forcing students to shelter in the cafeteria Tornado from earlier this afternoon in Madera County. #tornado #cawx pic.twitter.com/fQf6K7efLJ “This is the first time I’ve ever actually observed two tornadoes back to back,” said Molina noting that moisture in the area from a winter storm had brought ideal conditions for such an event tornadoes across our area between March and April,” he said The back-to-back tornadoes come less than a month after two tornadoes touched down within a minute of each other along San Luis Obispo County’s coast Officials said at the time that they were the first tornadoes to hit San Luis Obispo County since 2004 and the strongest since before 1950 Elsewhere in the state, a blizzard pounded the Sierra Nevada on Saturday with gusts of up to 190 mph and almost 2 feet of snow in some places. A 75-mile stretch of Interstate 80 was shut down, and ski resorts were forced to close amid the dangerous conditions. California The California snowstorm cut off Mammoth Mountain from SoCal again Sunday and paralyzed Interstate 80. A blizzard warning was extended for Mammoth until Sunday night and the Tahoe area through Monday morning. Subscribe for unlimited access Site Map It’s shaka time for the 808 Rainbows junior team Ayzden-Jordan Karratti of the 76 South Kings runs past a defender Fourth-grader Joshua Kurian of Kaimuki Christian School looks to make a pass during a game against ‘Iolani School at Kapāolono Park Sept Congratulations go out to the Hawai‘i Soccer Academy 2008 Boys Black team on an undefeated season and for capturing the 2019 MISO Junior League U-12 Boys Gold championship An audio recording released by labor activists Wednesday afternoon captures a staffer for McDonald’s’ “McResources Line” instructing a McDonald’s worker how to apply for public assistance The audio – excerpted in the campaign video below – records a conversation between Chicago worker Nancy Salgado a ten-year employee currently making the Illinois state minimum wage of $8.25 and a counselor staffing the company’s “McResources” 1-800 number for McDonald's workers The McResources staffer offers her a number to “ask about things like food pantries” and tells her she “would most likely be eligible for SNAP benefits” which she explains are “food stamps.” After Salgado asks about “the doctor,” the staffer asks “Did you try to get on Medicaid?” She notes it’s “health coverage for low income or no income adults and children.” really upsetting,” Salgado told Salon Wednesday “knowing that McDonald’s knows that they don’t pay us enough and we have to rely on this.” Noting that McDonald’s was “a billionaire company,” she asked which was provided to Salon by the campaign the McResources counselor can also be heard telling Salgado she “definitely should be able to qualify for both food stamps and heating assistance.” She tells Salgado that having food stamps “takes a lot of the pressure off how much money you spend on groceries.” She also tells Salgado she may possibly qualify for Medicaid though “I wouldn’t want to get your hopes up.” The conversation begins with Salgado telling the counselor that she’s recording the conversation so she can share the info with her sister; it ends with the counselor suggesting Salgado urge the owner of her franchised store to pay a fee and sign up for McResources which she says would allow McDonald’s to provide more help to employees there The video is the latest salvo in a union-backed effort to force a transformation in the virtually non-union fast food industry which is increasingly prevalent in and representative of the post-crash US economy the campaign – whose key national backer is the Service Employees International Union – has included a wave of strikes which began in New York last November and in August escalated to a one-day sixty-city work stoppage The new video follows two reports released last week – one by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Urban & Regional Planning funded by the fast food campaign; and another by the pro-union National Employment Law Project – which estimated that fast food workers utilize nearly $7 billion annually in public assistance while fast food corporations last year netted $7.4 billion profits “McDonald’s doesn’t want to pay its workers more McDonald’s wants you to pay its workers more.” And then These guys” – followed by icons for McDonald’s and other top fast food chains anti-tax instincts of some conservatives.” McDonald’s did not immediately respond to a Wednesday afternoon inquiry The National Restaurant Association last week dismissed the Berkeley-Urbana-Champaign study: its Executive Vice President Scott DeFife charged in an e-mail that “These misleading efforts use a very narrow lens and selective data to attack the industry for their own purposes and fail to recognize that the majority of lower-wage employees works part-time to supplement a family income.” Salgado, who has twice joined fellow non-union fast food workers in going on strike, told Salon that “at first was very scary,” and she expected to be fired. However, she said, “after I went back with a lot of support from my union, it was really easy afterwards.” Copyright © 2025 Salon.com, LLC. