#Santiago Cordero

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Santiago Cordero of Argentina

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Este video me dio una emoción brutal y se me aguaron mis ojos

El pueblo lo sabe, el pueblo lo siente.

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Litany of American Saints

(Updated 2024)

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.

God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.

Saint Isaac Jogues, pray for us. Saint René Goupil, pray for us. Saint Jean de Lalande, pray for us. All you holy North American Martyrs, pray for us.

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, pray for us. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us. Saint John Neumann, pray for us. Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, pray for us. Saint Katharine Drexel, pray for us. Saint Mother Théodore Guérin, pray for us. Saint Damien de Veuster of Molokai, pray for us. Saint Marianne Cope of Molokai, pray for us. Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, pray for us. Saint Junípero Serra, pray for us.

Blessed Eduardo Farre, pray for us. Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, pray for us. Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores, pray for us. Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us. Blessed Lucas Tristany, pray for us. Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Santiago, pray for us. Blessed Michael McGivney, pray for us. Blessed Sister Miriam Teresa, pray for us. Blessed Stanley Rother, pray for us. Blessed Solanus Casey, pray for us. Blessed Leo William Miller, pray for us.

Venerable Antonio of Jesus, pray for us. Venerable Nelson Baker, pray for us. Venerable Frederic Baraga, pray for us. Venerable Cornelia Connelly, pray for us. Venerable Henriette DeLille, pray for us. Venerable Teresa Demjanovich, pray for us. Venerable Maria Kaupas, pray for us. Venerable Mary Theresa Dudzik, pray for us. Venerable Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, pray for us. Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa McCrory, pray for us. Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, pray for us. Venerable Pierre Toussaint, pray for us. Venerable Félix Varela, pray for us. Venerable Augustus Tolton, pray for us. Venerable Rafael Cordero Molina, pray for us. Venerable Aloysius Schwarz, pray for us. Venerable Alphonse Gallegos, pray for us. Venerable Patrick Peyton, pray for us. Venerable Norbert McAuliffe, pray for us. Venerable Eusebio Kino, pray for us. Venerable Mary Elizabeth Lange, pray for us. Venerable Rose Hawthorne, pray for us.

Lord, be merciful. Lord, save your people. From all evil, Lord, save your people. From all sin, Lord, save your people. From your wrath, Lord, save your people. From injustice, Lord, save your people. From oppression, Lord, save your people. From hatred and intolerance, Lord, save your people. From anger and ill-will, Lord, save your people. From violence and bloodshed, Lord, save your people. From indifference to suffering, Lord, save your people.  From all the snares of the devil, Lord, save your people. By the mystery of your holy Incarnation, Lord, save your people. By your Coming, Lord, save your people. By your Birth, Lord, save your people. By your Baptism and holy fasting, Lord, save your people. By your Cross and Passion, Lord, save your people. By your Death and Burial, Lord save your people. By your holy Resurrection, Lord, save your people. By your wonderful Ascension, Lord, save your people. By the coming of the Holy Spirit, Lord, save your people. On the day of judgment, Lord, save your people.

Be merciful to us sinners, Lord, hear our prayer. That you will spare us, Lord, hear our prayer. That you will pardon us, Lord, hear our prayer. That it may please you to bring us to true penance, Lord, hear our prayer. Guide and protect your Holy Church, Lord, hear our prayer. Preserve in holiness the Pope and all the clergy, Lord, hear our prayer. Humble the enemies of the Church, Lord, hear our prayer. Give peace and unity to the whole Christian people, Lord, hear our prayer. Guide all those who serve us in civil government, Lord, hear our prayer. Protect all those who serve in our armed forces, Lord, hear our prayer. Grant eternal rest to all those who have died in defense of liberty, Lord, hear our prayer. Give courage to those who stand for justice, Lord, hear our prayer. Strengthen and preserve us in your holy service, Lord, hear our prayer. Deliver our souls from eternal damnation, Lord, hear our prayer. Grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, Lord, hear our prayer. That it may please you to hear and heed us, Jesus, Son of the Living God, Lord, hear our prayer.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord! Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord! Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us. Lord Jesus, hear our prayer. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. 

