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A Historic First: Indigenous Kañari to Host World Quinua Congress in Ecuador – The Esperanza Project
After centuries of colonization and decades of scientific marginalization, an indigenous organization leads the global dialog on research of quinoa and other Andean grains, currrently considered superfoods and an answer to global food insecurity.
Una Primera Histórica: Indígenas del Pueblo Kañari serán Anfitriones del Congreso Mundial de la Quinua
Después de siglos de colonización y décadas de marginación científica, una organización indígena lidera el diálogo global sobre la investigación de la quinua y granos andinos, actualmente considerados súper alimentos y alternativa frente a la pobreza y desnutrición.
Trump's Truth Social Partner Delays Shareholder Vote Amid Liquidation Risk
The “blank check” acquisition company that plans to merge with Donald Trump’s social media company delayed a shareholder vote to approve a one-year deadline extension to complete the deal. Digital World Acquisition Corporation. (DWAC) said on Tuesday that it would postpone the announcement of the results of the vote, which was previously scheduled for September 6.
Covid vaccines likely to become annual like flu shots, health officials say
Covid vaccines are likely to become an annual affair, White House officials said Tuesday, with a schedule similar to that for flu shots. “In the absence of dramatically different variants, we are likely moving toward a path with a vaccination cadence similar to that of the annual influenza vaccine, with annually updated COVID-19 vaccines that match currently circulating strains.” for the majority of the population. dr Anthony Fauci said at a White House briefing.
UN nuclear watchdog calls for 'security buffer zone' around Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant
There is an “urgent” need to establish a “security protection zone” at the Russian power plant in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine to prevent a nuclear catastrophe, the International Atomic Energy Agency declared Tuesday. “The situation in Ukraine is unprecedented,” the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned. “It is the first time that a military conflict has occurred in the midst of the facilities of a large established nuclear power program,” he said in a report.
China's Chengdu imposes strict lockdown despite earthquake that killed dozens
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southwest China’s Chengdu maintained a strict COVID-19 lockdown for the city’s 21 million people, despite a major earthquake that killed at least 65 people in the peripheral areas. Images circulating online Tuesday showed workers wearing protective gear from top to bottom preventing apartment building residents from exiting through locked lobby doors following Monday’s 6.8-magnitude earthquake centered on the surrounding Sichuan province.
Liz Truss becomes the new UK Prime Minister as Boris Johnson says goodbye: live updates
A new opinion poll may make for uncomfortable reading for Liz Truss as she prepares for her first day as Britain’s prime minister. Most Britons want him to call a general election almost immediately, rather than wait out the current parliamentary term, which could last another two years, according to the poll.
Liz Truss takes over as UK Prime Minister after meeting with the Queen
This was the first time in the queen’s 70-year reign that the handover of power had taken place at her summer retreat, rather than Buckingham Palace in London. The ceremony, known as “kissing hands”, was moved to Scotland to provide certainty about the schedule due to the 96-year-old’s mobility problems.
Firefighters battle California wildfires amid scorching heat
CASTAIC, Calif. — California wildfires swept through rural areas north of Los Angeles and east of San Diego on Thursday, tearing through bone-dry brush and prompting evacuations as the state suffocated under a heat wave that could last through Labor Day. The Route Fire near Castaic in northwestern Los Angeles County scorched more than 8 square miles of rolling hills containing scattered homes. Traffic was backed up on Interstate 5, a major north-south route through the fire area.
Nathan’s Famous® Teams Up With Defending Hot Dog Eating Champion Kroger & Joey Chestnut For National Hot Dog Day Event |
Alan Adams July 21, 2021 Quality food 1 Views SMITHFIELD, Virginia., July 21, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Today, Legendary Hot Dog Brand Nathan is famous® joined Kroger at his restaurant On the Rhine downtown Cincinnati to celebrate National Hot Dog Day by handing out free beef sausages to hungry consumers and making a large-scale protein contribution to the Freestore Foodbank. The festivities included a presentation of donations, giveaways, interactive games and Happy Cincinnatians.
Southport Summer Classics: People give their reaction to idea of reviving event
Southport people have shown overwhelming support to seeing Southport Summer Classics return to Victoria Park. Earlier today, Stand Up For Southport revealed how new General Manager of Southport Flower Show and Victoria Park Events Alan Adams was considering reviving the popular event which was last held in 2009.