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. SALON ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. CaliforniaPhoto: AlamySave this storySaveSave this storySaveThe desert holds an almost magnetic pull for residents of Los Angeles and is just a two-hour drive east along I-10 past fields now bursting with California’s super bloom of wildflowers and stark windmill farms climbing the mountains And Palm Springs—an oasis town famed for its mid-century modern architecture and Rat Pack heritage—has long been a popular spot for weekenders despite food options mostly limited to drive-throughs and a few fancy hotel restaurants But helped along by big events like the Coachella music festival which runs this weekend and next in nearby Indio new restaurants and bars are opening all over with chefs and restaurateurs from bigger cities like Los Angeles and San Diego planting their flags in the desert Here are a few spots to hit before the music starts the restaurant serves a more casual version of the Alta California cuisine Carlos honed at Taco María applying the training he received in Michelin-starred restaurants like Daniel Patterson’s Coi to Mexican-inspired dishes with sustainable and local ingredients made of Mexican heirloom blue corn imported by Masienda The steak frites come with huitlacoche butter and mezcal jus along with poolside DJs and the famed Monday-night bingo the proceeds from every piña colada or watermelon margarita sipped during the Coachella weekends will go to Old Town Artisan Studio which provides art education for kids and adults Rooster & the PigPhoto: Courtesy of Rooster & the PigRooster and the PigChef/owner Tai Spendley puts a modern Southern California spin on the Vietnamese dishes a popular local spot hidden—like so many California dining gems—at the back of a strip mall Try the pork belly fried rice with fried egg or panko-crusted chicken-stuffed rice balls with coconut yellow curry and red bell pepper Customs CoffeePhoto: Courtesy of Customs CoffeeCustoms CoffeeIn the Uptown Design District’s new bright coffee shop Customs makes drinks with beans from nearby Joshua Tree Coffee Company—which roasts them the day before for maximum freshness—and offers pastries and donuts from local bakeries and take in the view of the surrounding mountains before heading off to the festival Or stop by online store Revolve’s pop-up shop on April 14 to 5:00 p.m to check out brands like Majorelle and House of Harlow 1960 Truss & TwinePhoto: Audrey Ma / Courtesy of Truss & TwineTruss & TwineAlso in the Uptown Design District chef Michael Beckman and his team recently opened Truss & Twine a cocktail and small-plates spot featuring their signature sleek industrial aesthetic—their nearby New American restaurant Pick from cocktails categorized by era from the late-1800s golden age (old-fashioneds gimlets) to the late-20th-century dark ages (White Russians Bootlegger TikiPhoto: Courtesy of Bootlegger TikiBootlegger TikiEver-so-slightly concealed behind a coffee shop Bootlegger Tiki whips up seriously good tropical drinks in a whimsical back room: puffer fish light fixtures made with guava and cachaça served in a novelty parrot cup Seymour'sPhoto: Courtesy of Seymour'sSeymour’sPocket-size (just 20 seats!) craft cocktail lounge Seymour’s is tucked inside Mr a stylish steakhouse from the former chef of Los Angeles’s Faith & Flower Step up to the Art Deco–style inlaid marble–and–burl wood bar to order Seymour’s most popular drink and angostura amaro)—or strike up a game of horseshoes in the outdoor patio spottedinely@gmail.com A Teacher at King’s Ely has been crowned a winner in this year’s Pearson National Teaching Awards who is Head of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) at King’s Ely has won Silver in the prestigious award scheme’s ‘Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School’ category who joined King’s Ely in 2009 and has been teaching languages for 20 years is one of 80 Silver Pearson National Teaching Award winners in the UK Esmeralda is now in the running to win a gold award later in the year Recognition of this once in a lifetime achievement will be broadcast on the BBC’s ‘The One Show’ as part of a week-long celebration of teaching which sees famous faces honouring award winners every night in the run up to the ceremony who was presented with her silver award at Ely Cathedral during King’s Ely Senior’s Prizegiving Service on May 27th I am truly honoured and humbled to receive this award which is not only national recognition of my work enthusiasm and dedication of all MFL Teachers in the country I am extremely grateful to the Pearson National Teaching Awards team for giving me this incredible opportunity to celebrate outstanding teaching and learning throughout the UK.” has taught languages to students from Key Stage 2 through to Key Stage 5 She is an Advanced Skills Teacher and alongside her role as Head of MFL has been King’s Ely’s Digital Lead for two years Esmeralda was instrumental in helping her colleagues develop their online teaching skills when the pandemic struck in 2020 Esmeralda implements informed evidence practice in everyday lessons to foster confident Her goal is the driving force behind the King’s Ely MFL Department and it is at the core of the Teaching and Learning Steering Group at King’s Ely Her approach to teaching informs the school’s Digital Learning Strategy and Languages Curriculum It is underpinned by Rosenshine’s principles of instruction and research on second language acquisition. In her current position and in her previous role as an Advanced Skills Teacher in the Medway Learning Authority Esmeralda has supported and coached colleagues within MFL and other curriculum areas especially NQTs and struggling teachers in Medway schools She helped them develop their own teaching and learning strategies and boost their confidence Esmeralda also has a blog – https://mflcraft.blogspot.com/ – which has been viewed 172,000 times and has become a go-to platform for members of the MFL community Esmeralda regularly speaks at national language events and conferences and she hosts webinars on different aspects of teaching and MFL. said: “Esmeralda is one of the most talented committed and positive teachers I have ever worked with She is an amazing problem solver and has a ‘can do’ attitude to everything; this was brought home to me more than ever when during the January-March lockdown last year she took on the teaching load of a colleague who was off with long Covid meaning that at times she was teaching classes of 50 + pupils and ensuring they continued to receive quality feedback on all their work Alongside this she also mentored members of her team who were at short notice teaching courses unfamiliar to them.” Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said: “Congratulations to Esmeralda Salgado on this incredible achievement and for the hard work and dedication which led up to it well-deserved and shows Esmeralda’s commitment to helping students achieve their full potential.” The Pearson National Teaching Awards are open to every school across the UK. The awards were established by Lord Puttnam CBE in 1998 and are managed by the Teaching Awards Trust, an independent charity. The vision of the charity is to recognise and celebrate excellence in education. For more information, visit: www.teachingawards.com To discover more about opportunities at King’s Ely, please go to: www.kingsely.org Press release from King’s Ely Good Vibes Local Community Interest Company (not for profit) run by volunteers for the good of the community Established to be the caretaker of everything Spotted in Ely and to ensure its survival for many years to come Spotted in Ely is aimed at creating future assets and projects for the good of Ely and the surrounding villages General enquiries and to send press releases: spottedinely@gmail.com Place a vacancy advert: spottedinely@gmail.com Sales enquiries: spottedinely@gmail.com Accounts: accounts@spottedinely.com The current exhibition at Beers Contemporary combines emerging painters with familiar masters in a show that celebrates the representational and figurative strand of contemporary art can be as inventive and avant-garde as any example of abstraction (the painting of forms Here Salgado displays the work of some 20 artists In the accompanying essay Salgado writes against the assumption that although representational painters should be influenced by abstraction abstraction has no responsibility to take on the lessons of those painters who paint objects The art historian Edward Lucie-Smith notes in support that abstract work can be just as predictable and tiresome as any picture of a river or tree and it is unjust to assume that just because an artist chooses to include representational content in their work that it is less advanced or adventurous than the work of an abstract painter The combination of the techniques of abstraction with carefully chosen subject matter and recognisable references has produced some of the most interesting work of the 20th and 21st century This point is explicitly made by the inclusion of a Francis Bacon sketch on paper (Head Drawing) a distended head that illustrates exactly how engaging the balance between technique and content can be The material qualities of the paintings on show are one of the most immediately striking aspects of the exhibition and it is fascinating to examine the craters Looking into the Sun (Kings Blue) (2015) by Daniel Crews-Chubb is such a dense lather of materials pasted to the canvas that I found myself staring at it for quite some time But somewhat ironically for a show on representation the content of the painting barely registered over its material qualities This is the Achilles heel of the exhibition and perhaps even of modern representational painting in general Often the content (what the painting is of) is really quite boring topless men with a far-away stare in their eyes the light on a lake – these things feel overdone and far less interesting than how they are painted or exist as objects exists in the interaction between what is represented and how it is portrayed Too much of the work here falls down at the level of content The clumsy religious theme in Sverre Bjertnes’ The New State (2015) is so overdone that it becomes very difficult to appreciate the skill involved in his painterly technique with flat and stretched purple hills cluttered with crucifixes had me questioning what I could possibly be expected to draw from it Haven’t I seen these images of psychedelic and unsettling Christianity a hundred times before What the paintings are of often feels secondary or superficial when comparison to how they are painted I think that some of this triteness stems from the unwavering focus on gallery painters when there is all around us (especially in East London) much more interesting representational work I passed street art that I found more poignant political and urgent than many of the canvases on display it could have included so much more that engages exactly with those concerns it identifies – the way that representation can be just as (or even more) current than abstraction For all that the exhibition does correctly and rarely looks outside the walls of the gallery or the cliquish art world towards work that might be just as able to challenge the supremacy of the abstract A new report claims that an agency that Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency just shuttered was on a satirical level of corruption living like wealthy aristocrats off taxpayer funds Trump ordered seven federal agencies either to be downsized or to be eliminated altogether last week, and The Daily Wire accuses one the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) of being particularly egregious in its unconstitutional and unconscionable waste FMCS is an “independent agency” that mediates between businesses and unions of which 60 supposedly worked in a massive D.C office building (when they showed up to work at all) FMCS official George Cohen ordered champagne and his wife’s oil paintings using agency money Why should Hunter Biden be the only “artist” surviving off corrupt handouts The paintings were of agency employees “like they were reigning kings or something,” one employee put it And $2,402 was spent just on retouching the painting of one who was the acting agency head for a brief period only As small as the agency is and as vague as its relationship to the president and the executive are the agency has long operated