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Friday, May 17, 2024

Americans are falling behind on their credit card bills (NPR) Nearly one in five credit card users have maxed out on their borrowing, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. People under 30 and those who live in low-income neighborhoods are more likely to be at or close to their credit limit. The debt is a sign borrowers are feeling the strain of rising prices and high interest rates.

Overdose deaths dropped for the first time in five years (NYT) U.S. overdose deaths declined in 2023 by about 3 percent from the year prior, according to federal data released today. Last year’s toll—107,543—was still horrific. But it was the first drop-off in drug fatalities since 2018, when the rates were two-thirds of their current height. The decrease was attributable mostly to a drop in deaths from synthetic opioids, but the report did not offer reasons for the drop. One possible factor is that naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, has become more widely available.

Chile’s capital faces fiercest cold snap in decades (Reuters) Chileans are bundling up with more clothes and clutching cups of hot coffee as the country faces the most intense cold snap in nearly 70 years, bringing winter weather in the middle of autumn. “Since 1950, that is, in the last 74 years, we had not had a cold wave as intense as the current one in May,” climatologist at the University of Santiago, Raul Cordero, told Reuters. For Thursday, the meteorological office expected a minimum temperature of 1 degree Celsius (34 Fahrenheit) in the central Santiago area. The change was abrupt—within days of summer heat ending, mountains near the capital had snowy peaks.

A France in Shock Confronts the Violence in Its Midst (NYT) If France is a country of illusions—a beautiful and seductive land offering many of life’s greatest pleasures that sits atop and conceals a crime-ridden, drug-plagued world of violence—then the past week offered a rude awakening to this dual reality. The Olympic flame arrived on French soil last week in the ancient port city of Marseille as a joyous crowd thronged the beautiful harbor. But the flame also arrived in a city whose northern districts are the epicenter of the French drug trade, where 49 people were killed last year and 123 injured in drug-related shootings. The coldblooded killing on Tuesday of two prison guards on a major highway in an ambush that freed Mohamed Amra, a midlevel prisoner being investigated in Marseille for possible ties to a drug-related homicide case, shook France. This, just 85 miles from the capital, was a methodical execution in broad daylight on the main road from Paris to Normandy. Its methods were consistent with the brutality of a booming narcotics market. Senator Jérôme Durain, a member of the Socialist Party and one of two authors of a Senate Committee report on drug trafficking in France that was completed this week, was not shocked by the killing. “The world we found was one of limitless violence involving people, often very young people, who have no conscience and lost all sense of the value of life,” he said in an interview. “This fits exactly.”

In this Spanish town, capitalism actually works for the workers (Christian Science Monitor) At first glance, this could be any industrial factory. Workers wearing protective gloves assemble control panels and heating plates amid the relentless whirring of machinery. Giant yellow robot arms swing back and forth, lining trays with tiny metal parts. But there is a reason that each year thousands of visitors from every continent come to this mountainous Basque landscape to study factories like this one. This is the home of the Mondragon Corp., the world’s largest federation of worker-owned cooperatives. By the end of the day, this floor alone will churn out 30,000 gas valves, destined for stoves worldwide. Yet it is also churning out a radically different vision of capitalism. In a traditional capitalist system, decision-making power and wealth are concentrated in the hands of a few top executives and shareholders. In contrast, Mondragon’s nearly 70,000 members, ranging from floor workers to top executives, are co-owners of their businesses. They have voting power at general assemblies, where they weigh in on company strategy and policy. The income disparity between the highest- and lowest-paid employees in Mondragon’s cooperatives is capped at a ratio of 6-to-1, compared with a typical ratio of 344-to-1 in the United States. (It’s typically 77-to-1 in Spain.) “Here, no one is rich,” says Hugo Montalvo, who works for a Mondragon based in Bergara, a short drive from the town of Mondragón. “But no one is poor either. We’re all in that middle range, earning decent salaries.”