Book details history of Allegheny County’s legal community
6 minutes ago Long before headline-grabbing attorneys basked in the spotlight of television cameras, there were lawyers like Thomas Mercer Marshall. In the early 19th century, Marshall traveled the Perrysville Plank Toll Road between present day West View and Pittsburgh’s North Side nearly every day. Dismayed that the road was deteriorating, took matters into his own hands. He didn’t sue anyone. Instead he took an ax to the road’s toll gate, an act that wasn’t considered to be unduly controversial.
Heathy Children, Healthy Future in Ecuador
By Alan Adams, originally published by Esperanza Project December 11, 2019 QUILLOAC, Cañar, Ecuador — The mountain valleys are greener now than they were in the hacienda days. The people walk, drive, ride, and dance with more hope and joy. Crops come in, businesses grow, and new construction is everywhere. The community is connected electronically to every part of the world. Education is universal in Spanish and in Kichwa, and many people are fluent in English. Things are looking up.
Heathy Children, Healthy Future in Ecuador
Under the “Healthy Children, Healthy Future” program, Kañari children are learning to appreciate their traditional foods, from farm to kitchen to fork. QUILLOAC, Cañar, Ecuador — The mountain valleys are greener now than they were in the hacienda days. The people walk, drive, ride, and dance with more hope and joy. Crops come in, businesses grow, and new construction is everywhere. The community is connected electronically to every part of the world.
Heroes en Ponchos y Chalinas
ACTUALIZACIÓN: Al momento de la publicación, la caravana Kañari estaba en Quito uniéndose a una multitud de manifestantes en una celebración de la victoria: el gobierno de Moreno acordó rescindir el decreto de austeridad y ha prometido reescribirlo con el aporte de la gente. Nicolás Pichazaca me escribió: “Nuestro trabajo y estrategia no han sido en vano, no solo para los pueblos indígenas, sino para todos los ecuatorianos.
Lino's Dream - Resilience
By Alan Adams, originally published by Esperanza Project October 31, 2019 Lino Pichasaca and I walked the rough footpaths, the chakiñanes in Kichwa, around the Hacienda Guantug in the province of Cañar, Ecuador. It was 1967, and the Ecuadorian agrarian reform was getting started. Leaders like Lino saw great possibilities and huge obstacles. We walked past the fields evaluating the crops and talking to people nearby. We visited people in their houses, attended meetings, and planned.
Lino’s Dream - The Esperanza Project
Cañari women carry a platform bearing a cornucopia of fruit, flowers and other food in a daylong procession on a fiesta day. (Archivo Cultural de los Cañaris/Judy Blankenship) Lino Pichasaca and I walked the rough footpaths, the chakiñanes in Kichwa, around the Hacienda Guantug in the province of Cañar, Ecuador. It was 1967, and the Ecuadorian agrarian reform was getting started. Leaders like Lino saw great possibilities and huge obstacles.
- The Esperanza Project
“Superheroes don’t wear capes. They wear ponchos and sombreros.” The phrase is often repeated in the Andean highlands. And now as they see their lands and their culture under increasing threat, the Indigenous people of Ecuador are employing that phrase once again, as they go out into the streets in the face of danger, as they have many times during their history.
Horszowski Trio creates powerful music experience
Their playing is impeccable. Their artistry is already at a level that most chamber ensembles strive for but seldom attain. Their reputation is growing both domestically and internationally. And their debut performance took place barely three years ago. They are the Horszowski Trio and if they stay together, they will make an indelible mark on chamber music for decades. Not that there appears to be a threat of their breaking up, but in their world both performers and audiences tend to be fickle.
Guest artists energize Philharmonic’s first concert of year
The recent arrival of 2015 was celebrated and confirmed by the Las Vegas Philharmonic on Saturday as the orchestra welcomed not one but two outstanding guest artists to share the stage in The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall. Both conductor Rei Hotoda and violinist Bella Hristova left indelible marks on the audience through their artful musicianship and technical mastery. The two women seem to be a perfect pairing. Hotoda is petite and brisk of movement.
Las Vegas Pops launches season with musical journey to Hawaii
Guest conductor Matt Catingub was joined by a bevy of imported talent Saturday at The Smith Center for the Las Vegas Pops Orchestra’s first offering of the season, titled “Aloha from Las Vegas.” The conductor’s bio shows him to be artistic director and conductor of California’s Glendale Pops as well as artistic director and founder of the Hawaii Pops and the Macon (Georgia) Pops. He is a celebrated saxophonist, pianist and vocalist as well as an internationally known composer and arranger.
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