as if it had no oversight [FMCS] occupied a nine-story office tower on D.C.’s K Street for only 60 employees Its managers had luxury suites with full bathrooms; one manager would often be “in the shower” when she was needed while another used her bathroom as a cigarette lounge FMCS recorded its director [Scot Beckenbaugh] as being on a years-long business trip to D.C so he could have all of his meals and living expenses covered by taxpayers Rosiak explained that in a year of research he found numerous shocking instances of FMCS corruption and fraud from hiring practices to credit cards to contracting to vacations on the taxpayer dime What he did not understand after all that research is why the agency ever existed to begin with “Let me give you the honest truth: A lot of FMCS employees don’t do a hell of a lot including myself,” one employee confessed to Rosiak the reason that I’ve stayed is that I just don’t feel like working that hard plus we all have these oversized offices with windows plus management doesn’t seem to care if we stay out at lunch a long time FMCS employees “unblocked” their government credit cards to turn off typical abuse protections then used them to apparently fund personal expenses and simply bill anything they’d like to the government One employee leased a BMW; another (IT director James Donnen) billed the government for his wife’s cell phone cable TV at both his home and his vacation home Funkhouser used his FMCS card to rent a storage unit… Funkhouser also spent $18,000 at a jewelry store near his house and “destroyed all purchase card records upon leaving the agency,” an audit said Charles Burton retired from FMCS only to incorporate as an LLC which was listed as providing a “Call Center Service” when an FMCS employee disbursed $85,000 to it despite the LLC having neither a website nor even a working phone One accountant tried to become a whistleblower but Cohen reportedly forced her to retract her statement Recommended: Wyatt Earp and the Manliness That Made America Great Cohen directed work to a previous employer after signing forms swearing he would not do so Human Resources official Paul Voight lived in Wisconsin but claimed to live in D.C so that he could obtain a higher cost of living salary His boss Arthur Pearlstein briefly left FMCS to be a professor and returned to terminate an investigation into FMCS. The agency paid for a “Grammar Refresher course,” had an office in Honolulu and flew employees to many locations around the world for no apparent reason and pretended it was agency business because she did a video business call She also charged the agency for a trip to her own vacation home The agency claims to be unbiased but hired numerous former union employees and gave grants to increase union membership One purchase was for $30,000 on trinkets marking employees’ anniversaries The agency’s office was absurdly oversized It hired a consultant for a “Hallway Improvement Project” to decorate Applicants for grants simply had to have some sort of vague union pretext to obtain taxpayer money from FMCS It gave $63,000 to a hospital that went bankrupt; $51,000 to a childcare company to help it pay government licensing fees; and $57,000 to a company to “strengthen of culture of continuous improvement to drive us to world class excellence!” Some “trainers” were paid $1,500 a day per employee to provide services to the agency along with an extra $163 hourly for travel If ever there was an example of exactly what is wrong with the D.C PJ Media regularly exposes government corruption and DOGE’s efforts to counteract it. Join PJ Media VIP and use promo code FIGHT to get 60% off your membership Catherine Salgado is a contributor for PJ Media She received the Andrew Breitbart MVP award for August 2021 from The Rogue Review for her journalism and apart from having a terrific career on the court the King has managed to keep a spotless image off the court as well But that doesn't mean people haven't tried to take a shot at LeBron James Bad Girls Club (BGC) contestant Christina Salgado (a.k.a Christina Rome) accused LeBron James of waiting for her at an airport. "It is a true story," Salgado claimed "LeBron James waited at an airport for three hours I know most girls would have hopped on that flight I found out that you're married.' I don't watch sports Anyone who knows me knows that I don't watch sports." I remembered I just had [his] sneakers one time you're that guy.' Then I found out he was married and this was gonna ruin my image." The clip was originally released in July 2022 While Salgado claims it's a true story A fan was surprised that she doesn't even know who LeBron James was Another fan simply wondered what's the point of lying A fan gave a detailed answer to why Christina was lying Another fan called out her for lying about James LeBron James is one of the biggest superstars to ever play in NBA history It's very easy to throw dirt at his name it's a sure way to get some publicity the lack of even a shred of evidence proves that she was making things up If her allegations were true then they must have happened after 2013 LeBron James tied the knot with Savannah James in 2013 James currently lives in Los Angeles with Savannah and their three children (Bronny James In an era when many NBA players are getting ridiculed for their off-court controversies James has managed a clean slate throughout his career Instagram star Sofia Franklyn claimed in 2022 that the King always has women sign NDAs before attending any party Sofia claimed it was LeBron's way to cheat on his wife Savannah However, NBA fans were quick to protect James and ridiculed Franklyn for making these absurd claims it's puzzling why it's hard for people to believe that James is a loyal husband and a great role model for his family We sincerely appreciate and respect you as a reader of our site. 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