Age no barrier for Italy’s 90-year-old sprint queen (Reuters) Born on Aug. 1, 1933, Mazzenga is one of the unsung stars of Italian athletics, currently holding five world records, nine European records and 28 best Italian performances in various categories of Masters sprinting—competitive races for older runners organised by age group. “I am very happy and satisfied, and also a bit surprised because I didn’t think I went that fast,” Mazzenga said modestly after her record-breaking run on May 5, beating the previous record of 53.35 seconds set by Japan’s Emiko Saito in 2022. Her running career as a Masters athlete, which she kicked off at the age of 53, has been an important comfort for Mazzenga’s later years. “It got me through some difficult times, which of course haven’t been lacking in a life as long as mine,” she said. Her next commitments include the Italian championships starting in June and she has an eye on the world championships in Sweden next year, but Mazzenga joked that she prefers “not to make long-term plans.”

NATO considers sending trainers into Ukraine (NYT) NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train the country’s armed forces, a move that would blur a previous red line. Ukrainian officials have asked for help training 150,000 new recruits closer to the front lines, for faster deployment. The U.S. has said no, but the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today that a NATO deployment of trainers appeared to be inevitable. Under the alliance’s treaty, the U.S. would be obliged to aid in the defense of the trainers if they were attacked, potentially dragging America into the war.

China and Russia reaffirm ties as Moscow presses offensive in Ukraine (AP/Bloomberg) Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict at a Beijing summit Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed a “no-limits” partnership that has grown deeper as both countries face deepening tensions with the west. Xi said his nation was “ready to work with Russia as a good neighbor, friend and partner with mutual trust,” state broadcaster China Central Television reported Thursday after the pair met in Beijing. China was prepared “to consolidate the friendship between the two peoples for generations to come,” Xi added. Putin described the nations’ cooperation as “one of the main stabilizing factors in the international arena,” according to a video posted on a Kremlin social media account.

Japan, famously polite, struggles to cope with influx of tourists (Washington Post) Japan is proud of its “omotenashi” spirit: Its practice of wholeheartedly caring and catering for guests. But a post-covid surge in tourist numbers, coupled with a weak yen that makes Japan cheaper for many visitors, is pushing Japan’s world-famous hospitality to the brink. One town is installing a huge screen to stop tourists causing traffic jams while they take selfies in front of Mount Fuji. At least one overrun restaurant is reserving Friday nights for locals only. Even the deer of Nara, usually very proactive about coming forth for snacks, have had their fill. This is because international tourists, unable to enter Japan for two and a half years during the covid pandemic, now appear to be making up for lost time. A staggering 25.1 million tourists visited the country last year, marking a sixfold increase from 2022. The influx has been good for the Japanese economy. But, in many popular places, it has not been good for the locals. There have been widespread complaints about overcrowding, litter, and strain on infrastructure.

Pacific countries call for calm as New Caledonia riots continue (AP) New Caledonia’s Pacific neighbours called for de-escalation and a return to dialogue between France and the island territory’s political parties, after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people and led to hundreds of arrests. France declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia that came into force at 5 a.m. local time (1800 GMT Wednesday), giving authorities additional powers to ban gatherings and forbid people from moving around the island. Rioting broke out over a new bill, adopted by lawmakers in Paris on Tuesday, that will let French residents who have lived in New Caledonia for 10 years vote in provincial elections—a move some local leaders fear will dilute the indigenous Kanak vote.

US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed (AP) The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. Fraught with logistical, weather and security challenges, the maritime route is designed to bolster the amount of aid getting into the Gaza Strip, but it is not considered a substitute for far cheaper land-based deliveries that aid agencies say are much more sustainable. The boatloads of aid will be deposited at a port facility built by the Israelis just southwest of Gaza City and then distributed by aid groups.

Hamas Shift to Guerrilla Tactics Raises Specter of Forever War for Israel (WSJ) Seven months into the war, Hamas is far from defeated, stoking fears in Israel that it is walking into a forever war. The U.S.-designated terrorist group is using its network of tunnels, small cells of fighters and broad social influence to not only survive but to harry Israeli forces. Hamas is attacking more aggressively, firing more antitank weapons at soldiers sheltering in houses and at Israeli military vehicles daily, said an Israeli reservist from the 98th commando division currently fighting in Jabalia. Hamas’s resilience poses a strategic problem for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who says a key war aim is the total destruction of the Palestinian Islamist group. Concerns have grown within Israel, including in the security establishment, that Israel has no credible plan for replacing Hamas, and whatever achievements the military has won will be diminished. “Hamas is everywhere in Gaza,” said Joost Hiltermann, the head of the Middle East and North Africa program at International Crisis Group, a conflict-resolution organization. “Hamas is far from defeated.”

Religion Publishers See 'A Good Day' (Publishers Weekly) Holy sales stats! How did religion book publishing roll up revenue numbers markedly ahead of other publishing categories last year, up 7.8% over 2022 according to the Association of American Publishers StatShot report? PW called on CEOs and senior sales executives at eight religion and spirituality houses to ask what's driving the numbers up. Top answer: Bibles, which have been in strikingly high demand and tend to pop in sales whenever things get a bit weird geopolitically. “It’s a different day, and a good day,” says Doug Lockhart senior v-p for sales and marketing for HarperCollins Christian Publishing. He noted Google Analytics showed searches for words such as “Bible,” “Bible studies” and “Bible resources” are up 13% over 2023. Why? “There’s a lot of angst in the world today and people are looking for answers. Everything from the Ukraine War to the Hamas-Israel war to the challenges people have in everyday life” prompts people to ask deep questions and to seek spiritual health, says Lockhart.

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Ataría

Magdalena Cordero

Museo Arte Contemporáneo

Santiago, Chile

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Prefectura y CELEC EP firman convenios

La Prefectura del Cañar y la Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador -CELEC EP-, a través de la Unidad de Negocio Hidroazogues firmaron un convenio de cooperación interinstitucional para ejecutar el “Proyecto de conservación y fortalecimiento de las áreas naturales” en las zonas de influencia directa de la Central Hidroeléctrica Mazar-Dudas. En el acto, desarrollado esta mañana en el auditorio de la Prefectura, participaron Leonardo Santiago Moncada gerente de Hidroazogues, el prefecto del Cañar Marcelo Jaramillo, autoridades de los Gads beneficiados y líderes comunitarios. El objetivo de esta iniciativa ambiental es intervenir en 120 hectáreas con técnicas forestales, silvopastoriles y agroforestales, a través de un proceso integral de acompañamiento técnico y dotación de plantas e insumos en beneficio de las parroquias Luis Cordero, Taday, Pindilig y Rivera. De esta manera se regenerará las áreas degradadas mediante la plantación de especies nativas vegetales para enriquecer el ecosistema, con técnicas de terrazas para prevenir deslizamientos y mejorar la calidad del suelo. Este proyecto beneficiará directamente a 720 familias de más de 20 comunidades y de manera indirecta a toda la población de las cuatro parroquias. La inversión del convenio alcanza la suma de 179.068 dólares, de los cuales CELEC EP aporta de $ 118.976 y la prefectura $60.092. Esta colaboración no solo busca preservar los ecosistemas locales, sino también fomentar el desarrollo sostenible y el bienestar y calidad de vida de las comunidades involucradas. Marcelo Jaramillo, prefecto del Cañar, destacó las acciones, proyectos y convenios que viene ejecutando la prefectura de manera unilateral y en trabajo conjunto con otras instituciones. Además, resaltó la importancia de la energía hidroeléctrica para el desarrollo del país y subrayó el trabajo articulado con las comunidades locales para mejorar la gestión de recursos naturales. También agradeció a Hidroazogues por su colaboración en proyectos anteriores y expresó la intención de continuar trabajando en beneficio de la comunidad y el medio ambiente. “Sabemos claramente que nosotros pertenecemos al corazón energético del país. De nuestras cuencas hídricas sale el 60% de energía hidroeléctrica que se reparte en todo el país”. añadió. Recordó que la prefectura este año ha sembrado “sobre las 300 mil plantas en las diferentes zonas de recarga hídrica de la provincia. Hemos trabajado en la cuenca del río Cañar, del río Bulo Bulo, en la zona del Chanchán y aqu�� en la cuenca del Paute”, mencionó. “Hoy con el cambio climático tenemos que pensar mucho más en el manejo de cuencas hídricas y creo que somos la única provincia del país que venimos trabajando con esta metodología. Queremos ser el referente del manejo de los recursos naturales”, finalizó. Leonardo Moncada, gerente de la Unidad de Negocio Hidroazogues, en nombre de la Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador destacó la firma del convenio que beneficiará a las comunidades del área de influencia del proyecto hidroeléctrico Mazar-Dudas. “Este acuerdo se enfoca en la conservación de cuencas hídricas, implementación de técnicas forestales, sistemas de producción agroforestal y buenas prácticas ambientales para combatir el cambio climático” señaló. “El cuidado de la naturaleza, no beneficia sólo a las comunidades aledañas, y mantiene los caudales que se requieren para operar nuestras centrales, sino que también es un beneficio para todos. Es un ganar-ganar. De allí que, en nombre de CELEC EP, nos da mucho gusto firmar este tipo de convenios y quedan abiertas las puertas para suscribir nuevos convenios más”, acotó. Read the full article

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#185 Taco de costilla de borrego en barbacoa.

BARBACOA BÁRCENAS LOS TRES CORDEROS, dentro del Mercado Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez "La Cruz", Calle 15 de Mayo, Colonia Centro, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro.

La barbacoa es de esos fenómenos gastronómicos que son a la vez platos y métodos de cocción. Este es el caso de las barbacoas que es un método de cocción en la que una proteína animal (generalmente borrego o carnero para el centro de México, cabeza de res en el noreste, y res completa en el sur) se sazona con sal y en algunas ocasiones con algún adobo de chiles secos para envolverse en pencas de maguey asadas.

El sistema de cocción se completa al introducirse en un horno bajo tierra cubierto con ladrillo refractario o mampostería para mantener el calor hasta por 8 horas de cocción. El resultado es una carne muy suave, perfectamente sazonada, casi sin pérdida de jugo o grasa y con un delicado perfume a la penca de maguey y las notas a humo propias del sistema de cocción.

Esta versión corresponde a una sección de la costilla que fue cocinada bajo este método que cuenta con una buena porción de grasa, tejido conectivo y carne magra que lo hacen un bocado único y exquisito dentro de todos los disponibles de este tipo de preparaciones.

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Lecturas del Miércoles de la 8ª semana del Tiempo Ordinario

Lecturas del día 29 de Mayo de 2024

Primera lectura

Lectura de la primera carta del apóstol San Pedro 1,18-25 Ya sabéis con qué os rescataron de ese proceder inútil recibido de vuestros padres: no con bienes efímeros, con oro o plata, sino a precio de la sangre de Cristo, el Cordero sin defecto ni mancha, previsto antes de la creación del mundo y manifestado al final de los tiempos por vuestro bien. Por Cristo vosotros creéis en Dios, que lo resucitó de entre los muertos y le dio gloria, y así habéis puesto en Dios vuestra fe y vuestra esperanza. Ahora que estáis purificados por vuestra obediencia a la verdad y habéis llegado a quereros sinceramente como hermanos, amaos unos a otros de corazón e intensamente. Mirad que habéis vuelto a nacer, y no de una semilla mortal, sino de una inmortal, por medio de la palabra de Dios viva y duradera, porque «toda carne es hierba y su belleza como flor campestre: se agosta la hierba, la flor se cae; pero la palabra del Señor permanece para siempre.» Y esa palabra es el Evangelio que os anunciamos. Palabra de Dios

Salmo

Sal 147,12-13.14-15.19-20 R/. Glorifica al Señor, Jerusalén Glorifica al Señor, Jerusalén;  alaba a tu Dios, Sión:  que ha reforzado los cerrojos de tus puertas,  y ha bendecido a tus hijos dentro de ti. R/.  Ha puesto paz en tus fronteras,  te sacia con flor de harina.  ��l envía su mensaje a la tierra,  y su palabra corre veloz. R/.  Anuncia su palabra a Jacob,  sus decretos y mandatos a Israel;  con ninguna nación obró así,  ni les dio a conocer sus mandatos. R/.

Evangelio

Lectura del santo evangelio según San Marcos 10,32-45 En aquel tiempo, los discípulos iban subiendo camino de Jerusalén, y Jesús se les adelantaba; los discípulos se extrañaban, y los que seguían iban asustados.  Él tomó aparte otra vez a los Doce y se puso a decirles lo que le iba a suceder: «Mirad, estamos subiendo a Jerusalén, y el Hijo del hombre va a ser entregado a los sumos sacerdotes y a los escribas, lo condenarán a muerte y lo entregarán a los gentiles, se burlarán de él, le escupirán, lo azotarán y lo matarán; y a los tres días resucitará.»  Se le acercaron los hijos de Zebedeo, Santiago y Juan, y le dijeron: «Maestro, queremos que hagas lo que te vamos a pedir.»  Les preguntó: «¿Qué queréis que haga por vosotros?»  Contestaron: «Concédenos sentarnos en tu gloria uno a tu derecha y otro a tu izquierda.»  Jesús replicó: «No sabéis lo que pedís, ¿sois capaces de beber el cáliz que yo he de beber, o de bautizaros con el bautismo con que yo me voy a bautizar?»  Contestaron: «Lo somos.»  Jesús les dijo: «El cáliz que yo voy a beber lo beberéis, y os bautizaréis con el bautismo con que yo me voy a bautizar, pero el sentarse a mi derecha o a mi izquierda no me toca a mí concederlo; está ya reservado.»  Los otros diez, al oír aquello, se indignaron contra Santiago y Juan.  Jesús, reuniéndolos, les dijo: «Sabéis que los que son reconocidos como jefes de los pueblos los tiranizan, y que los grandes los oprimen. Vosotros, nada de eso: el que quiera ser grande, sea vuestro servidor; y el que quiera ser primero, sea esclavo de todos. Porque el Hijo del hombre no ha venido para que le sirvan, sino para servir y dar su vida en rescate por todos.» Palabra del Señor

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Mack Hansen in line for Connacht return for Munster derby date https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/04/22/mack-hansen-in-line-for-connacht-return-for-munster-derby-date/

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El voto lo va ganar Los jóvenes, que viva la juventud Boricua y Un Puerto Rico libre

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Advancing technology for aquaculture

New Post has been published on https://thedigitalinsider.com/advancing-technology-for-aquaculture/

Advancing technology for aquaculture

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, aquaculture in the United States represents a $1.5 billion industry annually. Like land-based farming, shellfish aquaculture requires healthy seed production in order to maintain a sustainable industry. Aquaculture hatchery production of shellfish larvae — seeds — requires close monitoring to track mortality rates and assess health from the earliest stages of life. 

Careful observation is necessary to inform production scheduling, determine effects of naturally occurring harmful bacteria, and ensure sustainable seed production. This is an essential step for shellfish hatcheries but is currently a time-consuming manual process prone to human error. 

With funding from MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS), MIT Sea Grant is working with Associate Professor Otto Cordero of the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor Taskin Padir and Research Scientist Mark Zolotas at the Northeastern University Institute for Experiential Robotics, and others at the Aquaculture Research Corporation (ARC), and the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, to advance technology for the aquaculture industry. Located on Cape Cod, ARC is a leading shellfish hatchery, farm, and wholesaler that plays a vital role in providing high-quality shellfish seed to local and regional growers.

Two MIT students have joined the effort this semester, working with Robert Vincent, MIT Sea Grant’s assistant director of advisory services, through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). 

First-year student Unyime Usua and sophomore Santiago Borrego are using microscopy images of shellfish seed from ARC to train machine learning algorithms that will help automate the identification and counting process. The resulting user-friendly image recognition tool aims to aid aquaculturists in differentiating and counting healthy, unhealthy, and dead shellfish larvae, improving accuracy and reducing time and effort.

Vincent explains that AI is a powerful tool for environmental science that enables researchers, industry, and resource managers to address challenges that have long been pinch points for accurate data collection, analysis, predictions, and streamlining processes. “Funding support from programs like J-WAFS enable us to tackle these problems head-on,” he says. 

ARC faces challenges with manually quantifying larvae classes, an important step in their seed production process. “When larvae are in their growing stages they are constantly being sized and counted,” explains Cheryl James, ARC larval/juvenile production manager. “This process is critical to encourage optimal growth and strengthen the population.” 

Developing an automated identification and counting system will help to improve this step in the production process with time and cost benefits. “This is not an easy task,” says Vincent, “but with the guidance of Dr. Zolotas at the Northeastern University Institute for Experiential Robotics and the work of the UROP students, we have made solid progress.” 

The UROP program benefits both researchers and students. Involving MIT UROP students in developing these types of systems provides insights into AI applications that they might not have considered, providing opportunities to explore, learn, and apply themselves while contributing to solving real challenges.

Borrego saw this project as an opportunity to apply what he’d learned in class 6.390 (Introduction to Machine Learning) to a real-world issue. “I was starting to form an idea of how computers can see images and extract information from them,” he says. “I wanted to keep exploring that.”

Usua decided to pursue the project because of the direct industry impacts it could have. “I’m pretty interested in seeing how we can utilize machine learning to make people’s lives easier. We are using AI to help biologists make this counting and identification process easier.” While Usua wasn’t familiar with aquaculture before starting this project, she explains, “Just hearing about the hatcheries that Dr. Vincent was telling us about, it was unfortunate that not a lot of people know what’s going on and the problems that they’re facing.”

On Cape Cod alone, aquaculture is an $18 million per year industry. But the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries estimates that hatcheries are only able to meet 70–80 percent of seed demand annually, which impacts local growers and economies. Through this project, the partners aim to develop technology that will increase seed production, advance industry capabilities, and help understand and improve the hatchery microbiome.

Borrego explains the initial challenge of having limited data to work with. “Starting out, we had to go through and label all of the data, but going through that process helped me learn a lot.” In true MIT fashion, he shares his takeaway from the project: “Try to get the best out of what you’re given with the data you have to work with. You’re going to have to adapt and change your strategies depending on what you have.”

Usua describes her experience going through the research process, communicating in a team, and deciding what approaches to take. “Research is a difficult and long process, but there is a lot to gain from it because it teaches you to look for things on your own and find your own solutions to problems.”

In addition to increasing seed production and reducing the human labor required in the hatchery process, the collaborators expect this project to contribute to cost savings and technology integration to support one of the most underserved industries in the United States. 

Borrego and Usua both plan to continue their work for a second semester with MIT Sea Grant. Borrego is interested in learning more about how technology can be used to protect the environment and wildlife. Usua says she hopes to explore more projects related to aquaculture. “It seems like there’s an infinite amount of ways to tackle these issues.”

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Serie / Forgive our sinsJahr: 2023- Genre: Drama Hauptrollen: Jorge Salinas, Erika Buenfil, César Évora, Sabine Moussier, Marisol del Olmo, Emmanuel Palomares, Oka Giner, Osvaldo de León, Ricardo Fastlicht, Óscar Bonfiglio, Montserrat Marañón, Rocío de Santiago, Fernanda Urdapilleta, Giuseppe Gamba, Daniela Cordero, Karla Farfán, Gina Pedret, Carlo Guerra, Sofía Mariel Espejel, Pato de la…

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🍀¡Hola familia!. Un día como hoy, 24 de febrero, pero del año 1895, en Cusihuiriachi, Chihuahua, México🇲🇽, nació el Director de Cine📢, Actor🎭, Escritor📙, Revolucionario, Abogado, Filósofo, Ingeniero Mecánico Electricista, Políglota, Catedrático y Traductor: "Chano Urueta". Santiago Luciano Urueta Rodríguez. Participó en la Revolución Mexicana, incorporado a los regimientos de Villa y Zapata. Viajero incansable, recorre el mundo 🌎 al término de la lucha armada. Decide viajar a la meca del cine 📽, Hollywood, y ahí es que empieza su carrera de Actor y Traductor en 1928. En 1929 dirige su primera película, y después de algunos contratiempos, viaja a la Ciudad de México y ahí, colabora como asistente de Director, escribe argumentos y empieza a dirigir peliculas. En 1936, es Socio Fundador de la Unión de Directores Cinematográficos de México. En su haber cuenta con más de 114 películas y es considerado un excelente adaptador de Cine, en la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano (1936 - 1956). Gracias a él es que da inicio el cine de luchadores, y es quien presenta, en pelicula, por primera vez a "Blue Demon" en 1964. Es, a la vez, uno de los primeros y mejores exponentes del cine mexicano de terror, y una de sus películas: El Barón del Terror" [The Brainiac] es consiserada una película de culto. El Museo 🏛 de Arte Moderno de Nueva York 🗽 conserva algunas de sus películas en su acervo. Curiosamente, "Joaquín Cordero" encuentra que "Chano Urueta" tenía un problema con la afianzadora en la que trabajaba, y le visita en los Estudios Churubusco, ayudándole a solucionarlo; y en agradecimiento, Chano Urueta le contrata como actor para la película "El Corsario Negro", y el resto, es historia. Decía: "Quien no tiene la virtud y la paciencia de saber escuchar a los demás, aparte de ser injusto, se hace daño a si mismo".

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 7 / 10

Título Original: Cordero de Dios

Año: 2008

Duración: 90 min

País: Argentina

Dirección: Lucía Cedrón

Guion: Lucía Cedrón, Santiago Giralt

Música: Sebastián Escofet

Fotografía: Guillermo Nieto

Reparto: Mercedes Morán, Jorge Marrale, Leonora Balcarce, Juan Minujín, Malena Solda, Ana Celentano, Ignacia Allamand, María Izquierdo, Horacio Peña, Ariana Morini

Productora: Coproducción Argentina-Francia; Goa Films, Les Films d'Ici, Lita Stantic Producciones

Género: Crime; Drama

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NUEVO SINGLE: León Cordero cierra el año con “Hundiéndome”

En “Hundiéndome”, el R&B se conjuga con sintetizadores envolventes para generar el clima oscuro e íntimo de un encuentro amoroso regido por la pasión. En este lanzamiento antes de que termine el 2023, el artista vuelve a pulir las bases de un pop exquisito que abraza sonoridades de diferentes géneros para explorar los claroscuros de un mundo íntimo profundo.

León Cordero tenía que despedir este 2023 a lo grande: este año lo vio dar un gran salto en la escena refinando el trabajo sobre materiales donde llevó la producción a nuevos niveles. Durante el 2022 León lanzó “Zoom”, unl hit bailable y pegadizo, para dar paso a “Sientes”, un canto a la conexión en las relaciones amorosas y “24/7”, en el que explora otra cara del amor, su costado más obsesivo. Además de la música que dio cuenta de su renacer como músico, León Cordero sumó shows muy importantes para cualquier artista, entre los que se puede destacar su participación en festivales como Lollapalooza Argentina, Harlem, Ciudad Emergente y compartiendo escenario con grandes músicos como Sen Senra, Rusowsky, Ralphie Choo y Judeline. Como broche de oro a este año, llegó “Hundiéndome”, el single con el que el artista oriundo de la provincia de Santiago del Estero da muestras de su original mundo sonoro.

"Hundiéndome" es una canción donde brillan varios de los recursos que vienen delineando el sello personal de León Cordero: que parte de ritmos populares pero siempre aporta elementos disruptivos en la producción. El single bebe en las aguas del R&B pero le suma capas de recursos envolventes, sintetizadores que configuran un ambiente oscuro e íntimo, y la voz se trabaja desde diferentes filtros y estrategias –más hablada, de a ratos, susurrada en otros– para armar la escena y los diferentes matices de un encuentro íntimo.

En un comienzo simple que funciona a modo de preámbulo para ir creando la tensión, la canción explota después en la cadencia de los golpes frenéticos que sumergen a quien escucha en el fervor apasionado que sugiere la letra, para concluir que “no hay penas ni amores, solo rompecorazones”. León Cordero despide el año con un single donde reina el talento para la amalgama sorpresiva de elementos que resultan en climas profundos donde la música y la intimidad se vuelven una.